Charlene Liljedahl
@cliljedahl.bsky.social
Native Texan. Reader of far-ranging topics, happy on my own (Gen X). The gods wonder how I survive.
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December 28, 2025
December 28, 2025
On the clear, cold morning of December 29, 1890, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, three U.S.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
December 28, 2025
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December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
December 21, 2025
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
December 15, 2025
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December 14, 2025
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
December 14, 2025
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December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state’s next governor.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
December 12, 2025
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December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025
On Tuesday, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
December 11, 2025
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December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
December 10, 2025
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
When G.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
December 9, 2025
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December 8, 2025
December 8, 2025
Last Wednesday, December 3, a reporter asked President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
December 8, 2025
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December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
December 7, 2025
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December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
December 6, 2025
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December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
December 4, 2025
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December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill ev...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
December 2, 2025
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December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
December 1, 2025
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November 30, 2025
November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
November 30, 2025
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November 29, 2025
November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
November 29, 2025
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November 28, 2025
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
November 28, 2025
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He is just OUR worst NIGHTMARE!!!!
….Well Done AMERICA…
Those of US who did NOT vote for this social SCOURGE we are paying the consequences of the mistakes of others …
#RemoveTheRegime #Resist
….Well Done AMERICA…
Those of US who did NOT vote for this social SCOURGE we are paying the consequences of the mistakes of others …
#RemoveTheRegime #Resist
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
He is just OUR worst NIGHTMARE!!!!
….Well Done AMERICA…
Those of US who did NOT vote for this social SCOURGE we are paying the consequences of the mistakes of others …
#RemoveTheRegime #Resist
….Well Done AMERICA…
Those of US who did NOT vote for this social SCOURGE we are paying the consequences of the mistakes of others …
#RemoveTheRegime #Resist
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I remember when we used to hold a president in a position of honor. Not a king but reverence, respect.
This guy is a clown, a joke, and a disgrace
This guy is a clown, a joke, and a disgrace
Trump calls Times reporter ‘ugly’ days after branding another journalist ‘piggy’
Trump calls Times reporter ‘ugly’ days after branding another journalist ‘piggy’
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after a Times article questioned whether he was slowing down
Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”.
In a Truth Social post, Trump criticitized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he has “never worked so hard in my life”. Continue reading...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I remember when we used to hold a president in a position of honor. Not a king but reverence, respect.
This guy is a clown, a joke, and a disgrace
This guy is a clown, a joke, and a disgrace
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 26, 2025
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November 25, 2025
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
November 25, 2025
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November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025
U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
November 24, 2025
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November 23, 2025
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
November 23, 2025