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Trump claims Epstein was all Democratic corruption but won’t release the Epstein files. #BlueWaveIn10Days
CA, IL, and NY account for 26.4% of all federal tax collections. 👍😀 Their economic strength helps finance programs throughout the country, including rural healthcare, transportation, agricultural support, education, retirement benefits, and disaster relief. 🏃♂️💪🏋️♂️ #TrumpLies
A federal judge said Trump must sit for a deposition by the BBC by Dec. 11, or face sanctions up to dismissal of his lawsuit. apnews.com/article/trum...
Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.
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This summer, Texas began rolling out $1 billion in public funding that eligible families can put toward private education expenses. 👀👎😡 apnews.com/projects/pri...
Taxpayers are funding private school tuition. It's helping classical Christian schools expand
Conservatives are banding together to grow classical Christian schools by leveraging new school choice programs.
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While the extra money we all have to pay for higher oil and diesel prices is making us poorer, that same money is going into the pockets of Big Oil Billionaires. Its the same old song, the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.
Trump has always had a special place in his heart and wallet for Putin and Russia.
KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞@mary1kathy.bsky.social · 6d agoHopefully the people of Ukraine realize that the majority of Americans support them and hate what Trump is doing and what he stands for! #SlavaUkrainii 🇺🇦 apnews.com/article/trum...
I’m a bit puzzled why some folks call themselves Conservative when they seem to be shaking things up instead of keeping them the same. Maybe “Rebels” would fit better—what do you think?
Of roughly 23 million registered voters, 28—some not even attempting to vote—were accused of illegal activity, about 1 in 820,000, a rate comparable to annual U.S. lightning strikes. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Why Trump's attack on California voting is false — and even a bit funny
Federal prosecutors announced voter fraud charges against 28 Californians. State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said the small number shows "there is no widespread voter fraud."
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Gaza health officials report about 600 deaths from Israeli strikes since the cease-fire. Many displaced Palestinians remain in tents, and roughly 60 million tons of debris await clearance. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...
In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality (Gift Article)
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some...
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"He was good at his job, and he enjoyed being onstage, but he never believed in God. And he certainly didn’t believe in hell." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/m...
Marjoe Gortner, Evangelist Preacher Who Roused the Faithful and Then Exposed the Con, Dies at 82. (Gift Article)
An ordained minister at 4, Marjoe Gortner went on to star in a documentary that revealed the flimflammery of his former profession: “You go into it like a business.”
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While Trump relentless promotes data centers, his super PAC is attacking Jamie Ager, a North Carolina Democrat, for allegedly supporting data centers popular.info/p/trump-prai... #NCpol #NC
Trump praises data centers — while his super PAC trashes them
While Trump relentless promotes data centers, his super PAC is attacking Democrats for allegedly supporting data centers.
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Close to half of Americans are having trouble paying for basic needs, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/b...
Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans (Gift Article)
Inflation has made basic goods hard to afford and attitudes toward inequality have changed, studies from the Pew Research Center showed.
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Billy Crystal says he no longer trusts God www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
Billy Crystal says he no longer trusts God after losing home of 46 years then his longtime friend Rob Reiner
Billy Crystal says he no longer trusts God after losing his Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires and the death of close friend Rob Reiner.
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Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism for aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine, breaching U.S. laws, and deepening U.S.–Russia ties. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress
The deal that President Donald Trump reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel is drawing concern from Congress.
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Does Pete Hegseth believe livestreaming an execution by firing squad will demonstrate his testosterone and manliness? If so, he's badly misreading public sentiment. Turning an execution into entertainment isn't strength. It's barbarism. www.reuters.com/world/us-liv...
US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says
The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, the Pentagon said, in what would be an unprecedented broadc...
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Elon Musk has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official www.propublica.org/article/geor...
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair.
Anthony L. Fisher@anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 2w agoABC News' lawyer told a judge the network is tempering its election coverage because of government threats. The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real...and expanding.
Trump’s new White House press secretary, formerly a senior communications advisor for Truth Social, is known for accusing Democrats of child sex trafficking and cannibalism. popular.info/p/new-white-...
New White House press secretary is a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist
Katie Zacharia, who was appointed White House press secretary by President Trump on Friday, repeatedly promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy on social media, accusing elites from the Democratic P...
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TRUMP: “As President, it is my job to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, including by firing subordinates who cannot be trusted to tell the truth and follow the law,” Your job? Tell the truth, obey the law, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of...
Oath of office of the president of the United States - Wikipedia
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".. According to the new findings, the portion of families behind on loan payments at the end of 2025 soared from about 12% in the prior survey to nearly 20%, a gain of some 67%."
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2w agoAmericans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great Recession
White nationalist fascists have exploited 501c3 status churches to move billions in dark money bankrolled Christian nationalism/Opus Dei Catholicized fascism Stacked SCOTUS w Zealots Now backed by openly fascist tech billionaires Just. Plain. EVIL. www.afr.com/world/north-...
Revealed: How Opus Dei has flourished in the era of Trump
A new book details the close links between the secretive Catholic organisation and the Trump ally once referred to as the world’s third-most-powerful man.
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The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low. Oil market turmoil will continue beyond next year, executives said at a conference on Monday. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say
The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum in London this week, making the market more fragile and putting upward pressur...
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In a “State of the Force” address Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of an Office of Religious Affairs that would elevate “spiritual health at the same level as physical health.” #SpiritualTestosterone religionnews.com/2026/10/01/t...
Here’s what to know about Pete Hegseth’s new Office of Religious Affairs
(RNS) — A memo announcing the establishment of the Office of Religious Affairs said it would ‘oversee research, technology, and analytical tools to support and assess spiritual fitness, spiritual read...
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People demonstrate against the mishandling of sexual abuse cases in front of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. religionnews.com/2026/10/05/w...
Wheaton is the Cornell of evangelical schools
(RNS) — Our Homecoming protest this past weekend highlighted a frustrating reality.
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