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The top Republicans in Kansas were ready to join President Trump’s redistricting push and redraw the state’s political map to deliver another seat in Congress to Republicans. Then some Republicans refused. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Some Kansas Republicans Resist Redistricting Efforts Amid Growing Skepticism
The state’s top Republicans wanted to join President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps. But plans for a special session fell apart when some lawmakers resisted.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Christianity at its best.
U.S. Bishops Elect New Leader as Concerns Mount Over Treatment of Migrants
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November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent
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Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent
Call Fascism, "fascism". And hate, "hate".
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September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Oil companies in Texas requested permission to burn off or release more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year — enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions in tax revenue had the gas been captured.

W/ @insideclimatenews.org & @texastribune.org
Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.
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September 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The President Threatens the Nation's Federal Courts and the Supreme Court Silently Condones
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The President Threatens the Nation's Federal Courts and the Supreme Court Silently Condones
This week, David French and I have both addressed the death threats on the lives of the federal judges who dare to rule against Donald Trump.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Maybe The American Experiment Isn’t Dead Yet
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Maybe The American Experiment Isn’t Dead Yet
Death by a thousand cuts still requires a thousand cuts.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Federal Reserve staff blamed tariffs and inflation for the high cost of the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters on Thursday, defending many of the upgrades hours before President Trump and top White House officials were set to visit to view the construction.
Why Is the Fed Renovation So Expensive? Staff Cite Tariffs and Inflation.
A sprawling $2.5 billion project to renovate the central bank’s headquarters in Washington has become the focal point of attacks from the Trump administration.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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“South Park” premiered its new season, ridiculing President Trump over the Epstein files and Paramount settlement.

The episode aired on the same day that Paramount announced a five-year, $1.5 billion streaming deal with the Comedy Central show. wapo.st/4lNQoWX
July 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
MAGA Inches Closer to a Ghislaine Maxwell Alliance
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If Maxwell gets a deal, I hope some more of the victims start talking publicly. A pedophile is just about the worst criminal there is. @thebulwark.com
MAGA Inches Closer to a Ghislaine Maxwell Alliance
Is perpetrating heinous crimes against children too big a hurdle for a political alliance of convenience? Maybe not.
www.thebulwark.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
speaking freely is a right that matters to us all. when politicians vilify people who stand up for their beliefs, ask Why? Is this about safety...or control? it's not about patriotism! You don’t defend democracy by silencing it. Speak up #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/1jYf0gK3
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July 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM