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Lapsed attorney and former public defender. Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump. Loves dogs, nature, art and history. "As long as one lives, one can learn." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg πŸŒŠπŸ’™πŸŒŠπŸ’™

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The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump’s Riseβ€”Now He’s Making It His Own Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom.

The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump’s Riseβ€”Now He’s Making It His Own

Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

07.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Late 19th-Century Maps Show Measles Mortality Before Vaccines The Vault isΒ Slate's history blog. Like us onΒ Facebook, follow us on TwitterΒ @slatevault, and find us onΒ Tumblr.Β Find out more about what this space is...

Late 19th-Century Maps Show Measles Mortality Before Vaccines

slate.com/human-intere...

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U.S. was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

Thanks to Trump:

U.S. was only country in a worldwide survey to say most fellow citizens are bad people

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

07.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Does this describe MAGA?

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Foreign Policy: How Putin Sold a False Win in Ukraine to Trump ISW's Russia Team Lead George Barros wrote an op-ed for Foreign Policy on February 20, 2026 about the fourth anniversary of the war

Trump is a Putin puppet.

understandingwar.org/newsroom/for...

07.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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By Michael de Adder:

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The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow A soft labor market, persistent inflation, a potential oil crisisβ€”what could go wrong?

The Atlantic today:

The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow

A soft labor market, persistent inflation, a potential oil crisisβ€”what could go wrong?

www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...

07.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Onion today:

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Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It. A number of states have undertaken investigations into noncitizen voting, cross-checking voter rolls with citizenship status, and found it virtually nonexistent.

The libertarian Cato Institute:

Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It. | Cato Institute share.google/gtjfpVrWJ6pv...

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Voting is a constitutional right.

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Thanks to Trump's war:

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FDA vaccine head will step down in April after string of controversial decisions Vinay Prasad is leaving his post as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

Chaos at the FDA:

FDA vaccine head will step down in April after string of controversial decisions

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/f...

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Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

We're at war and he's focused on college football:

Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

We're at war and they're focused on college football.

Despicable.

Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

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By Michael de Adder:

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Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

We're at war and he's focused on college football:

Trump urges Congress to 'fix' college football money mess

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet another unconstitutional executive order.

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Poll: A majority of Americans opposes U.S. military action in Iran Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.

A new NPR poll:

A majority of Americans opposes U.S. military action in Iran

www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...

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Thanks to Trump's war, oil went up 12.70% today:

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"Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule"

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When We Repealed Daylight Saving Time Who sets the time? After the first repeal of Daylight Saving Time in 1919, the question only became harder for Americans to answer.

When We Repealed Daylight Saving Time

edgeeffects.net/daylight-sav...

06.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - Washingtonian The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It

washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...

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Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983 The oil market is worried that Gulf countries will have to shut production if tankers are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Thanks to Trump's war:

Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/i...

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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers βˆ’ more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers held the power to declare war – not the president.

Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers βˆ’ more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

theconversation.com/congress-onc...

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Associated Press moments ago:

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Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

"U.S. crude oil prices have surged more than 12% Friday, topping $90 per barrel as tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf remains at a standstill due to the Iran war..."

Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

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Thanks to Trump's war:

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Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

"U.S. crude oil prices have surged more than 12% Friday, topping $90 per barrel as tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf remains at a standstill due to the Iran war..."

Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/t...

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Pete Hegseth’s Troubled Soul The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.

The Atlantic today:

Pete Hegseth’s Troubled Soul

The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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