What killed Napoleon's army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers' teeth In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise.

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise.

The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela More U.S.-military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.

Authoritarians create imaginary enemies and bring us into unnecessary wars so they can consolidate power domestically and stay in office forever.

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Trump Turns the White House Into His Palace 👑 | Week in Review

Trump Turns the White House Into His Palace 👑 | Week in Review
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In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

I have one slight disagreement with this post.

There is at least one story bigger than that of a president instigating a plot to end U.S. democracy.

And that is the story that a president is instigating his *second* plot to end U.S. democracy.

At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballroom Satellite images show that President Donald Trump's project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds

So what would stop Trump from waking up in the middle of the night, saying "fuck it," and ordering that the rest of the White House be torn down and replaced with a tall golden tower in the shape of a T?
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The inaugural Orange Noser Of The Week is Rep. Mark Harris. He’s been working overtime to rebrand all the corruption, DOJ weaponization, ICE violence against Americans, rising prices, and mass layoffs as “wins” for Trump.

Someone's trying to secure an invite to the Epstein Ballroom.

Hell, I’d be shocked if he bothered to find out whether Melania was still in the East Wing before he destroyed it.

October 24, 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.

October 24, 2025

I feel like Congress needs to nut up and grab him by the War Powers act. I feel like the world's dumbest dictator is testing out whether he can declare armed conflicts against -isms and-ologies. I feel like the longer he gets away with this, the more likely we will see drone strikes in blue cities.

U.S. Attacks More Boats as Tensions With Venezuela Rise: What’s Happened So Far

Did you know that the US is in a formal state of armed conflict, according to trump? How does that make you feel?
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Opinion | Crypto and Trump Corrupted America Trump has bared the corruption at the heart of crypto and the libertarian ideas behind it.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Trump, with his thirst for money and power, has in one fell swoop both exposed and embraced the corruption at the heart of digital currencies — a corruption inherited from the libertarian ideals that created them,” Finn Brunton writes.

Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.

Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy:

"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."

OK. *deep sigh* If we’re really doing this …

If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

When dressing up as a Nazi for Halloween is even remotely acceptable then you know as a country we have lost the plot.

We can never normalize this:

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0.

Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.

Trump didn’t get the funding from oligarchs to destroy our WH because he was trying to save taxpayer money. He knew that Congress was not going to fund it, & even making the ask would have given the public advance notice and led to hearings. He wanted to do it like a King would.

Fixed it, you shitty cowards @nytimes.com

This is over the top sadism. And sadism never exists in isolation – it's always accompanied by sociopathy-psychopathy (ASPD).

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Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey

Voter suppression.

Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

I mean the easier thing here is it also is shitty politics.

The "Trump spent 250m on a ballroom while you were struggling for groceries" is like the easiest attack line ever. And the response being "WELL ACKSHUALLY.."

That's no ballroom

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online Lake George Reflection (circa 1921) via Wikimedia Commons What comes to mind when you think of Georgia O’Keeffe? Bleached skulls in the desert? Aerial views of clouds, almost cartoonish in their puf...

Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online www.openculture.com/2025/10/1100...

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

WH allows criminal bribe anonymity

Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.

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