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retired USAF MSgt, retired Letter Carrier, retired private pilot, father of two
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Trump’s big new scam www.palmerreport.com/politics/tru...
Trump’s big new scam
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December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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House Republicans Cook Up A Garbage Healthcare Bill That Won't Fool Anyone
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House Republicans Cook Up A Garbage Healthcare Bill That Won't Fool Anyone
House Republicans are working on a healthcare bill that would help businesses, not people who are getting crushed by skyrocketing premiums.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Federal lawsuit demands Trump's ballroom construction be 'immediately halted'

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Federal lawsuit demands Trump's ballroom construction be 'immediately halted'
President Donald Trump has given a significant amount of attention during his second term to the construction of a massive ballroom at the White House, but now, per a report from NBC News, a new lawsu...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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White House 'playing make-believe' while facts keep proving them wrong: analysis

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White House 'playing make-believe' while facts keep proving them wrong: analysis
Lisandra Vazquez, an Atlanta-based comedian, has gone viral with her frequent parodies of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt — who sees the MAGA Republican as a caricature of herself and moc...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Cartoon: Bribe wars
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� Netflix, this game was always ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Trump and team torn to pieces in season finale of ‘South Park’
The season finale of “South Park,” which premiered Wednesday night, delivered a beautifully crass takedown of President Donald Trump and his cabal of Cabinet members. Now in its 28th season, the ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Donald Trump, Security Threat
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Donald Trump, Security Threat
The call is coming from inside the White House
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December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a Skunk Works Near Los Angeles www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a Skunk Works Near Los Angeles
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December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This under-the-radar Trump policy may be the 'most damaging' of all: conservative

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This under-the-radar Trump policy may be the 'most damaging' of all: conservative
President Donald Trump continues to berate U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whose term ends on May 15, 2026, for not lowering interest rates at a rapid pace. Powell is cutting interest rat...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Trump gold card
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The Trump gold card
Pay to play
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December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Trump's immunity demands go global
When it comes to the power of the courts, President Donald Trump has learned his lesson. Unfortunately, thanks to the United States Supreme Court inventing a new form of immunity to protect him from ....
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December 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Hegseth Seizes Scottish Tanker Carrying Whiskey
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Hegseth Seizes Scottish Tanker Carrying Whiskey
“Despite my repeated demands, the tanker refused to deliver its cargo to me,” Hegseth said.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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12/12/2025- Pirate of the Caribbean www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/de...
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Hegseth Seizes Scottish Tanker Carrying Whiskey
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Hegseth Seizes Scottish Tanker Carrying Whiskey
“Despite my repeated demands, the tanker refused to deliver its cargo to me,” Hegseth said.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Education chief is hyped to body-slam student loan borrowers
Linda McMahon is out here as the secretary of whatever shards of the Education Department are left, and now she’s bragging about how proud she is to end a Biden-era loan forgiveness plan. McMahon ...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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'On the road to Gilead': Alarm raised over conservative push to curtail women's rights

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'On the road to Gilead': Alarm raised over GOP push to strip women's rights
Comedian and podcaster Deborah Frances-White isn’t joking in her recent column for The iPaper, where she describes a growing movement of men who believe women’s right to vote should be taken away. "Th...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Trump Enraged After Gold Paint Peels off FIFA Peace Prize
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Trump Enraged After Gold Paint Peels Off FIFA Peace Prize
The incident sent Trump into a fury, White House sources revealed.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Obama shows up Trump by being a decent human
Former President Barack Obama surprised elementary school students at a Chicago Public Library branch on Tuesday, reading to them while donning a Santa hat. After reading “Flying Free: How Bessie ...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Trump dusting off the old playbook
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Trump dusting off the old playbook
Throwing out rotting red meat in Pennsylvania
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December 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Enough Republicans Have Already Signed The Obamacare Subsidies Discharge Petition To Force A Vote
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Enough Republicans Have Already Signed The Obamacare Subsidies Discharge Petition To Force A Vote
It is a sign of how much power Trump and Mike Johnson have lost that six House Republicans have already signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies for two years.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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GOP strategist: Trump’s 'meandering' PA speech reveals 'confusion and mental weakness'

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GOP strategist: Trump’s 'meandering' PA speech shows 'confusion and mental weakness'
President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at a Pennsylvania event on Tuesday to convince voters of his economic agenda, but according to one Republican strategist, his "meandering" speech only sho...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Medicare Scammers Are Calling Seniors 50 Times a Day, Trying to Trap Them www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Medicare Scammers Are Calling Seniors 50 Times a Day, Trying to Trap Them
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December 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself
Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
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December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Look at this chart.

Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?

Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM