Bea Freeh
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Consulting generalist, US Army veteran, organic gardener, linguist, autodidact, history buff, Zen pagan from Mars, straight but not narrow
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MONTREAL – Like exhausted parents, Canada’s business community seems to be increasingly tuning out the temper tantrums coming from downstairs.
Has business tuned out Trump’s temper tantrums?
MONTREAL – Like exhausted parents, Canada’s business community seems to be increasingly tuning out the temper tantrums coming from downstairs.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi
Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi
The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leaving
www.theguardian.com
The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in the region.
US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
A Pentagon spokesman said Friday that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group would deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region.
trib.al
“Digital news sites don’t come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/in-m...
In Medill’s latest State of Local News report, a “festering, 20-year-old problem” looms larger than ever
“Digital news sites don’t come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost. And the digital news providers are almost entirely concentrated in metro areas, leaving vast…
www.niemanlab.org
A massive AWS outage Monday that brought down some of the world’s most popular apps and services all started with a glitch.
How a tiny bug spiraled into a massive outage that took down the internet | CNN Business
A massive AWS outage Monday that brought down some of the world’s most popular apps and services all started with a glitch.
www.cnn.com
In the name of the war on antifa, political profiling will push into every corner of everyday life. trib.al/kWrwqv3
Workers will be driven from the workplace.
Intellectuals will be run out of the country.
Groups aligned with resistance will face backlash.
The warning signs are already here
Workers will be driven from the workplace.
Intellectuals will be run out of the country.
Groups aligned with resistance will face backlash.
The warning signs are already here
Trump’s War on Antifa Is Destined to Backfire
By raising the salience of anti-fascism, the administration is likely to inspire a heightened public profile for the movement—and a deeper identification with its ideas and values.
trib.al
‘Should have taken the hint!’ White House fumes as Kamala Harris teases third run
‘Should have taken the hint!’ White House fumes as Kamala Harris teases third run
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made her “strongest suggestion to date” that she was considering a third run for the White House in an interview with BBC published Saturday, sparking an attack from the White House over her failed past attempts to win the presidency.Harris was asked by BBC if she...
bit.ly
The Justice Department said that it will monitor polling stations in six counties in California and New Jersey ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, describing the move as routine and aimed at ensuring transparency and ballot security at the polls.
Justice Dept. says it will monitor polls in California and New Jersey
The move follows requests by Republicans in the two Democratic-led states. In California, the vote on a redistricting proposal could alter congressional lines.
wapo.st
The overload during Donald Trump’s second term is intentional, says FT US national editor Edward Luce on.ft.com/47iFrqg
The Trump Supremacy
Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
on.ft.com
The federal procurement watchdog’s annual review says “systemic issues that persist year after year,” reporting an 113-per-cent increase in written complaints to his office this year.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
‘Urgent need for change’: procurement watchdog clocks record number of cases, more complaints in annual report
In 2024-25, there were 670 cases reported to the Office of the Procurement Ombud, compared to 377 case in 2018-19 when Alexander Jeglic first took on his role.
www.hilltimes.com
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.
n.pr
MyPillow tycoon Mike Lindell’s LindellTV. Frontlines, the media arm of Turning Point USA. Tim Pool's Timcast.
Together, these, along with at least 15 other right-wing outlets, make up the new Pentagon press corps.
Together, these, along with at least 15 other right-wing outlets, make up the new Pentagon press corps.
Meet the new Trumpified Pentagon press corps
“We are grateful for Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership and his remarkable track record of success.”
www.motherjones.com
Reposted by Bea Freeh
Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*
Reposted by Bea Freeh
Reposted by Bea Freeh
Mike Johnson shamelessly lies: "We strengthened Medicaid. We improved healthcare access and we lowered premiums with our legislation."
Reposted by Bea Freeh
“Nearly half of new recruits who’ve arrived for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center over the past three months were later sent home because they couldn’t pass the written exam.”
DUDES it’s an OPEN book OPEN note test. If these guys had to think about breathing they’d be dead.
DUDES it’s an OPEN book OPEN note test. If these guys had to think about breathing they’d be dead.
“Staff members at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said.” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...