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A progressive in rural red state Kansas where once-loyal Trump Conservatives are waking up to facts.

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01.03.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Was Maxwell a โ€œgatekeeper of informationโ€œ at Redditt?

13.02.2026 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A quote by LORI DESCHENE on TINYBUDDHA.COM

โ€œSometimes we don't need reassurance that everything will be okay. We just need someone to sit with us so we feel less alone with all the things that might never feel okay to us.โ€

A quote by LORI DESCHENE on TINYBUDDHA.COM โ€œSometimes we don't need reassurance that everything will be okay. We just need someone to sit with us so we feel less alone with all the things that might never feel okay to us.โ€

04.02.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.02.2026 01:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I admit: I might watch it for free as a curiosity if I can do so in my pajamas while cleaning out my unread email.

02.02.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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02.02.2026 01:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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01.02.2026 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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31.01.2026 07:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Words of pastor, author and commentator John Pavlovitz...

โ€œWe have become an upside-down nation where those most entrusted with guarding our individual and collective safety, security, finances, human and civil rights, our laws, are the very people most jeopardizing them.
The inmates are running the asylum and the rest of us are all going to be more vulnerable because of it.โ€œ

Words of pastor, author and commentator John Pavlovitz... โ€œWe have become an upside-down nation where those most entrusted with guarding our individual and collective safety, security, finances, human and civil rights, our laws, are the very people most jeopardizing them. The inmates are running the asylum and the rest of us are all going to be more vulnerable because of it.โ€œ

31.01.2026 01:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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29.01.2026 06:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is a quote from Gor Galstyanโ€™s 
Book "The Human Tragedy"

โ€œHell is...
the silence between heartbeats when a man tells himself, 'It's not my concern.โ€™โ€

This is a quote from Gor Galstyanโ€™s Book "The Human Tragedy" โ€œHell is... the silence between heartbeats when a man tells himself, 'It's not my concern.โ€™โ€

28.01.2026 23:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a quote by Gor Galstyan
From his book,  "The Human Tragedy"

โ€œHell is...
Where injustice is someone else's problem-and decency, someone else's job.โ€

This is a quote by Gor Galstyan From his book, "The Human Tragedy" โ€œHell is... Where injustice is someone else's problem-and decency, someone else's job.โ€

28.01.2026 01:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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20.01.2026 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The following is A statement by United for Democracy followed by words from JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR::

โ€œLet's not pretend ICE is acting alone.
The Supreme Court gave them the power to stop you for your skin, your language, your neighborhood.
Now citizens are being shackled and sprayed in the street. This is state violence, made legal.โ€ 

JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYORโ€™S QUOTE:

โ€œWE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN A
COUNTRY WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEIZE ANYONE WHO LOOKS LATINO, SPEAKS SPANISH, AND APPEARS TO WORK A LOW-WAGE JOB.โ€

The following is A statement by United for Democracy followed by words from JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR:: โ€œLet's not pretend ICE is acting alone. The Supreme Court gave them the power to stop you for your skin, your language, your neighborhood. Now citizens are being shackled and sprayed in the street. This is state violence, made legal.โ€ JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYORโ€™S QUOTE: โ€œWE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CAN SEIZE ANYONE WHO LOOKS LATINO, SPEAKS SPANISH, AND APPEARS TO WORK A LOW-WAGE JOB.โ€

19.01.2026 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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16.01.2026 05:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kansas governor defies rule threatening to block singing of 'Lift Every Voice' at MLK gathering โ€ข Kansas Reflector Gov. Laura Kelly joins legislators and activists to honor the life and legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with song โ€” even if it meant bending the rules.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wasn't alone in questioning a rule that confined singing in the Capitol rotunda to the lunch hour and stood in the way of people eager to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in honor of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

16.01.2026 05:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is an excerpt from a year-old article from โ€œInside Hookโ€ with potential bearing on Trumpโ€™s consuming more fascination with buying Greenland.

"I went to Greenland to try to buy it," Dryden Brown posted on X a week after Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024. "Here's what happened."

As the co-founder of Praxis, a concept for building a city-state aiming to "restore Western Civilization," Brown's prominent investor Peter Thiel has had designs on Greenland as a home base since 2019, when President Donald Trump first started talking about buying the territory from Denmark.

With the new administration bullying Danish diplomats on the phone and reiterating its interest in acquiring the island, Praxis finds itself in an enviable position relative to other futuristic city projects: with its goals and its financial backers aligning with the current administration.

This is an excerpt from a year-old article from โ€œInside Hookโ€ with potential bearing on Trumpโ€™s consuming more fascination with buying Greenland. "I went to Greenland to try to buy it," Dryden Brown posted on X a week after Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024. "Here's what happened." As the co-founder of Praxis, a concept for building a city-state aiming to "restore Western Civilization," Brown's prominent investor Peter Thiel has had designs on Greenland as a home base since 2019, when President Donald Trump first started talking about buying the territory from Denmark. With the new administration bullying Danish diplomats on the phone and reiterating its interest in acquiring the island, Praxis finds itself in an enviable position relative to other futuristic city projects: with its goals and its financial backers aligning with the current administration.

www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...

15.01.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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13.01.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is a quote from George Washington and its original context. 

โ€œNo punishment is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin.โ€  โ€” George Washington

Washington made this remark in the context of criticizing speculators and "sharp" businessmen who were profiteering during the Revolutionary War at the expense of their fellow countrymen.

