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This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better.
But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better.
But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
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How did the poor guy mowing your lawn every two weeks become the biggest national security threat, rather than a Defense Secretary posting war plans on Signal?
July 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How did the poor guy mowing your lawn every two weeks become the biggest national security threat, rather than a Defense Secretary posting war plans on Signal?
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We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
May 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
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Many American voters are likely to excessively overcorrect from 2024-2025 to look for honest, authentic, effective, consistent communicators who don’t rely on slogans and platitudes in 2026-28. They aren’t plentiful.
May 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Many American voters are likely to excessively overcorrect from 2024-2025 to look for honest, authentic, effective, consistent communicators who don’t rely on slogans and platitudes in 2026-28. They aren’t plentiful.
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I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment being expressed by citizens and governments around the world to the effect no one should be traveling to the United States at this time.
Under our current government, we are a danger to ourselves and everyone else, and should be avoided.
Under our current government, we are a danger to ourselves and everyone else, and should be avoided.
March 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment being expressed by citizens and governments around the world to the effect no one should be traveling to the United States at this time.
Under our current government, we are a danger to ourselves and everyone else, and should be avoided.
Under our current government, we are a danger to ourselves and everyone else, and should be avoided.
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U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space
U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space
Two NASA astronauts who spent more than 280 days aboard the International Space Station undocked from the ISS early on Tuesday, kicking off their long-awaited return journey.
The big picture: Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams have been in…
www.axios.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space
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My thanks to His Majesty King Charles III for his warm welcome and gracious hospitality today. Canada is fortunate to have a steadfast defender in our sovereign.
March 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My thanks to His Majesty King Charles III for his warm welcome and gracious hospitality today. Canada is fortunate to have a steadfast defender in our sovereign.
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At least 40 people lost their lives over the weekend as storms ravaged the country.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE are planning to terminate over 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides essential severe weather forecasting and warnings.
What’s efficient about that?
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE are planning to terminate over 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides essential severe weather forecasting and warnings.
What’s efficient about that?
March 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At least 40 people lost their lives over the weekend as storms ravaged the country.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE are planning to terminate over 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides essential severe weather forecasting and warnings.
What’s efficient about that?
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE are planning to terminate over 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides essential severe weather forecasting and warnings.
What’s efficient about that?
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist
March 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist
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This is the way…
March 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is the way…
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I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
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I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
RFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’
“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
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After all the Red Carpets, the ceremony itself, the after party & the after-after parties, nothing compares to the warm welcome upon my return home. 🐕 🐶 🐾
#Oscars2025
#Oscars2025
March 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
After all the Red Carpets, the ceremony itself, the after party & the after-after parties, nothing compares to the warm welcome upon my return home. 🐕 🐶 🐾
#Oscars2025
#Oscars2025
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The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
James Harrison, whose rare blood helped save millions of babies, dies at 88
By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease
www.independent.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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It’s my birthday in a week and presents are arriving and they’re going behind the sofa and I’m not allowed to touch them and I am 8 years old again 😆
March 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It’s my birthday in a week and presents are arriving and they’re going behind the sofa and I’m not allowed to touch them and I am 8 years old again 😆
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Meanwhile, in world on fire latest, a Chinese govt spokesperson: "If the United States... persists in waging a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war, the Chinese side will fight them to the bitter end."
March 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Meanwhile, in world on fire latest, a Chinese govt spokesperson: "If the United States... persists in waging a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war, the Chinese side will fight them to the bitter end."
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on vitamin A use to combat a growing measles outbreak in Texas is raising concerns among public health experts, who fear he is sending the wrong message about preventing the highly contagious disease and distracting from the importance of vaccination.
RFK Jr.’s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts
The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on vitamin A use to combat a growing measles outbreak in Texas is raising concerns among public health experts, who fear he is sending the wrong message about preventing the highly contagious disease and distracting from the importance of vaccination.
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Tariffs might be Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there’s less to be excited about.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
Tariffs might be President Donald Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there is less to be excited about.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tariffs might be Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there’s less to be excited about.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
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Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.
Lech Walesa and Polish Political Prisoners Voice ‘Horror’ at Trump’s Scolding of Zelensky
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bull...
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.
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