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And less recently, Reagan getting rid of the fairness rule allowing for the rise of Fox News was a big impact as that slowly normalized a lot of activities over almost a whole generation.
Was his point that they are already causing all the decline they can manage over here? America first and all.
US won’t be ‘caretakers’ of West’s ‘managed decline’, Rubio warns in Munich speech - latest
US won’t be ‘caretakers’ of West’s ‘managed decline’, Rubio warns in Munich: Live
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told security summit that the US wants ‘allies who can defend themselves’
www.independent.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Was his point that they are already causing all the decline they can manage over here? America first and all.
Those pesky Epstein files wont go away.
Exclusive: The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries reut.rs/4kErI3k
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ...
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Those pesky Epstein files wont go away.
Are the unverified tips salacious or is there salacious information and unverified tips?
"one of several prominent men that the agency has “salacious information” about. The US president was named by people who submitted unverified tips to the FBI"
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
"one of several prominent men that the agency has “salacious information” about. The US president was named by people who submitted unverified tips to the FBI"
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Epstein files: Key revelations and some stories you may have missed
Cache of three million files is thick with famous names and lurid details
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Are the unverified tips salacious or is there salacious information and unverified tips?
"one of several prominent men that the agency has “salacious information” about. The US president was named by people who submitted unverified tips to the FBI"
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
"one of several prominent men that the agency has “salacious information” about. The US president was named by people who submitted unverified tips to the FBI"
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
This is great progress. Love to see them start passing laws regulating how close ICE operations can come to schools, hospitals, and churches. Need to take away ICE's favorite hunting grounds.
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
kfoxtv.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is great progress. Love to see them start passing laws regulating how close ICE operations can come to schools, hospitals, and churches. Need to take away ICE's favorite hunting grounds.
Anybody else noticed that in references to a few ICE agents leaving Minneapolis it gets referred to as a "draw down" like pulling troops out of Iraq or Afghanistan. It is a subtle change, but maybe the media is starting to treat it more like a military occupation now.
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Anybody else noticed that in references to a few ICE agents leaving Minneapolis it gets referred to as a "draw down" like pulling troops out of Iraq or Afghanistan. It is a subtle change, but maybe the media is starting to treat it more like a military occupation now.
I say we just cut out some of those tax cuts for the rich. They keep telling us the rich need the money to create the jobs, but what if we leave the money with the poor and working class so they don't have to work so much instead?
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
February 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I say we just cut out some of those tax cuts for the rich. They keep telling us the rich need the money to create the jobs, but what if we leave the money with the poor and working class so they don't have to work so much instead?
Repeated tariffs and loss of desire to trade with the US has caused this. Is this Making America Great Again?
U.S. container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
U.S. container growth vanishes with world trade flows ‘moving on’
Trump tariffs have led major economies to reduce their reliance on the American market.
ebx.sh
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Repeated tariffs and loss of desire to trade with the US has caused this. Is this Making America Great Again?
Is this going to be some fancy accounting to make someone richer?
Bloomberg has reporting out this morning saying SpaceX/xAI merger could come "as soon as this week".
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Is this going to be some fancy accounting to make someone richer?
GOP policies are causing the US to fall behind. Is this Making America Great Again?
"The center of gravity in global #climate outcomes has already shifted [...] to how China powers its economy. If the structural changes underway in #China take root, they will influence global #emissions trajectories more than any other single national decision." www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
China’s Emissions Fall As Power Demand Rises: A Possible Turning Point
China’s emissions are falling even as power demand rises, driven by rapid growth in clean energy and EVs. Analysts say this may signal a structural turning point.
www.forbes.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
GOP policies are causing the US to fall behind. Is this Making America Great Again?
We need to be prepared for this. ICE can even take the day off from doing illegal stuff and just drive around and be seen near the polling places to cause issues. If their history of violence makes one person think, "I just can't risk it, I can't go vote today" then they are getting what they want.
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 PM
We need to be prepared for this. ICE can even take the day off from doing illegal stuff and just drive around and be seen near the polling places to cause issues. If their history of violence makes one person think, "I just can't risk it, I can't go vote today" then they are getting what they want.
Making America Great Again! Who needs those investors!
