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MadMatthew56

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Compulsive writer. 45 years in comms, 25 as science/tech writer, lifelong Michigander. Husband, dad, grandpa, and proud member, The Enemy Within. First political experience: volunteer for McGovern. I block both-sides-ers as well as Trump humpers.

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Whitmer's office calls for probe into why weather service didn't issue tornado watch Whitmer's office questioned whether the lack of a tornado watch alert could be attributed to funding cutbacks at the National Weather Service.

Golly. It couldn’t be those DOGE cuts, hunh?

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Matt Roush (@mattroush7) on Threads

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08.03.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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God Mode, Gas Prices, and the Gathering Recession Trump and Hegseth are treating war like a video game while oil surges, the labor market weakens, allies scramble, and the global bill keeps climbing.

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Trump’s War On Iran: Myth Vs. Fact The White House has defended strikes on Iran, stating that the country’s leaders are β€œpaying for their crimes against America.” The Onion examines the myths and facts surrounding President Trump’s war...

Trump’s War On Iran: Myth Vs. Fact β€” theonion.com/trumps-war-o...

08.03.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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this week in stupid: March 7 edition Donny stays on topic, Marco gets myopic, and so much more...

This week’s edition is long but great. This country really is being run by religious fanatic lunatics.
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Trump: When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.

Hey, when the man’s right, he’s right.

06.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kocha πŸŒΏπŸ‘ŠπŸΎ (@mteuzi) on Threads Every few months you'll see a video like this one. Pastors in the Oval Office. Hands on the president. Prayers over the most powerful man on earth. Most people scroll past. But if you understand what ...

Next stop Gilead…

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06.03.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Biggest Pro-Trump Mega-Media Monopoly Ever (it’s already distorting war coverage) But this mega-media monopoly can be stopped. Here’s how.

β€œ60 Minutes” was once a reliable source of tough reporting. Now it’s becoming a shill for the Trump regime.

It soon could get far worse. CBS News is on the verge of becoming part of the largest pro-Trump media monopoly in America

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06.03.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The reason we have β€œstupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

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This war on Iran is a case study in an administration that believes it has the means - and therefore the moral authority - to do whatever it wants.

It could have assembled a case, enlisted allies, stuck to a script.

But it can't be bothered, because it feels that to all be unnecessary.

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Under the Squeaker of this House, the United States Congress now has all the power and authority of the Russian Duma.

05.03.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the man who is now in charge of US Homeland Security.

05.03.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8020    πŸ” 2725    πŸ’¬ 712    πŸ“Œ 228
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Forever War Trump has spent the last decade (3 presidential campaigns) criticizing his predecessors for engaging in β€œregime change” and β€œforever wars.” Oops.
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So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 18741    πŸ” 7302    πŸ’¬ 794    πŸ“Œ 414
Tweets about people asking Grok which president told the most lies.

Tweets about people asking Grok which president told the most lies.

Bahahaha. 😁😏

#DJT #DJ6T #FDJ6T #PantsOnFireDJ6T

04.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 13497    πŸ” 3454    πŸ’¬ 378    πŸ“Œ 203
Journalist serving the Great Lakes? Beat Academy has an election coverage workshop for you.

Attention journos: This looks worthwhile. If I was still covering politics in Michigan (and thank God I'm not) I'd be interested in this. us7.campaign-archive.com?e=40ca7943dd...

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Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

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...plus the Republicans gin up some culture war bullshit, so a Republican gets back in, and proceeds to pass huge tax cuts for the rich, wrecks the economy, and starts a war. Repeat repeat repeat.

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. WHEN WILL YOU LEARN, DUMMIES?

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How many times will America repeat this pattern? A Republican president gets elected, passes huge tax cuts for the rich, wrecks the economy, and starts a war. The public revolts and elects a Democrat. But then the public gets pissed off the Democrat can't fix the Republicans' damage instantly... /1

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Trump Regime Dismantled: Noem Grilled By Her Own Party, Corruption Bombshell Explodes, America Turns On ICE, and Minnesota Prosecutor Says Charges Are Coming For Federal Agents Trump’s losing. We’re winning. This is more proof.

This isn't an administration. It's a smash-and-grab. The grift never stops.

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Becca Balint to Kristi Noem: β€œYou are not above the law. Todd Lyons is not above the law. Nobody working for you is above the lawβ€”

You think you're immune from accountability β€” but I promise you this, one day he’s not going to be president anymore β€” and we are going to continue to prove your guilt”

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Only place I’d wear a red hat is to a Detroit Red Wings game…and the Red Wings logo better be prominent.

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Whatever happened to β€œfuck your feelings”?

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Michigan Muslim leaders pray for peace, mourn deaths in Iran war Muslim leaders in Michigan spoke out against the Iran war, calling for peace, as mourners remembered people killed in the conflict.

So how’s that β€œGenocide Joe” protest vote workin’ out for ya, Dearborn?

WE WARNED YOU AND YOU VOTED FOR THIS.

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Redirecting...

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Preznit Fuckwit to American citizens stranded in the Middle East: β€˜sucks to be you’ evacuation plan? what evacuation plan?

This is so shocking. I mean, it's not like Trump to not plan ahead for obvious consequences.

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04.03.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Soldier Details Chilling Messaging From Higher-Ups About β€˜God’s Plan’ In Iran: β€˜It Shocked Many Of Us’ β€” HuffPost One commander had a β€œbig grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump β€œhas been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran,

Tell me again how it’s IRAN that’s being run by religious fanatics.

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#SendBarronToWar

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