Roger
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While it seems to drag at times, life is really moving at warp speed. Surviving Vietnam convinced me that time was precious, so I only dropped into the mainstream when I ran out of money to enjoy my time.
No matter what trump says Netanyahu cannot comply with trump's promises because he can't afford to lose the far right support that's keeping him in office. Still killing Palestinians in Gaza remorselessly. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
Israel defies Trump’s peace plan as it escalates deadly attacks on Gaza
Israel escalates Gaza attacks and pushes hardline demands, threatening the US-backed peace roadmap.
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@lacentrist.bsky.social It's going to be expensive to resign Skubal but three peat looking more likely. sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
Dodgers acquire Tarik Skubal from Tigers in MLB trade deadline bombshell
Skubal is widely expected the largest contract ever for a pitcher when he hits free agency this offseason.
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After an anemic quarter of 1.5% maybe trump could ask Taiwan for some pointers.
It's been 18 months waiting for MAGA to feel the depth of damage trump and republicans have done to them and while they hover near bankruptcy the worst damage from the big beautiful bill and Project 2025 won't be felt until after mid terms. www.rawstory.com/trump-wealth...
'Rock bottom': Red-state residents rage at Trump as they sell blood and burst into tears
Americans living in Trump country are furious about his luxurious lifestyle as they sell their own blood, hunt for free toilet paper, and try not to break down in tears, according to a New York Times ...
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🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
I nominate Pete Buttigieg for this role. He doesn't ruffle and has a kaleidoscopic view of political facts vs republican talking points. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Trump's humiliating end would be almost guaranteed by this single Dem hire
Dear Democrats, Since too many people are complaining about you without providing any suggestions on what you could be doing better (other than “DO BETTER FFS!”), I’m here to help. We’re all tired of ...
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Under trump the government is officially pay to play with trump at the center of the corruption. Donations have wandered into the domain of extortion. www.rawstory.com/trump-donati...
Trump's 'princess of darkness' fed up with his $50M shakedowns: report
President Donald Trump's "princess of darkness" is privately complaining about his increasing demands for more and larger donations from corporations, according to a new report. The president is in al...
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@drharmony.net trump folding on Blanche makes me think at least for today having that slush fund available is more important for his coup than his Epstein blanket. He's assuming after he steals the midterms he can re-submit Blanche and get confirmation. www.rawstory.com/trump-caves-...
Trump folds on Blanche as GOP senators hand him devastating defeat
President Donald Trump conceded Thursday he may pull his own attorney general nominee rather than give two outgoing Republican senators what they are demanding.Trump made the admission on Truth Social...
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I suspect this will be too much reading for anyone with a life but it helped me understand how we got from 1947 to the Oslo Accords 1 & 2. explaininghistory.org/2025/11/17/t...
The 1949 Armistice Agreements: How the Ceasefires Created a Frozen Conflict - Explaining History Podcast
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War (the Nakba), fighting continued sporadically until mid-1949. Under UN auspices, Israel and each of its neighboring states (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria) s...
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That's like saying you want a flip phone with no GPS. Dumb fridges don't fit into the techbro information era.
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · 7d agoI don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
Just imagine me narrating this in my most snarky Sean Connery voice
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Like the Big Beautiful Bill the Save Act is misbranded. It should be correctly called The Enslave America Act.
DC politicians are pissed that I’m exposing exactly how rigged the system really is.
The inside story of US-Iran negotiations—and what Israel did to them—from the National Security Council’s former Iran director.
“He's Mister Iran”: How Netanyahu made a better Iran deal impossible
The inside story of US-Iran negotiations—and what Israel did to them—from the National Security Council's former Iran director.
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@lacentrist.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jami... I wondered why Walters would risk angering Dodger and laker fans.
mrspanstreppon@jamiepeppard.bsky.social · last wk.LA Dodgers owner Mark Walters had a very good reason to corral the players into a WH visit. His company is under investigation by the DOJ & SEC. Private credit, billions in undisclosed loans transferred from his investment firms to his insurance firms. Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
trump is unable to say he was wrong and Americans are dying in the middle east as a result. www.rawstory.com/trump-267727...
Terrified Trump sacrifices troops and torpedoes economy to dodge 'one thing': analysis
Despite frequent warnings from his top military adviser, President Donald Trump has pressed onward in escalating his deeply unpopular war against Iran, and one journalist suspects the president’s “fai...
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Alex Pettis’ mom’s message. 💚 We can’t believe it’s already been six months.
To make life easier and more affordable in this country, we must confront and fix what's wrong with our political system.
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War widow says Trump's tactics tormented her husband: 'Wanted to come home so bad'
A wife of one of the 18 military personnel killed in the Iran war has described her husband's dismay at how the conflict was unfolding.Speaking with the New York Times, Jamiah Swinton described the ch...
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This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
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trump can't bomb and threat tweet our way out of this war he started. Now he says we can't do a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia without them signing the untenable Abraham Accords
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Dire warning as Trump makes 'world's worst nightmare' worse: 'Future looks pretty grim'
A nightmare scenario is already playing out on the global stage, according to an analyst, and President Donald Trump has multiple ways to make things worse.The war in Iran is back on with the killing ...
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