Jess
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Happily married with 2 cats, trying to figure out how to escape Red states.
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Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Trump Is Making Major White House Renovations. See What's Changing. (Gift Article)
In less than a year, President Trump has already significantly remade the White House. Here is what to know about five key renovations.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The Capital of Electric Cars Is Turning to Electric Planes
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September 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Opinion | One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems
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August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Well...at least Texas isn't the worst...
These states are America’s worst for quality of life in 2025
Quality of life considerations like crime rates, health and child care availability, and air quality dictate where people live, and where businesses locate.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Well...at least Texas isn't the worst...
Nothing to see here...
Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' makes unusual trip as Iran war fears escalate
The Boeing E-4, also known as the 'Doomsday plane,' serves as a flying command post for key officials during times of crisis, particularly designed to survive a nuclear attack.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nothing to see here...
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My Wife and I were chatting last night and came up with a marketing idea for Burger King. They should offer up free food to the president, and right after he accepts (because you know he would) they should temporarily change their name to Burger Queen and introduce the LGBTaco Burger.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My Wife and I were chatting last night and came up with a marketing idea for Burger King. They should offer up free food to the president, and right after he accepts (because you know he would) they should temporarily change their name to Burger Queen and introduce the LGBTaco Burger.
"There are effectively two shocks hitting the economy right now: Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods and the paralysis caused by Trump’s messaging about those tariffs."
Not feeling the trade war pain yet? Get ready | CNN Business
By now, anyone with even half an eye on the news has seen headlines about how the economy is suddenly in trouble because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs: Markets are swinging wildly, investors are...
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April 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"There are effectively two shocks hitting the economy right now: Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods and the paralysis caused by Trump’s messaging about those tariffs."
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Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home
Kilmar is not alone. He is one of over 250 immigrants deported without due process, as part of Trump’s $6 million deal with Bukele’s government—a plan to funnel immigrants, often with no criminal reco...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"While conventional wisdom holds that religious voters are Republicans and nonreligious voters are Democrats, the reality is more complicated."
America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics
A common assumption holds that nonreligious Americans vote for liberal candidates. The reality isn’t so simple.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"While conventional wisdom holds that religious voters are Republicans and nonreligious voters are Democrats, the reality is more complicated."
Because of course.
Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades
President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Because of course.
China 54%
Lesotho 50%
Cambodia 49%
Laos 48%
Vietnam 46%
Bangladesh 37%
Thailand 36%
Taiwan 32%
Indonesia 32%
Malaysia 24%
Guess what the US imports from these countries.
Lesotho 50%
Cambodia 49%
Laos 48%
Vietnam 46%
Bangladesh 37%
Thailand 36%
Taiwan 32%
Indonesia 32%
Malaysia 24%
Guess what the US imports from these countries.
Let's talk about Trump's tariffs, you, and the fallout....
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April 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
China 54%
Lesotho 50%
Cambodia 49%
Laos 48%
Vietnam 46%
Bangladesh 37%
Thailand 36%
Taiwan 32%
Indonesia 32%
Malaysia 24%
Guess what the US imports from these countries.
Lesotho 50%
Cambodia 49%
Laos 48%
Vietnam 46%
Bangladesh 37%
Thailand 36%
Taiwan 32%
Indonesia 32%
Malaysia 24%
Guess what the US imports from these countries.
"if due process is routinely denied to noncitizens, it will be denied to citizens too, simply because it is often impossible for people to prove that they are citizens. This has happened before, "
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article)
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"if due process is routinely denied to noncitizens, it will be denied to citizens too, simply because it is often impossible for people to prove that they are citizens. This has happened before, "
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FDA Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Despite Warnings
The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case (Gift Article)
The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time health care providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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WTAF was that?!
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February 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
WTAF was that?!
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Politics getting in the way of history.
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration
A Louisiana landscape where centuries-old sugar cane plantations and Afro-Creole culture remain preserved along the Mississippi River will no longer be eligible for consideration for federal recogniti...
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February 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Politics getting in the way of history.