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Democrats Win Enough Seats Nationwide to End Electoral College

“Enough state legislatures and gubernatorial offices have flipped to pass the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.”

Jen Psaki sent me down the youtube rabbit hole with something she said last night and this is where I ended up ...

The Moron Strikes Back

President Trump Will Again Defy the Odds, the Fake News, and the Radical Left The White House November 4, 2026 Every time the Radical Left, the Fake News, and the professional panic class have written President Trump’s obituary, they have been wrong. They will be wrong again.In the final two...

Now that "Dirty Diaper Donnie" is done are you delighted?

“A man that cannot control his own BOWELS, should bow out of wanting to CONTROL the entire freakin' frack country of the United States of America!”

Unfortunately, "Dirty Diaper Donnie" has approximately three months to DESTROY our country and the entire FREE WORLD.Who will pull the trigger?  The Supreme Court, the Seven Riches, Uber-rich suck-ups who supported Donnie, so they might get richer and richer? The election was and is a NATIONAL...

Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election

“Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.”

Democratic nominee Scott Colom won the Mississippi Senate election over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Colom, a local district attorney, will be the first Black senator from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. His...

Rep. Rich McCormick's MAGA McCarthyite Madness

“Rep. Rich McCormick's anti-democratic solution to GOP losses: ban your opponents from taking office”

Rep. Rich McCormick represents Georgia's 7th Congressional District (Image from McCormick online fundraiser) News & Analysis 11/10/2026 byPeter Montgomery Republican Rep. Rich McCormick is pushing his colleagues to pass legislation in the lame-duck session that he says would ban newly...

Conservatives stunned by 'catastrophic' midterm blue tsunami, blame Trump's Iran war, high gas prices

“2026 midterms election results stunned conservatives as Democrats retook the House and Senate. Republicans point to Donald Trump's war with Iran...”

The 2028 election cycle has begun.  As expected, Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump so they have a political future.

A Simple Salt Swap Could Prevent Millions of Deaths Each Year

“Recent research has found that the swap could prevent about three million deaths around the world every year.”

Replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched alternative could prevent almost three million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide every year, according to new research. Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health examined what would happen...

Hawley Calls for One-Hour Fast and Prayer After GOP Midterm Losses

“ Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at...”

Hawley Calls for One-Hour Fast and Prayer After GOP Midterm Losses Last updated 16 minutes ago Hawley described the Republican defeats in traditionally red states as shocking and historic, urging a spiritual response with fasting and prayer from noon to 1 p.m. He criticized his party...

The Story Behind "In Flanders Fields" - One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History

The Story Behind "In Flanders Fields" - One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History, Red Poppies in Flanders Fields. Tijl Vercaemer - CC BY 2.0 More so than any other modern war and certainly more than any war fought before it, The First World War was the age of the "war poet". For the first...

A 100 Year Old Englishman reflects on whether it was worth it....

“I can see in my mind’s eye those rows and rows of white stones and all the hundreds of my friends who gave their lives. For what? The country of today? No, I’m sorry, but the sacrifice wasn’t worth the result that it is now.”   

Trump says Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff

“Trump revealed the shake-up three days after Democrats' landslide victory in the midterm elections, winning majority control of the House and Senate.”

President Donald Trump on Friday announced White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller will be promoted to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Trump revealed the stunning shake-up just three days after Democrats won a landslide victory in the midterm elections, gaining majority control...

Kennedy family members seek to block construction of Trump's arch

“Nine family members seek to join a lawsuit against the arch, arguing it would cast a shadow over the site where some of their notable relatives are...”

Nov. 10, 2026, 11:23 PM ESTBy Gary Grumbach and Raquel Coronell Uribe Nine members of the Kennedy family asked a federal judge in Washington on Tuesday for permission to join the legal battle against President Donald Trump's planned "triumphal" arch, arguing the structure would cast a shadow...

Trump Claims Midterms Were Not Honest

Massie Files 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth | Truthout

“The articles charge Hegseth with waging illegal wars, engaging in extrajudicial killings, and suppressing free speech.”

The articles charge Hegseth with waging illegal wars, engaging in extrajudicial killings, and suppressing free speech. By Chris Walker, Truthout Published November 9, 2026 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere....

Should Men Pee Sitting Down or Standing Up? Science Has an Answer

“For healthy men, posture barely changes urine flow. But the physics of splashback tells another story.”

For years, men have been arguing about whether to pee sitting down or standing up. Now, scientists have put the question to the test. The verdict? Your bladder probably doesn’t care. At least, not if you’re healthy. But physics tells a different story. And it might make you think twice before...

