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Lifelong Democrat hoping for a better world for my grandchildren. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒŠ #ReadingEnthusiast #VoteBlueforProgress #ResistFascism #StopGunViolence #SaveThePlanet #DOGE is a criminal organization

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13.03.2026 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 10620 ๐Ÿ” 4058 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 833 ๐Ÿ“Œ 222
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U.S. Economy Was Vulnerable Before War With Iran

โ€œEconomic growth was slower at the end of 2025 than data first showed and inflationary pressures persisted at the start of this year, a troubling snapshot of an economy on unsteady footing before war with Iran upended oil and financial markets.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

13.03.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Our Inability to Live Within Our Means Makes the U.S. Vulnerable

America is drowning in debt that has expanded over years & decades, but Trump has piled on a giant new load. In fiscal year 2025, the U.S. spent roughly $7 trillion & collected about $5.2 trillion in tax revenue. That leaves a $1.8 trillion gap that has to be closed.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...

13.03.2026 00:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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That is a unanimous, adamant YES. The sooner the better.

11.03.2026 13:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 11159 ๐Ÿ” 2449 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1080 ๐Ÿ“Œ 335
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Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."

12.03.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 17218 ๐Ÿ” 4931 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 699
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Strange how every โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ move somehow ends up helping Moscow. What a coincidence.

11.03.2026 19:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4319 ๐Ÿ” 1439 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 60
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This is the guy who likes to downplay non-fatal injuries suffered by US service members in combat.

11.03.2026 01:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 12803 ๐Ÿ” 3687 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 769 ๐Ÿ“Œ 194
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11.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Apparently, Kegseth hasnโ€™t destroyed their ability to drop truth bombs.

11.03.2026 02:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 14671 ๐Ÿ” 3367 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 393 ๐Ÿ“Œ 163
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Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans

Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab (The New Republic) The Pentagon spent more money in Septemberโ€”the end of the 2025 fiscal yearโ€”than it had in any other year since 2008. But a good chunk of the budget wasnโ€™t us...

Some of the frivolous Sept purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegsethโ€™s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staffโ€™s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish.

l.smartnews.com/p-7jf5M2n6/q...

10.03.2026 11:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fear and Hope for Iranians Trapped Between Bombs and Defiant Rulers

โ€œA society worn down by authoritarianism suddenly finds itself in the middle of a fire that has flared from outside,โ€ Mohammad Maljoo, a well-known economist in Iran, wrote on social media, adding, โ€œWar opens neither a door to reform nor a horizon of liberation.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...

09.03.2026 10:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Canada Trade War Hits Jack Danielโ€™s and Jim Beam With a โ€˜Devastatingโ€™ $143 Million Loss (Inc.) Last year, Canada was one of the most reliable international buyers of American whiskey. Now itโ€™s become one of the industryโ€™s biggest losses. U.S. spirits e...

U.S. spirits exports to Canada have plunged by nearly 70 percent, collapsing from what had been a roughly $250 million annual market for American distillers to just $89 million, according to data compiled by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.

l.smartnews.com/p-7iKt6Aqk/T...

09.03.2026 06:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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08.03.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 20815 ๐Ÿ” 7270 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1190 ๐Ÿ“Œ 474
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War in the Middle East Threatens Global Food Production

War in the Middle East Threatens Global Food Production www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/b...

08.03.2026 04:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yet, Trump chooses to literally fight windmills and aโ€encourage the destruction of our planet by removing the EPA protections that impeded his companies in the past. Since he loves no one more than himself, he doesnโ€™t have one iota of concern for the world he leaves behind for his descendants.

07.03.2026 18:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shooting off bombs in the Middle East probably doesnโ€™t help.

07.03.2026 11:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.

โ€œRather, Ms. Noem was ousted shortly after she appeared to cross one of the few red lines of the Trump White House: She appeared to shift responsibility for her own political problems back to President Trump.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

07.03.2026 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

F$ck that loser

06.03.2026 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฎ

05.03.2026 03:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4011 ๐Ÿ” 1904 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166 ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

Shingles on the neck near the ear nerve could damage his hearing.

04.03.2026 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unsee! Unsee!

04.03.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 00:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 18714 ๐Ÿ” 5382 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 364 ๐Ÿ“Œ 268
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Iranโ€™s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down

โ€œItโ€™s a money game. The cost ratio per shot, per interception, is at best 10 to one. But it could be more like 60 or 70 to one in terms of cost, in favor of Iran.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b...

04.03.2026 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FAFO

04.03.2026 01:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 13:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 7612 ๐Ÿ” 2783 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 248 ๐Ÿ“Œ 128
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And there it is โ€ฆ

04.03.2026 01:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 7426 ๐Ÿ” 2719 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1119 ๐Ÿ“Œ 365
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Video: Opinion | The Great Lie of War Ben Rhodes, a contributing Times Opinion writer, discusses why Trump waged war on Iran โ€” and why his predecessors didnโ€™t dare to.

www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

03.03.2026 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The murderer had to change his MO.

02.03.2026 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump's illustrious record: he is now the first president to bomb 8 countries all within only 1 year! #TrumpsWar

02.03.2026 14:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 332 ๐Ÿ” 202 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11