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The unrelenting pursuit of peace

The unrelenting pursuit of peace


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  73 Comments  •  last year

At what point can one declare the President's obsession with getting a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia a fool's errand? One member here recently pointed out that Trump said that if he...
Obama is the New Nixon

Obama is the New Nixon


Via: gregtx  •  Op/Ed  •  36 Comments  •  last year

Putin your place

Putin your place


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  136 Comments  •  last year

President Trump just upped the ante for tomorrow's summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, both for the war in Ukraine and his own credibility. Trump told Ukrainian President...
MAGA’s Feelings Don’t Care About Your Facts

MAGA’s Feelings Don’t Care About Your Facts


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  12 Comments  •  last year

We see this on NT every day. MAGAs "believe" one thing one day, but then Trump says the opposite... so our MAGAs believe that opposite. Firmly! It's a fascinating phenomenon. Our MAGAs...
Hackification

Hackification


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  7 Comments  •  last year

Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana...
Mexico accomodates Trump

Mexico accomodates Trump


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  76 Comments  •  last year

Mexico has agreed to extradite 26 high ranking cartel members to the US apparently to alleviate pressure from Trump to combat the flow of fentanyl across the border. President Trump considers...
Trump Plays the Carnage Card

Trump Plays the Carnage Card


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  3 Comments  •  last year

I was thirteen years old when the National Guard fired on students at Kent State. It was "formative", to say the least. I've never been very active, politically, but that event fixed me...
Trump is trying on “fascist state” like he’s donning one of his absurd business suits

Trump is trying on “fascist state” like he’s donning one of his absurd business suits


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  1 Comments  •  last year

Trump's popularity is underwater, on all policy topics. ALL POLICIES! Every indicator says things are going to get worse, the only questions being "How bad?" and "How fast?" So... he needs...
A pathway to peace

A pathway to peace


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  73 Comments  •  last year

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit with President Trump during his meeting yesterday with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. It happened quite suddenly as Trump imposed a 50% secondary...
The left's journalistic malpractice.

The left's journalistic malpractice.


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  72 Comments  •  last year

I choose to verify news stories before I submit them on this site. Evidently I have done a good job, because although our majority left that resides here likes to complain about my news items,...
Your Top Priority? Protecting Illegal Aliens, Of Course

Your Top Priority? Protecting Illegal Aliens, Of Course


Via: s  •  Op/Ed  •  2 Comments  •  last year

Winning Streak

Winning Streak


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  122 Comments  •  last year

You might not know it via the msm, but President Trump is winning  the global trade battle with a series of deals that are resulting, so far, in big concessions by major partners, new revenue...
Justice comes to Washington DC

Justice comes to Washington DC


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  24 Comments  •  last year

The top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital: Jeanine Pirro, called for more accountability over rehabilitation for youth crimes as her office focuses on enhancing enforcement and...
The Canadian Company Staffing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The Canadian Company Staffing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’


Via: hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  12 Comments  •  last year

Trump threatens to Federalize DC

Trump threatens to Federalize DC


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  57 Comments  •  last year

Elon musk just posted on X  that a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee had recently rushed to help a woman who was in danger of being assaulted in her car only to be beaten up...
Texas Showdown

Texas Showdown


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  92 Comments  •  last year

As expected, d ozens of democratic Texas legislators left the state to try to block a vote on redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Trump. Unfortunately, there is a rule in the Texas...
Memoirs

Memoirs


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  53 Comments  •  last year

I'm not going to include the interview Harris did last night with the late-night host who is also out of a job. Another member has already posted that for anyone capable of an honest discussion....
Trump is Getting Desperate

Trump is Getting Desperate


Via: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  1 Comments  •  last year

The republic is dying, and half of NewsTalkers is rejoicing.  That's pretty much the story of the whole country. No one, on NewsTalkers or elsewhere, will say publicly that they want the...
Pushing Boundaries

Pushing Boundaries


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  84 Comments  •  last year

Texas GOP legislators are working for months to re-draw lines in the state years before they would normally redistrict at the end of the decade. The move would give Texas 5 more representatives in...
Trump thought Epstein had taken his secret to the grave. How wrong he was.

Trump thought Epstein had taken his secret to the grave. How wrong he was.


By: bob-nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  22 Comments  •  last year

Epstein was a pedophile. Donald Trump was his dear friend. MAGA has plotted to blow up pizza parlors to get at pedophiles. But MAGA doesn't want to know if Donald Trump is a pedophile....
Brennan and Clapper: Let’s Set the Record Straight on Russia and 2016

Brennan and Clapper: Let’s Set the Record Straight on Russia and 2016


Via: hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  19 Comments  •  last year

Polling Problems

Polling Problems


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  56 Comments  •  last year

A new Wall Street Journal Poll is out, and it is bad news for democrats. The Poll was conducted from July 16 -20. It is a new-new low for democrats. The lowest in 35 years. The dems are...
Trump goes on Fed field trip as Deputy Attorney General meets with Maxwell.

Trump goes on Fed field trip as Deputy Attorney General meets with Maxwell.


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  55 Comments  •  last year

Yesterday the President decided to tour the Fed's renovation of the Federal Reserve HQ. The tour followed weeks of Powell critics apparently laying the groundwork to oust Powell for cause over...
Leverage

Leverage


By: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  190 Comments  •  last year

This past week, President Trump secured two very important trade deals. One deal was with Japan and the other was with the EU. Both Japan and the EU agreed to drop their tariff rates to zero,...
The rise and fall of John Brennan

The rise and fall of John Brennan


Via: vic-eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  4 Comments  •  last year

In 1980, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin saw an ad for the Central Intelligence Agency on a bus.  John Brennan decided to apply, thinking that such a job would satisfy his...
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