Guard scolds Hegseth, advisers for laughing at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

“"All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all time," the sentinel yelled, prompting Hegseth and other members of the...”

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier scolded Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and his senior advisers for not being respectful after some members in the group laughed while posing for pictures in front of the memorial. "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of...

MAGA feud engulfs Susie Wiles’ firm as massive $186 million haul exposed

Former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has come under fire after a former aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alleged in an interview Sunday that Wiles' lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, controlled the White House. Now, CBS News is reporting her firm cashed in $186 million during Trump's first...

Trump–Putin Diesel Deal Falters: No Shipments, No Price Drop, Political Loss

“The last tanker carrying Russian diesel under President Donald Trump’s October deal with Vladimir Putin has turned back from the U.S. East Coast,...”

Trump–Putin Diesel Deal Falters: No Shipments, No Price Drop, Political Loss The last tanker carrying Russian diesel under President Donald Trump’s October deal with Vladimir Putin has turned back from the U.S. East Coast, confirming that zero Russian...

What Is Chinamaxxing? Why Gen Z Is Suddenly Becoming Chinese

What Is Chinamaxxing? Why Gen Z Is Suddenly Becoming Chinese  Chinamaxxing is the Gen Z trend of "becoming Chinese" — drinking hot water, eating congee, playing mahjong. What it means, where it came from, and what it misses. For most of the last decade, China reached Western feeds as a...

Fox News reveals CNN pundit is ‘frontrunner’ for Trump’s press secretary role

“The report cites sources close to the president who claim that conservative commentator Ben Ferguson is the latest frontrunner for the position....”

President Donald Trump is still looking for a new White House press secretary and could be set to make a decision soon, according to a new report by Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca and Katelyn Caralle. The report cites sources close to the president who claim that conservative...

Nickels in the Jukebox

“Post 'em if you got 'em.”

Trump has become Roy Cohen with a presidential seal

“Americans were simply sick of Trump. Sick of his voice, his ramblings, his insults, his chaos. Trump gets enormous exposure, but exposure didn’t do...”

Have American voters reset the political clock to the day before Donald Trump descended that golden escalator in 2015? It certainly looks that way. The midterm blue tsunami delivered one of the most humiliating repudiations of a president and his political party since Watergate voters sent a...

NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program

“NASA officials announced the news Saturday during a Kennedy Space Center air show promoting lunar exploration as well as advances in aviation and...”

Nov. 7, 2026, 4:15 PM EST / Source: The Associated PressBy The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis program. Officials announced the news...

As budgets tighten, people are breaking out their library cards

“Some Americans squeezed by high prices are relying more on their local libraries for things like books, streaming services and high-priced items...”

Izzy Rivera reads at least one book every week, but buying them new isn't in her budget. As she saves up for law school, some expenses don't make the cut. "Say I'm buying a few a month," she said, "it just isn't realistic." That's why Rivera has recently been leaning more on local libraries...

October CPI report: Inflation likely slowed

“Tuesday's CPI report will be the first snapshot of U.S. price growth since inflation-weary Americans voted for a Democratic sweep in the midterms.”

Nov. 9, 2026, 6:00 PM ESTBy Steve Kopack Americans are tired of inflation, as last week's election results showed, but there may have been some relief last month as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices eased. The consumer price index, which is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday,...

How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market

How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants De Havilland's banana-yellow Super Scooper looks like something drawn from the cover of a 1960s...

GOP eyes Senate comeback after Democratic bloodbath, but another political nightmare could await

“The GOP would need to flip at least four seats in 2028, with opportunities in New Hampshire, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia”

What are the odds that Democrats blow it?

Stevie Nicks Predicted Midterm Blue Wave in Poem Titled 'Morning Symphony'

Stevie Nicks Predicted Midterm Blue Wave in Poem Titled 'Morning Symphony' Stevie Nicks said she predicted the Democrats' massive blue wave win in the midterm elections in a poem she wrote last month called  'Morning Symphony'. Stevie Nicks at NYCB Fall Fashion Gala held at Lincoln Center...

Study shows widespread exhaustion, but there is reason for hope

Editorial: Study shows widespread exhaustion, but there is reason for hope The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, The Virginian-Pilot on Nov 10, 2026 Are you exhausted? Just can't shake that weary feeling? If you're chronically fatigued, you are not alone. Far from it, in fact....

The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

“From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerous”

The inefficiency of the whole can overwhelm the efficiency of the parts.  The common western practice of creating an efficiency competition between work groups can result in disastrous consequences.