Sound Off: July 1, 2025

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Spirit of Mississippi

Proud to know that one of the seven B-2 Spirit bombers that was on the Iran nuclear site bombing was the Spirit of Mississippi.

Loyalty test

President Trump is intimidating Congressional leaders by threatening that any Republican voting against his bill will be made a target for midterm removal. He is calling it the ultimate betrayal. Seems like extortion or retribution against our Representatives who want to meet the needs of local voting constituents. This is the act of a dictator, believing only his voice matters, not the people’s, which undermines democracy.

Debt

For all you fiscal conservatives, the Senate bill would add at least $3.3 trillion to debt, the Congressinal Budget Office says.

Treason

In WWII they had a slogan, “Loose lips sink ships.” As a Korean War era vet, I can tell you that is still true today. Anyone who gives aid to the enemy should be shot for treason. Slipping word to the news media is the same thing and there is nothing “honorable” about it.

Hurricane season

Meteorologists are losing a sophisticated tool that many say has proved invaluable when monitoring and forecasting hurricanes due to cuts to their budget. There is no immediate plan to replace this. This along with the defunding of FEMA will be a test of MAGA followers.

Crypto

Cryptocurrencies could make up 10% of the global GDP by 2030, according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. This is money being created out of nothing. The Federal Reserve has no control over this part of our economy. It’s incredibly inflationary, and nobody talks about it. Where is all this cryptocurrency coming from?

Migrants

I see the civilized world is getting tired of the migrants coming in and ruining their countries. Send them back.

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