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Trump speech fact check for his 2025 joint address to Congress
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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,...
Hate to say it, but AOC is right about this one
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day... so I guess we can accept that a conservative commentator is right once in a while. This is another example of the Sun's balancing act.
The all-American plummet, courtesy of the willfully blind
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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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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...
The United States is about to become a different kind of country.
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Above all, we must learn to live in an America where an overwhelming number of our fellow citizens have chosen a president who holds the most fundamental values and traditions of our democracy, our...
Teamsters union withholds presidential endorsement amid strong support for Trump
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6 months ago
The rank and file support Trump so, naturally, the executive board sweeps it under the carpet. But then union leadership has been feathering their own nests for many, many decades.
DJT: Trump Media shares erase 2024 gains as key sale date nears
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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...
Tim Walz's Long Relationship With China Defies Easy Stereotypes
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7 months ago
Tim Walz is a Reagan Democrat. Bill Clinton embraced Reagan's small government ideology by eliminating 250,000 Federal jobs and partnering with big business. Under Clinton, big business operated...
internet astrologer predicts next US president after prophesying the exact date of Biden's exit
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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...
What Biden's Defenders Ask Us to Believe
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8 months ago
The problem is you. You are not supposed to trust your own senses, listen to your own instincts, to think for yourself. Don't you care about democracy? Don't you trust Joe Biden? Don't you fear...
Trump is right: Biden's ego is his downfall
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Donald Trump knows a thing or two about self-esteem. Speaking this week about whether or not his rival Joe Biden can survive as a presidential candidate in 2024, he cut to the point: "He's got an...
'Basel III' bank rules could pose unexpected threat to Biden's green energy plans
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First I've heard of this. But the news isn't surprising. Banks have been subsidized and bailed out by taxpayers since Bill Clinton approved the repeal of Glass-Steagall. (That's supposedly one...
Trump and Biden projected to clinch party nominations in 2024 race
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Oh, goodie. Now that we have a left cheek and a right cheek, we can have a wild assed election. It's nuthin' but butt chuckles for the rest of the year. Joe Biden wasted no time to make a...
Biden nets landslide victory in South Carolina Democratic Primary, winning 96% of votes
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Biden won a participation award! Bless his heart. But it was a long, long, boring day for poll workers. Is a voter turnout of 4 pct really a mandate? Apparently the unbiased liberal press...
DeSantis Posts Deranged Ad Attacking Trump and Pride Month With 'American Psycho' Clips
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2 years ago
I feel confident that most people will think this is one of the more disturbing political ads they have ever seen. You can see the video at the Mediate link. OR on twitter...
Ron DeSantis threatens academic freedom in Florida with these new bills - Vox
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"Ron DeSantis is threatening academic freedom everywhere." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own...
FAA launches faster East Coast routes to avoid congestion
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2 years ago
Hey, way to address climate change. More CO2 generators at higher altitudes won't cause any problem whatsoever. Those carbon emissions can be offset by simply banning gas ranges.
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
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In a blow to autocrats, Biden was forced to end the COVID national emergency. Congress is also attempting to end the authorizations to use military force which will be a devastating blow to...
U.S. Senate advances bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations
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It's only taken 30 years to repeal what never should have been enacted. Neoconservative/neoliberal Republicans oppose repealing these war authorizations. And Biden's White House only supports the...
Ukraine Needs Shells, and Arms Makers Want Money. Enter the E.U.
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Can't fight a war without factories. Ordering ammunition that can't be manufactured won't bring any sort of victory. Giving money directly to Ukraine won't increase the supply of ammunition that...
US to buy South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine
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So, every Cold War conflict is being revived. No doubt before the Ukrainian war is over we'll be hearing about the involvement of Vietnam and Cuba, too. The thing is that the war in Ukraine is...
Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday's Midterms - The New York Times
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Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
Accused Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape could be deported
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3 years ago
So, will Democrats now acknowledge that the immigration system is broken? Will Democrats now acknowledge that the idea of sanctuary cities might attract those violating immigration laws?
GOP Plans Debt Crisis to Cut Medicare, Social Security
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If Republicans take control of the House of Representatives, they plan to ramp up their attack on Social Security, Medicare and the working people of America. Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off...
