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Ain't it hard when you discover that He really wasn't where it's at After he took from you Everything he could steal How does it feel?
Just saw a terrific BBC film from last year. “Mr. Burton” with Harry Lawley and Toby Jones star in this biopic about Richard Burton’s early years.
Can NPR begin any of their hourly newscasts without saying, “President Trump says…”???
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Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.
Trump discloses 327 unreported stock trades made a day before his first tariff pause
Their disclosure, more than 14 months after they occurred, is the latest revelation to fuel calls for greater scrutiny of the president’s financial assets.
nbcnews.to
Now we know why he nods off at Oval Office meetings. He’s up 24/7 doing insider trading shit we’d all go to prison for.
SpaceX, Palantir, McDonald’s: Trump Made 517 Personal Financial Trades in August
Federal records detail the president’s latest stock and bond spree.
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“I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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So disingenuous of Susan Collins to claim she couldn’t ask Kavanaugh how he would vote on big cases. Everyone knew Kavanaugh was picked precisely because he would vote to kill Roe v. Wade.
She's killer-diller when she's dressed to the hilt! (Is there a better ‘60s album than Abbey Road?)
Polythene Pam (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
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The only thing Republicans have not botched in the last decade is stealing elections and taxpayer money. Along with our self respect and standing in the world.
The pending oil deal involves Russian Lukoil international assets (now sanctioned by the US) that would be acquired at a big discount by a Trump campaign donor, a UAE-based investor in Trump/Witkoff family crypto company, and Kushner/Ivanka's Qatari-based real estate partners.
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Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
journalofdemocracy.org
I was the only person at my community swimming pool yesterday. After doing my laps, and hanging out in 4 feet of water, I started singing this song out loud. Soon realized I knew every word so I sang it straight through to the end. Sounded pretty good to my aging ears.
Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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With the major networks, CNN and MSNOW all airing the taxpayer-paid commercials for the Orange Menace, there’s never been a better time to watch PBS, Britbox and any channels where his scowling face and angry voice don’t push us to contemplate walking in front of a bus. Music is even better.
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
YouTube video by Bob Dylan - Topic
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Republicans Are Now Blaming Obama For High Gas Prices! (Why not Amy Carter?)
Bob Dylan promoting and sipping Heaven’s Door whiskey with Jimmy Fallon a few years ago.
