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Don't like bullies, busybodies, name-takers, list-makers, or self-selected moral scolds. “Den sterkeste mannen I verden er den som står mest alene.” - En folkefiende, H. Ibsen https://bio.site/LaurenceBallard

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Interesting substitution on Coulter's part of "everyday" for "willfully ignorant".

14.03.2026 01:38 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Flying into Trouble plus Friday Funnies #1 Here’s this week’s cartoon from The Economist. I particularly like its composition and playful spirit. The sight of munitions scolding a dazed Uncle Sam offers comic relief from the deadly serious bus...
13.03.2026 17:52 👍 2716 🔁 820 💬 55 📌 25
The killing of schoolchildren should shock our conscience and cause us to recoil in horror.

A nation whose leaders can so easily shrug off the death of children, no matter the cause, is in need of moral repair. 

There must be accountability and lessons learned from this tragedy. And we must never forget that Iranian children, too, are children of God.
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The killing of schoolchildren should shock our conscience and cause us to recoil in horror. A nation whose leaders can so easily shrug off the death of children, no matter the cause, is in need of moral repair. There must be accountability and lessons learned from this tragedy. And we must never forget that Iranian children, too, are children of God. 7:08 PM · Mar 12, 2026 · 7,179 Views

Shouldn't be rare to see this said by a US senator

13.03.2026 01:52 👍 10813 🔁 2459 💬 220 📌 45

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Only because she’s tightly wound; there’s a wad of flesh the size of a baby’s fist pulled and securely fastened to the back of Pirro’s head.

14.03.2026 00:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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13.03.2026 15:55 👍 1181 🔁 634 💬 92 📌 39

Oh, just allow that poor woman to break out a plastic straw and drink long and deep from that box of wine she’s clearly standing on.

13.03.2026 22:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for brokering the deal that kept TikTok alive in the U.S.

Exclusive 1m ago The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for brokering the deal that kept TikTok alive in the U.S.

JFC.

Impeach and remove this lawless man, you fools.

13.03.2026 22:05 👍 6215 🔁 1796 💬 90 📌 151

This administration is at war with free press. They're doing everything they can to bring it to heel

13.03.2026 13:23 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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Trump declares a "little excursion" which results in lost human lives and $11.3 billion spent (so far)

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-decl...

12.03.2026 18:55 👍 208 🔁 77 💬 2 📌 5

TeeVee oily troll's gonna TeeVee.

12.03.2026 23:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The man is a bigoted pig.
Pure and simple.
Clearly played ball without a helmet all of his damned, charmed, life.

12.03.2026 23:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Indefensible. Newsday.com/matt

12.03.2026 22:05 👍 77 🔁 37 💬 2 📌 3

Coach Crackerhead speaks, eh? His brain has been liquid at room temperature for years.

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Weapon of Choice… #Iran

12.03.2026 16:17 👍 81 🔁 43 💬 1 📌 0
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Newsday.com/matt

11.03.2026 22:11 👍 170 🔁 74 💬 3 📌 3
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That is a unanimous, adamant YES. The sooner the better.

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10.03.2026 19:08 👍 1955 🔁 855 💬 35 📌 41
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovichajc on #Trump #iran #IranWar‌ #Putin #Netanyahu – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

10.03.2026 20:51 👍 49 🔁 28 💬 1 📌 3
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Newsday.com/matt

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War on Truth…

10.03.2026 23:12 👍 1155 🔁 430 💬 16 📌 8
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An Eminent Theory of Imminence Under international law, war is legal only in cases of self-defense or an imminent threat of attack, such as an enemy army massed on your border. As Bush did before Iraq, the Trump Administration cobb...

"Trump's Eminent Theory of Imminence on Iran" Cartoon by Ted Rall: rall.com/comic/an-emi...

11.03.2026 11:51 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump sees the end of the war - or not - © Chappatte in Le Temps, Geneva 👉chappatte.com

11.03.2026 12:50 👍 51 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0
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National Debunking Day

11.03.2026 13:54 👍 29 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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Fall of Duty
Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

11.03.2026 15:33 👍 109 🔁 52 💬 2 📌 0
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How about an unflattering caricature of Hegseth?
(cartoon from the archives)

11.03.2026 15:52 👍 573 🔁 128 💬 27 📌 10
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The latest reason for going to war The reasons keep changing

The latest reason for going to war
by @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

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