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Even in the darkest article, I have to allow myself a chuckle now and then

When in Doubt, Blame the Immigrants No. You’re not experiencing déjà vu. The current Republican government shutdown talking point is the same one they’ve trotted out before.

"It was a regrettably light sentence for an admittedly reprehensible act. But it was not condoning murder." Cathy Young on the sentencing of the Kavanaugh attempted killer: www.thebulwark.com/p/when-in-do...

I wish I could cancel my subscription again.

There’s an honorable and effective way to stop unauthorized leaks: hire decent people who will bring up their concerns to your face instead of working the media, and then don’t do anything that would make them think: I cannot in good conscience stay silent.

Then there’s the other way.

Wow
Performative perjury under oath
Why even bother

Timeline cleanse.

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

She was prepped by someone and came with a dossier on everyone who would be asking her questions.

MAGA: We are a CHRISTIAN nation & based on the BIBLE—which is GREATER than the Constitution.

Me: "Do not mistreat foreigners living in your country. Treat them just as you treat your own citizens. Love foreigners as you love your-selves. I am your Lord God."

MAGA: No No Not that part of the Bible.

Dude thinks he's Ozzy.

BREAKING: Trump’s Revenge Tour continues — Jack Smith and Christopher Wray in His Crosshairs As Trump pressures Pam Bondi to indict his enemies and embraces Project 2025, rewrite January 6th, and turn the DOJ into his own reality-show court of vengeance.

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Agree. Agree. Agree.

🧐 He looks like the love child of Mike Johnson and Ted Cruz

I don’t believe Speaker Mike Johnson is a straight male. For that matter, I’ve never believed Trump is, either. That is all.

📌Zip-tying children and separating them from their families is barbaric and subhuman.
Grotesque cruelty.
It is also Republicans’ most popular issue.
The rot is deep in America.

It’s not an exaggeration or hyperbole to equate MAGA or fascist republicans or the orange felon or Fox Propaganda or KKK with Hitler and his Nazis/Gestapo/Brown shirts. They are all one in the same.

YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Republicans are scapegoating immigrants. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Republicans are scapegoating immigrants. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Republicans are grasping at straws to make you angry at immigrants because they have nothing else.
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Jim Jordan's voting record hurled back at him by Kaitlan Collins: 'Not the law you signed' CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins clashed with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday night over whether furloughed federal workers will receive back pay once the government reopens. Jordan joined Collins on her show, "The Source," to discuss the government shutdown. Collins pressed Jordan about whether he supp...

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins clashed with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday night over whether furloughed federal workers will receive back pay once the government reopens.

USDA warns that Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach | CNN Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria.

Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria.

Leaked memo shows Trump plans to stiff 750k shutdown workers A leaked White House draft memo suggests that the Trump administration is actively considering stiffing as many as 750,000 federal workers and denying them compensation while furloughed amid the ongoi...

A leaked White House draft memo suggests that the Trump administration is actively considering stiffing as many as 750,000 federal workers by denying them compensation while furloughed amid the ongoing government shutdown.

How to win friends and influence people.

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Image showing the five current members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee with portraits and brief descriptions of their roles and appointment terms. From top left: Jørgen Watne Frydnes (b. 1984), Chair of the Committee, member since 2021, appointed for 2021–2026. Below him, Asle Toje (b. 1975), Vice Chair, member since 2018, reappointed for 2024–2029. Beneath him, Anne Enger (b. 1949), member since 2018, reappointed for 2021–2026. On the right side: Kristin Clemet (b. 1957), member appointed for 2021–2026, and Gry Larsen (b. 1975), member appointed for 2024–2029. All portraits are formal headshots set against a dark floral backdrop.

By the way, these are the five folks who award the Nobel Peace Prize.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the Nobel Committee has long been resistant to public pressure and public campaigning.

In fact, they are known to despise it.

Two-page letter on official Case Western Reserve University School of Law letterhead, dated January 28, 2025, from Associate Professor Anat Alon-Beck to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The letter formally nominates former U.S. President Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, praising his “extraordinary leadership, strategic brilliance, and unparalleled commitment to advancing peace.” Alon-Beck cites Trump’s role in securing the release of hostages, brokering ceasefires, combating antisemitism, and achieving major diplomatic breakthroughs such as the Abraham Accords and the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. She credits him with strengthening Israel’s security, empowering Jewish communities, and promoting human dignity through “determined and principled diplomacy.” The letter concludes by urging the committee to award Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, asserting that his leadership “has not only changed lives—it has saved them.”

1. In order to qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize you must be nominated by January 31, 2025.

So did President Trump, who had just been sworn-in 11 days before, get nominated by a qualified person prior to the deadline?

The answer is yes.

Photos: Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area for Trump crackdown Despite Illinois suing the Trump administration, the National Guard arrived near Chicago today.

PHOTOS: Texas National Guard troops arrived in the Chicago area on today, as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on the city.

The count ended at 5:59 a.m. Eastern Time on October 16, 2020.

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Take a moment to listen to the inimitable Jane Goodall. RIP. ❤️✊🏽

⚡️ NEW: State Rep. Aftyn Behn has won the Democratic Primary in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election

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Air traffic control facilities across the United States are reportedly experiencing staff shortages amid Trump’s government shutdown.

These shortages are taking place in Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Washington, and more.

Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks. The calico cat hitched a ride to a sister facility in another state.

Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe's store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks.

Oregon’s National Guard General: They’ll defend America and protect protesters.

That’s leadership we need more of. 🇺🇸