Trump Attacks Biden With AI-Generated Post And Pushes 'Autopen' Claims Again

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“Trump's post pushes the unsubstantiated claims that autopen signatures were used during the Biden presidency to hide his alleged cognitive decline.”

Didn't Donald Trump win the last election?  

Polls show an enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans going into midterms

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“The GOP’s non-presidential-election turnout problem is looking even more problematic than usual.”

Polling has become a valueless anachronism in an age of AI agents, paid protesters, and swelling ranks of disenfranchised voters.  Nevertheless polls are still the bread-and-butter of political journalists who have nothing else to talk about.   The more we're told, the less we know.  And the...

Gold Trump Phone Scam Victim Shares Warning to MAGA Community

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“Trump Mobile's T1 phone launch, announced in June 2025, faces backlash due to billing issues, unfulfilled promises, and potential deceptive...”

President Trump seems to run the country the way he runs his own businesses.  'Take the money and run'.  (Steve Miller Band.)

Do We Have a Place in a New World Order Architecture?

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“The last ship to the Asian Century sailed without us.”

The brutal truth is that the opinions expressed in this article are clear, compelling justifications for MAGA and 'America First' policy.  The United States is both architect and victim of a technocratic world order that deified the economics of efficiency and exploitation.  The rich prospered by...

Iran has hit far more US military assets than reported, satellite images show

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Did war planners overlook Iran's progress over the last 4 decades?  The early phase of the conflict with Iran launching mass numbers of 'dumb' munitions seemed to fit Trump's expectations.  The mass launchings were consistent with Iran's attacks during Israel's Gaza operations.  But apparently...

China speaks up for Iran's nuclear rights in key meeting

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China doesn't make these diplomatic announcements on a whim.  This is diplomatic preparation for President Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping in 9 days.  It's clear that China intends to leverage Trump's obvious weakness.

English Channel tunnel opens | May 6, 1994

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“A rail tunnel under the English Channel—known as the Chunnel—is officially opened...”

The Chunnel was an engineering milestone that felt like science fiction at the time.  Today its just taken for granted as infrastructure.

U.S. Economy Could Face Demand Destruction Over Continued Economic Impact Of Iran War

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“The conflict could "rattle or break" the U.S. economy if the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global oil and cargo shipments.”

The current crisis is strange indeed when oil prices are forcing American consumers to cut back while the United States has no shortage of oil.  'America First' appears to have been trumped by the reality of global interdependence.

Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space | May 5, 1961

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“Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule...”

It only required 60 years to turn space into a tourist attraction.  (The first space tourist flew into space aboard a Soyuz-TM32 spacecraft in 2001 as a one-off venture.)

How Iran's Tanker War shaped Trump's worldview

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“The American president has been a longstanding critic of US engagement in policing the Middle East's sea-lanes.”

An article published a year before Operation Epic Fury that provides some interesting context for the war with Iran.  As a reminder, in February 2025 the Israelis were pursuing a strategy of intense Gazafication and the Houthis were threatening commercial shipping routes in the Red Sea toward the...