Tagged: politics
Trump speech fact check for his 2025 joint address to Congress
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News & Politics
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one week ago
Trump – the tyrant, traitor, and Liar-in-Chief – literally lives in a world of his own making, and judging by certain reactions elsewhere on this site, so do his cultish followers. Keep in mind,...
The all-American plummet, courtesy of the willfully blind
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News & Politics
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4 weeks ago
This seed is from our local newspaper, the Yuma Sun . It's a model of what a local paper needs to be, with lots of local news presented by good writers. It has tried to steer a path...
Lula and Xi sign dozens of trade deals as Brazil-China ties deepen
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World News
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78 Comments
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4 months ago
Why would any country trust Trump? Why would any country make deals that engage their future, with a man so obviously determined to destroy the world. I'm sure that Lula doesn't want to...
DJT: Trump Media shares erase 2024 gains as key sale date nears
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News & Politics
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6 months ago
Although this is pretty much what should happen to a company with no real value and no realistic future, chances are good that the Trump cult has largely stuck with this stock and have ridden it...
internet astrologer predicts next US president after prophesying the exact date of Biden's exit
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News & Politics
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7 months ago
Who is Amy Tripp? From NDTV: Amy Tripp is an astrologer and a licensed therapist. According to her website , she has a Master's degree in Social Work from New York University and has studied...
United States' Response to Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief
By: tig
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News & Politics
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109 Comments
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3 years ago
A legal response including a timeline for NARA attempting to get classified documents back from Trump's residence. Here is a link to an article that puts this all in context: The Justice...
What we learned from the January 6 hearings - CNNPolitics
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3 years ago
A few takeouts from these takeouts: The most damning accounts came not from Trump's political opponents but his inner circle at the White House, as multiple former Trump White House and campaign...
Analysis: Herschel Walker doesn't understand how evolution works. 'Why are there still apes?' - CNNPolitics
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3 years ago
"At one time, science said man came from apes, did it not?" Walker, the frontrunner for the Georgia Republican Senate nomination, said in an appearance over the weekend at a church in...
Michael Sussmann: Prosecutors say Clinton campaign lawyer tried 'to manipulate the FBI' with Trump-Russia tip as first Durham trial opens - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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3 years ago
The problem Durham has is that, YES, the CIA and FBI were investigating Donald Trump's Russian dealings long prior to the 2016 election. By at least 2014 Trump and Co sought out and established...
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Guantanamo and the Role of Defense Attorneys - Lawfare
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3 years ago
The American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients is at least as old as John Adams’s representation of the British soldiers charged in the Boston massacre. People come to serve...
Shocking New York Times Video Recreates Timeline Of January 6
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News & Politics
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4 years ago
Important related video: Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA): "It was not an insurrection...if you didn't know the TV footage was a video from January the 6th you would actually think it was a normal...
Polls show majority of Republicans mistakenly think the 2020 election wasn't legitimate - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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4 years ago
Trump and the Republican Party's attempt to undermine American's faith in our system of government is having an effect on self-identified Republican voters. This will only cause them to continue...
Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: 'We could go back to being our own Republic' - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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8 Comments
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4 years ago
The Chairman of the Texas Republican Party is openly anti-American, un-American and a total nut job, which makes him fairly well representative of the rest of his party.
Donald Trump: Former president names two new lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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4 years ago
I am curious as to what is going on inside of Trump's mind. My guess is that he is banking on the Rs to not convict no matter what so he wants to turn the impeachment trial into an extension of...
William Cohen, former defense secretary, says 'we are standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy' - CNNPolitics
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32 Comments
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4 years ago
William Cohen is moderate, thoughtful and not prone to exaggeration. And, he is correct. Trump is "engaging in an overt act of criminal misconduct."
All 10 living former defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter - CNNPolitics
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14 Comments
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4 years ago
Why did all 10 living former Defense Secretaries, including the two who worked for Trump, feel that it was necessary for this extraordinary letter to come out today? Are they aware of some...
Nearly a dozen Republican senators announce plans to vote against counting electoral votes - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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4 years ago
In a further showing of obedience and fealty to the Dear Leader, more Republican Senators join the effort to overthrow the results of a fair and free election and disenfranchise millions of...
Two House Republicans tell CNN they expect at least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes - CNNPolitics
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4 years ago
The Republican Party is turning it's back on America. Republicans can no longer claim to represent democracy or the will of the people.
Trump remains silent as massive cyber hack poses 'grave risk' to government - CNNPolitics
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News & Politics
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5 years ago
Trump has had absolutely nothing to say about this major breach by the Russians. Trump has never uttered a single word of criticism of Putin during his entire presidency. In fact, Trump has...
Is This the Beginning of the Second American Civil War?
By: malamuteman
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News & Politics
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393 Comments
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5 years ago
Back in early 2008 I joined Newsvine. For the first few years it was a great place to express views and have meaningful and constructive dialogue. It slowly devolved into hateful partisan arguing,...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden has refused to condemn Philadelphia violence
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News & Politics
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14 Comments
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5 years ago
There is a member here who this morning contended that there is no evidence that Trump is a liar. To the contrary we see evidence of Trump lying every day. Here is one of the latest.
Thanks To The Shutdown, Americans Have Found Out They Don’t Need Part Of The Government
Via: it-is-me
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Op/Ed
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11 Comments
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6 years ago
Trump has never cared about what may seem embarrassing; he has cared about long-term goals. An added bonus to the shutdown? A number of U.S. officials have told me that they have been able to work...
