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NEWS: Ken Paxton voted against a $3 billion cancer research program — twice — that's since saved tens of thousands of Texans' lives, and co-authored the bill blocking the HPV vaccine that's 97% effective against cervical cancer.

A National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration in early June that the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already peeling because of the renovation process and the materials being used.

The city of Mesa, Arizona is suing major fire truck manufacturers for allegedly colluding to drive up costs and delay deliveries. A key player in the dangerous consolidation of this market has been private equity. Watch.

With all the Tax cuts for Corps and the 1% since Reagan, why are we still suffering from a massive income gap? Why are we talking about affordability? Maybe Democratic candidates should start asking these questions in thier speeches.

Wednesday's Thought - Peltola won by a considerable margin. The two who finished 3rd and 4th were no factor to either Sullivan or her. I give Alaskan voters credit knowing which Sullivan was which and didn't fall for the stalking horse tactic. This result bodes well for the General.

On the left: Oliver North, convicted for his role in illegally selling missiles to Iran during the Reagan administration. On the right: Fox News “military analyst” Oliver North, who thinks Iran shouldn’t have missiles. Same guy. Same Oliver North.

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A win! A federal judge blocked a land exchange that would have cleared the way for a controversial road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, protecting one of the country’s vast and ecologically important wild areas. Thank you, Judge Sharon L. Gleason!

I said this before. Democrats need to run on a platform of universal healthcare for the next election. The overwhelming majority of Americans demand this. So if our Democratic leaders won't back it up, they need to GO! We need new leadership that are not bought by big pharma and insurance companies.

Tuesday's Thought - I am mystified by our Justice System. The Felon has been allowed to go to SCOTUS for the same case at least twice and been denied. How many times can one do this? My naive understanding was if SCOTUS rules on a case that is the end of the matter. Only the wealthy have this.

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Public Citizen has filed a formal Hatch Act complaint against Attorney General Todd Blanche after he appeared at a campaign rally in New York supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and praised him from the stage.