ButchieT
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The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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August 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Riddle me this: If he didn't invent the internet, then why are they called "Al Gore ithms"?!
July 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Riddle me this: If he didn't invent the internet, then why are they called "Al Gore ithms"?!
The public is captivated by "the war of words" between Adderall and Ketamine
Does anyone else thinks this "war" was cooked up by these two to deflect what they're doing to our economy, our democracy? As Rachel Maddow says, "Watch what they do, not what they say."
Does anyone else thinks this "war" was cooked up by these two to deflect what they're doing to our economy, our democracy? As Rachel Maddow says, "Watch what they do, not what they say."
June 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The public is captivated by "the war of words" between Adderall and Ketamine
Does anyone else thinks this "war" was cooked up by these two to deflect what they're doing to our economy, our democracy? As Rachel Maddow says, "Watch what they do, not what they say."
Does anyone else thinks this "war" was cooked up by these two to deflect what they're doing to our economy, our democracy? As Rachel Maddow says, "Watch what they do, not what they say."
Trump Claims Springsteen Not Born in USA
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Trump Claims Springsteen Not Born in USA
“He’s not half as good a singer as Kid Rock," he added.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Trump Claims Springsteen Not Born in USA
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Too much grift...even for MAGA Republicans?
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Too much grift...even for MAGA Republicans?
It took a Qatari ‘gift’ for Trump's GOP to suggest that accepting anything gilded in gold doesn't look (or smell) great for a president who has placed a cap on pencils
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May 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Too much grift...even for MAGA Republicans?
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What China saw in Geneva
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What China saw in Geneva
Trump claimed a reset. Beijing recognized the bluff.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
What China saw in Geneva
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May 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering: in a despotic state there is little complaint but much suffering. -Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, statesman and engineer (13 May 1753-1823)
In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering: in a despotic state there is little complaint but much suffering. -Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, statesman and engineer (13 May 1753-1823)
May 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering: in a despotic state there is little complaint but much suffering. -Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, statesman and engineer (13 May 1753-1823)
In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering: in a despotic state there is little complaint but much suffering. -Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, statesman and engineer (13 May 1753-1823)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. -Dante Alighieri, poet (c. May 1265-1321)
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. -Dante Alighieri, poet (c. May 1265-1321)
May 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. -Dante Alighieri, poet (c. May 1265-1321)
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. -Dante Alighieri, poet (c. May 1265-1321)
Trump caught in major corruption scheme
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Trump caught in major corruption scheme
Even for Trump, the overt corruption is staggering.
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May 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trump caught in major corruption scheme
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Listen up @schumer.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov
Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
April 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
May 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
May 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. -Turkish Proverb
One of these is not like the other
April 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
One of these is not like the other
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices. -Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices. -Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)
April 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices. -Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices. -Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)
Are Democrats taking Trump's bait on immigration?
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Are Democrats taking Trump's bait on immigration?
Some think we must avoid a trap. I'm not convinced.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Are Democrats taking Trump's bait on immigration?
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“Nobody is above the law.”Providence, Rhode Island filled the streets sending a message to Trump we won’t tolerate dictators!
#NationalDayOfProtest
#HandsOff #NoKings
#50501Movement
@fvp_tok
#NationalDayOfProtest
#HandsOff #NoKings
#50501Movement
@fvp_tok
April 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Nobody is above the law.”Providence, Rhode Island filled the streets sending a message to Trump we won’t tolerate dictators!
#NationalDayOfProtest
#HandsOff #NoKings
#50501Movement
@fvp_tok
#NationalDayOfProtest
#HandsOff #NoKings
#50501Movement
@fvp_tok
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity. -Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity. -Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
April 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity. -Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity. -Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
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When a comeback hits harder than a Tesla in autopilot.
April 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
When a comeback hits harder than a Tesla in autopilot.
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War hero schools a chickenhawk.
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
War hero schools a chickenhawk.
Bondi Fires DOJ Employee After Finding Copy of Constitution on his Desk
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Bondi Fires DOJ Employee After Finding Copy of Constitution on his Desk
The fired staffer used “telltale phrases like ‘due process’” in DOJ memos.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bondi Fires DOJ Employee After Finding Copy of Constitution on his Desk
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