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Trump’s bogus narrative about the GOP losing in the 2026 midterms
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“Midterms are almost always a referendum on the president.”
Election post-mortems are an inevitable political tradition. Both parties search for scapegoats to explain both failure and success. President Trump has volunteered to be that scapegoat by demonstrating he is a fickle and feckless political leader. Apparently Trump is becoming aware that he...
These absolutely gorgeous wildlife photos will inspire you to get outside with your camera for the joy of it
Via: Nerm_L • Coffee Break • 2 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“Mhairi Boustead shares more about her wildlife photography, how she started and what it's like studying a Higher National Diploma”
The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 2 months ago
“The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake....”
President Trump's public relations coup will likely blow up in our faces. The 'deal' may be unprecedented but the US has tried this before -- with Iran. The technicalities may differ but in 1954 the US obtained a 40% share of the consortium controlling Iranian oil. How'd that turn out? As has...
Trump has already started to blame Republicans for midterms | Opinion
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 6 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“Sure as day follows night, President Donald Trump will turn on his own Republican Party before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.”
MAGA Republicans had their chance. And a penthouse billionaire from New York blew that chance. As Ross Perot would ask, "What's that sucking sound?"
'Inept, incompetent, craven': Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president's mess
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“There's little optimism about treasury secretary's ability to handle Trump's tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt”
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was a DEI hire which places him under the thumb of President Trump. Bessent has no choice other than being a 'yes' man.
Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 44 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a...”
Expanding in-ground oil reserves won't lower global oil prices. And increasing the amount of oil in the ground doesn't address the chokepoint of refinery capacity. How is this supposed to benefit the United States and American consumers? A shady back-room deal with a private 'partner' will...
Trump’s ‘Lake America’ move revives one of his biggest political flops
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 65 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“President Donald Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America".”
What is President Donald J. Trump's fetish with giant holes? He's slapping the 'America' name one hole after hole. Trump loves holes so much that he's making new ones.
I gave ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the same draft — one was the best writing coach
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 2 months ago
“I gave ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the same comedy draft to see which offered the best writing advice without taking over. One clearly stood out.”
The comparison is obviously subjective but not biased.