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Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say reut.rs/4oS4Kq2
Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say reut.rs/4oS4Kq2
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The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
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There is no “invasion from within” just like there is no “Tren de Aragua” invasion from Venezuela. You can’t make things up, then use them as an excuse for going to war or disappearing innocent people into foreign prisons.
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There is no “invasion from within” just like there is no “Tren de Aragua” invasion from Venezuela. You can’t make things up, then use them as an excuse for going to war or disappearing innocent people into foreign prisons.
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Imagine, a major city that has gone a full year without a traffic death.
The best cities are those, that love people more than cars.
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Imagine, a major city that has gone a full year without a traffic death.
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Let that sink in for a sec.
July 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Let that sink in for a sec.
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Well this is vile.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Well this is vile.
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Planned Parenthood provides vital care for millions of Americans every single year, including cancer screenings, screenings for diabetes and hypertension, vaccinations, and testing for sexually transmitted infections.
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Planned Parenthood provides vital care for millions of Americans every single year, including cancer screenings, screenings for diabetes and hypertension, vaccinations, and testing for sexually transmitted infections.
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Phang: If you were scrolling on social media and saw a dog locked up in the middle of the Everglades—in the sun, in the heat, in the humidity—the outrage would be wild, wouldn’t it?
But then—we’re okay with human beings being treated like that?
But then—we’re okay with human beings being treated like that?
June 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Phang: If you were scrolling on social media and saw a dog locked up in the middle of the Everglades—in the sun, in the heat, in the humidity—the outrage would be wild, wouldn’t it?
But then—we’re okay with human beings being treated like that?
But then—we’re okay with human beings being treated like that?
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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May 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
May 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
This is not normal.
“Everyone has to make everything in the United States, or else!” he yells… as his family signs deal after deal for golf courses in other countries… and he accepts hundreds of millions in crypto bribes from unidentified foreign actors…
May 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This is not normal.
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What day is Trump planning his huge ego-wank parade? Because it would be hilarious if Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift collaborated on a free concert in the same town on that day...
May 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What day is Trump planning his huge ego-wank parade? Because it would be hilarious if Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift collaborated on a free concert in the same town on that day...
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DOGE cut off Social Security Administration spending so now workers have to use their own money to buy office supplies.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
DOGE cut off Social Security Administration spending so now workers have to use their own money to buy office supplies.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
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Number of HHS Staff Cut: 10,000
Cost of generic asthma medication without insurance: $300/month
Number of regulations passed to improve chronic health or the food chain: 0
Don't mistake a press release for action. RFKJ has done NOTHING to decrease chronic disease and much to hurt children.
Cost of generic asthma medication without insurance: $300/month
Number of regulations passed to improve chronic health or the food chain: 0
Don't mistake a press release for action. RFKJ has done NOTHING to decrease chronic disease and much to hurt children.
May 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Number of HHS Staff Cut: 10,000
Cost of generic asthma medication without insurance: $300/month
Number of regulations passed to improve chronic health or the food chain: 0
Don't mistake a press release for action. RFKJ has done NOTHING to decrease chronic disease and much to hurt children.
Cost of generic asthma medication without insurance: $300/month
Number of regulations passed to improve chronic health or the food chain: 0
Don't mistake a press release for action. RFKJ has done NOTHING to decrease chronic disease and much to hurt children.
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In a world where cruelty and greed get press, it’s good to see a billionaire lifting others with their vast wealth.
“There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people.”
We’re with you, Bill. Make every 💵 count.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/t...
“There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people.”
We’re with you, Bill. Make every 💵 count.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/t...
Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years | CNN Business
When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died....
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In a world where cruelty and greed get press, it’s good to see a billionaire lifting others with their vast wealth.
“There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people.”
We’re with you, Bill. Make every 💵 count.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/t...
“There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people.”
We’re with you, Bill. Make every 💵 count.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/t...
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Worried about picking up extra germs at the ER? 🦠That’s exactly what infection control helps avoid.
In yet another reckless move, the Trump Administration just eliminated the CDC committee that sets hospital safety standards.
In yet another reckless move, the Trump Administration just eliminated the CDC committee that sets hospital safety standards.
May 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Worried about picking up extra germs at the ER? 🦠That’s exactly what infection control helps avoid.
In yet another reckless move, the Trump Administration just eliminated the CDC committee that sets hospital safety standards.
In yet another reckless move, the Trump Administration just eliminated the CDC committee that sets hospital safety standards.
It might say that. And the Declaration is about love and unity or whatever he said. Jaysuz.
Trump told “Meet the Press” he didn’t know whether it was his job to uphold the Constitution and wavered when asked whether every person on American soil was entitled to due process, even though the Fifth Amendment says as much. “It might say that,” Trump said: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Trump Repeatedly Responds 'I Don't Know' to Constitutional Questions: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It might say that. And the Declaration is about love and unity or whatever he said. Jaysuz.
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We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.
May 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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"Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the government can expel legal residents from the country based on 'past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful.'"
Again: the SoS said that he can expel legal residents from the country for "expected beliefs"...
Again: the SoS said that he can expel legal residents from the country for "expected beliefs"...
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the government can expel legal residents from the country based on 'past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful.'"
Again: the SoS said that he can expel legal residents from the country for "expected beliefs"...
Again: the SoS said that he can expel legal residents from the country for "expected beliefs"...