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The economy right now is like a plane where the pilot is pointing at the instruments and saying it's “all clear,” but most of the passengers are gripping the armrests. If you’re the pilot (or president), you can’t just point at the dashboard—you need to calm the cabin.
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The economy right now is like a plane where the pilot is pointing at the instruments and saying it's “all clear,” but most of the passengers are gripping the armrests. If you’re the pilot (or president), you can’t just point at the dashboard—you need to calm the cabin.
And what are we doing to protect Ukraine & the NATO countries from Russia? Nothing!
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘I’d defend our nation’: Poles prepare for growing threat of war
From digging trenches and building walls, to learning survival skills, Poland is increasingly aware of risks posed by its eastern neighbours
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
And what are we doing to protect Ukraine & the NATO countries from Russia? Nothing!
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
“Faulty Glucose Monitor Sensors May Be Tied to 7 Deaths, F.D.A. Says
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
Faulty Glucose Monitor Sensors May Be Tied to 7 Deaths, F.D.A. Says
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“Faulty Glucose Monitor Sensors May Be Tied to 7 Deaths, F.D.A. Says
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
“This Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
This Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“This Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
So now we cannot rely on the rubbish coming from the rightwing “press”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So now we cannot rely on the rubbish coming from the rightwing “press”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump said 'we appreciate' that Colombia sells cocaine to the US www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Trump said 'we appreciate' that Colombia sells cocaine to the US
It was not clear what the president meant when he made the statement during a Cabinet meeting.
www.snopes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump said 'we appreciate' that Colombia sells cocaine to the US www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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Perhaps Donald Trump should sign an executive order declaring June 14 (his birthday) to be National Racial Animus Day.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Perhaps Donald Trump should sign an executive order declaring June 14 (his birthday) to be National Racial Animus Day.
Examining Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S. www.factcheck.org/2025/12/exam...
Examining Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S. - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, on Dec. 1, claiming without evidence that his prosecution had been a "setup" by the Biden administration and t...
www.factcheck.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Examining Trump's Pardon of Former Honduran President Convicted of Trafficking Drugs to U.S. www.factcheck.org/2025/12/exam...
www.dailykos.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hegseth is a disaster!
Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth www.factcheck.org/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth www.factcheck.org/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth - FactCheck.org
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that he received "total exoneration" in an investigative report by the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General regarding a Signal group chat about a mil...
www.factcheck.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hegseth is a disaster!
Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth www.factcheck.org/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Inspector General Report Not 'Total Exoneration' for Hegseth www.factcheck.org/2025/12/pent...
Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information www.factcheck.org/2025/12/vacc...
Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information - FactCheck.org
Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vac...
www.factcheck.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information www.factcheck.org/2025/12/vacc...
Shame on CDC advisers. The Trump/Kennedy regime do not care about the health of children.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/h...
CDC vaccine advisers vote against universal hepatitis B shots for kids in move that critics say ‘makes America sicker’ | CNN
In significant move so far, the newly appointed US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers voted Friday to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, a massive shift...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Shame on CDC advisers. The Trump/Kennedy regime do not care about the health of children.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/h...
Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hegseth Ousted Admiral Who Objected to Boat Strikes Under His Command truthout.org/articles/heg...
Hegseth Ousted Admiral Tasked With Executing Boat Strikes After He Raised Alarm Over Their Illegality
Hegseth reportedly told the admiral: “When you get an order … don’t ask questions.”…
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hegseth Ousted Admiral Who Objected to Boat Strikes Under His Command truthout.org/articles/heg...