Ron Olsen

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

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It's Really Very Simple American Democracy Swept Away

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It's Happening Here, Right Now Remembering Sinclair Lewis

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Journalists grabbed, shoved by ICE agents in New York immigration court, video shows | CNN At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday m...

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Lacking Haredi manpower, IDF turns to womanpower: 1 in 5 fighters are now female During recent Knesset committee discussions, IDF representatives revealed that women now make up 20.9% of the combat force. Among them are a growing number of religious women

You may find this interesting, in light of the Hegseth/Trump call for a return to the "highest male standard" for our troops.
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Squirrels Gone Wild: Marin County ‘Attack Squirrel’ Sends at Least 3 to the ER | KQED No one in the U.S. has ever gotten rabies from a squirrel, but multiple attacks by one squirrel have sent three Marin County residents to the hospital.

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Military analyst, Rufus T. Firefly, on the phone with DJT, cutting deal to end the war between Cambodia and Armenia .

DJT is threatening to sue ABC for putting Kimmel back on the air while his DOJ is expected to indict former FBI Director, Jim Comey? More meritless lawsuits because of Donald's thin skin? And we pick up the bill? Come on Republican Party, grow a pair and make this stop.

Trump, childlike reactionary that he is, is now beating the drums of war for Europe, calling on Ukraine to strike back and take back their territory. Apparently it's taken him this long to discover that Putin has been playing him for a sucker all along - and now, here comes the tantrum.

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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Man accused of firing gunshots at ABC station in Sacramento released from jail, police say A man arrested after allegedly firing gunshots at the building of KXTV, the ABC station in Sacramento, California on Friday, has been released from custody, police said.

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‘South Park’ to Skip Another Week as Creators Issue Last-Minute Statement The Comedy Central series is skipping an additional week as Trey Parker and Matt Stone release a comment.

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'Where has all the leadership gone?': Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner blasts Kimmel suspension | Fortune "If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners and corporate chief executives standing up to bullies, then who will step up for the First Amendment?”

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Sacramento ABC TV station building struck by gunfire, police say An investigation is underway after a television station building in Sacramento was struck by gunfire, police confirm.

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Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.

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Macrons to offer 'scientific' court evidence to prove Brigitte is a woman, lawyer says They have filed a lawsuit against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens who claims the French first lady was born male.

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West Hollywood to become first in L.A. County to ban pet sales West Hollywood is the first city in Los Angeles County to ban the sale of all live animals.

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Writers Guild Rips ABC’s Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ From Air: “The WGA Stands With Jimmy Kimmel and His Writers” SAG-AFTRA also released a statement following the news, noting, "The decision to suspend airing 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' is the type of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone’s freedoms."

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Free speech. Just an idea some of us once had.

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

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YouTube video by Movieclips All the President's Men (9/9) Movie CLIP - People's Lives Are in Danger (1976) HD

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All hell is breaking loose in the United States, Gaza and Ukraine. Meanwhile, over in the U.K.

Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”

European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza EU executive also seeks sanctions on two Israeli ministers, but may struggle to secure majority approval required

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