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Jim Swanson
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Always Blue! Voted for George McGovern in ‘72 (I was 19). Retired former radio disc jockey & actor. Guitar player and collector. I live for music…all kinds. Love & miss Waylon Jennings. Really enjoy R&R, R&B, Country and older jazz. Love helping people.
I wish to thank ALL veterans, but a special thanks to my Dad, who fought in World War Two, storming the beach in Normandy with bullets whizzing by his head.

He never spoke about the war unless I asked him a specific question.

He provided for our family working up to three jobs at once. My hero!
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Trump Doubles Down Trashing Major Voter Gripe: Just ‘A Con Job By The Democrats’

Trump once again dismissed the economic concerns of the American people, claiming that the affordability crisis is “a con job by the Democrats” and the supposedly complicit media.

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Trump Doubles Down Trashing Major Voter Gripe: Just ‘A Con Job By The Democrats’
The president argued during a recent Fox News interview that voters have been lied to about this widespread concern.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly

Over the last month, Trump’s mental decline has appeared to worsen.

Consider: Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties linked to Obamacare.”

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Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly over the last month
Over the last month, Trump’s mental decline has appeared to worsen. Consider:On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties l...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks

Trump has floated the idea of sending dividends to the American people multiple times, but his most recent proposal over the weekend comes as his administration is facing public frustration over affordability.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes & conflicts of interest.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fox News Host Confronts Trump to His Face Over Chain Store Gold

Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Trump if his beloved gold White House decor came from a chain store.

Trump told the host, “You can’t imitate gold, real gold. There’s no paint that imitates gold.”

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November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.

Democrats in both chambers of Congress are denouncing Schumer and the deal to end the government shutdown. But they offer no plausible account of how they would have done better.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
US House Returns to Washington to Vote to End Government Shutdown

Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington on Tuesday, braving the nation's tangled airports for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
House Dem delivers brutal putdown to 'racist' Trump attack

In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingram that aired Monday, Trump aimed an onslaught at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her country of birth, Somalia.

She delivered a brutal putdown to Trump.

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‘Unlike you, I can read’: House Dem delivers brutal putdown to 'racist' Trump attack
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) delivered a brutal putdown to President Donald Trump on Tuesday in response to the president’s attack on her the day before.In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingram that aire...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Furious Jon Stewart Demolishes Dems for Caving to Trump

Jon Stewart is livid at the Democrats for caving on the government shutdown.

“I can’t f---ing believe it!” Stewart said at the start of his monologue on Monday. (with video)

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Furious Jon Stewart Demolishes Dems for Caving to Donald Trump
Stewart suggested one Democrat should even be fired for the surrender.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister

A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has killed 12 people.

Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse - but was unable to get inside.

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Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister
Mohsin Naqvi says the bomber tried to gain entry to a court complex, but was unable to get inside.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Oz Claims Trump Has Obamacare Fix.
But It’s a Secret

On Monday, Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo asked Oz how Trump would fix rising health care costs under the Affordable Care Act, a sticking point in the government shutdown. (with video)

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Oz Claims Trump Has Obamacare Fix — But It's A Secret: 'Don't Want To Show Our Cards'
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz insisted that President Donald Trump is close to unveiling a secret plan to fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite having p...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict

Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict
President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Many Problems With the FDA’s Big Menopause Announcement

On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services made an announcement that it promised would change the lives of millions of American women for the better: Hormone replacement therapy.

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The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose

At a for-profit immigrant prison in Colorado, prisoners say they were threatened with solitary confinement if they refused to work as unpaid janitors, cleaning common areas of the facility for free.

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The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose
One of the biggest firms in the industry wants the Roberts court to grant it sovereign immunity. Even the Trump administration is in opposition—to a point.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast

Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast and several targets in Russian-occupied territory, the General Staff reported on Nov. 11.

Russian air defenses intercepted 37 drones overnight.

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Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast, oil terminal, warehouse in occupied territories, General Staff confirms
An oil refinery in Saratov, Russia, was reportedly attacked overnight on Nov. 11, according to local Telegram channels that shared footage appearing to show explosions at the facility.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Dozens of Gaza Medical Workers Are Still Disappeared In Israeli Detention

One woman's husband was taken from his job as an ambulance paramedic two years ago. She waited after the ceasefire, but he never came home.

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Dozens of Gaza Medical Workers Are Still Disappeared in Israeli Detention
A doctor returned, but a first responder never showed up. No one knows why Israel held them for two years.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Trump mocked over viral photo of 'incompetent' travel blunder

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins tweeted a photo of Trump leaving his Florida estate for the Palm Beach International Airport, with the trunk of the limousine (referred to as "The Beast") wide open while in transit.

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Trump mocked over viral photo of 'incompetent' travel blunder
As he was leaving Mar-a-Lago for the White House this weekend, President Donald Trump was seen in the back of his official limousine — with one glaring error.CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins on Monday twe...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Newsom Doubles Down on Trump Dementia Claims

Trump proceeded to hit Newsom over a number of issues, falsely claiming that California’s long-delayed bullet train project is “3,000 percent” over budget. (with video)

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Newsom, 58, Doubles Down on Trump, 79, Dementia Claims
Newsom questioned Trump’s cognitive fitness after the president bashed his record as California governor.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Trump Threatens Air Traffic Controllers Who Fail To Return To Work As Flight Cancellations Jump

Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travelers endured another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages.

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Trump demands air traffic controllers return to work as flight cancellations spike
President Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work on Monday as government-directed flight cuts and air traffic staffing absences continue to wreak havoc with U.S. air travel.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds

Many Democrats are fuming after a breakaway group of eight senators teamed up with Republicans to strike a deal to reopen the government without extending health care subsidies.

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Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds
Many Democrats are fuming after eight moderates teamed up with Republicans to end the government shutdown without extending health care subsidies.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The Most Frustrating Thing About the Shutdown Cave

Bob Kuttner has ably explained the particulars and the political dynamics of the sudden surrender on the government shutdown from eight Senate Democrats (with Chuck Schumer’s tacit support).

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The Most Frustrating Thing About the Shutdown Cave - The American Prospect
Senate Democrats actually know how to use their power to counter Donald Trump and ensure that legislative funding gets spent—but this continuing resolution makes it clear they chose not to.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths

As floodwaters roared through Camp Mystic in the first hours of July 4, top leaders at the all-girls retreat in Central Texas spent more than an hour securing the camp’s equipment instead of evacuating.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
‘She's lost!' Trump flips out at MAGA ally for saying 'prices are up’

Trump lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after the MAGA loyalist argued the cost of living had gone up since he took office.

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'She's lost!' Trump flips out at MAGA ally for saying 'prices are up'
President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after the MAGA loyalist argued the cost of living had gone up since he took office.During an Oval Office event on Monday, one re...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM