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Trump says he won’t call ‘whack job’ Walz after Minnesota lawmaker shootings

by Ashleigh Fields THE HILL NEWSLETTER This is Trumpian narcissistic “project” featuring Gov. Tim Walz. Trump is probably, if not provably, aware of his own wackiness so that gets transferred to the Minnesota governor as the result of an election that the Democrats might have come closer to winning, at least the popular vote were it not voter Suppression. That part IS provable, Though neither…

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IT JUST KEEPS ON COMING: Not OK

©️  The Associated Press | Alex BrandonTrump vs. NewsomPresident Trump flexed his military might against protesters on Tuesday while Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) moved to face off in court against the president’s deployment of National Guard members and Marines in Los Angeles.On the fifth day of controversy sparked by Trump’s immigration policies, the president’s decision to mobilize U.S. troops in the…

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Ukraine Says It Unleashed 117 Drones in Attack on Russia: What to Know

The strike set several aircraft on fire, video showed, and dealt a symbolic blow to Moscow’s relentless bombing campaign. Ukraine Strikes Russian Air Bases in Large-Scale Drone Attack This is great for Ukrainian morale– STUNNING. Its was a tactical tour de force. The effect on Russia– Russian Revenge might be another thing. 0:58Ukraine launched one of its broadest assaults of the war against…

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UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade

UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade Australia, UK, France and Canada warn Israel of action if ‘egregious’ conduct in Gaza continues.   – Jem Bartholomew – The Guardian – 20 May 2025 This speaks for itself, even in the number were half of that. What makes this tragedy as bad is Ukraine Russia is that it has killed more or as many proportionally.…

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Trump administration freezes more than $2 billion in grants to Harvard

More breath-taking attacks by Trump 2.0 and his flying monkeys of the well-being of the country he was narrowly elected to serve. by Filip Timotija – 04/14/25 9:36 PM ET Maddie Meyer, Getty Images file photoA view of Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University on July 8, 2020, in Cambridge,…

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Deadly Israeli strikes mar Gaza Eid celebrations as Netanyahu says pressure on Hamas is ‘working

Make no mistake. This is one of the atrocities of our time as Americans look the other way. Yes Israel was viciously attacked on October 7, 1923. But the response against Gaza (almost 50,000 confirmed civilian deaths) is frightfully disproportionate to the attacks). Most Palestinians (including the 10,000 + children killed) did not even know about the Hamas invasion of Israel at that time. Both…

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In Averting a Shutdown, Schumer Ignites a Rebellion

Mar 14, 2025 5:50 PM ET In Averting a Shu Politics The D.C. Brief by Philip Elliott Elliott is a senior correspondent at TIME, based in the Washington, D.C., bureau. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025.Kayla Bartkowski—Getty Images This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics…

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Trump Doubles Metal Tariffs as He Presses Canada to Become Part of U.S.

BLOG EDITOR: Canada Says it will have None of this! Let see if the delusional Donald will handle this. We are in an alternative universe from anything we’ve seen. The question is who will suffer more but for the U.S. more like what will this first wave of retaliation do to his odd and destructive administration. The president said he would double tariffs set to go into effect on Wednesday and…

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A Day of American Infamy

Opinion– So much has been written about this dark episode. That it was a dark day for Americans. (READ BELOW). A vital part of understanding this MAGA Republican stunt is that one has to understand: A. What’s New? A rare look, not on the campaign rally circuit, not a tweet, not an interview. The tag team bullying from Trump alone removes any doubt that we have to deal with something never seen…

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Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash

New York Times 2/25/25 After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country. Representative Pete Sessions fielded a barrage of frustration from constituents at a town-hall meeting in Trinity, Texas, on Saturday.Credit…Mark Felix for The New York Times By Robert…

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Republicans’ plans for Medicaid have a political problem GOP lawmakers expected to vote soon on slashing the insurance program for low-income people represent tens of millions reliant on it. Louis Smith, a veteran who lives in East Texas, told Mr. Sessions that he agreed with the effort to root out excessive spending, but he criticized the way it was being handled and presented to the…

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MAKE NO MISTAKE: THERE IS NO "DEPT. OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY"

It is truly appalling when TV anchors like Jake Tapper and even the NY Times, and multiple other people who should know better than to call Elon Musk’s advisory panel, playground, commision a Department. A department can Only be created and funded by Congress, starting with the State Department in 1790 and, most recently, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs established in 1987. The “DOGE” is…

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HOW US/AID ENHANCES U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH

So we are seeing here the ripe fruit of government spendingL The AGENCY for INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT with a whopping $79 bllion dollar budget. This ii cash for food, disease control, democratizing countries that need the services. The budget for an agency that gives humanitarian aid to over 100 countries. This is a fraction of the boated part of the Defense Department’s 800 Billion plus $$$. So…

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES BUT STILL RELEVANT BECAUSE...

The silence of Republicans about voter fraud in the 2024 elections is– SURPRISE!– deafening. Also the silence of Democrats about the role of voter suppression in electing Trump and many of his “Class of 2024 boys and girls in the Congress” is equally so. An exception to the latter reality is highlighted by investigative reporter Greg Palast in the Thom Hartmann Report.…

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INSIDE ELON MUSK'S AGGRESSIVE INCURSION INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK TIMES FEB 3,2025 By Jonathan SwanTheodore SchleiferMaggie HabermanKate CongerRyan Mac and Madeleine Ngo Feb. 3, 2025 Mr. Trump has given Mr. Musk vast power over the bureaucracy that regulates his companies and awards them contracts.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times FOLKS, HERE IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Not the individual inanities on Musk…

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Opinion: America voted for a dumpster fire — Democrats just need to let it burn itself out

From The Hill Newletter December 15 2024 BLOF EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of the best pieces for Democrats “coping with the fraud-free Trump There’s a quiet but intense debate going on today in America, over how and whether the country will function over the next few years.  Despite Republicans having an ostensible House majority for the last two years, it has been Democrats who have done all…

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Expressing Sympathy (and Congratulations) to VP Harris

The View from This Seat From Blog editor Frederick L. Shiels I am please to share a blog post from, Dr. Leroy Seat from Missouri, a perceptive colleague whom I just reconnected with almost forty years after my Fulbright year in Japan 1985-86. Dr. Seat, whose credentials are listed at the bottom of this “guest post”, has a fine blog written from the perspective of a Christian scholar with…