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Pete’s lost Peggy Noonan

www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Department of Defense Directive 1344.10, is titled “Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces.” -- It states that active-duty members must remain apolitical while in uniform or on duty — no partisan activity, campaigning, or public political endorsements are permitted.

👀 All this news, just today via fox news (yes, fox!)

👀 All this, just today --

Pentagon says it is deploying California National Guard to Portland The U.S. military said it is reassigning about 200 federalized members of the California National Guard from the Los Angeles area to Portland.

BREAKING UPDATE: Pentagon says it is deploying California National Guard to Portland - www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

Newsom says he'll sue to keep Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland Newsom says he'll sue White House over effort to send 300 California National Guard troops to Portland after a judge blocked Trump's attempts to deploy Oregon Guard.

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Trump sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, Newsom says. -- via @AP apnews.com/article/nati...

A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

“I fear for public health in our country.”

Former CDC Chief Medical Officer @drdebhoury.bsky.social says that the national US public health system has been subjected to a “hostile takeover” and she’s right. We should all share her fears. Kennedy must go.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump is set to federalize the state's National Guard The Illinois governor said there was "no need for military troops on the ground."

🚨 Illinois Gov. says Trump is plans to federalize the state's National Guard www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

A lot of very serious stuff in this story, and then there’s this quote:

US Supreme Court expands its 'emergency' docket - and Trump's power too Since Trump returned to office on January 20, the court has acted in 23 cases on an emergency basis involving his policies, siding with him fully or partially 21 times, with one case declared moot.

PROJECT 2025: US Supreme Court expands its 'emergency' docket - and Trump's power too - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

#PROJECT2025 -- well, well, well... apnews.com/article/trum...

Hope so! My ex-wife is a professor, was chair of Eng department in North Dakota. Nice to meet you.

You as well, mate.

U.S. Treasury Says It May Mint A $1 Trump Coin — There’s Just 1 Problem According to the Treasury, the back side of the coin would show Trump pumping his fist in front of an American flag.

According to the Treasury, the back side of the coin would show Trump pumping his fist in front of an American flag. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-tre...

Earlier

Needs more cowbell.

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

#InvokeThe25th

Snapshot: The Attack in Chicago The night-time raid on a Chicago apartment building and its residents is an ugly escalation by an immoral regime—and an attack on all decent people

"What kind of monsters grab children and take them outside without clothes? What kind of govt permits its agents to do this?..The answer can only be a fascist regime that has abandoned any moral code as it seeks to intimidate, stoke fear and do violence." www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-t...

Maximus, thank you that means a lot! I was too young to know what was happening but old enough to remember it. 😡

Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know. The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

Minnesota measles cases nearly DOUBLE as U.S. outbreaks continue www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

Doesn't feel great to have been right about this. I lost life-long friends over it. They believed yet another LIE. Trump now promoting this dystopian plan to sweep us into the DARK AGES and he has the guts to call the Dems "The Party of Satan" -- Clearly Projecting Again!! apnews.com/article/trum...

United States Senator from Hawaii

Johnson accused of delaying Democrat's swearing in to avoid Epstein vote Democrats are accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of delaying swearing in a new representative over Epstein files.

Johnson Accused of Delaying Democrat’s Swearing In to Avoid Epstein Vote www.newsweek.com/johnson-accu...

US Supreme Court expands its 'emergency' docket - and Trump's power too Since Trump returned to office on January 20, the court has acted in 23 cases on an emergency basis involving his policies, siding with him fully or partially 21 times, with one case declared moot.

PROJECT 2025: US Supreme Court expands its 'emergency' docket - and Trump's power too - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The underemployment rate for recent college grads (22 to 27) is over 40%.

The underemployment rate for recent college grads (22 to 27) is over 40%.

Source: New York Fed

Yes, it is.

Remember their names!!!
The three Democrats who voted with Republicans to support the funding bill were Senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and independent Senator Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with the Democrats.