An extended version of the remark quotes Washington saying:
โ€œI would to God, that speculators be hung in gibbets upon a gallows five times as high as the one prepared by Haman. No punishment... is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin.โ€

This is a quote from George Washington and its original context. โ€œNo punishment is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin.โ€ โ€” George Washington Washington made this remark in the context of criticizing speculators and "sharp" businessmen who were profiteering during the Revolutionary War at the expense of their fellow countrymen. An extended version of the remark quotes Washington saying: โ€œI would to God, that speculators be hung in gibbets upon a gallows five times as high as the one prepared by Haman. No punishment... is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin.โ€

10.01.2026 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s $1bn pitch to oil bosses โ€˜the definition of corruptionโ€™, top Democrat says Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request โ€˜definition of corruptionโ€™ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

As far as a YEAR OLD ARTICLE goes, this is pertinent.

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

06.01.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Matt Randolph is a FORBES contributor and energy expert who posts as @mrglobal on TikTok; Randolph also posts articles on Substack

05.01.2026 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A quotd by George Carlin:

"The United States is an oil company with an army."

A quotd by George Carlin: "The United States is an oil company with an army."

05.01.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The Maduro โ€œCaptureโ€ Is Theaterโ€”Hereโ€™s What Itโ€™s Covering Up The headlines are bait. The real operation is biggerโ€” While Venezuela explodes in headlines, Russia pounds Ukraine and China tightens around Taiwan.

Lev Parnas has the firsthand experience that gives him a thorough perspective on the actual US policy in Venuzuela โ€”a perspective the mainstream media is minimizing.

04.01.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is an excerpt of an Associated Press Story with the headline: โ€œ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€œ. 

PBS picked up the AP story and disseminated it under its logo. 

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜: - The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys.

The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress. The White House did not dispute the figures laid out in the email, and pointed to a statement from Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who said the administration's review was an "all-hands-on-deck approach."

Blanche said Wednesday that lawyers from the Justice Department in Washington, the FBI, the Southern District of Florida, and the Southern District of New York are working "around the clock" to review the files. The additional documents and lawyers related to the case were first reported by The New York Times.

This is an excerpt of an Associated Press Story with the headline: โ€œ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€œ. PBS picked up the AP story and disseminated it under its logo. ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜: - The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys. The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress. The White House did not dispute the figures laid out in the email, and pointed to a statement from Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who said the administration's review was an "all-hands-on-deck approach." Blanche said Wednesday that lawyers from the Justice Department in Washington, the FBI, the Southern District of Florida, and the Southern District of New York are working "around the clock" to review the files. The additional documents and lawyers related to the case were first reported by The New York Times.

www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

01.01.2026 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is an excerpt of a breaking News Story oublished on Christmas Eve Day from abcnews.com, introduced by a link to coverage of this breaking news from PBS.

โ€œThe Department of Justice announced on Christmas Eve Day, that officials have "uncovered" over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ has received these documents from [Southern District of New York] and the FBI to review them for release, in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, existing statutes, and judicial orders," the department posted on X.

"We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible. Due to the mass volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks," the post read.
Latest Epstein release details government's investigation into possible co-conspirators.

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, issued a statement on Wednesday criticizing the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files:

"๐ˆ๐ญ,๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐Ž๐‰ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ."

This is an excerpt of a breaking News Story oublished on Christmas Eve Day from abcnews.com, introduced by a link to coverage of this breaking news from PBS. โ€œThe Department of Justice announced on Christmas Eve Day, that officials have "uncovered" over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ has received these documents from [Southern District of New York] and the FBI to review them for release, in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, existing statutes, and judicial orders," the department posted on X. "We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible. Due to the mass volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks," the post read. Latest Epstein release details government's investigation into possible co-conspirators. Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, issued a statement on Wednesday criticizing the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files: "๐ˆ๐ญ,๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐Ž๐‰ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ."

๐Ÿคถ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽ๐—ฃ๐—•๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ข ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ง www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

26.12.2025 01:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Give AI a try.

20.12.2025 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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18.12.2025 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"The Justice Department on Wednesday
admitted that the operative indictment against former FBI Director James Comey was never presented to the full grand jury โ€” a procedural error defense attorneys say should bar the prosecution.

"Michael Dreeben, an attorney for Comey, told the judge that the apparent error calls for dismissal because "no indictment was returned."

"That means the statute of limitations on the false statements and obstruction charges

Comey faces, stemming from 2020 testimony he gave Congress, has lapsed, he contended.

"The judge made no immediate ruling but ordered prosecutors to address the matter in court filings by the end of day."

"The Justice Department on Wednesday admitted that the operative indictment against former FBI Director James Comey was never presented to the full grand jury โ€” a procedural error defense attorneys say should bar the prosecution. "Michael Dreeben, an attorney for Comey, told the judge that the apparent error calls for dismissal because "no indictment was returned." "That means the statute of limitations on the false statements and obstruction charges Comey faces, stemming from 2020 testimony he gave Congress, has lapsed, he contended. "The judge made no immediate ruling but ordered prosecutors to address the matter in court filings by the end of day."

Read: thehill.com/regulation/c...

19.11.2025 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Per Grok:๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฅด
Hereโ€™s the actual provenance:
โ€ข The photo was taken in 2000 aboard Donald Trumpโ€™s earlier Boeing 727 (tail number N51DT, later replaced by the gold-trimmed 757).
โ€ข Itโ€™s one of the well-known shots from Melaniaโ€™s 2000 British GQ photoshoot.
Confirmed sources:
โ€ข Getty Images

17.11.2025 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0