A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck. -Guy de Maupassant, short story writer and novelist (5 Aug 1850-1893)
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I try to begin my days with hope and end them with gratitude; Goodlettsville, TN boy happy in Baltimore; Retired; DD-214; Yellow Dog Democrat; Ike was POTUS when I was born; #Jerry #Emmylou #Bluegrass; https://stuffctwfound.com/ انشاء الله, بكرة, ماعليش
Truly surprised Patton has not risen from the grave to kick his ever loving ass.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 19h agoStolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
In Nov. 2024, the Chinese govt arrested Dr. Youlin Chen, an American citizen & scientist, on bogus claims of espionage. Dr. Chen has spent nearly 2 years in pretrial detention & his family is concerned for his health. I call on the Chinese govt to release Dr. Chen immediately & unconditionally.
U.S. seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial, his family says
The relatives of Youlin Chen of Boston broke their silence this week, apparently after they saw no sign from the Chinese government that it was planning to release him.
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DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
The American people have made one thing clear: they're done settling for the status quo. It's time for leadership that matches the urgency of this moment.
oh my god he hit the reflecting pool with a "two weeks" dawgggggg that thing's never opening again
"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." ― Margaret Atwood
I totally agree with, only I ain’t buying anymore Orioles merch: Jon Meoli: Adley Rutschman helped Baltimore fall in love with the Orioles again. Trading him is devastating.p
Jon Meoli: Why the Orioles trading Adley Rutschman is devastating for Baltimore
COLUMN | Players like Adley Rutschman helped Baltimore fall back in love with this team. And it’s devastating that his time here ended this way.
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It’s obvious – this President never had a strategy to get us out of this war. Working Americans are the ones paying for this war, and this President just does not care. End the war, lower costs.
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. A friend quipped the other day that President Trump truly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because he has already ended the Iran war eight times. Will the ninth time be the charm ..?” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
It's been a busy summer here at AU ☀️ Here's everything we've been working on the past few months to keep religion out of our government. #separationofchurchandstate #religiousfreedom #religiousliberty #summer
How China Won the Iran War: "[P]eople around the world have concluded that the Chinese are serious people, and that we are not. So America lost the war — and China won."
How China Won the Iran War
Trump has shattered American power, and Beijing is picking up the pieces
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The rest of the country considers my home state of Tennessee to be irredeemable. Now it seems as if Tennesseans agree.
Holly McCall@jhollymc.bsky.social · 2d agoI've been irate at how little national coverage the killings of four Black men in Memphis by federal agents have gotten -- and even how little in Tennessee. The root? State lawmakers who wholeheartedly approve of the occupation of Memphis.
Streeter: It’s difficult to raise a cool, hard Baltimore kid, knowing it’ll be held against him
Streeter: It’s difficult to raise a cool, hard Baltimore kid, knowing it’ll be held against him
COLUMN | I’m trying to raise a friendly, confident Black child who is solid in any identity he comes to have. But I’m afraid it will be used against him.
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The most Texas thing you'll see all day. And by "Texas" I mean low down and slimy.
Karly Kingsley@karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d agoA Texas city allegedly paid a family farm $10 in exchange for land meant to be used for a park and then sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.The family is now suing for the deed to be honored and the park to be built.
God forbid someone in this administration has feelings www.rawstory.com/markwayne-mu...
'He sucks': White House insiders lining up against Mullin as patience runs out
The knives are out in the White House for Department of Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin after he added more fuel to the fire over the weekend.According to a report from Politico Playbook, ...
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give. -P.D. James (Phyllis Dorothy James), novelist (3 Aug 1920-2014)
Whose money is it anyway: "“More than a million dollars from this government to reward a man who broke federal law harassing patients, health care workers and volunteers,” Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, said in a statement."
Attorneys for pardoned abortion clinic protester announce 7-figure settlement with DOJ • Tennessee Lookout
Anti-abortion activist Paul Vaughn got a settlement from the federal government after a 2024 conviction for harassment at Carafem Mt. Juliet.
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"Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Marsha found a "workaround," do you have a workaround? Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’
Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal 'workaround' • Tennessee Lookout
A political action committee operated Club For Growth has spent $4.81 million backing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial bid.
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It’s prob not possible to conceive of how much Washington would hate Trump
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoGood to know after a tough weekend on the golf course the president is back at work laser focused on improving the lives of Americans by resuming his deranged AI marathon.
