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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by allowing the richest person on earth to steal the personal information of ordinary Americans.
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DOGE Was a Harbinger of Trump’s Assault on Decency and Privacy
Democrats will have to repair the damage
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Donald Trump and the Republican Party show their commitment to "populism" by leaving babies to dies from easily preventable diseases.
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Donald Trump and the Republican Party show their commitment to "populism" by trying to kill their own voters.
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
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November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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The "peace president" plans to put Palestinians in "Alternative Safe Communities” (concentration camps) under Israeli control.
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U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza
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November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The "peace president" endorses Israel's expansion of its forever wars.
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US backs Israel’s right to defend itself after IDF strike on Hezbollah army chief
White House spokeswoman says she didn't speak to Trump about specific killing of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, but he supports Israeli right 'to take out any terrorist threats in the region'
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November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Bari Weiss promises to concentrate on "what falls in the 40 yards of acceptable debate" among the top 0.00001 percent.
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One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Donald Trump takes on China by leaving China to dominate the technologies of the future so that America can concentrate on the technologies of the past.
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Renewable Energy And EV Growth Have Far Exceeded 2015 Forecasts | OilPrice.com
Renewable and EV growth has far outpaced earlier forecasts: global solar capacity is now four times higher than the IEA’s 2015 projection, and EVs make up over 20% of new car sales.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by taking jobs away from ordinary working Americans.
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Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports
Private companies lost an average of 13,500 jobs a week over the past four weeks, ADP said Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by saying that his favorite word represents his effort to impose vast new taxes on ordinary Americans.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Ordinary Americans do not share the financial and media elites' euphoria over the Trump economy.
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Consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow
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November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Supporter of genocide thinks that we need more supporters of genocide on TV.
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"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"

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Bari Weiss says she wants to use her new perch at CBS News to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40 yards of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life. She says the aim is to sideline voices like Hasan Piker, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and elevate “charismatic” figures such as Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch who reflect “where the vast majority of Americans actually are.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Donald Trump discovers that there is a downside to hiring incompetent sycophants.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Donald Trump responds to public demands for cheaper food by making food more expensive.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Donald Trump is making China and India great again.
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Trump’s tariffs are pushing Canada closer to China and India
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to double non-U.S. exports by 2035. That means making up with two of Canada’s greatest adversaries.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by making electricity unaffordable for ordinary Americans.
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More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by preventing ordinary Americans from eating actual Italian pasta.
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Pasta at Twice the Price? Some Italian Producers Face Huge U.S. Tariffs.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The Trump billionaires don't think Thanksgiving turkeys are part of the American dream.
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Thanksgiving in Donald Trump's America
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by enabling financial elites to swindle ordinary Americans.
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The Trump Trade is Unraveling
Tells from the crypto crash
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November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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It appears that American intellectuals overestimated Donald Trump's negotiating prowess.
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Brazil Defied Trump and Won
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November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The political elites discover that ordinary Americans do not share their euphoria over Donald Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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It turns out that ordinary Americans did not share the corporate and media elites' euphoria over Donald Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The billionaire owner of the New York Times is euphoric over the success of his campaign to increase the billionaires' control over American universities.
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Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Donald Trump's effort to bring businesses to the United States is forcing businesses to abandon the United States instead.
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Trade Chaos Causes Businesses to Rethink Their Relationship With the U.S.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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It turns out that the Republican plan to make health care more affordable is to make it completely unaffordable.
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Republicans face a health care backlash in Georgia as subsidies set to expire
Rocketing health care costs are fast becoming the new affordability frontier in next year’s midterms.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The "peace president" enables Israel to expand its forever wars.
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Lebanon escalation serves Netanyahu's interests - and has Trump's blessing
Washington Is Making a Massive Effort to Forge a New Reality in Lebanon and Perhaps It Believes That an Israeli Show of Seriousness Can Lift Negotiations Out of the Quagmire But Israeli Attacks Are Al...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM