Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

It’s Time For Hungary To Pay the Piper

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it's time for hungary to pay the piper

Orban lost the election because, like many conservative countries in Eastern Europe, Hungary thought they could have their cake and eat it too. They play this game of taking EU money while dancing around the ideological and political requirements. The game works for a generation, then comes time to pay the piper, and payment is delivered through the children.

Will JD Vance Remove Trump With the 25th Amendment?

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Regime mouthpiece The New York Times published a lengthy article on April 7 distancing the neocons from the Iran war and placing the blame chiefly on Trump’s head. Meanwhile, CNN outright called for Trump’s removal via the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution. This might be the only way to save MAGA, but will it happen?

Is Trump Going To Nuke Iran?

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is Trump going to nuke Iran?

Trump has made the bizarre and scary threat to “end civilization” in Iran, but how is he going to do this? Will it be a conventional strike (with what?), or is he planning to go nuclear?