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Contributing columnist, Chicago Tribune, and freelance journalist. I always heed my doubts.

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It is a scandal totally unprecedented in history that the Vice President has shared a video depicting the President as king. It’s an obscene violation of every founding American principle.

And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.

19.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4852    πŸ” 1234    πŸ’¬ 336    πŸ“Œ 325

Imagine sucking so bad that millions of people take to the streets to say how much they hate you

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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

18.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15342    πŸ” 4451    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
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Antifa mob terrorizing Bardstown, KY

18.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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⁨Congress has not authorized military force against Venezuela.

But the Trump administration has made it clear they may not stop at boat strikes in the Caribbean.

We must stop the U.S. from being dragged–intentionally or accidentally–into full-fledged war in South America.

17.10.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 870    πŸ” 263    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 12
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Indiana University Fires Adviser to Student Newspaper and Bars Print Publication The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.

The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the student newspaper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition. The dispute has left student journalists and press advocates accusing the university of censorship.

17.10.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Opinion | Were economists right about tariffs? Readers respond to recent Post articles and commentary.

wapo.st/48yGdlm

16.10.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, yes, the double standard.

Kids do edgy things like saying "I love Hitler." Just ignore it.

Oh, also, my admin is getting people fired and pulling their visas for saying mean things about Charlie Kirk.

Someone should ask Vance why its only the shitheads who support him who get to be "edgy"

15.10.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1411    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 3
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China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

14.10.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 588    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 30
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Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

8. Bezos' ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, has donated more than 4x as much as Bezos since their divorce.

14.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

The first thing I do when I check into a hotel room is put out a tip for the housekeeper. That way I don’t have to worry about forgetting when I leave.

14.10.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, maybe because the Palestinians were held in prisons and the Israelis were not?

14.10.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Progressive prosecutors seem fine.

www.nber.org/system/files...

14.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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I’m old enough to remember when football players didn’t wear shorts

13.10.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œParliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

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American politics in a nutshell.

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Opinion | That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good

Christopher Caldwell says Hegseth is right to get rid of inclusive policies that hinder military effectiveness. How many examples does he give of the harms they cause? ZERO. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

09.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a β€œwar on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

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Hope not

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This Texan used to think living in Illinois was some protection against Greg Abbott’s lunacy

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The Strategic Costs of the Gaza War Or, how Israel is losing America after two years of bloodshed.

The Strategic Costs of the Gaza War
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

07.10.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every word from this regime should be considered lies and propaganda

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If Dems win in 2026, we need hearings to publicize the abuses by federal law enforcement. Then pass a bill creating a path to sue for those abuses. Trump will veto it. Let him. Let the public see these videos & hear from victims, & then learn there's no way to hold the abusive officers accountable.

06.10.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1066    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 9

Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi

06.10.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1817    πŸ” 662    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 29

Mississippi State has a black punter. I can’t remember seeing one since Reggie Roby, who retired in 1998, except at HBUCs

05.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On Saturday Weekend Edition, WBEZ is currently re-running interviews with NPR contributors that are a week old, apparently in error.

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Details like this will be useful when he is prosecuted in The Hague.

03.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 282    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump Fabricates a War to Cover Up Murder The president made up some more lies about his murder spree in the Caribbean.

"He is inventing a conflict out of thin air to provide cover for his murders of almost two dozen civilians. He is also doing this so that he can order more attacks on civilians." open.substack.com/pub/daniella...

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