Paul Ryan’s Legacy: The Destruction Of American Sovereignty
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7 years ago
12/7/18 According to our friend Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4), Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his leadership team, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Whip Steve Scalise, refused to...
How The Late George H.W. Bush Killed The Border Wall
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7 years ago
Soon to be departed Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have announced that, out of respect for the late President George H.W. Bush, Congress will have a...
The use of violence as a political weapon - what Trump actually said
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News & Politics
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7 years ago
(Photo credit: Extra Newsfeed) President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced violence after a bomb scare that targeted top Democratic figures, but a resurfaced video shows him...
Senate race turns ugly as campaign signs are vandalized in west Houston
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8 Comments
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7 years ago
Over 50,000 people turned out for Beto O'Rourke's campaign rally in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, making it the largest political rally for a single candidate since the 2016 presidential...
It's a big mistake to write Trump off (opinion)
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7 years ago
CNN - By Paul Callan For those who have been hoping for an end to the Donald Trump presidency, Tuesday appeared to be cause for celebration. On that day, a Virginia jury returned eight felony...
WELCOME TO MY COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET PARTY!
By: eat-the-press-do-not-read-it
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6 years ago
Why Hide In the Closet? It stinks in there! CAUTION: Big Boy language slung about "Chere"! If you are queer that way, and, are offended by words , but, not by deeds, please, by all means...
Welcome to My "COMING OUT PARTY"!
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6 years ago
CAUTION: Trump language tossed about here. https://www.facebook.com/UncleYohnnie/videos/1924070950982925/?t=0 If language offends, but, actions do not, perhaps, you might be better served to...
Cuomo rips lawmaker over blaming media for Trump summit fumble
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7 years ago
Kellyanne Conway is fond of stating there are so-called, "Alternative facts" out there. Well, people whose occupation is damage control can come in all shapes and sizes. Behold in the video...
TRUMP will get to appoint another Supreme Court Justice.
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7 years ago
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President...
CLINTON: U.S. & N Korea reached agreement that will make the US, Korean Peninsula, & the world safer.
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7 years ago
I am pleased that the United States and North Korea yesterday reached agreement on the text of a framework document on North Korea's nuclear program. This agreement will help to achieve a...
Palestinians Starting To Have Mixed Feelings About Being Used As Human Shields
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News & Politics
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4 Comments
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7 years ago
BEIT LAHIA, GAZA STRIP—Saying they’ve begun to reevaluate their stance as the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence has escalated, hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip told...
Why Trump is right to demand answers on the FBI 'informant' fracas
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7 years ago
Did Barack Obama's FBI spy on the Trump campaign by placing a long-trusted source in position to develop contacts with Donald Trump's political advisers? Or did the FBI get information from a...
"Howdy, The News Talkers Fiends", I be a newbie and I want to introduce myself to you all!
By: eat-the-press-do-not-read-it
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The Lighter Side/ Humor
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46 Comments
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7 years ago
A short, but, sad introduction to my new friends on The News Talker.com I was once like you, now, I'm not. Due primarily to the frequent, unsolicited beatings I have endured from Conservative...
Secret House memo: Shocking facts or misleading hype?
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News & Politics
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318 Comments
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7 years ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secret-house-memo-shocking-facts-or-misleading-hype/ar-AAv89VQ?li=BBnb7Kz WASHINGTON — A secret memo written by Republicans from the House Intelligence...
Trey Gowdy on Strzok-Page FBI Texts: “Today We Saw a Text About Not Keeping Texts” (VIDEO)
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7 years ago
According to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, 50,000 text messages were exchanged between Peter Strzok and his mistress Lisa Page. These 50,000 text messages do not include the ‘missing’ texts....
Railroaded: The Real Reasons Al Franken Is No Longer A Senator
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7 years ago
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/railroaded-the-real-reasons-al-franken-is-no-longer-a-senator/ar-BBHLBup Three weeks after volunteering as Democratic Party tribute Hunger-Games-Style,...
Rep. John Conyers announces he will 'retire today' from congressional seat
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News & Politics
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8 years ago
DETROIT — Facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of sexual harassment claims, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., on Tuesday retired from the seat he has held for more than...
Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC
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News & Politics
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6 Comments
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8 years ago
“Right around the time of the convention, the leaked emails revealed Hillary’s campaign was grabbing money from the state parties for its own purposes, leaving the states with very little to...
The Death of Discussion in American Politics
By: perrie-halpern
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News & Politics
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642 Comments
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8 years ago
By Perrie Berlin-Halpern As a moderator of an internet political forum, I find it hard not to notice that over the 10+ years that I have been involved in political discussion, that I have actually...
Trump Contraceptive Move Could Lead to More Abortions
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News & Politics
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60 Comments
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8 years ago
From NBCNEWS : The Trump administration's moves this week to cut back on free birth control and tighten abortion restrictions could add up to an unintended consequence, according to experts:...
Looks like the White House may not suspend the US-South Korean trade deal
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News & Politics
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8 years ago
The White House has set aside for now consideration of terminating the U.S. trade agreement with South Korea, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. President Donald Trump had been...
A prominent astrologer's analysis of the birthcharts of the presidential candidates
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News & Politics
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9 years ago
Mitchell Lewis is a prominent astrologer who specialty is financial Astrology and therefore he's also interested in current events. This article has a lot of detail, including some very technical...