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Self appointed Truth Patrol leader, freedom fighter, God fearing resistance member, animal lover, cow/moose whisperer, birder, squirrel landlord, fierce when pushed, I am the storm. Tree hugger. Artist, self taught pianist. Peace lover, photographer.
Read "Melania snubbed by son Barron and more Trump family members at premiere of her own movie" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-747KtU1W/l...

This is weird. It states, "over the weekend, Melania hosted..."
The weekend hasn't even started yet. Weird.
Melania snubbed by son Barron and more Trump family members at premiere of her own movie (Irish Star Online)
First lady Melania Trump premiered her documentary at the Kennedy Center on Thursday before it hits theaters on Friday however, as she walked the red carpet ...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Read "‘What? … The Magas Aren’t Lined Up to Fill the Theaters?’: Trump Tries to Save ‘Melania’ at the Last Minute — but One Overseas Issue Blows It Up" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74pQyUXS/S...

I'm trying to figure out what the plot is. I guess there is none.
‘What? … The Magas Aren’t Lined Up to Fill the Theaters?’: Trump Tries to Save ‘Melania’ at the Last Minute — but One Overseas Issue Blows It Up (Atlanta Black Star)
Melania Trump’s self-titled documentary is officially out, but the public response is less than stellar. Ahead of its U.S. rollout on Jan. 30, ticket sales f...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Read "‘Who’s Gonna Tell Her?’: Iowa Lawmaker Gushes Over Trump as the Ultimate Man for ‘Hardworking Women’ — Then Viewers Dig Up a Photo That Doesn’t Match the Praise" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-745MYZck/N...

Delusional. TDS. A visual impairment that affects almost have the country.
‘Who’s Gonna Tell Her?’: Iowa Lawmaker Gushes Over Trump as the Ultimate Man for ‘Hardworking Women’ — Then Viewers Dig Up a Photo That Doesn’t Match the Praise (Atlanta Black Star)
President Donald Trump returned to Iowa this week to rally his diehard supporters as his administration faces widespread backlash over the nationwide ICE rai...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Read "‘Who can you kill?’: Minnesota crisis collides with Rand Paul’s ideological crusade" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-73XWEw8w/P...

I was mistaken. DHS has $19 BILLION each year for four years. The new bill was to add $10 BILLION more.
😳😳😳 a shutdown is total bullshit.
‘Who can you kill?’: Minnesota crisis collides with Rand Paul’s ideological crusade (Politico)
Rand Paul made his name as...
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January 31, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Was reading a story about mail fraud where you're sent a package that you never ordered. Your name will be spelled wrong, your address will not be exactly right and it will come from a place you do business online.
If something is free, someone is ordering it en masse to sell. They ... 1/2
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Read "‘Queen Just Went FULL MAGA’: Trump Publicly Humiliates Nicki Minaj, Then Comes with a Gift to Soften the Blow That Has Fans Saying It All Makes Sense Now" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-740tFM0o/i...

You missed her at the Turning Point convention with Mrs. Kirk, didn't you. Same look.
‘Queen Just Went FULL MAGA’: Trump Publicly Humiliates Nicki Minaj, Then Comes with a Gift to Soften the Blow That Has Fans Saying It All Makes Sense Now (Atlanta Black Star)
Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj’s first in-person meeting has caused a fiasco online after viewers watched the president humiliate the New York rapper on stage,...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Read "‘I kept the full receipt’: Houston customer returns $500 Meta Quest at Walmart. Then a worker looks up the serial number" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-73YCe90s/m...

I have a good one. Jimmy Dean's breakfast bowls. Tell them they are unsealed in the box. They want you to describe that. 😳
‘I kept the full receipt’: Houston customer returns $500 Meta Quest at Walmart. Then a worker looks up the serial number (The Mary Sue)
Have you ever brought home a product from the store, only to realize that something about it isn’t quite right? It’s more common than you might think. Every ...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Read "Republicans have been selling us these lies for four decades" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-73T26hGg/n...

We all saw it on full display. But their King does it 24/7 nonstop 365 days/year.
I'd like to see every Repub hooked up by their balls to a lie detector that zaps for deceit. My dream..
Republicans have been selling us these lies for four decades (AlterNet)
Jack Smith’s testimony before Congress on Thursday was a master class at demonstrating how elected Republicans have become what psychiatrist and author M. Sc...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Read "Sheriff: ICE must be ‘transparent’ with any Super Bowl operations" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74BiCQX6/e...

Watch out for ICE at the Super Bowl. If you see Greg Bovino, report him to LAPD.
Sheriff: ICE must be ‘transparent’ with any Super Bowl operations (The Hill)
A California sheriff on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “transparent” with local authorities about any possible federal im...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Read "The real reason Donald Trump didn’t fire Kristi Noem" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74vTsUrS/s...