Precious metals soared Monday — with gold extending its record-run past $5,100 per troy ounce and silver surging to new highs — as investors continued to load up on hard assets as a hedge against geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
Why gold and silver prices are surging at breakneck speeds
A record-setting rally in precious metals comes as global investors diversify away from the U.S. dollar, a phenomena known as the “debasement trade.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Making America Great Again! Who needs those investors!
We know she lied about this one because there are recordings from multiple angles and plenty of eye witnesses. Even knowing all that evidence existed, she lied anyway. How many of her previous statements have been lies?
Gallego: I think it's ridiculous that Kristi Noem just went out right away and basically called this poor victim, a violent terrorist. That right there is impeachable. She lied about a citizen to justify his murder. The president should ask for her resignation.
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
We know she lied about this one because there are recordings from multiple angles and plenty of eye witnesses. Even knowing all that evidence existed, she lied anyway. How many of her previous statements have been lies?
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I’m Alex Vindman and I’m running for the U.S. Senate. Chaos, corruption and sky-rocketing costs are crushing ordinary people, while the billionaires and career politicians profit.
I stepped up when my country needed a soldier and now I’m stepping up again to fight for Floridians.
I stepped up when my country needed a soldier and now I’m stepping up again to fight for Floridians.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I’m Alex Vindman and I’m running for the U.S. Senate. Chaos, corruption and sky-rocketing costs are crushing ordinary people, while the billionaires and career politicians profit.
I stepped up when my country needed a soldier and now I’m stepping up again to fight for Floridians.
I stepped up when my country needed a soldier and now I’m stepping up again to fight for Floridians.
So Apple with all of their resources can't find it in themselves to stand up to this administration? They can't even make the case they are like MS or Amazon with billion dollar contracts at risk. Sure, the gov buys a lot of iPhones, but that number is probably a rounding error to them.
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
So Apple with all of their resources can't find it in themselves to stand up to this administration? They can't even make the case they are like MS or Amazon with billion dollar contracts at risk. Sure, the gov buys a lot of iPhones, but that number is probably a rounding error to them.
ICE needs fewer cameras hovering around, so all roving unidentified ICE patrols are now no fly zones. www.aerotime.aero/articles/faa...
FAA creates drone no-fly zone for ICE operations
The FAA has created nationwide moving drone no-fly zones around ICE vehicles and convoys, with criminal penalties for violating the restricted airspace.
www.aerotime.aero
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
ICE needs fewer cameras hovering around, so all roving unidentified ICE patrols are now no fly zones. www.aerotime.aero/articles/faa...
Maybe when she says "maximum damage" she's talking about how much damage everyone recording with their phones is doing to their credibility?
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Maybe when she says "maximum damage" she's talking about how much damage everyone recording with their phones is doing to their credibility?
Given how much they lie and try to cover up the things that get recorded from multiple angles, how much stuff is this unit covering up that no one ever hears about?
Border Patrol has a history of making investigations…go away
www.wjhl.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Given how much they lie and try to cover up the things that get recorded from multiple angles, how much stuff is this unit covering up that no one ever hears about?
The GOP's war on science summarized for 2025. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The GOP's war on science summarized for 2025. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
First they were focused on hiding the Epstein files, now they are focused on hiding volume 2 of Jack Smith's investigation. Not sure innocent folks focus so much on keeping things hidden.
Bondi is defending Trump’s effort to keep from the public files on his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Bondi Desperately Tries to Keep Damning Trump Files Hidden Forever
The rest of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified documents should remain in the DOJ, Pam Bondi argued.
trib.al
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
First they were focused on hiding the Epstein files, now they are focused on hiding volume 2 of Jack Smith's investigation. Not sure innocent folks focus so much on keeping things hidden.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
What a miserable day when the headline can be "ICE shuts down some city" and you don't know if it's weather alert or a rogue government agency.
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
What a miserable day when the headline can be "ICE shuts down some city" and you don't know if it's weather alert or a rogue government agency.
Where do I request that only one superpower move to become more authoritarian at a time?
Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation. n.pr/4r9IVUf
China's top general under investigation in latest military purge
Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Where do I request that only one superpower move to become more authoritarian at a time?
Everybody knew a kid like this on the playground. Fine if they were winning, but shouting out "they cheated!" the second something didn't go their way. I don't remember anyone liking that kid, do you?
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Everybody knew a kid like this on the playground. Fine if they were winning, but shouting out "they cheated!" the second something didn't go their way. I don't remember anyone liking that kid, do you?
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JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”