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Trump honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, while attacking Biden and judges President Donald Trump honored what he called the “great, great warriors”, yet veered into politics, boasting that he's fixing the country after "a long and hard four years.”

Hey, AP. Because he attacked Biden and judges, he did not “honor fallen soldiers.” Do your damn job. apnews.com/article/dona...

RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria

Now his brain worm will have company. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity

Influence, yes. Corruption, absolutely. All in the wide open. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.

Red state. Shocking. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...

Trump's nominee for NASA administrator was accused of passing bad checks to casinos President Donald Trump's nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, was arrested on fraud charges in 2010 and faced lawsuits in two states for writing $2 million in bad checks to casinos, according to government records and court filings.

There is no bottom. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Exclusive | Israel Supplied Intelligence in Airstrike Discussed in Signal Chat, Officials Say A Houthi missile expert was tracked with the help of an Israeli human source in Yemen.

“Israeli officials complained privately to U.S. officials that Waltz’s texts became public, one U.S. official said.
Israel’s role in supplying information that helped track the militant highlights the sensitivity of some disclosures in the texts.”
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Trump ‘not briefed’ on four missing US soldiers hours after search was announced The president was asked on Wednesday if he had been briefed on the men, and sparked outrage online with his response

Because he doesn’t like soldiers who go missing. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

When rank-and-file troops leak secrets, they often go to jail Whether on purpose or inadvertent, disclosures of classified or sensitive information can cost troops their careers.

“If this was someone on active duty, their career would be completely over and they would be facing jail time most likely just because of the nature of this, of using the inappropriate system, never mind the fact that it demonstrates recklessness.” taskandpurpose.com/news/hegseth...

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

Since there’s “nothing classified” and “no war plans,” no harm no foul, right??? And did they really think he didn’t screen shot the entire conversation?? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...

Hey, Republicans. Remember when you accused Hunter Biden??? WAKE UP! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, according to a school group and a Politico report on Monday.

Evidently feeding kids is wasteful www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

Is America Great, Yet? I've Been Asking Around. Are we great yet, America?

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Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst” Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the fede...

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State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

“The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

Musk has made $13 billion in govt contracts in 5 years.

USDA Freezes Conservation, Other Direct Farmer Funding - Farm Policy News The USDA has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances that programs helping farmers would not be affected.

How many farmers supported Trump??? farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/02/usda...

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I’m afraid you’re going to have a long winter’s nap.

That was Biden’s Ed department

The only guardrail against this government takeover is the courts.

And our guy’s the coach!

The irony.

How USAID collapsing will leave a void around the world The changes at the USAID federal agency could cause a major ripple effect around the world. Matthew McGuire, a Treasury senior advisor and former U.S. executive director of the World Bank Group, joins...

Send this to your “pro-life” Trumpers. www.cbsnews.com/video/how-us...

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

“Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

How Does Elon Musk Have So Much Power? Early Monday morning, employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency in charge of conducting humanitarian efforts around the world, were told not to come to work.

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The stunning real story behind Trump's first week The New York Times describes Trump as leading “a global wave of hard-line conservative populism.”Rubbish. What Trump is undertaking has nothing whatever to do with conservatism, which is about conserv...

What Trump is undertaking has nothing whatever to do with conservatism, which is about conserving institutions and shrinking the size of government. And it has nothing to do with populism.
Trump is leading a move to replace democracy with oligarchy. www.alternet.org/trumps-first...

One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S. A growing number of countries, including American allies, are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce.

“A growing number of countries, including American allies, are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/b...