Paul-Who-Reads-A-Lot
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Reader, photographer, former comedy writer, almost competent guitarist. Progressive politically, sarcastic naturally. Books, films, good TV also take up my time. In 2025 our marriage will hit the 50-year milestone, happily, and proud of that.
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Good news if you were a rioter at the Capitol on January 6! You can now commit any crime imaginable and Trump will give you his own personal Get Out of Jail Free card!
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Trump gives second pardon to Jan. 6 participant and pardons two others
The latest pardons underscore the breadth of the efforts the president has taken to clear anyone involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good news if you were a rioter at the Capitol on January 6! You can now commit any crime imaginable and Trump will give you his own personal Get Out of Jail Free card!
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Good thing we're sending naval and air forces to (checks notes) Venezuela.
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good thing we're sending naval and air forces to (checks notes) Venezuela.
Go woke go broke? More like stay asleep and you’ll weep.
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Opinion | Forcing its employees to smile won't fix Target's problem
The Minneapolis-based retailer isn’t suffering lower sales because its employees are rude but because it disrespected a significant portion of its customer base.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Go woke go broke? More like stay asleep and you’ll weep.
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Republicans in Congress refuse to push back on a deranged president hell bent on destabilizing an entire region - not just Venezuela. Mistakes and deaths happen in these circumstances. Trump and his cronies keep saying the world "now" respects the U.S. This is why that's bullshit.
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U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela orders mobilization
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Republicans in Congress refuse to push back on a deranged president hell bent on destabilizing an entire region - not just Venezuela. Mistakes and deaths happen in these circumstances. Trump and his cronies keep saying the world "now" respects the U.S. This is why that's bullshit.
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I'd bet Trump couldn't find Venezuela on a map if it was all in black and white but Venezuela was in red with arrows pointing to it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'd bet Trump couldn't find Venezuela on a map if it was all in black and white but Venezuela was in red with arrows pointing to it.
Davis, who instigated this action and whose past hardly seems Christian, said she was acting "under God's authority." And this is why we don't use "God's Authority" to decide what is and isn't legal. Yay SCOTUS! (For a change.)
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Davis, who instigated this action and whose past hardly seems Christian, said she was acting "under God's authority." And this is why we don't use "God's Authority" to decide what is and isn't legal. Yay SCOTUS! (For a change.)
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Trump offering asylum to a Nazi who believes she's being persecuted in Germany for being a Nazi is peak irony. Hey, Donnie! We have enough Nazis in the GOP now. We don't need to import more!
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trump offering asylum to a Nazi who believes she's being persecuted in Germany for being a Nazi is peak irony. Hey, Donnie! We have enough Nazis in the GOP now. We don't need to import more!
Trump: "Really. People are going to thank me for this unenforceable order that punishes them for no other reason than I like their suffering."
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump: "Really. People are going to thank me for this unenforceable order that punishes them for no other reason than I like their suffering."
Even granting a president significant deference, Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard,” Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, wrote.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Even granting a president significant deference, Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard,” Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, wrote.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
You know he'll figure out a way to personally make money off it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
You know he'll figure out a way to personally make money off it.
This can only turn out badly.
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U.S. steps up presence in Gaza to support fragile ceasefire
The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This can only turn out badly.
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And when the AI Bubble bursts, 2008 will look like the Roaring 20s in comparison.
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Major Indexes Head for Worst Start to November Since 2008
The stock market’s autumn to remember is turning into a fall to forget.
The major indexes are all on track for their worst first five days of November since 2008. They’re also having their worst start...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And when the AI Bubble bursts, 2008 will look like the Roaring 20s in comparison.
www.barrons.com/livecoverage...
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Reporter: Speaker Johnson, have you seen "Titanic?"
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reporter: Speaker Johnson, have you seen "Titanic?"
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Johnson: Titanic? What's that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it. Is Titanic a new energy drink or something?
Answering a question last night about bringing down prices...
What a moron.
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What a moron.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Answering a question last night about bringing down prices...
What a moron.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9W...
What a moron.
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As Maher replied: “Fallen angels? The aliens are fallen angels?” Greene continued: “That’s possible – I think that’s what they could be. That’s what makes sense in my worldview.”
I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
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I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Bill Maher she believes extraterrestrials are demons
Georgia Republican lawmaker also claims she didn’t know Rothschild family, of her ‘space laser’ theory, was Jewish
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November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As Maher replied: “Fallen angels? The aliens are fallen angels?” Greene continued: “That’s possible – I think that’s what they could be. That’s what makes sense in my worldview.”
I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
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I have serious doubts about this woman's mental stability.
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While TSA is working WITHOUT PAY, Nancy Mace decides to be an entitled bitch and swear at airport agents. The GOP in a nutshell.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
While TSA is working WITHOUT PAY, Nancy Mace decides to be an entitled bitch and swear at airport agents. The GOP in a nutshell.
Will Trump continue to claim he brought peace to the Middle East?
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Israel launches strikes on Gaza, claiming Hamas violated truce
Israel accused Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and returning remains that belonged to a hostage whose body the military had already partially recovered.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Will Trump continue to claim he brought peace to the Middle East?
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They'll shoot his reindeer, too.
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They'll shoot his reindeer, too.
Trump also threatened to run away from home, hold his breath until he turns blue and dies, and called Doug Ford a poopy-head.
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trump also threatened to run away from home, hold his breath until he turns blue and dies, and called Doug Ford a poopy-head.
I'm not saying the price of beef has increased beyond reason, but I heard someone use the expression, "It's worth its weight in hamburger."
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm not saying the price of beef has increased beyond reason, but I heard someone use the expression, "It's worth its weight in hamburger."
I wonder if Melania Trump realizes that if she came out and told the truth about Donald and Epstein, it would destroy his presidency, probably send him to prison, and she'd be free of him while possibly taking control of his assets? Now THAT would be something I'd pay to watch!
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wonder if Melania Trump realizes that if she came out and told the truth about Donald and Epstein, it would destroy his presidency, probably send him to prison, and she'd be free of him while possibly taking control of his assets? Now THAT would be something I'd pay to watch!
Of course he did. Love to see if Zhao or his family made any investments recently that netted millions for Trump.
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Trump pardons convicted Binance founder
Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering in 2023, stepped down as CEO under the crypto exchange’s $4.3 billion settlement with the Justice Department.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Of course he did. Love to see if Zhao or his family made any investments recently that netted millions for Trump.
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MAGA say Trump is the peace president. 1) Trump's claim that he ended a gazillion wars is bullshit, and 2) a "peace president" doesn't provoke a war with a non-hostile nation and push for regime change.
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
MAGA say Trump is the peace president. 1) Trump's claim that he ended a gazillion wars is bullshit, and 2) a "peace president" doesn't provoke a war with a non-hostile nation and push for regime change.
So, refugees are now almost totally white racists and will be admitted to the United States even though they face no real persecution. This is Trump's plan for America.
October 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So, refugees are now almost totally white racists and will be admitted to the United States even though they face no real persecution. This is Trump's plan for America.