Fire Noem, Lewandowski and Miller. Miller is more evil than the other two but all are dangerous. Arrogance is disgusting from these 3. But all the cabinet members are that way. Puke.
The real reason Donald Trump didn't fire Kristi Noem (AlterNet)
President Donald Trump may have fired Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem if she ran the agency during his first term. But his second...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Read "There’s a big gay scandal in the new Epstein files drop & it’s a doozy" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74u04UuJ/3...

I think something people are going to find is that Epstein seemed to be a bank to a lot of rich people. But he had a hold over them for that generosity.
There’s a big gay scandal in the new Epstein files drop & it’s a doozy (Queerty)
The hotly-anticipated, final Epstein files drop has arrived after much heel dragging from Pam Bondi, and a lot of people quite high up are about to have some...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Read "‘Is Marco Calling Her a Liar?’: Karoline Leavitt Swore Trump Didn’t Do What Everyone Watched on Camera — Then Rubio Opened His Mouth and the Whole Story Imploded" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74siZZny/0...

Cost WHO exactly? Our government isn't in the stock market. Well, not taxpayers $$$.
‘Is Marco Calling Her a Liar?’: Karoline Leavitt Swore Trump Didn’t Do What Everyone Watched on Camera — Then Rubio Opened His Mouth and the Whole Story Imploded (Atlanta Black Star)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s confidence betrayed him as he moved through Wednesday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Read "Man parked in a Florida garage and felt the floor bounce under his feet. Then he saw a hole that raised serious questions" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74xQyjcI/t...

Worked on a building on rollers in Alaska. This is not that situation.
Is it on bedrock or sand? Makes a big difference.
Man parked in a Florida garage and felt the floor bounce under his feet. Then he saw a hole that raised serious questions (We Got This Covered)
A Tampa, Florida resident recently went viral after sharing a video of a parking garage floor that felt strangely bouncy. The video also showed a small, conc...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Read "Google co-founder Sergey Brin linked to purchase of Lake Tahoe’s most expensive home — just out of the billionaire tax’s reach" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-73JBxmM0/y...

Of course he moved. But his LLC owns his house. An LLC has to have another person involved. Who's that?
Google co-founder Sergey Brin linked to purchase of Lake Tahoe’s most expensive home — just out of the billionaire tax’s reach (New York Post)
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been linked to the purchase of Lake Tahoe’s most expensive home in what appears to be an attempt to flee California’s crush...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Read "Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74qXwOxq/W...
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island (Futurism)
Somehow, Elon Musk’s...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Read "Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74oDSbXW/X...

Not from aliens though. A different connection to a different part of the continent.
Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans (Popular Mechanics)
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Read "Deep red state discovers new $200 million annual bill — courtesy of Trump" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-749irss0/b...

It is all in the HR-1 bill if they had bothered to read it. Why they thought they would be exempt was a big mistake on their part for being red and expecting an exception.
Deep red state discovers new $200 million annual bill — courtesy of Trump (AlterNet)
Alabama Media Group reportsstate legislators are discovering a nasty new bill courtesy of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” this week as the Alab...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Read "Pastor Chris Reed accused of addiction to kratom by former church members" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74zGI7L2/j...

That's not being transparent. You hid it from your congregation. You have to repent in front of your church.
Pastor Chris Reed accused of addiction to kratom by former church members (The Christian Post)
Former MorningStar Mi...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Read "Partial government shutdown goes into effect, as Senate deal awaits House vote" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-74t7W4mc/p...

The House could be working on it NOW if Mike Johnson hadn't called for a vacation, again.
MIKE JOHNSON, QUIT RUNNING AWAY!!!!
Partial government shutdown goes into effect, as Senate deal awaits House vote (ABC News)
A partial federal government shutdown went into effect early Saturday. It came hours after the Senate met a last-minute deadline to approve a revised package...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show (The Guardian)
Elon Muskhad more extensive – and more friendly – communications with the financier and sex offen...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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The Melania film reviews are out!
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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The rescue is now on bluesky ❤️
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January 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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This was written by Mark Osler, who is a professor of law at the University of St. Thomas Law School in Minneapolis, a former professor of law at Baylor University in Waco, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, and was also member of my previous Episcopal parish in Edina in the North Star State. ⚓️
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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we got a whole industry around taking what you have in bad times we created! archonialis-deepspace.blogspot.com/2025/01/what...
What is Disaster Capitalism?
Disaster capitalism refers to the way corporations, governments, and elites exploit crises—whether natural disasters, economic downturns, wa...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Hundreds of people stand on a frozen lake in Minneapolis in a formation that spells out “SOS” in protest of ICE.
(Credit: David Guttenfelder/NYT)
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM