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WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit.

The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
March 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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President Trump and others are spreading false narratives about water and the LA wildfires. These include the notion that the city didn't have enough water to fight the fires.
Ahead of LA fires damage tour Trump makes false water claims. Here's what experts say
President Trump and others are spreading false narratives about water and the LA wildfires. These include the notion that the city didn't have enough water to fight the fires.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Republicans want cuts for grandma in the nursing home in order to fund massive tax giveaways for billionaires.
What Republicans Could Slash to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More
President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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And so it begins:

Bakersfield, CA sees massive drop off in field workers as ICE agents rounded up suspected immigrants, resulting in acres of oranges left unpicked in the California sun during the most active period of the season.

“Economic devastation”
newrepublic.com/post/190555/...
Trump’s Immigration Plans Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry
Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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So Musk and Ramaswamy want to cut
- cancer research
- law enforcement
- veterans’ healthcare
- Alzheimer’s research
- low-income kids going to college
- low-income kids learning to read

They want to make America sicker, less safe, less educated — and WEAKER
December 6, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.
How civil society groups are quietly working to prevent election-related violence
Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.
www.npr.org
October 26, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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The 2024 election season is here. As we’re waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.
How to avoid sharing election misinformation
The 2024 election season is here. As we’re waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.
www.npr.org
October 17, 2024 at 9:33 PM