Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each #Axios
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Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each
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American expat loving life in Bohemia. Wife, mother, grandmother. Retired healthcare professional. Political lefty. No MAGA, NO DMs‼️
What could possibly go wrong? 🤦♀️ Read "Keystone Kash Slammed for Rolling Out Red Carpet to U.S. ‘Enemies’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8f915KI9/0...
Keystone Kash Slammed for Rolling Out Red Carpet to U.S. ‘Enemies' (The Daily Beast)
FBI Director Kash Patel has been slammed for inviting traditional "enemies" into the agency's nerve center. Patel, nicknamed ‘Keystone Kash' on account of...
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Donald Trump dodged the draft but is happy to post photos of himself in uniform while he sends our kids to die in his war.
"But the Democrats will almost certainly retake one chamber of Congress, if not both, in the fall. When they do, their biggest task will be to restrain this administration—and a huge part of that will involve investigating this corruption..." newrepublic.com/article/2139...
This Is the Real Story of Trump’s Presidency—If Democrats Will Tell It
His Truth Social subscription scheme and IRS immunity are just the latest chapters in a massive, ever-growing book about his self-dealing and corruption.
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"The people I served with in the first Trump administration see the worst as yet to come. What worries them most isn’t just the midterms, which Trump will attempt to steal or discredit, but what condition the US Constitution will be in by the 2028 presidential election." inews.co.uk/news/world/d...
In private, Trump's staff tell me they're bracing for Maga unleashed
My former colleagues on Capitol Hill say the worst is yet to come and they're no match for this US President
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"But Iranian officials say that talks are only being held with Oman about the strait, not the U.S." thehill.com/policy/inter...
Trump: Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come Wednesday
President Trump signaled late Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil-shipping corridor. “It could happen. Tomorrow or the next day,” Trump sai…
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If Democrats hope to take back the House or Senate, they have to come together. I'm also worried we could see a repeat of 2016 in 2028. Hard feelings from primaries tend to spill over into the general election. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
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Things are bad here in Czechia too, river levels are low, everything is bone dry 😬 Read "Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8f29HID6/n...
Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias (The Guardian)
Last week, 186 passengers had to be evacuated from the cruise ship Viking Ullur, after it ran aground on a s...
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It's going to be another 100° day here in the Orlické Mountains of Northern Bohemia so we're taking the grandkids to the pool 🥵
Trump's attorney filed an unopposed motion on Aug. 4 in Southern Florida district court to seal documents connected to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. What is he trying to hide 🤔
"But Trump has now passed from being a stubborn narcissist to a cocooned authoritarian. Political scientists since World War II have studied the problem of “irrational” leaders..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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"Lyme disease did not come from a lab. It's so ancient it's been found in 3,000 year old mummies. RFK Jr talking nonsense as usual" www.comicsands.com/stone-rfk-jr...
Infectious Diseases Expert Bluntly Factchecks RFK Jr. After He Claims Lyme Disease Was Developed In A Lab
His ignorance is staggering.
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Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.
You literally do not have to take his word. Do not confirm him
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
David Ellison wants us to know he’s not ideological, and that’s why he put a conservative with no tv experience in charge of CBS
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 51st(actually the 52nd+) person dies because of #ICELawlessness, torture & neglect this year. On 8/1, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, just 41, died in ICE detention after being brutalized & denied medication by Trump's immigration thugs. It's being done in our name with our taxpayer dollars.
This is the current temp at 5:20 pm in my little town in the Orlické mountain range in Central Europe 🥵 It's worse than last month's heat wave as night time temps remain in the 70s instead of the low 50s ☹️
The proposition that the president of the United States is an adjudicated rapist isn't an argument. It is a fact.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despit...
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@azagmayes.bsky.social I hope we’re paying attention here in AZ, because we are a huge target for these criminals. @adrianfontes.bsky.social Please protect us from these criminals. #Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "