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Jim Swanson
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Always Blue! Voted for George McGovern in ‘72 (I was 19). Retired former radio disc jockey & actor. Guitar player and collector. I live for music…all kinds. Love & miss Waylon Jennings. Really enjoy R&R, R&B, Country and older jazz. Love helping people.
Thanks to Outspoken for posting first.
The guy who literally survived a stroke because of accessible healthcare now parrots GOP talking points that healthcare is extreme. Fuck off, Fetterman.
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump is not getting positive feedback on the economy

“The economy is great”, claims Trump.

That, according to CNN, is the plan White House officials are brewing as they prepare to bounce the president all over the nation to deliver speeches on the economy.

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Trump 'increasingly frustrated' he’s not getting positive feedback on the economy
The economy is great, claims President Donald Trump. Americans just need to hear him say it.That, according to CNN, is the plan White House officials are brewing as they prepare to bounce the presiden...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Stephen Miller’s Wife Schooled on Immigration by NFL Owner

Ex-DOGE staffer Miller is married to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the driving force behind the Trump administration’s deportation campaign who has pushed ICE officers to ramp up migrant arrests.

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Stephen Miller’s Wife Schooled on Immigration by NFL Owner
The podcast host didn’t get the answer she may have been expecting.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump to Dine With Wall Street CEOs While Throttling Food Aid for Millions

Billionaire JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will reportedly attend the White House dinner, held as nutrition assistance for millions of Americans remains in chaos.

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Trump to Dine With Wall Street CEOs While Throttling Food Aid for Millions | Common Dreams
Billionaire JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will reportedly attend the White House dinner, held as nutrition assistance for millions of Americans remains in chaos.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding

As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.

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Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding
Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
US Airlines Grapple With Shutdown Fallout As Thanksgiving Nears

The longest federal government shutdown disrupted tens of thousands of flights in recent days, and with it, U.S. carriers' optimistic expectations for the holiday quarter.

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November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
President grilled on cost-of-living crisis after big Dem win

The Daily Show‘s Josh Johnson said “it’s rough out there” for Americans thanks to rising grocery, rent, and electricity prices which are yet to be tackled by the Trump administration.

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'Sent Trump into tailspin': President grilled on cost-of-living crisis after big Dem win
Donald Trump has been grilled on the cost-of-living crisis as a political pundit joked the president is "writing I.O.U.s."The Daily Show's Josh Johnson said "it's rough out there" for Americans thanks...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.

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November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump Still Supports Ludicrous Fifty-Year Mortgages

The Trump administration placed an article in Politico which said White House staffers are fuming at Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, for putting this idea in Trump's ear, to offset his lunacy.

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Trump Still Supports Ludicrous Fifty-Year Mortgages
Does Trump understand how mortgage payments work?
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November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Dems Blinked, and That Will Make Trump Ever More Radical

The Democrats’ capitulation in the government shutdown seems to have been motivated by four factors, as TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard explain in the latest edition of Right Now. (link to podcast is below)

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The Dems Blinked, and That Will Make Trump Ever More Radical
TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard say the Democrats’ decision to cut a deal and end the shutdown was stupid but not surprising.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Then They Came for the Dreamers

On the morning of August 13, Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira was pulling up to his mother’s house in Horizon City, Texas, when three unmarked cars blocked the driveway.

They ordered him to turn off the engine and step out of the vehicle.

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Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) has to go. That’s the conclusion of multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates after Schumer oversaw his caucus implode.

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One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer - The American Prospect
Multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates say it’s time for the Senate minority leader to go. It turns out any single Senate Democrat can force a vote on Schumer’s job.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
'The situation is quite difficult' — Russia captures 3 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid 'intense fighting'

Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces said, “We have completely withdrawn from Uspenivka and Novomykolaivka.”

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'The situation is quite difficult' — Russia captures 3 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid 'intense fighting'
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed that Russian troops have managed to seize "three settlements" amid "fierce fighting" in the region.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Draft Dodger Trump Makes Veterans Day About Himself

Trump gave a wandering Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday, revisiting one of his favorite grievances: not getting enough credit.

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Draft dodger Trump makes Veterans Day about himself
President Donald Trump gave a wandering Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday,
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November 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances

A new directive by Trump could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity.

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New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants' health and finances
A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
US Supreme Court Extends Pause on Order Requiring Trump To Fully Fund Food Aid

The court's action allows the administration for now to continue withholding about $4 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps.

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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
These GOP states would suffer if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire

Of the 10 states with the highest share of Obamacare subsidies, eight voted for Trump last year. They include Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina.

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These GOP states would suffer the biggest blows if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, analysts say
"While a relatively small share of the national population gets their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces, in some districts, the number of ACA enrollees could be enough to swing a close election."
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November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I wish to thank ALL veterans, but a special thanks to my Dad, who fought in World War Two, storming the beach in Normandy with bullets whizzing by his head.

He never spoke about the war unless I asked him a specific question.

He provided for our family working up to three jobs at once. My hero!
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Trump Doubles Down Trashing Major Voter Gripe: Just ‘A Con Job By The Democrats’

Trump once again dismissed the economic concerns of the American people, claiming that the affordability crisis is “a con job by the Democrats” and the supposedly complicit media.

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Trump Doubles Down Trashing Major Voter Gripe: Just ‘A Con Job By The Democrats’
The president argued during a recent Fox News interview that voters have been lied to about this widespread concern.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly

Over the last month, Trump’s mental decline has appeared to worsen.

Consider: Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties linked to Obamacare.”

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Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly over the last month
Over the last month, Trump’s mental decline has appeared to worsen. Consider:On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties l...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks

Trump has floated the idea of sending dividends to the American people multiple times, but his most recent proposal over the weekend comes as his administration is facing public frustration over affordability.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Trump’s unprecedented pardoning spree for political and business friends has prompted warnings from ex-prosecutors and legal scholars of “corrupt” pay-to-play schemes & conflicts of interest.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fox News Host Confronts Trump to His Face Over Chain Store Gold

Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Trump if his beloved gold White House decor came from a chain store.

Trump told the host, “You can’t imitate gold, real gold. There’s no paint that imitates gold.”

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November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.

Democrats in both chambers of Congress are denouncing Schumer and the deal to end the government shutdown. But they offer no plausible account of how they would have done better.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM