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Blogger @ reasonreststop.com Journal keeper Observer of life and times along Old Route 66 Sweat equity Rotarian @ willrogersrotary.org Oklahoma Sooners fan and OU alum U.S. Navy, retired

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Remember George Carlin? She Proved He Was Right All Along!
Remember George Carlin? She Proved He Was Right All Along! YouTube video by Lu Mazing

George Carlin was indeed a latter-day prophet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMnl...

11.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The price Americans will pay for Trump's MAGA clowns The belated dismissal of Kristi Noem -- President Donald Trump's woefully unqualified and performatively ridiculous custodian of homeland security --- highlights the perils now faced by all Americans ...

If a hostile entity ever wanted to dismantle the US from within, they couldn't have done better than electing this president.
www.alternet.org/maga-clowns/

09.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Running the government like a business would be fine...if government was a business.

08.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jobs Report Today: February Labor Data Disappoints as U.S. Sheds 92,000 Jobs; What Else to Know Follow news and analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released earlier today.

February was pretty dismal in terms of jobs.

www.barrons.com/livecoverage...

06.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No more 'melodrama': WSJ celebrates Noem firing President Donald Trump may say his recently-fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem β€œhad numerous and spectacular results,” but a pro-Trump newspaper begs to differ.β€œWhile Mr. Trump praised Ms. ...

There is epic failure then there this. Her replacement is hardly an improvement, but at least it gets him out of the Senate.
www.alternet.org/no-more-melo...

06.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assessing Trump's Claims on Iran's Nuclear and Missile Capabilities - FactCheck.org In discussing his reasoning for launching U.S. airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump said, "An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every Am...

Every organization I ever saw that made up policy as they went never had any good outcomes.

www.factcheck.org/2026/03/asse...

05.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Data analyst explains why 'unusual' numbers coming out of Texas are 'tremendous for Dems' CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported on Wednesday that the impending runoff for the GOP may be at the top of the news after Tuesday's primary election in Texas, but there's a huge story in the number...

I wonder how the numbers would look in the Texas primary had there not been a mid-decade effort to redraw certain districts?
www.alternet.org/texas-primary/

05.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lou Holtz, coaching legend who led Notre Dame to title, dies Lou Holtz, the quick-witted college football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988β€―and burnished his reputation as a master at rebuilding programs, has died at the age of 89.

Travel well, Coach. You knew football and were always a formidable opponent.

www.espn.com/college-foot...

04.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
IRAN Is About to Make The Stock Market Go Insane
IRAN Is About to Make The Stock Market Go Insane YouTube video by StockedUp

There goes the stock market!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekV...

02.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
George Carlin We Like War
George Carlin We Like War YouTube video by FreeAssange1

George Carlin was right thirty-five years ago and although he is gone, his body of work has withstood the test of time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZ3...

02.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I believe most reasonable minds would agree starting a war to avoid consequences of crime would be considered rather extreme.

28.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am a precinct judge for my county election board. It is my job to check the IDs of all voters listed on the precinct register when they present to vote on election day. Nobody votes in my precinct without proper ID.

27.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FactChecking Trump's State of the Union Address - FactCheck.org In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that "our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before." But our review of his spe...

When you realize the president gave a performance instead of a speech, things make a lot more sense.

www.factcheck.org/2026/02/fact...

25.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD:  Self inflicted
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Self inflicted YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

It takes a real level of genius to play yourself.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctgq...

24.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US economy under Donald Trump We are monitoring the American economy under Mr Trump. Keep tabs on these with our daily tracker

398 days into his second term
GDP grew at 1.4% per year in the second quarter.

. Inflation is at 3.0%
. The unemployment rate is 4.3%
. The S&P 500 is up 14.2% since he took office.

www.economist.com/interactive/...

22.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Real Reason America Can’t Be Stopped
The Real Reason America Can’t Be Stopped YouTube video by Glore

Although it is rarely thought about, geography has always been on the side of the USA.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3oa...

20.02.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffr...

I don't think this suspect is going to go down and go away quietly.

apnews.com/article/brit...

19.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump facing bleak future as GOP 'retirement caucus' defections grow beyond his control Following a pair of losses in the House where a smattering of Republican lawmakers joined with Democrats to push back against Donald Trump initiatives that are near and dear to his heart, the preside...

As late former VP Dick Cheney once retorted, "The ballot box provides all the accountability we need."
www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-ho...

14.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis showed how to fight ICE and win - Salon.com Organizers from around the country are being trained by people in Minneapolis

Minnesota has set an excellent example. The folks there also proved that intensity of the sort ICE was pushing is hard to sustain and will eventually deflate.
www.salon.com/2026/02/13/m...

13.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump attacks GOP governor for canceling White House meeting that excluded Democrats President Donald Trump lashed out at Oklahoma Gov. J. Kevin Stitt (R), chair of the National Governors Association, after he said that the bipartisan organization would not participate in a White Hous...

I really wonder how well this sits with MAGA Oklahoma.

www.rawstory.com/trump-stitt-...

12.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA blame game shows Trump in retreat Trump and Vance back down and blame unnamed staffers for controversial posts

Anger, grievance and cruelty are hard to maintain at useful levels of intensity over the long term. The tactics of MAGA's chief manipulator of these tools seems to be reaching an end point where they are simply not working anymore.
www.salon.com/2026/02/11/m...

11.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Furious and exhausted’ judges reach limit with Trump β€” and eye contempt: report Judges across the country are growing β€œincreasingly furious and exhausted” as the Trump administration continues to openly defy court orders on mass immigration enforcement, prompting courts to proact...

If the USA is going to remain a constitutional republic, a free and independent judiciary is an imperative. Judicial decisions must be followed from the chief executive down. He may get away with flouting justice, but those down the chain won't.
www.rawstory.com/ice-26752513...

10.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More Republicans β€˜running for the hills’ as midterm beatdown looms Bulwark White House Correspondent Andrew Egger admits the U.S. Capitol is β€œstarting to see some Republicans run for the hills” as mounting frustration under the rule of President Donald Trump mingles ...

The body count of retiring/bailing Congressional Republicans is now up to 31. If the Dems do reclaim a majority, will there be anything left in terms of government and nation to salvage?
www.alternet.org/trump-midter...

09.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump raked over the coals for β€˜embarrassing’ meltdown about American Olympic skier President Donald Trump was widely ridiculed Sunday after targeting American Olympic skier Hunter Hess in a blistering attack, an attack labeled by some critics as β€œgenuinely embarrassing.”Hess, a 27-y...

Only in MAGA America.😑

www.rawstory.com/olympics-267...

09.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA podcaster concedes 'things can get worse under President Trump' With President Donald Trump more than a year into his second term, one of the loudest voices of the MAGA movement is now admitting that conditions for Americans may continue to worsen well beyond wher...

Finally, some of the louder voices on the MAGA right are coming to terms with reality and are finally being honest with themselves and their audience.
www.alternet.org/maga-influen...

07.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s own MAGA voters don’t buy his claims about Minnesota: GOP pollster President Donald Trump has finally done something that has broken through to his loyal supporters and broken their support along with it. Longtime Republican pollster and Bulwark publisher Sarah Longw...

It seems the Minnesota story is quite a hard sell now, even among the MAGA faithful.

www.alternet.org/trump-suppor...

05.02.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If we lose our humanity, we cease being America.

reasonreststop.com/lamenting-th...

05.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s How to Find Out Which Corporations Are Collaborating With ICE Here are six areas that you can dig into to understand possible points of leverage against a corporate enabler of ICE.

In a free market we should remember that we have options as to where we spend our money.

truthout.org/articles/her...

04.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0