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
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Now Joe Biden wants to be the next Jack Kennedy. You know, Joe, it really does take two to Armageddon. Biden is making his own veiled threats to use nuclear weapons. As has become typical for...
United States' Response to Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief
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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...
Putin signs decree to give money to Ukrainians who fled war to Russia
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Will Poland do the same? Yes, Putin is using a propaganda ploy. But the problem is it's an effective propaganda ploy. Rumors will spread. Eventually Ukrainian refugees that fled west will be...
CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense - CNNPolitics
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Not surprising that there is no evidence of a declassification.
Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announce deal for energy and health care bill - CNNPolitics
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This is great news for the economy, very good news for Democrats and excellent news for the country. Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group...
What we learned from the January 6 hearings - CNNPolitics
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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...
Biden Approval Rating Plummets to New Low, Marking Year of High Disapproval
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Yuppers! It's Putin's fault. It's Trump's fault. It's Alito's fault. It's oil companies' fault. It's guns' fault. We all know the litany of blame. The hell of it is we are in a full...
Cheney says January 6 committee could make multiple criminal referrals, including of Trump
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Criminal referrals? A political body has subjected the American people to weeks of political theater in an attempt to engender public outrage - and - now they claim they can't do anything about...
NATO calls Russia its 'most significant and direct threat'
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No, Russia is not the 'most significant and direct threat' to NATO or Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has only allowed Europe to kick the can farther down the road. The greatest...
Analysis: Herschel Walker doesn't understand how evolution works. 'Why are there still apes?' - CNNPolitics
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"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...
January 6 hearings: House committee shows montage of never-before-seen-video | LiveNOW from FOX
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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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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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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...
Ukrainians are giving Americans two lessons about democracy we've forgotten
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The liberal press has the impudence, audacity, insolence, unmitigated gall to publish this tripe? The United States was founded for the sole purpose of oppressing the Black race. Americans are...
Here's the *real* problem with Joe Biden's approval rating
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The really real problem with Joe Biden's approval rating is Joe Biden. The Democrats' emperor has no coattails. There's nothing for Democrats to celebrate. Are Democrats going to cheer the...
Americans' trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
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Americans are not as polarized over science as these journalistic narratives suggest. And, if the reporting is accurate, then the political biases are quite apparent in news reporting. What is...
Takeaways from the landmark sedition indictment against the Oath Keepers - CNNPolitics
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The case resolves around the Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, and its leader Stewart Rhodes. Many of the defendants were already facing charges for storming the US Capitol building and...
Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with 'seditious conspiracy' - CNNPolitics
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These are the first indictments for "seditious conspiracy" related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Will there be more coming? Stay tuned, folks! Trolling, taunting, and off...
Ashley Biden Caught in Diary Investigation After Leak | PEOPLE.com
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I went in search of a story about Ashley Biden and her dad. I was told there was an FBI investigation. What I wasn't told was that the FBI investigation is centered on James O'Keefe and Project...
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol
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Three days before the Jan. 6th insurrection, here was a secret meeting in Quantico to address existing contingency plans to deal with the potential "terrorist attack" on the capitol. Jeffrey A....
Biden's Troubled Relationship With the Truth - and Consequences
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Trolling, taunting, and off-topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own comments or continue to disrupt the conversation risk having all of...
January 6: How the House select committee finally exposed Trump's empire of lies - CNNPolitics
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The essential work being performed by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack continues to reveal the criminal malfeasance of Trump and his enablers. History will long remember the...
‘The Dying Citizen’ Review: Keystone of the Republic
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In his 2001 book “Carnage and Culture,” Victor Davis Hanson sought to explain the West’s military superiority over the previous 2,500 years, from the democratic city-states of ancient Greece to...
Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate appears with Nazi sympathizer and QAnon-linked activists at campaign events - CNNPolitics
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The Trump endorsed candidate for Arizona governor pals around with Nazis sympathizers and QAnon extremists. Fascism continues to gain a foothold in the Republican Party. Trolling, taunting, and...
