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The Daily (Podcast) Federal Troops Enter L.A. - and the Trump-Musk Feud Hardens
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Federal Troops Enter L.A. — and the Trump-Musk Feud Hardens
Listen to this episode and more from The Daily on TuneIn. During an extraordinary weekend, President Trump deployed 2,000 troops from the National Guard to suppress protests in Los Angeles against his...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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May 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
In the "adding fuel to the fire" department (pun intended), we are at the beginning of a gasoline shortage.
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Here's the latest on gas shortages in the US and the plans to prevent future hacks
Although Colonial Pipeline has resumed operations after a cyberattack, things are yet to return to normal. William Brangham has a look at the new claims about the hack and the resulting gas crunch wit...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's not that he lies, it's that so many believe the lies. A paradigm shift is what is needed.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
WTI crude oil falling below $60 per barrel is a significant threshold for American oil exploration and drilling. Historically, this price level signals a slowdown in production, as many U.S. shale producers require higher prices to remain profitable.

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U.S. oil prices dip below nerve-wracking $60 threshold with record-high production in the balance
The tariff ripple effects should lower fuel prices but put the oil industry in its toughest financial quandary since the pandemic.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Drill, baby, drill!

When he took office on 1/20/25, WTI crude oil was trading around $78.78 a barrel. Right now, it's at $60.89 a barrel.

Ain't no "drill, baby drill" when the oil producers are telling you to piss off.

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U.S. Oil Output Drops to Lowest Level in 15 Months | OilPrice.com
January U.S. crude oil production was down 305,000 barrels per day, hitting 13.15 million bpd, a level it hasn’t dipped down to in over a year
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April 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The Art Of The Deal" is revered as if it were a textbook by some.

The author, however, has a different perspective.

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If you would rather read or listen to the entire article from The New Yorker, here it is:

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5 things we learned from "Art of the Deal" ghostwriter Tony Schwartz's New Yorker tell-all
Trump claims he wrote the bestseller, but the real author is Tony Schwartz, who harbors "a deep sense of remorse"
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April 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Check out my longer post regarding bird flu on Facebook:
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February 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'll be there to sit in with The Real Impostors. If you knew Cory, come on down and help us remember, celebrate, and honor.
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Today is not new. The poetry is in the acts of those that think it is.
January 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you can still access Facebook, it is worth taking the time to read this rebuttal to Trump posted by Hayden Vaughn. It's too long to post in its entirety here, so I'm providing a link:

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When you hear something, say something.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Like so many others, I'm coming here from Facebook. I have obligations there, so I'll be in both, but I'm looking forward to a transparent future!👍
January 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM