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Thaddeus DeGroot
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Lover of life, food, OK chef, bro, Lover of democracy,retired retail exec, Buyer, Store mgr, Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, landscaper, pool man, nice gay guy,Philanthropist, English, Spanish & Japanese spoken, & no Republicants or DMs
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apnews.com/article/cost... becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Trump Threatens “Hell to Pay” for Honduras After Election Results newrepublic.com/post/203832/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Threatens “Hell to Pay” for Honduras After Election Results
Donald Trump is pissed the election hasn’t gone the way he wanted after he intervened.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
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BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
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December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Trump’s Federal Prosecutor Picks Keep Backfiring on Him newrepublic.com/article/2038... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Federal Prosecutor Picks Keep Backfiring on Him
The administration has gone to strained lengths to install loyal allies in key judicial roles. Things haven’t gone according to plan.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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‘The Order Was to Kill Everybody’: A Savage Incident at Sea
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‘The Order Was to Kill Everybody’: A Savage Incident at Sea
INSIDE: Pete Hegseth ... Kristi Noem ... Tina Peters
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December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Who's Funding Kyrsten Sinema's AI Front Group?
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Who's Funding Kyrsten Sinema's AI Front Group?
Watch now | Zeteo’s Frank Cappello…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Trump White House Throws Military Under the Bus For Lawless Attack
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Trump White House Throws Military Under the Bus For Lawless Attack
INSIDE: Pete Hegseth ... Alina Habba ... James Comey
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December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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‘Murder Incorporated’: Netanyahu's Pardon Plea, Trump’s Venezuela Crimes, and a Complicit Media
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‘Murder Incorporated’: Netanyahu's Pardon Plea, Trump’s Venezuela Crimes, and a Complicit Media
Plus: Trump’s cognitive spiral, and much more, on this week’s ‘Ask the Editor.’
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December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Which Trump Official Will Be Fired First?
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Which Trump Official Will Be Fired First?
This time around, Donald Trump has barely fired any senior officials. But here are five people who could be the first to hear ‘you’re fired!’
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December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths
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Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths
Yascha Mounk and Abigail Marsh discuss how to recognize psychopathy—and what to do when you meet a psychopath.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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NFL announces historic first for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
NFL announces historic first for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones are among the 2026 Super Bowl pregame performers who are set to hit the Levi’s Stadium field on Feb. 8.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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'Very Orwellian': Former federal prosecutor calls out Trump's hypocrisy
One former assistant U.S. attorney is arguing that President Donald Trump's pardon of a convicted drug trafficker doesn't jibe with his stated reason for blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea.During a...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Opinion | No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
There’s a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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🚨 Will Congress Impeach Pete Hegseth?
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🚨 Will Congress Impeach Pete Hegseth?
Lawmakers sense blood in the water around the ‘Secretary of War Crimes,’ former Trump attorney Alina Habba loses big in court, and Costco sues the White House?
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December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Environmental Protection Agency | Pineapple research helped scientists solve Los Angeles' smog mystery
In the 1950s, chemist Arie Haagen-Smit applied methods he'd used studying pineapple plant chemistry to smog-filled air—discovering that sunlight reacting with car exhaust produced photochemical smog f...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation
Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?
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December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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America is Flying Blind on Immigration
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America is Flying Blind on Immigration
Nobody Knows How Many Immigrant Workers Have Left the US Amidst Trump's Mass Deportations. That's Incredibly Bad.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Opinion | The best and brightest scientists won’t put up with this
The assumption that top researchers will endure any visa hardship to stay in the U.S. is obsolete.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Pete Hegseth Crossed a Clear, Bright Line. Will He Pay aPrice? newrepublic.com/article/2037... via @newrepublic.com
Pete Hegseth Crossed a Clear, Bright Line. Will He Pay a Price?
The rule against attacking people “out of the fight” is foundational in U.S. and international law. And there’s no doubt it was crossed. What now?
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Trump Spirals When Asked Why He Pardoned Notorious Drug Trafficker newrepublic.com/post/203781/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Spirals When Asked Why He Pardoned Notorious Drug Trafficker
Donald Trump has previously bragged about stopping the flow of drugs into the United States.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Trump Goes One Step Further With Attack on Naturalized Citizens newrepublic.com/post/203775/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Goes One Step Further With Attack on Naturalized Citizens
Donald Trump’s assault on immigrants keeps getting worse following the shooting of two National Guard members.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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wolfwoman1951.bsky.social Chris Grekoff @wolfwoman1951.bsky.social · 1d
Mr Licorice. I am so sorry we couldn't save you. This was so wrong and the killing of innocents needs to stop
Your lif6 mattered. We loved you

Go in peace sweet boy. 🌈🌈🐕💔🌟
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM