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Retired carpenter, stationary engineer geezer. Musician, Mid-Maryland area.

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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

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"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the โ€‹Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 9959 ๐Ÿ” 5240 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 623 ๐Ÿ“Œ 630
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Senator Mullin on January 6th

06.03.2026 03:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3258 ๐Ÿ” 1149 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 204 ๐Ÿ“Œ 84
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MN Gov. Tim Walz: Former Secretary Noem should probably get used to spending more time in Minnesota because I have a pretty good feeling in the future she may be doing that because we have got to get accountability.

06.03.2026 02:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 928 ๐Ÿ” 254 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

In tonight's speech, the president did what he does best: celebrate himself. But if anyone was looking for leadership focused on easing their current economic pain, he made clear that they'll need to look elsewhere.

25.02.2026 05:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 21165 ๐Ÿ” 4884 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 507 ๐Ÿ“Œ 138
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Senator Blumenthal: We talk about democracy being under threat or under siege. Thereโ€™s no better example of it than this whistleblower, Ryan Schwank, talking about how he was told to conceal a memo and not take notes on it, because there was obviously an awareness that America would be outraged.

25.02.2026 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 125 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.

In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A

fortune.com/2026/02/23/h...

25.02.2026 03:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 43 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

NPR, Politico and now CNN

25.02.2026 03:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 405 ๐Ÿ” 130 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump alludes to his bad polls: "It just amazes me that there is not more support out there. We actually have a silent support."

23.02.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1494 ๐Ÿ” 324 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 500 ๐Ÿ“Œ 263
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โ€˜Weโ€™re no longer attracting top talentโ€™: the brain drain killing American science As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world

The exodus of next generation scientists is exacerbated by deep cuts to #NIH training programs meant to support early career scientists.

Last year, half of the US Nobel prize winners in science subjects were immigrants.

Who would want to come here?

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21.02.2026 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 188 ๐Ÿ” 109 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The child-in-chief raised tariffs on the world from 10-15 % using a different authority (that lasts just 150 days) becauseโ€ฆ Heโ€™s pouting and wants to feel strong. Regardless of your opinion of Donald, heโ€™s a baby and this is stupid and the history books will judge us. Harshly.

21.02.2026 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4642 ๐Ÿ” 1136 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 265 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

yes but how is minding the store? How or why isn't anyone asking for his impeachment??

22.02.2026 04:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.

15.02.2026 23:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 7595 ๐Ÿ” 2225 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274 ๐Ÿ“Œ 148
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Itโ€™s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.

"Iโ€™ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as heโ€™s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...

15.02.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 5229 ๐Ÿ” 1814 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Trump and Rubio praise Orbรกn: the godfather of Western corruption And copy his attacks on free speech and press freedom

โ€œReaders will recall that conservatives once posed as the defenders of free speechโ€ฆTheir embrace of Orbรกn shows their bottomless hypocrisy. As it turns out supporting โ€œpatrioticโ€ parties means supporting attacks on freedom of speech and freedom of the press.โ€

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15.02.2026 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 457 ๐Ÿ” 137 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Shock around Rubio speech seems a variation of same delusion that led legacy media to inaccurately declare it a softer touch, as if Rubio, a Latino man who once disputed Trumpism, is an alternative voice. Heโ€™s not. He joined fascism; now heโ€™s a fascist; he gave a fascist speech, because fascism.

15.02.2026 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1280 ๐Ÿ” 298 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Markwayne Mullin on a grand jury declining to indict Dems over the "illegal orders" video: "I know the president is focused on the rule of law"

15.02.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 769 ๐Ÿ” 150 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 342 ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ‘€

15.02.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4258 ๐Ÿ” 2371 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 250 ๐Ÿ“Œ 97
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This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like A shocking move by RFK Jr.โ€™s team has the industry spookedโ€”for good reason.

NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it."
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15.02.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1087 ๐Ÿ” 430 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Maybe itโ€™s time to boycott the Lakers and become a Golden State fan.

14.02.2026 07:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 39 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Disabled US citizen dragged out of her car & arrested by ICE: "2 days ago I had to go to the doctor to get a nerve block to stop the constant shooting pain through neck & head. A month later, I still can't raise my arms normally.โ€

We ask DHS: Why was this necessary?

15.02.2026 14:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 239 ๐Ÿ” 132 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now theyโ€™re cheering it.

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14.02.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NBC appears to cut crowdโ€™s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday

Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

07.02.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6114 ๐Ÿ” 2168 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 665 ๐Ÿ“Œ 231
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked Alberto Castaรฑeda Mondragรณn was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

Alberto Castaรฑeda Mondragรณn was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU

08.02.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1169 ๐Ÿ” 615 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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05.02.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump randomly picking large numbers out of thin air does not breed confidence that he is pursuing the rule of law.

05.02.2026 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1181 ๐Ÿ” 189 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the โ€˜end of modernityโ€™ currently happeningโ€”and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a โ€œLudditeโ€ who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.

Thielโ€™s wealth and influence are tied to systems that burn energy and add to greenhouse gases. Climate activism threatens those systems. So he reframes the threat. Not โ€œunchecked capital and tech acceleration,โ€ but โ€œpeople who want limits.โ€ Once limits become evil, greed becomes virtue.

#Resist

05.02.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 233 ๐Ÿ” 157 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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KAROLIE: โ€œI canโ€™t guarantee an ICE agent wonโ€™t be around a polling location in November.โ€

05.02.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 583 ๐Ÿ” 297 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 150 ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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Never give upโ€ฆ๐Ÿšซ
Never give inโ€ฆ๐Ÿšซ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿปโ˜ฎ๏ธ

04.02.2026 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Epstein Assistant Told Feds He Introduced Melania to Trump, Files Reveal The claim was made to agents and prosecutors before Epstein diedโ€”and it is a crime to lie to the feds.

A one-time assistant to Jeffrey Epstein told the FBI effectively under penalty of perjury that the pedophile introduced Donald Trump to his wife Melania, a newly released document shows.

03.02.2026 04:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 918 ๐Ÿ” 301 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63 ๐Ÿ“Œ 34