Wm McKenna
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News Junkie who works for BBC News
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Always curious to see what’s the main story for U.S. newspapers.
Today, they’re in sync!
Today, they’re in sync!
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Always curious to see what’s the main story for U.S. newspapers.
Today, they’re in sync!
Today, they’re in sync!
Front cover today of the China Daily: Singles Day Frenzy!
“Livestreamers sell local agricultural specialities” aka sausage links “as the annual Singles Day shopping carnival peaks.”
“Livestreamers sell local agricultural specialities” aka sausage links “as the annual Singles Day shopping carnival peaks.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Front cover today of the China Daily: Singles Day Frenzy!
“Livestreamers sell local agricultural specialities” aka sausage links “as the annual Singles Day shopping carnival peaks.”
“Livestreamers sell local agricultural specialities” aka sausage links “as the annual Singles Day shopping carnival peaks.”
Trump looks away after Gordon Findlay of Novo Nordisk fainted during an announcement about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office on November 6, 2025.
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump looks away after Gordon Findlay of Novo Nordisk fainted during an announcement about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office on November 6, 2025.
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Ah, the joyous serendipitous nature of reading an actual newspaper.
I wouldn’t have read this article online but it’s great and incredibly funny.
“For MAGA singles, love in DC is hard to find”
I wouldn’t have read this article online but it’s great and incredibly funny.
“For MAGA singles, love in DC is hard to find”
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ah, the joyous serendipitous nature of reading an actual newspaper.
I wouldn’t have read this article online but it’s great and incredibly funny.
“For MAGA singles, love in DC is hard to find”
I wouldn’t have read this article online but it’s great and incredibly funny.
“For MAGA singles, love in DC is hard to find”
(Footage by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
(Footage by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
(Footage by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
October 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
(Footage by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“It won’t interfere with the (East Wing). It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” - Donald Trump on the construction of his $250 million White House Ballroom.
(Video by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
(Video by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“It won’t interfere with the (East Wing). It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” - Donald Trump on the construction of his $250 million White House Ballroom.
(Video by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
(Video by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
My adopted hometown always makes laugh.
October 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My adopted hometown always makes laugh.
It’s hard survivin’ these mean city streets.
October 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It’s hard survivin’ these mean city streets.
Another member of the National Guard looking rather bored in Washington DC.
Maybe we should get him a gym membership.
Maybe I should commit a misdemeanor so he would have something to do in this low crime town.
Maybe we should get him a gym membership.
Maybe I should commit a misdemeanor so he would have something to do in this low crime town.
September 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Another member of the National Guard looking rather bored in Washington DC.
Maybe we should get him a gym membership.
Maybe I should commit a misdemeanor so he would have something to do in this low crime town.
Maybe we should get him a gym membership.
Maybe I should commit a misdemeanor so he would have something to do in this low crime town.
I have a feeling that this is the same person in the neighborhood who tears down the “Free Gaza” posters.
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I have a feeling that this is the same person in the neighborhood who tears down the “Free Gaza” posters.
Another difficult day supporting Trump’s Immigration crackdown or fighting crime that doesn’t exist?
How about a nice Caramel Crunch Frappuccino at Dolcezza?
How about a nice Caramel Crunch Frappuccino at Dolcezza?
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Another difficult day supporting Trump’s Immigration crackdown or fighting crime that doesn’t exist?
How about a nice Caramel Crunch Frappuccino at Dolcezza?
How about a nice Caramel Crunch Frappuccino at Dolcezza?
Do you guys remember this cool 80’s British Synthpop band?
September 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Do you guys remember this cool 80’s British Synthpop band?
Meanwhile, in my area of DC where there have been 2 drug-related murders in the last year, there isn’t any sign of ICE or HSI but they did install a new camera. How exciting.
Is ICE too scared to patrol in my neighborhood?
Is ICE too scared to patrol in my neighborhood?
August 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Meanwhile, in my area of DC where there have been 2 drug-related murders in the last year, there isn’t any sign of ICE or HSI but they did install a new camera. How exciting.
Is ICE too scared to patrol in my neighborhood?
Is ICE too scared to patrol in my neighborhood?
Wow. November 15, 2020. It seems so long ago. Yes, so much has changed but somehow, some things have become even worse.
August 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Wow. November 15, 2020. It seems so long ago. Yes, so much has changed but somehow, some things have become even worse.
Statement from the Father McKenna Center in Washington DC on Trump’s crackdown.
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Statement from the Father McKenna Center in Washington DC on Trump’s crackdown.
From working with Sen. Joe McCarthy to being Donald Trump's lawyer to introducing Rupert Murdoch to Ronald Reagan, Roy Cohn's life just might be the reason for the world that we are living in today.
August 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From working with Sen. Joe McCarthy to being Donald Trump's lawyer to introducing Rupert Murdoch to Ronald Reagan, Roy Cohn's life just might be the reason for the world that we are living in today.
Morning report: Look at this mess! DC needs help! Send in the military!
August 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Morning report: Look at this mess! DC needs help! Send in the military!
Breaking News: Pants on Fire... again.
"Trump administration denies it has a daily quota for immigration arrests"
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"Trump administration denies it has a daily quota for immigration arrests"
documentedny.com/2025/08/04/t...
August 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Breaking News: Pants on Fire... again.
"Trump administration denies it has a daily quota for immigration arrests"
documentedny.com/2025/08/04/t...
"Trump administration denies it has a daily quota for immigration arrests"
documentedny.com/2025/08/04/t...
The changes to the Oval Office match the personality.
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The changes to the Oval Office match the personality.
"Bigots and criminals have already begun taking advantage of chaotic, masked immigration raids to further their own ends. Civilians have impersonated ICE agents while committing robbery, kidnappings, sexual assault, and other forms of public intimidation."
www.standard-journal.com/townnews/cri...
www.standard-journal.com/townnews/cri...
July 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Bigots and criminals have already begun taking advantage of chaotic, masked immigration raids to further their own ends. Civilians have impersonated ICE agents while committing robbery, kidnappings, sexual assault, and other forms of public intimidation."
www.standard-journal.com/townnews/cri...
www.standard-journal.com/townnews/cri...
Trump spoke to religious leaders last week. He briefly spoke about the Russian War in Ukraine.
How is this even funny?
Bombing a nursing home in Ukraine is funny?
How is this even funny?
Bombing a nursing home in Ukraine is funny?
July 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump spoke to religious leaders last week. He briefly spoke about the Russian War in Ukraine.
How is this even funny?
Bombing a nursing home in Ukraine is funny?
How is this even funny?
Bombing a nursing home in Ukraine is funny?
I'm glad to see that the Patriot Front, the Proud Boys & some other White Supremacist groups have got government jobs now.
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm glad to see that the Patriot Front, the Proud Boys & some other White Supremacist groups have got government jobs now.
The Poster Boy for 7 Deadly Sins is selling what now?
July 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Poster Boy for 7 Deadly Sins is selling what now?