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Politically engaged septuagenarian Socially liberal, fiscally moderate-conservative Minnesotan by way of New York Former NY Rockefeller Republican 🚫 crypto, gold or other commodities Retired high school mathematics teacher Married 54 years

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Senator Trashes β€˜Senile Old Man’ Trump After Secret War Briefing Chris Murphy says he has β€œgreat sympathy” for troops forced to follow orders of a 79-year-old president who is β€œlosing his mind.”

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Ukraine Helps U.S. Bases in the Mideast With Stopping Drones

Ukraine is supporting the U.S. while the White House denies Ukraine additional aid.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...

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'This is not good': Experts pounce on 'terrible' report showing Trump's latest 'huge miss' Experts Friday reacted to a weak jobs report, which they say signals a shaky labor market β€” and the latest hit to President Donald Trump's economy. Market analysts weighed in after the Labor Departmen...

So the Trump administration believes that dead soldiers are just "noise?"

"Reporting on dead American soldiers, Hegseth suggested, is becoming the β€œnarrative.” The public, he said, should β€œcut through the noise” and focus on the mission."

www.rawstory.com/trump-jobs-r...

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​Military insiders fear US Army sent a major signal troops could soon be headed to Iran Military insiders fear President Donald Trump just signaled a potential Iran deployment after the U.S. Army abruptly yanked the elite 82nd Airborne Division's headquarters from a major training exerci...

​Military insiders fear US Army sent a major signal troops could soon be headed to Iran

www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...

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Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Iran Is Reckless

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/o...

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Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that ...

BREAKING N EWS!!!

www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

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Judge Quotes George Orwell’s 1984 in Order to Restore Slavery Exhibits The Trump administration has suffered a blow in its attempts to whitewash U.S. history.

History matters and reminds us who we were. How will history tell future generations who we are?

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Trump says tariffs made America 'rich, strong, powerful and safe,' but leaders across the US say households are struggling. Here’s what the data shows As tariff policy shifts, so does the economic picture. The numbers help explain why.

moneywise.com/news/economy...

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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

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The Gestapo in action.
Our Democracy is being lost to a corrupt government.

How is she "obstructing traffic" on the sidewalk?

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Our military take an oath to the U.S. Constitution, not to any person.
It's time the current thin-skinned President lives up to his oath of office Senator Mark Kelly has his entire career.

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judge on Trump's DOJ β€œtrust that had been earned over generations has been lost in weeks”

Over 35 cases where Federal judges say the DOJ lied, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction. πŸ€”

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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United" We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.

How to Get Rid of β€œCitizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

β€œIndividual states either through their legislators or their citizens wielding ballot initiatives have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because they determine what powers corporations"

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Khanna on the Trump administration flouting the Epstein files law: "Every person at Justice who violates this law is guilty of obstruction of justice and a future administration could prosecute them"

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Is anyone surprised?

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Trump’s Bruises Spread in Blow to Leavitt’s β€˜Hand Shake’ Claim President Donald Trump slathered a fresh coat of makeup on his right hand for another round of peace talks with Ukraine on Sundayβ€”but it was his other hand that drew attention. Trump, 79, welcomed Ukr...

Watergate was not packed with as many lies as Trump's medical reports. Everyone from licensed physicians (who should be sanctioned) to the WH press secretary is not telling the truth about Trump's infusions, a matter of national importance

There must be consequences www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

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Trump Promised Radical Change in His Second Term. Here’s What He’s Done So Far.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...

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After U.S. debt soared to $38 trillion, the 'easy times' are now over as hedge funds jump into the bond market, former Treasury official warns | Fortune Hedge funds have doubled their presence in the Treasury market in the last four years.

fortune.com/2025/12/27/u...

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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a β€œfantastic year.”

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That sound you hear is MAGA cracking β€” but Trump faces an even bigger challenge It’s wild how we’re watching Donald Trump losing his grip on MAGA as MAGA leaders, from Ben Shapiro and Erica Kirk to Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, are tearing themselves apart. They’re riven by ou...

That sound you hear is MAGA cracking β€” but Trump faces an even bigger challenge

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

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The Year in Pictures 2025 (Gift Article) Reflections of Turbulent Times

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. U.S.

apnews.com/article/kilm... allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues

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A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

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