Tax strategy of the rich, backdoor Roth survives in latest Democrat plan
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Way to stick it to the rich. Let's go, Brandon! Don't be surprised if a repeal of the limit on SALT deductions is buried in Build Back Better, too. It's one thing to not bite the hand that feeds...
Texas GOP consolidates power in new congressional maps as Senate again fails to act on voting rights - CNNPolitics
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Showing their total contempt for Hispanic citizens, urban and suburban-dwelling citizens, and democracy itself, elitist Texas Republicans used redistricting to consolidate the power of their base,...
Donald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom - CNNPolitics
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Just as he did when John McCain died, Trump is using Colin Powell's death as an opportunity to exact revenge. Trolling, taunting, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group...
Texas Lawmaker Files Resolution to Make the Bible the "Official State Book" | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
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Which Bible will it be? English Standard Version. ... King James Version. ... New American Standard Bible. ... New English Bible. ... New International Version. ... New King James Version. ... New...
Analysis: What the Census results tell us about the future US electorate
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If the United States is diversifying then why is the country's politics controlled by only two political parties dominated by non-Hispanic whites? The analysis presented by CNN is rather...
Shocking New York Times Video Recreates Timeline Of January 6
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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...
John Kerry told Iranians about secret Israeli operations in Syria: Report
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Former Secretary of State John Kerry kept Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif informed about secret Israeli military actions in Syria, the Iranian diplomat said in recently leaked...
Study Shows Anti-Racist Messages Hurt Democrats
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So, the gist of it is, many Americans do not want to hear about racism, they are . By pointing out ongoing racism, Democrats risk political defeat, because parts of white America are...
Biden sees `win' for US in electric vehicle battery deal
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What's good for South Korea is good for the United States. Of course, South Korean doesn't have to deal with BLM protests or a porous southern border or health care deserts or a shrinking middle...
Polls show majority of Republicans mistakenly think the 2020 election wasn't legitimate - CNNPolitics
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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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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.
Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts
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America's last President was a fascist: - undoubtedly authoritarian, and - undoubtedly xenophobe (racist). Tens of millions of Americans - including quite a few here on Newstalkers - fervently...
Don't confuse the left with liberalism
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The political left (and the political right) throw around the labels 'liberal', 'progressive', and 'conservative' in the same way they throw around the labels 'Nazi', 'Fascist', and 'Socialist'....
Mayor: Migrants being released in Yuma, San Luis
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This is "local news"... that may interest more than just Yumans. This has happened before, when retention facilities overflow. Hey! It's hard to find enough buses to get these people to...
Fight Over Voting Rules Revs Up in Georgia
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ATLANTA—Georgia lawmakers are gearing up for a brawl over proposed election-law changes, following key Democratic victories in this longtime Republican stronghold. Republican lawmakers are...
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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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...
The Trump Mob's Nooses, Gallows, Crosses, and Costumes Are Deadly Fascist Symbols
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We're fools. They've been telling us for years that they are opposed to democracy. We haven't listened. They have lied over and over... but we continue to hope they'll someday be honest.
William Cohen, former defense secretary, says 'we are standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy' - CNNPolitics
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William Cohen is moderate, thoughtful and not prone to exaggeration. And, he is correct. Trump is "engaging in an overt act of criminal misconduct."
Four criminal laws Trump may have broken in his call with Georgia's Brad Raffensperger
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No American should miss the opportunity to hear their President, successively wheedling and then threatening, to persuade an election official to change a result he has already certified ....
All 10 living former defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter - CNNPolitics
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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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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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The Republican Party is turning it's back on America. Republicans can no longer claim to represent democracy or the will of the people.
Dr. Fauci says slow Covid vaccine rollout has been 'disappointing'
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Why has the rollout of the vaccines been disappointing? The vaccines have only been available for emergency use for two weeks. According to reporting, over half of the initial planned quantity...
Trump remains silent as massive cyber hack poses 'grave risk' to government - CNNPolitics
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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?
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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,...
Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural U.S.
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Rural America is not becoming more conservative. That's an urban myth palmed off by Democrats to assuage concerns that the Democratic Party is drifting toward an illiberal and undemocratic...
