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Go Red Coats!! Throw the underinsured under the bus!
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Pushes Forward on Deal to Reopen Government
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Go Red Coats!! Throw the underinsured under the bus!
Trump rules out the rule of law. Seems like it’s time for the UK Europe China and India to stand up to USARussia.
Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in Washington
US president’s comments may prove a setback for Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he flies to US for crucial Oval Office meeting in wake of Alaska summit
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Trump rules out the rule of law. Seems like it’s time for the UK Europe China and India to stand up to USARussia.
The Art of the No Deal. Meanwhile Putin bombs Ukraine and laughs at how stupid Americans are.
Trump says ‘no deal until there’s a deal’ on Ukraine war after talks with Putin – live
Pair decline to take questions in short press conference as US president says ‘we didn’t get there … but we have a good chance of getting there’
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Art of the No Deal. Meanwhile Putin bombs Ukraine and laughs at how stupid Americans are.
It’s called Civil War II.
White House says 23 arrested after hundreds of federal officers deploy to DC
Trump deploys national guard troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It’s called Civil War II.
New York and California followed suit by creating single mile-wide Republican districts along “junk yard” valleys.
Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New York and California followed suit by creating single mile-wide Republican districts along “junk yard” valleys.
In a Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.D.A. (Environmental Destruction Agency) Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding — your child’s asthma? I found the cure. Get rid of these clowns!
E.P.A. Moves to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In a Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.D.A. (Environmental Destruction Agency) Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding — your child’s asthma? I found the cure. Get rid of these clowns!
After 80 years, it still works.
July 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After 80 years, it still works.
What Adam Dorr doesn't get. Do you?
AI and Jobs, again
I like to think of the Guardian's Adam Dorr as a well-rounded fellow. But an economist he is not. Although I taught economics at UC Berkeley for ten years, neither am I. But, as a historian, I do know...
www.newconsensus.org
July 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What Adam Dorr doesn't get. Do you?
A Fourth of July message from the Presiding Bishop of my church. Worth the read.
Once the church of presidents, the Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance
(RNS) — The reckoning, if we are honest, is long overdue.
religionnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A Fourth of July message from the Presiding Bishop of my church. Worth the read.
Peas in a pod.
America's Original Sin
It has been argued that America's original sin is slavery. Next to the sin of seizing and exploiting the wealth of an entire continent, the forced labor of African men, women, and children accounts fo...
www.newconsensus.org
July 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Peas in a pod.
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The dollar is off to its worst start to a year in more than half a century, down over 10%.
The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973
It has continued to slide even as President Trump has backed down from his tariff threats and the U.S. stock market has recovered from its losses.
trib.al
July 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The dollar is off to its worst start to a year in more than half a century, down over 10%.
Are republicans such poor parents that they require the government to impose their own personal ethics on their own children?
July 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Are republicans such poor parents that they require the government to impose their own personal ethics on their own children?
Are you paying attention? Didn’t think so.
CAFE Capitalism
Big oil thinks you are not paying attention. They're probably right. CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy. When it was enacted by Congress in the 1970s, American consumers were reeling from ...
www.newconsensus.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Are you paying attention? Didn’t think so.
Meanwhile the DNC veers to the right, daring conservative voters to choose between nothing and Trump.
Zohran Mamdani declares historic victory in New York City mayoral primary after Cuomo concedes
‘Tonight is his night,’ says ex-governor as progressive state representative tells supporters ‘we made history’
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Meanwhile the DNC veers to the right, daring conservative voters to choose between nothing and Trump.
The D.N.C. is ideologically tone deaf.
Its the workers, stupid
Finally, someone is ready to admit what working families have known since the Democratic Party abandoned them a half century ago. It is not about the economy. Never was. If it were, Kamala would be si...
www.newconsensus.org
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The D.N.C. is ideologically tone deaf.
Defending their crypto underwriters?
Opinion | Trump Might Take the U.S. to War. Where Are Schumer and Jeffries?
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Defending their crypto underwriters?
Forget all the legal arguments. This is a majority Roman Catholic court. They are bound by their baptism to believe that dead female eggs receive life from sperm. They are not about to sacrifice their faith to something so stupid and outlandish as the US Constitution or Bill of Rights. Shheessh.
How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Forget all the legal arguments. This is a majority Roman Catholic court. They are bound by their baptism to believe that dead female eggs receive life from sperm. They are not about to sacrifice their faith to something so stupid and outlandish as the US Constitution or Bill of Rights. Shheessh.
No. AI is not coming for your job.
AI and Employment
The drum beat is now fairly steady. Artificial Intelligence, or, to use Robert Todd's language, "machine intelligence," is coming for your job. The assertion makes intuitive sense. If AI can perform m...
www.newconsensus.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
No. AI is not coming for your job.
The fascist cup has started. Which authoritarian leader can do the most harm to their citizens? Oooo, I can't wait.
USA vs. Turkey (Jun 7, 2025) Live Score - ESPN
Live coverage of the United States vs. Turkey International Friendly game on ESPN, including live score, highlights and updated stats.
www.espn.com
June 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The fascist cup has started. Which authoritarian leader can do the most harm to their citizens? Oooo, I can't wait.
So, I was thinking of Trump today while reading the appointed Psalms.
May 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So, I was thinking of Trump today while reading the appointed Psalms.
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Getting in some light reading...
May 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Getting in some light reading...
Climate change is a hoax. This is God punishing Kentucky for voting Republican.
1 Killed and at Least 7 Are Injured in Tornado in Kentucky, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Climate change is a hoax. This is God punishing Kentucky for voting Republican.
The first Presidential Library where all references to reality have been censored out.
Eric Trump Starts Nonprofit to Build His Father’s Presidential Library
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The first Presidential Library where all references to reality have been censored out.