This is an interesting take on life. I like this article, maybe enough to finish reading it. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

The Ordinary Miracle of Existing

Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.

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He wants to be the bride at every wedding, and the corpse at every funeral. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

Trump Cropped Out Of Spain’s World Cup Victory Photo

FIFA posted a photo of Spain lifting the World Cup trophy to social media—but President Donald Trump, who lingered on stage, appears to be carefully cropped out.

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Interesting that the WSJ, which usually strives to support whatever Trump does, is having none of his election fraud BS. Maybe because another Murdoch property had to pay $750M the last time it supported these lies? www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

Opinion | The SAVE America Act Backfire

Trump’s speech didn’t make the case, while sowing voting distrust.

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Let me explaine why US elections cannot be stolen through voting machines. When you vote the machine issues a ballot. You look at the ballot and then turn it in. Thus, hacking the machine, even if you could, would still leave a paper trail -- the same trail left by non-machine voting.

What Trump’s newly declassified documents do – and don’t – tell us about threats to US elections | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump in his primetime speech on Thursday is alleging vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, using a large trove of newly declassified documents as evidence to suggest fu...

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This is a really good deep dive into the reflecting pool fraud. The pity is that WAPO has not done this level of investigative reporting on other, much more serious, frauds. wapo.st/3REsxis

Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say

President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.

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Judge Williams observes that Trump could have filed his lawsuit as a private citizen, but waited until he had control of the DOJ. Because he waited, the claim should have been barred by the statute of limitations; but because DT controlled the DOJ . . . storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge Williams notes that the DOJ vigorously defended claims by other people whose tax returns were leaked by Mr. Littlejohn, who also leaked Trump's returns; but failed to defend Trump's claim, which was clearly barred by the statute of limitations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A federal judge has, on the basis of undisputed facts, determined that a sitting president conspired with his AG to steal from the taxpayers. It's a big deal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"As aptly summarized by the nonparty movants, Plaintiffs acted in bad faith and for an improper purpose by 'collusively filing a lawsuit with claims subject to multiple dispositive defenses solely to provide cover for a collusive settlement.'" I.e., Trump and the DOJ conspired to cheat America.

- Order (PAPERLESS or pdf attached) – #106 in Trump v. Internal Revenue Service (S.D. Fla., 1:26-cv-20609) – CourtListener.com

ORDER. See attached document for full details. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 7/13/2026. (ah06) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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If you are European, you probably have an opinion about Ryanair. This very short and lighthearted article describes one couple's struggle against the airline. letsmoseyon.com/getting-squa...

Getting Square With Ryanair

Lots of people have been married thirty years or more, so maybe you think that accomplishment is no big deal. But of all the billions of people in the world, living and dead, who have celebrated a …

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This is an example of how right wing media avoids blaming Trump for bad decisions. In this gift article the WSJ castigates Vance for the Iran MOU, as though he started the war, and as though he independently decided to accept settlement terms. It's called scapegoating. www.wsj.com/opinion/jd-v...

Opinion | JD Vance and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

His ‘understanding’ with Iran is in tatters, and Trump has diverged from him on arming Ukraine.

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Imagine getting sick and not going to work, and when your boss asks what is wrong and when will you be back to work you tell him it is none of his business. That's essentially what is going on with politicians who can't work but will not tell the public -- their bosses -- why.

Lindsey Graham is dead. You remember him. He loved John McCain, the hero Trump trashed, but then loved Trump. After 1/6 he was "done" with Trump, but then DT rose from the dead, and LG whined that Dems had "politicized" 1/6. We all should say something nice about the dead man. Any ideas?

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71 (Gift Article)

Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for more than two decades.

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Trump has claimed that he was personally donating money for the ballroom. Some journalist needs to call him on the lie. fortune.com/article/who-...

Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $400 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks | Fortune

The list, reviewed by Fortune, did not mention specific dollar amounts offered by each contributor.

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I keep seeing clickbait headlines suggesting that Trump's base is fracturing. Absolute rubbish. Cult members sift all new information through a filter that blocks out negative information about the dear leader. But folks at the margins of Trump world can be persuaded.

New Marquette Law School national survey finds Trump with declining approval but retaining strong influence on GOP primary voters | Marquette Today

Also: A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that President Donald Trump retains strong influence with voters in Republican primary elections, as seen in recent primaries in Indiana, Lo...

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This is important. A Trump hatchetman (diGenova), who called for the execution of people who dared say Trump lost the 2020 election, BOASTED that he was put in charge of prosecutions because Trump insisted that they proceed (never mind the lack of evidence). wapo.st/4vCrhex

Former CIA director John Brennan sues over Justice Dept. investigation

In an unusual move, former CIA Director John Brennan asked a court to order the Justice Department to preserve documents in order to support a claim of vindictive prosecution if he is indicted.

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I am not sure just what is a "vibe," and even less sure it can be measured, but this is a mildly interesting think piece about the vibe in the US. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/o...

Opinion | The Vibe Has Shifted Back

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This is important. A federal judge has rejected Trump's attempt to use the post office as a way to control elections, a power vested by the Constitution in the states and in Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...

Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting

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A Republican-appointed federal judge found that the Trump administration is using lawfare to intimidate, silence, and punish critics. This is a very big deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/u...

Judge Finds Justice Dept. Overreach in Subpoenas to Minnesota Officials

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If you are on speaking terms with a Trump supporter, please ask them to describe all the ways that this deal is better than the Obama deal. Then report back here. I am dying to hear what they have to say. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran

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Here is the full text of the Iran agreement. Nothing here about the secret deals that will get other nations to pay $300B in reparations. I look forward to that information being released, which it will be, eventually. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran

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According to this article, the time to make behavioral changes, like exercise and a healthy diet, to protect cognitive health, is in your 40's, 50's, and 60's. Having just turned 70, this is great news! Gimme ice cream and the TV remote! Let the good times roll, baby! wapo.st/4v5T2vP

The midlife habits that could make or break your brain health long-term

Researchers increasingly believe your 40s, 50s and 60s represent a critical window for protecting cognitive health later in life.

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www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

Opinion | The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy

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This article is about an incredibly important study that RFK, Jr., will ignore. wapo.st/3SuMZCn

Column | Your birth order affects your future, but not for the reason you think

Why birth order leaves an indelible mark has long eluded scientists. Now we have some answers that suggest what parents and policymakers can do about it.

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Rather than let Congress set tariffs, as should be done, Trump makes up nonsense to justify unilateral action. I can't speak to other entities, but the EU has a regulation against using products made with forced labor. See: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/b...

Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs

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We should be keeping track of the money lost as a result of Trump's unconstitutional exercise of what should be congressional power. The tariffs and the Iran war add up to hundreds of billions lost. wapo.st/4veplbm

Opinion | Trump drags out his losing tariff refund fight

The administration tells a court it wants to delay paying back illegal taxes.

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Nice OpEd, but it includes one patently untrue statement: "American voters don’t have much patience for excuses." The author apparently is unfamiliar with Trump supporters. wapo.st/4dGGKnp

Opinion | Trump betrayed farmers. Now real signs of anger show.

Hurt by the war in Iran and war on trade, will farmers still vote red?

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The judge ruling on the Kennedy Center's closure and renaming explained her reasoning in a 94 page order, which included this line: "There was no 'one year review of the Trump Kennedy Center . . .' as President Trump claimed." This was another judge calling Trump a liar. There will be more.

The WSJ opines that Dems who failed to expose Biden's decline should be barred from elective office. The argument is not frivolous, but given the R party's tolerance of Trump's kleptomania, dishonesty, juvenile narcissism, and unconstitutional power grabs, it doesn't go nearly far enough.

Opinion | Are Democrats Doomed to Biden Bitter-Enders?

In 2028 the party should consider nominating someone who didn’t promote the cognition con.

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I have been encouraging Dem politicians to campaign on reform of a broken system. This article explores a modest reform of the DOJ. Imagine a candidate saying, "I want you to make it harder for me to abuse my office . . .". It's bigger than partisanship. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

Opinion | This Is How to Stop Trump’s Vindictive Prosecutions

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