Joe Biden stakes out his anti-Trump presidency
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The United States is so screwed. Joe Biden's picks are undoubtedly qualified and competent, as their long government service illustrates. But Joe Biden is assembling an administration whose...
Pelosi's struggle to unite her caucus is just beginning
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The 2020 election may well prove to be an inflection point for the Democratic Party. In the past Nancy Pelosi unified the House Democratic caucus with the political plum of winning elections....
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
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No, say it ain't so, Joe. Candidate Joe made political promises to be decisive and proactive in protecting the health and safety of Americans. Candidate Joe was going to do great things and...
'First Principles' Review: Classically Constituted
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The subject of Thomas Ricks’s extraordinarily timely book is, in his words, “what our first four presidents learned, where they learned it, who they learned it from, and what they did with that...
What's next? Saturday's election verdict isn't last step
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How can a nation that extravagantly expends time, money, and resources on sports demand contestants concede? When did sports announcers begin declaring winners and calling for the losing side to...
How Biden plans to undo Trump's 'America First' foreign policy and return US to world stage
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Joe Biden will ignore the flaws revealed by the coronavirus pandemic and plans a rebirth of neoliberalism. Biden will rebuild the international bureaucracy of technocratic authoritarians that...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden has refused to condemn Philadelphia violence
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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.
American Ninja Warrior: Democracy Edition | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
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Bill Maher is back in the studio (where he properly belongs)! Behind the "resolute" desk. with a dark interior background! Here he is serving up wit and truth in a spoonful.
Where Trump and Biden Stand on China - WSJ
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The hard line the U.S. has taken on China in recent years is likely to continue no matter whether President Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden wins the presidential election. Mr. Trump...
'The Luckiest Man' Review: Remembering a Maverick
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The late John McCain’s paternal line was touched by a kind of tragic greatness. The senator’s grandfather, “Slew” McCain, a brilliant and courageous admiral in the Pacific during World War II,...
Poll: Many Americans blame virus crisis on US government
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Sole responsibility for the pandemic lies with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus has caused the crisis. The virus has changed people's lives. The virus has killed people. The virus has destroyed...
Liberal group's letter riddled with duplicate names amid 'thousands' opposing Amy Coney Barrett
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Liberal judicial advocacy group Alliance for Justice sent a letter to the U.S. Senate with the names of thousands of lawyers purportedly opposing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court...
Science Journals Have Become Intensely Political
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Stating the obvious is no sin. Scientific journals have been publishing political opinion under the guise of science. The COP21 Paris accord was strictly a political agreement. Touting support...
What happens if a candidate for president dies?
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In this year of COVID anything is possible. Donald Trump has been infected and Joe Biden is vulnerable. Either one or both could become a statistic before January 20, 2021. Early voting is...
"What's Wrong With a Sweep?": As Trump Falters, Democrats See an Expanding 2020 Senate Map
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For several decades, the Republican Party used obstruction to prevent California's government from functioning. Finally, the people were so fed up that they gave the Dems a bullet-proof...
Gretchen Whitmer exceeded powers during coronavirus pandemic, Michigan Supreme Court rules
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LANSING, Mich. — A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. Gretcher Whitmer to respond to the coronavirus pandemic was declared unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court , a striking...
Biden in 1993 speech pushing crime bill warned of 'predators on our streets' who were 'beyond the pale'
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It's even become necessary to throw Hillary Clinton under the bus to gloss over Joe Biden's political past. Joe Biden, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, advocated a specific solution...
'The Man Who Ran Washington' Review: Invisible Touch
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A first-term White House chief of staff faces three great tasks: avoid scandal, get the president re-elected and leave without getting fired. It is remarkable how few chiefs of staff, over the...
'The Daughters of Yalta' Review: Big Three, Little Three
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Much has been written about the historic Yalta Conference in February 1945, when Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met to decide the future of the postwar world. Little, however, is known about the...
Anthony Fauci calls 200,000 pandemic death toll 'sobering, and in some respects, stunning'
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Why would 200,000 coronavirus deaths be stunning? The 1918-19 Spanish Flu pandemic killed 675,000 in a population of 103 million. That would translate to over 2 million deaths today. We are...
The Right Begins A Reckoning With Globalization
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HuffPo, being what it is, focuses attention on the right. But the left cannot simply sweep the appalling consequences of globalization under the rug any longer. Ronald Reagan argued for a...
Herman Cain, former GOP presidential candidate, dies after battle with coronavirus
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I knew he was sick with the COVID. Less than two weeks before receiving his diagnosis, Cain had attended Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the marquee event for the president’s self-proclaimed...
‘The Hardhat Riot’ Review: What the Riots Foretold
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‘For the first time in a century,” New York Mayor John Lindsay pronounced in 1970, “we are not sure there is a future for America.” Those concerned about our country’s current turmoil may take...
The world is putting America in quarantine
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Good deal. How can we make this permanent? The pandemic did not originate in the United States. The pandemic was imposed upon the United States. Not surprisingly meddling Europe, meddling...
Thanks To The Shutdown, Americans Have Found Out They Don’t Need Part Of The Government
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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...
Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short
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Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah and the party’s 2012 nominee for president, will be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Thursday. By Mitt Romney January 1 at 8:00 PM The...
Paul Ryan’s Legacy: The Destruction Of American Sovereignty
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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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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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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...
The sky isn't falling on Trump's America
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7 years ago
Many news reporters took up the Democrats’ banner at every stage, writing stories to follow whatever theme the party was messaging on any given day. ---------------------------------------------...
Senate race turns ugly as campaign signs are vandalized in west Houston
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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...
A look back: John McCain's "Arab Moment"
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7 years ago
A very important moment in American political history! This got a mixed reaction, some folks praising McCain as man of rare character, others bashing him as being a traitor to the Republican...
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...
A Serious Question For Republican Congressional Candidates
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by: George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 8/3/18 This is a serious question for Republican congressional candidates: Do you think you can win your campaign running on the record of Speaker...
WELCOME TO MY COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET PARTY!
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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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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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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...
Understanding Trump
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7 years ago
"PSYCHOANALYSIS NOW - PAY LATER", is a new psychological service available at all Quickie Marts, courtesy of Drs. Ding Dong and Ding-A-Ling", conjoined Siamese Twins, who specialize in treating...
"Howdy, The News Talkers Fiends", I be a newbie and I want to introduce myself to you all!
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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...
Will Evangelicals Ever Awaken From Their Religious Comas and Realize that Trump is EVIL?
By: Eat The Press - Do Not Read It; The Content is Worthless! We Are the Real Fake News, not the real news our FAKE PRESIDENT whines about!Posted in: Politics As many of you may know, I, too, am a Man of Glob, er,...
What will it take for Right Wing, Evangelicals, Born Upside Down & Backwards FAKE CHRISTIANS to Awaken From their Religious Comas?
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As many of you may know, I, too, am a Man of Glob, er, "Man of GOD", ordained by the Universal Church of Lice, er, "Life", in the early 1970s. I preach under the nom de plume of Reverend Oral...
LOL: Look Who Dems Chose to Deliver Their Official SOTU Rebuttal
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They’re putting up the looniest laughing stock ever, Maxine “Mad Max” Waters, to deliver their official rebuttal to President Trump’s State of The Union address....
Secret House memo: Shocking facts or misleading hype?
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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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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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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,...
Why Democrat's Are Losing Followers
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8 years ago
I could say it's for the same reason that Republican's are; simply that they no longer represent those that are their core supporters. Let the howling begin! Just like the Republican's, the...
Rep. John Conyers announces he will 'retire today' from congressional seat
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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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“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
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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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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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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...
Vladimir Putin defends Donald Trump
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8 years ago
Vladimir Putin defends Donald Trump, says critics trying to “undermine the legitimacy” of the president-elect The Russian dictator blasted President Barack Obama for trying to tie Trump's...
The story behind the Donald Trump fortune teller
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9 years ago
A strange, animatronic Donald Trump fortune telling machine has been popping up all over New York. No one seemed to know who made it or where it would appear next. We found the Zoltar-like...
A prominent astrologer's analysis of the birthcharts of the presidential candidates
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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...