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Former RN and Retired Educator. Currently a purveyor of used books and collectibles at my online shop teacupsandtomes.com because I don't believe in sitting around until The Reaper comes calling. Vacinated and moisturized.

Bill Cassidy now has a chance to cement his legacy as the man who cast the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche and RFK Jr, or the man who finally stepped up after a career of groveling to people who despise him and go out the door finally doing something right.

James Talarico: What they're doing in Texas is they are redrawing the lines in the middle of the decade. It's like changing the rules after halftime because you're worried that the other team's going to win the game. It's cheating. Charlamagne: I think more politicians should say that.

NEW on “Paper Trail”: A man was convicted of abusing girls in his church. Preachers had known for years about the allegations. Some of the abuse even reportedly took place in the pews during services. So why did they never report him to the police? Listen to the full episode:

The Church That Told Sexually Abused Children to “Forgive and Forget”

A man was convicted of abusing young girls in his church. Preachers had known the allegations for years. So why didn’t they report him to the police?

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Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over.

Hey Republicans! Abdul El-Sayed is not an Islamic extremist, but your boy Mohammed bin Salman is. He’s also a terrorist and a murderer who hates Christians and y’all just decided he should definitely have nukes. Hope that clears things up.

Ken Paxton looks like a guy at a carnival who makes a living guessing people’s weight. You give him money, he gropes you, gets his jollies and drools out a number. Are there enough Texans like him to vote for more corruption?

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Ben Mueller’s assignment for his HS journalism class was to tell a news story, any news story, in the form of an extended IG slideshow. This investigative #CupOfJoe turned a California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. Bravo to this young man!

USA is the only state to have used nuclear weapons & has unilaterally walked away from the ABM treaty the INF Treaty & The New Start Treaty The US is deploying nuclear weapons in a range of European states as we speak But the US is never the bad guy