Blue Dot in Red State
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Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.
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PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
Another example of Trump overplaying his hand and behaving like a child. The Oil Company CEOs and NOT interested in taking the risk that Trump is insisting they take in Venezuela in invest huge dollars and risk their companies. Smart, very smart CEOs. Again, Trump fails.
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ExxonMobil CEO calls Venezuela 'uninvestable'
The meeting was the latest chapter in Trump's open-ended intervention in Venezuela, a South American nation he has said he wants to control for years
qz.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Another example of Trump overplaying his hand and behaving like a child. The Oil Company CEOs and NOT interested in taking the risk that Trump is insisting they take in Venezuela in invest huge dollars and risk their companies. Smart, very smart CEOs. Again, Trump fails.
qz.com/trump-venezu...
qz.com/trump-venezu...
(The Guardian). Trump, once again, appears to have bitten off much more than he can chew. Totally predictable.
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Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be Americans’, say political leaders amid Trump threats
Five parties issue joint statement after US president warns he would acquire the island ‘the nice way or the more difficult way’
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
(The Guardian). Trump, once again, appears to have bitten off much more than he can chew. Totally predictable.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The person recording sees him pull the gun and starts screaming no before she says drive baby drive she said drive after he pulled his gun! This was murder!
The person recording sees him pull the gun and starts screaming no before she says drive baby drive she said drive after he pulled his gun! This was murder!
Redirecting...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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The person recording sees him pull the gun and starts screaming no before she says drive baby drive she said drive after he pulled his gun! This was murder!
The person recording sees him pull the gun and starts screaming no before she says drive baby drive she said drive after he pulled his gun! This was murder!
(WSJ) Trump, feeling that he can do no wrong and thus NO ONE should be disagreeing with him, personally calls out GOP members who voted against him. An impossible child to be around, wanting his way always, convinced he is perfect.
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Exclusive | Angry Trump Called GOP Defectors After War Powers Vote
The president viewed the senators as voting against him personally.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:07 AM
(WSJ) Trump, feeling that he can do no wrong and thus NO ONE should be disagreeing with him, personally calls out GOP members who voted against him. An impossible child to be around, wanting his way always, convinced he is perfect.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
(WSJ) An analysis of various voters commenting on the chaos over the last week or so.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
America Watches One Shooting and Comes to Two Different Conclusions
Some of President Trump’s supporters say his maximalist approach at home and abroad this week marks an overreach.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 AM
(WSJ) An analysis of various voters commenting on the chaos over the last week or so.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Wonderful post, Bruce.
American health
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Mapped: America's healthiest, least healthy states
A state-by-state report card, out today from the United Health Foundation, found encouraging signs.
www.axios.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Wonderful post, Bruce.
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
I don't believe that Leavitt would know "truth" if she had it for breakfast. Ever.
I am hereby calling on Press Secretary Leavitt to stop blatantly lying to the American people.
A mother of three who is now dead very clearly backed up and turned the wheel to get away from an ICE officer illegally trying to open her car.
There must be an independent investigation.
A mother of three who is now dead very clearly backed up and turned the wheel to get away from an ICE officer illegally trying to open her car.
There must be an independent investigation.
January 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I don't believe that Leavitt would know "truth" if she had it for breakfast. Ever.
(CNN) If you haven't seen yet, mobile phone video shot by the ICE agent who SHOT the woman in Minneapolis. Worth your time to view plus the analysis.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Cell phone footage raises new questions about ICE agent’s tactics before fatal shooting | CNN
The video evidence appears to undermine elements of the government’s narrative of what happened in Minneapolis
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
(CNN) If you haven't seen yet, mobile phone video shot by the ICE agent who SHOT the woman in Minneapolis. Worth your time to view plus the analysis.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/a... excellent! Others to follow I hope
Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 AM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/a... excellent! Others to follow I hope
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"Several times a year, doctors ask me if I can tell the difference between a giraffe and a whale because they are so sure I am not in cognitive decline!"
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"Several times a year, doctors ask me if I can tell the difference between a giraffe and a whale because they are so sure I am not in cognitive decline!"
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
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(Oregon Live) You have to wonder how long Trump will continue shooting non-combatants in the US. Again, give a child war toys, and he'll use them.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Feds say shooting in Portland by Border Patrol was self-defense; witness describes agents cornering truck
One witness said he heard five gunshots fired in the parking lot of a Southeast Portland medical office after federal officers boxed in a Toyota truck that had pulled into the lot.
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
(Oregon Live) You have to wonder how long Trump will continue shooting non-combatants in the US. Again, give a child war toys, and he'll use them.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
(WSJ) Trump's focus on oil goes back forty or more years, sadly now pushing us away from renewable sources as much of the world moves away from our initiative.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump’s Risky Fixation With Other Countries’ Oil
Venezuela operation reflects a long-held desire to leverage military might into control over energy—though falling prices are hurting U.S. producers.
www.wsj.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
(WSJ) Trump's focus on oil goes back forty or more years, sadly now pushing us away from renewable sources as much of the world moves away from our initiative.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Wait, they got something done?
House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Wait, they got something done?
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Good night.....is this really true or a set up? Arresting a protestor on the street in Grand Rapids?
MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Good night.....is this really true or a set up? Arresting a protestor on the street in Grand Rapids?
Good news for sure; now for the next step.
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Good news for sure; now for the next step.
(NBC News) This will not surprise you...the videos of the shooting yesterday NOT showing that Trump is saying. No surprise there.
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Videos contradict Trump's claim Minn. driver 'viciously ran over' officer in fatal ICE shooting
President Donald Trump said the driver who was shot dead by an ICE officer in Minneapolis nearly killed him with her car. Here’s what the videos show.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
(NBC News) This will not surprise you...the videos of the shooting yesterday NOT showing that Trump is saying. No surprise there.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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@slotkin.senate.gov Sen Slotkin: excellent dialogue and answers on the PBS NewsHour tonight, Jan 8. So proud of you and your aggressiveness. Keep it up! from a Fellow Cornellian.
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
@slotkin.senate.gov Sen Slotkin: excellent dialogue and answers on the PBS NewsHour tonight, Jan 8. So proud of you and your aggressiveness. Keep it up! from a Fellow Cornellian.
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The United States Congress needs to rein this stinky, cringey, greedy, criming, maniacal killer clown, wanna-be king, in before he starts WWIII.
Congress needs to do their fûkkin' jobs NOW before more lives are destroyed or lost.
Congress needs to do their fûkkin' jobs NOW before more lives are destroyed or lost.
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The United States Congress needs to rein this stinky, cringey, greedy, criming, maniacal killer clown, wanna-be king, in before he starts WWIII.
Congress needs to do their fûkkin' jobs NOW before more lives are destroyed or lost.
Congress needs to do their fûkkin' jobs NOW before more lives are destroyed or lost.