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And what about that Reagan speech?
That was the week that wasn't -
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That was the week that wasn't -
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What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech delivered by conservative hero and former President Rona...
edition.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
And what about that Reagan speech?
That was the week that wasn't -
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/24/b...
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#PS1epistemology
That was the week that wasn't -
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#PS1epistemology
That was the week that wasn't -
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Have you forgotten about Epstein yet?
#PS1epistemology
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Have you forgotten about Epstein yet?
#PS1epistemology
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
apnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
That was the week that wasn't -
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Have you forgotten about Epstein yet?
#PS1epistemology
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apnews.com/article/tayl...
apnews.com/article/fact...
Have you forgotten about Epstein yet?
#PS1epistemology
Did one tweet just pop the bubble?
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We'll know more when markets open next week. Although market timing generally doesn't work, selling some stocks when the market was setting its recent record highs might have been a good idea.
#PS1economics
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We'll know more when markets open next week. Although market timing generally doesn't work, selling some stocks when the market was setting its recent record highs might have been a good idea.
#PS1economics
Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China
A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China.
apnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Did one tweet just pop the bubble?
apnews.com/article/stoc...
We'll know more when markets open next week. Although market timing generally doesn't work, selling some stocks when the market was setting its recent record highs might have been a good idea.
#PS1economics
apnews.com/article/stoc...
We'll know more when markets open next week. Although market timing generally doesn't work, selling some stocks when the market was setting its recent record highs might have been a good idea.
#PS1economics
That was the week that wasn't -
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Repeat big lies long and loud enough, many people will believe anything!
PS1epistemology
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Repeat big lies long and loud enough, many people will believe anything!
PS1epistemology
For Trump, Data Is Often ‘Phony,’ Unless It Supports His Views
The president has ping-ponged between boasts about jobs and crime and attacks on their data sources. Here’s how he is threatening trust in public data.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That was the week that wasn't -
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Repeat big lies long and loud enough, many people will believe anything!
PS1epistemology
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/clim...
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Repeat big lies long and loud enough, many people will believe anything!
PS1epistemology
And speaking of starting a war to change the subject - step one is to purge all the brass whose allegiance is to the Constitution rather than Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
Stalin wrote the textbook on this!
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Stalin wrote the textbook on this!
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#PS1fascism
Trump Plans to Attend Gathering of U.S. Military Officers
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And speaking of starting a war to change the subject - step one is to purge all the brass whose allegiance is to the Constitution rather than Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
Stalin wrote the textbook on this!
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_Re...
#PS1fascism
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Stalin wrote the textbook on this!
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_Re...
#PS1fascism
Dissension in the ranks!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
What will Trump do? Hit back twice as hard? Or always chicken out?
Even the best Trumpists can't keep up when the Party Line changes every day.
Better start a war soon to change the subject!
#PS1trumpism
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
What will Trump do? Hit back twice as hard? Or always chicken out?
Even the best Trumpists can't keep up when the Party Line changes every day.
Better start a war soon to change the subject!
#PS1trumpism
MSN
www.msn.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dissension in the ranks!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
What will Trump do? Hit back twice as hard? Or always chicken out?
Even the best Trumpists can't keep up when the Party Line changes every day.
Better start a war soon to change the subject!
#PS1trumpism
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
What will Trump do? Hit back twice as hard? Or always chicken out?
Even the best Trumpists can't keep up when the Party Line changes every day.
Better start a war soon to change the subject!
#PS1trumpism
Musk mission accomplished!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...
Social Security will be so understaffed and overteched that most beneficiaries will come to believe that privatization would be preferable. Another Trump promise fulfilled - saving Social Security by privatizing it.
#PS1privatization
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...
Social Security will be so understaffed and overteched that most beneficiaries will come to believe that privatization would be preferable. Another Trump promise fulfilled - saving Social Security by privatizing it.
#PS1privatization
A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Musk mission accomplished!
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...
Social Security will be so understaffed and overteched that most beneficiaries will come to believe that privatization would be preferable. Another Trump promise fulfilled - saving Social Security by privatizing it.
#PS1privatization
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...
Social Security will be so understaffed and overteched that most beneficiaries will come to believe that privatization would be preferable. Another Trump promise fulfilled - saving Social Security by privatizing it.
#PS1privatization
It's hard to tell when race applies and when it doesn't. Facts and logic don't help. You just need to tune in to the Emperor's thought via his official party lines.
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#PS1trumpism
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Ronald Brownstein: ‘Color-blind’ conservatism has some holes in its logic
=The Supreme Court and President Donald Trump’s administration are mounting parallel crusades to virtually eliminate the use of race in government decision-making.
www.dailygazette.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's hard to tell when race applies and when it doesn't. Facts and logic don't help. You just need to tune in to the Emperor's thought via his official party lines.
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#PS1trumpism
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Annuities? They are easier to cancel from business to consumer -
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than from consumer to business -
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What a surprise!
#PS1economics
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than from consumer to business -
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What a surprise!
#PS1economics
Amid bankruptcy, some Publishers Clearing House winners are facing the end of 'forever' prizes
For decades, Publishers Clearing House doled out hefty checks on the doorsteps of hopeful consumers across the U.S., including prizes that boasted lifetime payouts.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Annuities? They are easier to cancel from business to consumer -
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than from consumer to business -
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What a surprise!
#PS1economics
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than from consumer to business -
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What a surprise!
#PS1economics
Biden FTC Click to cancel was cancelled under Trump, but left up to states. California acted!
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Who wants to make a sale over and over if you can sign up people once and forever!
But not every judge and jury is on board -
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#PS1economics
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Who wants to make a sale over and over if you can sign up people once and forever!
But not every judge and jury is on board -
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#PS1economics
MSN
www.msn.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Biden FTC Click to cancel was cancelled under Trump, but left up to states. California acted!
cal.lawsoup.org/legal-guides...
Who wants to make a sale over and over if you can sign up people once and forever!
But not every judge and jury is on board -
apnews.com/article/amaz...
#PS1economics
cal.lawsoup.org/legal-guides...
Who wants to make a sale over and over if you can sign up people once and forever!
But not every judge and jury is on board -
apnews.com/article/amaz...
#PS1economics
"ByteDance’s algorithm is vulnerable to manipulation by authorities, who can use it to shape content on the platform in a way that’s difficult to detect"
What better way to spread the Truth Social gospel to a new and unsuspecting audience!
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#PS1epistemology
What better way to spread the Truth Social gospel to a new and unsuspecting audience!
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#PS1epistemology
TikTok's algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake
Tech giant Oracle will spearhead a new joint venture being cobbled together to take over the U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s taste-making video platform under the term...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"ByteDance’s algorithm is vulnerable to manipulation by authorities, who can use it to shape content on the platform in a way that’s difficult to detect"
What better way to spread the Truth Social gospel to a new and unsuspecting audience!
apnews.com/article/trum...
#PS1epistemology
What better way to spread the Truth Social gospel to a new and unsuspecting audience!
apnews.com/article/trum...
#PS1epistemology
There's a lot of money to be made off boys!
www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/24/y...
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Master Salesman Trump has just the ticket to convert boys to violent Trumpist patriots! Just the kind of guys that make good cannon fodder for the next war at home or abroad!
#PS1fascism
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Master Salesman Trump has just the ticket to convert boys to violent Trumpist patriots! Just the kind of guys that make good cannon fodder for the next war at home or abroad!
#PS1fascism
Yuen: ‘Adolescence’ is a troubling glimpse into toxic online subcultures
A new series reveals appeal of nihilistic extremism, a category of violence that doesn’t fit into partisan paradigms.
www.eastbaytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
There's a lot of money to be made off boys!
www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/24/y...
www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
Master Salesman Trump has just the ticket to convert boys to violent Trumpist patriots! Just the kind of guys that make good cannon fodder for the next war at home or abroad!
#PS1fascism
www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/24/y...
www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
Master Salesman Trump has just the ticket to convert boys to violent Trumpist patriots! Just the kind of guys that make good cannon fodder for the next war at home or abroad!
#PS1fascism
Trump turned on his mentor Roy Cohn - so why should GOP legislators object to being collateral damage to keep Trump out of jail?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
A Life for the Tsar!
#PS1trumpism
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
A Life for the Tsar!
#PS1trumpism
Opinion | When the Gerrymander Comes for MAGA
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump turned on his mentor Roy Cohn - so why should GOP legislators object to being collateral damage to keep Trump out of jail?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
A Life for the Tsar!
#PS1trumpism
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
A Life for the Tsar!
#PS1trumpism
Even the Ayatollah can see that negotiating with Trump is a waste of time, since Trump might change his mind tomorrow -
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#PS1mideast
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Iran's supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmoved
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program.
apnews.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Even the Ayatollah can see that negotiating with Trump is a waste of time, since Trump might change his mind tomorrow -
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#PS1mideast
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The end of the world in 1000 AD, slowed the economy-
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"the reign of Æthelred II, beginning in 978, was marked by anxiety, violence, and increasingly erratic political decisions."
Just like today! But the deadline passed.
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#PS1eschatology
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"the reign of Æthelred II, beginning in 978, was marked by anxiety, violence, and increasingly erratic political decisions."
Just like today! But the deadline passed.
apnews.com/article/rapt...
#PS1eschatology
The Fear of the Year 1000: Apocalyptic Anxieties - MORE HISTORY
Apocalyptic fears shaped Anglo-Saxon England as the year 1000 approached, influencing royal policy, church power, and acts like the St Brice’s Day Massacre.
more-history.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The end of the world in 1000 AD, slowed the economy-
more-history.com/the-fear-of-...
"the reign of Æthelred II, beginning in 978, was marked by anxiety, violence, and increasingly erratic political decisions."
Just like today! But the deadline passed.
apnews.com/article/rapt...
#PS1eschatology
more-history.com/the-fear-of-...
"the reign of Æthelred II, beginning in 978, was marked by anxiety, violence, and increasingly erratic political decisions."
Just like today! But the deadline passed.
apnews.com/article/rapt...
#PS1eschatology
Unclear on the concept!
If a Democrat does it, it's a crime.
If a Trumpist does it, it's an act of patriotism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
#PS1fascism
If a Democrat does it, it's a crime.
If a Trumpist does it, it's an act of patriotism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
#PS1fascism
Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Unclear on the concept!
If a Democrat does it, it's a crime.
If a Trumpist does it, it's an act of patriotism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
#PS1fascism
If a Democrat does it, it's a crime.
If a Trumpist does it, it's an act of patriotism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
#PS1fascism
youtube will reinstate fantasy propagandists!
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Will anybody be able to tell the difference? Besides Laura Loomer? She's allowed to lie - that's free speech - but not sell ads - that's a business decision.
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#PS1epistemology
apnews.com/article/yout...
Will anybody be able to tell the difference? Besides Laura Loomer? She's allowed to lie - that's free speech - but not sell ads - that's a business decision.
www.rawstory.com/laura-loomer...
#PS1epistemology
YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for COVID-19 and election misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
apnews.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
youtube will reinstate fantasy propagandists!
apnews.com/article/yout...
Will anybody be able to tell the difference? Besides Laura Loomer? She's allowed to lie - that's free speech - but not sell ads - that's a business decision.
www.rawstory.com/laura-loomer...
#PS1epistemology
apnews.com/article/yout...
Will anybody be able to tell the difference? Besides Laura Loomer? She's allowed to lie - that's free speech - but not sell ads - that's a business decision.
www.rawstory.com/laura-loomer...
#PS1epistemology
That was the week that wasn't, and the speech that shouldn't have been -
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He's a salesman, not a saint!
#PS1epistemology
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He's a salesman, not a saint!
#PS1epistemology
Fact-Checking Trump’s U.N. Speech
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
That was the week that wasn't, and the speech that shouldn't have been -
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He's a salesman, not a saint!
#PS1epistemology
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
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He's a salesman, not a saint!
#PS1epistemology
No need for science if you know what appeals to your base!
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#PS1health
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#PS1health
Jarvis: Trump’s Tylenol briefing peddled junk science
President Donald Trump spent several days promising Americans that “an answer to autism” was imminent. Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven an
www.columbian.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
No need for science if you know what appeals to your base!
www.columbian.com/news/2025/se...
#PS1health
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#PS1health
H1B cuts both ways -
www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/25/l...
But the important thing is to protect the Trump megadonors that have paid for protection.
#PS1immigration
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But the important thing is to protect the Trump megadonors that have paid for protection.
#PS1immigration
Lopez: $100,000 H-1B visa is a gamble that could protect US jobs
Trump is right: System has been exploited, leading to large-scale replacement of skilled labor with lower-paid workers.
www.mercurynews.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
H1B cuts both ways -
www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/25/l...
But the important thing is to protect the Trump megadonors that have paid for protection.
#PS1immigration
www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/25/l...
But the important thing is to protect the Trump megadonors that have paid for protection.
#PS1immigration
How much should fire insurance cost in California?
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Destructive wildfires are becoming more intense and more common, thanks to global warming, and Trump is doing his best to ensure that trend continues.
#PS1economics
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Destructive wildfires are becoming more intense and more common, thanks to global warming, and Trump is doing his best to ensure that trend continues.
#PS1economics
California's insurance commissioner targets Consumer Watchdog fees | Opinion
The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog collects "intervenor fees" for participating in premium setting in the Department of Insurance. It says it saves consumers millions of dollars more than it collects.
calmatters.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
How much should fire insurance cost in California?
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Destructive wildfires are becoming more intense and more common, thanks to global warming, and Trump is doing his best to ensure that trend continues.
#PS1economics
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Destructive wildfires are becoming more intense and more common, thanks to global warming, and Trump is doing his best to ensure that trend continues.
#PS1economics