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"It gets somewhat lost in all the other high octane dimensions of this story that a raid on a Home Depot is literally an effort to arrest people who are eager to work and whose labor is in great demand. It’s about as far as you can get from just going after the bad guys, as the WH routinely claims."
Digging Into Trump’s Attack on the State of California
National Guard troops are mobilized fairly frequently for domestic purposes, usually during...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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this is even worse than the pessimists expected last year
Trump has fully turned on Zelenskyy: "He's always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know you can win a war. You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles."
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise.

Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.

The…
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.
March 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Britain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon Tisdall
In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies
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March 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Your weekend Spot the Difference competition: First picture, February 28th. Second picture, March 13th.
March 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).
March 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.

That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM