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Retired Chief Deputy Superintendent | Former School Administrator | 32 Years in Education | Lifelong Advocate for Student Learning & Growth “Stay fearless and graceful under fire.”

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🚨💥 JUST IN: TRUMP’S POTASH TARIFF BACKFIRES — CANADA CASHES IN WHILE U.S. FARMERS COLLAPSE! 😱 Trump’s potash tariff has backfired spectacularly, exposing the fragility of American agriculture and handing a strategic advantage to Canada. As U.S. farmers face soaring costs and potential bankrupt...

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10.12.2025 01:21 — 👍 15    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
"A cartoon, titled "Quiet Piggy" by Steve Nease, depicts a Canadian beaver character applying duct tape over the mouth of a man identified as U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra. The beaver is holding a roll of tape and saying "Quiet Piggy," while the ambassador is holding a paper labeled "Anti-Canada Rhetoric". The cartoon is a political commentary on U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, and his undiplomatic comments regarding Canada."

"A cartoon, titled "Quiet Piggy" by Steve Nease, depicts a Canadian beaver character applying duct tape over the mouth of a man identified as U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra. The beaver is holding a roll of tape and saying "Quiet Piggy," while the ambassador is holding a paper labeled "Anti-Canada Rhetoric". The cartoon is a political commentary on U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, and his undiplomatic comments regarding Canada."

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'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People "Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.

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14.09.2025 00:05 — 👍 22    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 2
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Trump isn’t interested in naming a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House says Some of Trump's most prominent supporters had promoted the idea of his naming a special counsel to review the case.

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18.07.2025 01:19 — 👍 23    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 3
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Exclusive: Brazil’s president hits back at Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs: He ‘was elected not to be emperor of the world’ | CNN Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview it was “a surprise” to see President Donald Trump’s letter posted to Truth Social, threatening B...

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18.07.2025 01:18 — 👍 22    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' run will come to an end next year as CBS cancels franchise The decision "is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount," the network said.

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18.07.2025 01:17 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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White House fails to clear up Trump’s Unabomber story | Flipboard The White House has failed to provide more details on Donald Trump's claim that his uncle taught the domestic terrorist and mathematician known as the Unabomber. The president had insisted that Dr Joh...

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17.07.2025 23:40 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Key Epstein prosecutor fired: report A Justice Department prosecutor who played an outsized role in the Jeffrey Epstein case was ousted Wednesday, according to a report.Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI director James Come...

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17.07.2025 23:40 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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'The cover-up is so massive': Veteran journalist explains why MAGA won't let go of Epstein President Donald Trump's insistence that his MAGA supporters give up in their efforts to get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein case is only pouring gasoline on the fire.That's according to longtime...

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17.07.2025 23:38 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump Press Secretary Flubs Basic Trade Detail on Russia Tariffs Karoline Leavitt appears to have a tenuous grasp of international trade relations.

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17.07.2025 23:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Opinion | America needs more electricity. Trump has the worst idea for how to fix that. Reversing progress on renewable energy will profoundly damage our country, our economy and our environment.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

17.07.2025 23:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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"No ... [files] made up by Obama": Trump, after briefing with AG Bondi, says his name is not in the "Epstein Files." | Flipboard Watch The Recount's video on Flipboard. See more videos about Videos, Epstein Files, Jeffrey Epstein, Politics.

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17.07.2025 23:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Danielle Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton town hall Premier Smith was questioned on hot-button topics like the potential creation of a provincial pension plan

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

17.07.2025 23:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Devastating Intel Leak Obliterates Trump’s Iran Bombing Claims Only one of the three nuclear sites the United States bombed was destroyed enough to significantly set back the work.

www.thedailybeast.com/devastating-...

17.07.2025 23:32 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Ex-Trump Employee Drops Massive Bombshell About Epstein Relationship The former head of one of Donald Trump’s casinos revealed details about what the president and Jeffrey Epstein got up to.

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17.07.2025 23:31 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

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It makes me feel sick knowing so many Americans believe him

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Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’ U.S. president launches blistering new trade attack against Brussels, as he agrees to cool tariff war with Beijing.

www.politico.eu/article/trum...

12.05.2025 22:17 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 0

$400 million "palace in the sky" private jets for him.

No toys for you.

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#Auspol #Canada #NZ #EU #UK #Wales #Scotland #Ireland #Mexico

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Exactly

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What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

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Trump ending the tariff loophole that allowed companies to cheaply ship 4 million packages per day from China to the U.S. could raise prices even further Consumers can expect higher prices and delivery delays when the Trump administration ends a duty-free exemption on low-value imports from China.

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01.05.2025 21:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stephen Miller Has Full-Blown Temper Tantrum Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia Miller snapped when asked if the Trump administration was working to bring Abrego Garcia back.

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01.05.2025 21:32 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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MSNBC host has a hilarious new nickname for Trump It's relevant and mafioso at the same time

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01.05.2025 21:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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Why are stocks climbing when a recession looks likely? Here’s a possible reason. Investors are boosting stocks, even though tariffs are raising recession fears

www.marketwatch.com/story/why-ar...

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