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The people of the US should be able to hold their elected representatives accountable while in term. Recall votes to replace them when no confidence should be a thing here.
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The current policies and tactics make me think of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" ,"The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter." From trying to discredit statistics, deny climate science, nonsensical tariff numbers, and the use of prompts in acting.
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Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs
President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.
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August 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The conflict between field expertise and the broad public's interest are also at play. But, yes, this admins link to private companies that will make money of his agenda is alarming.
apnews.com/article/trum... appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Real strong leaders have empathy and intellectual humility. Both bring discomfort and take strength to work through. Denial of either is avoiding the pain of hard self-work and is a failure to acknowledge the reality of other humans. Bring back real strong leaders in America. Who would you nominate?
July 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"During an all-hands meeting with senior college leaders ... were told that the college would comply with Hegseth’s directives and that, in Pauline’s words, “if we were thinking we had academic freedom in our scholarship and in the classroom, we were mistaken.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's not ok and I sadly have little faith that current congress would vote to agree.

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American Corruption
The Founders would have hated Trump's luxury jet.
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May 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
apnews.com/article/penc... Vice President Pence will receive the Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Pence will receive the Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 e...
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May 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM