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Dan Rather

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Journalist, storyteller, and lifelong reader A Texan by birth and by choice

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You’re So Vain Trump’s obsession with his own name exposes a man chasing validation

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

- Benjamin Whichcote

13.02.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 349    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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One Courageous Correspondent What happened inside β€œ60 Minutes” this weekend

Meet an American hero.

23.12.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 985    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 12
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Clown Car Diplomacy Maybe Trump’s developer friends should stick to real estate

He said he would end the war in Ukraine on day one. He said he was going to put β€œAmerica first.” He said he would be a peacemaker. What is true is that Trump has turned over American diplomacy to a billionaire Manhattan real estate mogul.

27.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8
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The Dumbing Down of America It’s as easy as G-O-P

For Trump to succeed he needs an uneducated electorate who will believe his lies. Pay attention to what he’s doing.

25.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 683    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 16
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Despicable The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps

Imagine having to go to work everyday and face the biggest bully in the country. Kudos to those members of the White House press corps courageous enough to ask the tough questions.

20.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 551    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 7
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Cave-Man Pressure forces the president to fold

Is Trump finally losing his iron grip on the Republican party? It may be the only silver lining to the Epstein mess.

18.11.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 256    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Drip, Drip, Drip How much more don’t we know?

Donald Trump is terrified of ghosts.

14.11.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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Furious? You Should Be The battle may have been lost, but the war can still be won

Yes, be angry with Senate Democrats, but don’t forget who was keeping food from hungry children.

11.11.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 355    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 13
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Message Sent Loud and Clear But will it be received by the president and his party?

Want to play the blame game about the GOP’s shellacking in Tuesday election? It’ll be quick. The one and only answer is Donald Trump.

07.11.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 299    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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Have We Reached The Tipping Point? The president has stooped to using hunger as a political gambit

Trump refuses to follow the law and feed hungry Americans. A judge has to force him to do it. Even so, will he?

31.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 2
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Seriously? Talk of another Trump term won’t go away

If Trump says he can run for a third term, does that mean Obama can run again too? Just asking.

28.10.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 359    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 10
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American History Be Damned Trump levels a national treasure

Trump secretly demolished part of the White House to make way for a gigantic party palace, that might just contain his ego.

24.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 10
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The Resistance Is Growing What happens next?

No American president has ever had so many people protest against him, because no American president has ever been so deserving.

21.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 581    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 10
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Good Work If You Can Keep It Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job

Government workers are just pawns for the president who is playing a game of chicken with people's lives.

15.10.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.

10.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10
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The Supreme Court’s Biggest Test Yet Will the court codify Trump’s power grab?

This Supreme Court will either be the last stand against autocracy or the bridge to it.

07.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 306    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 13
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The Shutdown That Really Means Pay Up First poll shows Americans blame Republicans

There’s a very good reason polls show Republicans are being blamed for the shutdown.

04.10.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 516    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9
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Scoring Points Is The Point The president wants to win for himself, not for the American people

β€œWe will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either.”
- James Comey

26.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1393    πŸ” 380    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 21
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Freedom of Speech For Sale Jimmy Kimmel is benched to curry favor with Trump

Silencing comedians is as much about Trump’s thin skin as it is about fattening his friends’ wallets.

19.09.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 415    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8
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Time To Play Hardball It’s risky, but allowing Trump to remain unchecked is worse

Trump's march toward authoritarianism is more like a sprint. Dems can't wait for the midterms. He needs to be stopped now.

09.09.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 671    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 37
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Pain in the Aisle While baloney is in ample supply at the White House

By all means, listen to the guy who says grocery prices are going down, the next time you buy a gallon of milk.

03.09.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 522    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 8
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A Dangerous Liaison Trump and RFK Jr. play politics with public health and safety

The acting head of the CDC is a tech bro with no medical training who embraced Covid conspiracy theories. Talk about malpractice.

30.08.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 560    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8
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Culture Crash You can put him in a tux, but that won’t make him cultured

Trump controlling American culture? Truly the theater of the absurd.

26.08.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 356    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 9
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Trump Can’t Handle the Truth Sycophants replace reporters in his White House

Trump's authoritarian to do list:
βœ… control the media

22.08.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6
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Coming to America Trump invites a war criminal to a meeting on U.S. soil

Hosting peace talks with a war criminal and failing to invite the other side is not a peace talk; it is a strategy session.

14.08.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 735    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 20
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Trump’s War on Women’s Health And what one foundation is doing to combat it

To all women (and the men who care about them): Please know your health is at greater risk than ever because of the GOP and DJT.

05.08.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 633    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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Calling Out The Con Man-in-Chief The need to stop normalizing Trump’s corruption

normalize (v): to allow something considered extreme to be viewed as routine. We must call out Trump. Every time.

29.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 536    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 16
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Don’t Take Advice From This Guy Why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bad for your health

The Kennedy family warned us about him. They were right.

08.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 914    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12
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Not Trump’s Decision to Make The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war

Want to make MAGA really mad? Just mention Trump getting the U.S. involved in another war. Uh oh.

20.06.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 471    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 2
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Produced & Directed By Donald Trump After a bad week, Trump debuts a riotous reality show

Trump has federalized the National Guard and called in the Marines to L.A. Violence feeds his narrative. Don’t let it.

10.06.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 10