Only 13% of voters polled think the $5000 checks promised by Trump on the condition that the GOP wins the midterms actually believe the checks will go out
Donald Trump's $5,000 Check Promise Fails To Land With Voters
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Only 13% of voters polled think the $5000 checks promised by Trump on the condition that the GOP wins the midterms actually believe the checks will go out
Donald Trump's $5,000 Check Promise Fails To Land With Voters
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I don't spend much time on X, but @FedorovMykhailo is absolutely worth following He recently posted an exciting new video about Ukraine's Army of Robots. They are looking for robotics engineers. You can find out about and join them here: thearmyofrobots.com/en
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, told a Greek minister that America caused the pro-West regime in Romania to fall and that they could do the same thing to Greece "We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here too." Sounds like it should be a bigger deal
US ambassador threatened Greece: "We can topple you" | JFeed
Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece, told ministers America toppled Romania and could do the same there. Energy minister responded: "We are soverei
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According to the Database for ALPR (Flock camera) abuse, there have been over 200 incidents where police officers have been charged with abusing Flock cameras, including over 30 just this month For comparison, there are fewer than 10 transgender athletes in the NCAA Which problem is real?
You can be against Netanyahu without being anti-Semetic Just like you can be against Trump without being anti-American
Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest
More than 100 people were arrested in large protests outside the UN headquarters as the Israeli prime minister addressed the general assembly, while he faced a mass walkout of delegates as he began hi...
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Markwayne Mullins: There are 15,903 non-citizens on voter rolls in Nevada Nevada: No there aren't MM: OK, there are 185 NV: (Checks the 185 names)There are ZERO non-citizens on voter rolls
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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The Lindsey Graham Act, which was signed into law last month provides the President with the AUTHORITY to impose tariffs on imports from countries that purchase Russian oil Doesn't mean he WILL impose those tariffs US foreign policy has been privatized for Trump's own personal enrichment
President signs Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Global law firm
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That's it? Their big midterm pitch? "We need more time" Doesn't feel like a comeback to me sg.news.yahoo.com/rnc-chair-as...
RNC Chair Asks Americans To Give Trump 'More Time' To Get Economy On Track
We're "amid a “great American comeback," Joe Gruters insisted.
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Did you know the US has an "Office of Remigration"? Unsurprisingly, it is directed by Stephen Miller It is illegal to send asylum seekers back to their country of origin, because they could be killed So the office sends them to a corrupt third country, where they are often imprisoned
Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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A diesel export ban is a bad idea. That's why it is going to happen It will do little to reduce the price of diesel in the US, and it may actually raise the price of gasoline It is also telling the rest of the world not to trust the US as a reliable source of energy
The price of crude oil has not increased as much as some analysts predicted That's because worldwide refining capabilities have decreased No one burns crude oil The price difference between crude oil and diesel is typically $20/barrel It is now almost $100 This is causing inflation to spike
Trump asked President Zelenskyy to stop bombing Russian diesel refineries Ridiculous, since Trump himself caused the problem by not selling Patriot missiles to Ukraine so they can defend themselves Zelenskyy's response:
Moscow targeted by Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on final day of Russia’s election | CNN
Ukraine carried out its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital and the surrounding area as voting in parliamentary elections entered the final day.
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Far from reviving US manufacturing, tariffs have caused spending on new manufacturing construction to decline by nearly 70% since Trump's Liberation Day
RFK Jr., in his keynote address to the anti-vaxx crowd, asked: What about all the children who die from vaccine injuries? The rate of violent reaction from vaccines is .0002% in the US And almost none of these children die. There are no deaths from vaccines most years
RFK Jr. speaks at anti-vaccination conference as measles cases rise across the country
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave a keynote address at an anti-vaccine conference, as the United States faces the highest number of measles cases in more than 30 years. NBC News medical cont...
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This makes sense. The EU and Canada together can and will protect democracy. Threats against democracy comes from Russia, China, and the US
Canada and EU should ally to protect democracies, Carney says, after 'associate member' proposal angers Trump
President Donald Trump threatened trade sanctions in response to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to create a new status for the EU-Canada relationship.
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If high gas prices are the fault of "Sleepy Joe Biden", then why did they suddenly spike at the end of February, 2026, over a year after Biden's term ended?
Government employees were paid nearly $7 Billion to NOT work as a result of DOGE cuts. It's almost like DOGE didn't have a well-thought-out plan when they started cutting.
Thanks to DOGE, Federal Employees Got Paid Billions to Not Work
The U.S. spent $6.7 billion last year on paid leave for workers departing under a DOGE workforce reduction program, a new government report found.
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Anthropic CEO Amodei and his rival at Open AI, Sam Altman agree the industry should “pace the frontier”, or slow growth This is, presumably, to prevent human extinction by renegade AI bots It's illegal to release products that kill innocent people Why is an IPO even being considered?
Billionaires spend millions on political contributions to make sure politicians do their bidding Citizens United must go
Conservative UK Prime Minister and former Trump ally Boris Johnson has some good ideas. EU and UK should do everything in their power to help Ukraine defeat Russia. It's in their best interest and it's the right thing to do.
Stock buybacks were considered market manipulation and illegal before 1982 Prior to the Reagan administration's rule change, profits were used to increase worker pay, buy new factories and equipment and invest in R&D, putting money back into the economy, rather than the hands of the wealthy few
The last time the federal minimum wage was adjusted was 17 years ago. Raising the minimum wage to $20/hr would give the average worker an $8000 "bonus" It would actually reduce the deficit by getting low-paid workers off of federal assistance
Wage gains turned into wage losses right about the time that Trump's war of choice with Iran caused oil and gas prices to spike. Every day he remains in power unchecked is costing the American people.
So...Trump is calling on Ukraine, a country fighting for its very existence, to halt their successful strikes on Russian oil facilities Meanwhile, the US war of choice in the Middle East, which is now expanding, is the bigger reason for high diesel prices Hypocritical
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
Ukraine has for months been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry with long-range strikes, prompting fuel rationing across the country and causing Moscow to ban diesel exports in July, one factor di...
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Advice to President Zelenskyy: Don't do it! Trump offers nothing in return and Ukraine's strategy of striking Russia's oil infrastructure is working The US under Trump is never going to help Ukraine
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a global shortage.
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From the known left-wing rag, Forbes: Trump keeps promising Americans cash, but they haven't gotten any www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
‘Trump Dividend’ Is Fourth Check He’s Promised Voters—But None Have Ever Been Issued
The so-called “Trump Dividend”—a possibly illegal form of voter coersion—is the fourth time the president has suggested giving checks directly to Americans, but not a single one has ever been issued.
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We have to call out their lies and misrepresentations RFK Jr. says obesity is down 7% since Trump took office Obesity began to decline in the US in 2022 (when Biden was president), after GLP-1 drugs became widely available Trump and Kennedy have nothing to do with it
Elon Musk plans to spend $100 Million to buy Senate seats for GOP candidates in Texas, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio This should be bigger news
China and Russia cannot believe their luck The US elected a president so corrupt and inept that he is actively helping to degrade US influence and power around the world
The debate in the US shouldn't be about whether we are winning the war (we're not) Iran's strategy is to attack US bases in the Middle East with cheap drones. The US must use expensive Patriot missiles to protect the bases. This draws down our supplies of Patriots. China and Russia are laughing