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The Farmer's Daughter runs for Congress but on the last day a slanderous lie was printed and she was going to quit but her father told her "If you don't want to fight for the truth you shouldn't be in Congress." Fabulous 1943 film.
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Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) - James Arness debut
YouTube video by Donald P. Borchers
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December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Farmer's Daughter runs for Congress but on the last day a slanderous lie was printed and she was going to quit but her father told her "If you don't want to fight for the truth you shouldn't be in Congress." Fabulous 1943 film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=El3z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=El3z...
The AP-NORC poll conducted in early November showed 32% of Republicans disapproved of how Trump was handling the federal government. The Marquette poll showed nearly half – 48% – disapproved of Trump’s handling of the shutdown.
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The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The AP-NORC poll conducted in early November showed 32% of Republicans disapproved of how Trump was handling the federal government. The Marquette poll showed nearly half – 48% – disapproved of Trump’s handling of the shutdown.
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Health Care:
But it’s looking like Democrats’ efforts to focus the govt shutdown debate on Obamacare subsidies has paid off.
His disapproval rating among Repubs on health care has registered at 19% (Reuters), 21% (Gallup), 26% (Fox News), & 32% in the AP-NORC poll.
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But it’s looking like Democrats’ efforts to focus the govt shutdown debate on Obamacare subsidies has paid off.
His disapproval rating among Repubs on health care has registered at 19% (Reuters), 21% (Gallup), 26% (Fox News), & 32% in the AP-NORC poll.
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The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
www.aol.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Health Care:
But it’s looking like Democrats’ efforts to focus the govt shutdown debate on Obamacare subsidies has paid off.
His disapproval rating among Repubs on health care has registered at 19% (Reuters), 21% (Gallup), 26% (Fox News), & 32% in the AP-NORC poll.
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But it’s looking like Democrats’ efforts to focus the govt shutdown debate on Obamacare subsidies has paid off.
His disapproval rating among Repubs on health care has registered at 19% (Reuters), 21% (Gallup), 26% (Fox News), & 32% in the AP-NORC poll.
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Ukraine: he promised to end the war on Day One & has decidedly failed to live up to that. ...he’s generally catered to Russia in a way that makes hawkish Republicans uncomfortable – including with his recent ceasefire plan that looked as if it were written by Moscow.
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The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ukraine: he promised to end the war on Day One & has decidedly failed to live up to that. ...he’s generally catered to Russia in a way that makes hawkish Republicans uncomfortable – including with his recent ceasefire plan that looked as if it were written by Moscow.
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The Marquette poll found that a whopping 69% of Republicans disapproved of Trump “providing $20-$40 billion to help stabilize Argentina’s economy.”
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The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Marquette poll found that a whopping 69% of Republicans disapproved of Trump “providing $20-$40 billion to help stabilize Argentina’s economy.”
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And there’s reason to believe these numbers might actually undersell Trump’s problem with the base here. ...recent CBS polling showed a majority of Republicans – 57% – say the admin hasn’t focused enough on lowering the cost of goods & services. ...a form of disapproval.
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The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
www.aol.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And there’s reason to believe these numbers might actually undersell Trump’s problem with the base here. ...recent CBS polling showed a majority of Republicans – 57% – say the admin hasn’t focused enough on lowering the cost of goods & services. ...a form of disapproval.
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But when you get more people to choose, things look considerably worse. A recent Marquette University Law School poll actually showed a majority of Republicans – 54% – disapproved of Trump’s handling of “information about Jeffrey Epstein.”
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#LameDonaldDuckTrump
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#LameDonaldDuckTrump
The cracks in Trump’s base
No politician in modern history has held as much sway over his base as President Donald Trump. And perhaps nothing has mattered more to his political career than that.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
But when you get more people to choose, things look considerably worse. A recent Marquette University Law School poll actually showed a majority of Republicans – 54% – disapproved of Trump’s handling of “information about Jeffrey Epstein.”
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#LameDonaldDuckTrump
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#LameDonaldDuckTrump
But the lack of real-life voters motivated by the issue was on vivid display Friday at the Indiana Statehouse, where a Turning Point USA rally for redistricting featuring Gov. Mike Braun, ..., drew only about 100 attendees
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Why Indiana GOP voters want their senators to defy Trump’s threats
Republicans in the Indiana state Senate could give President Donald Trump a major political black eye this week — and the conservative voters who elected them say they don’t mind.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
But the lack of real-life voters motivated by the issue was on vivid display Friday at the Indiana Statehouse, where a Turning Point USA rally for redistricting featuring Gov. Mike Braun, ..., drew only about 100 attendees
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The data, which includes ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, shows that nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records have been swept up in immigration operations that the president & his top officials have said would target murderers, rapists & gang members.
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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
More than a third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by ICE officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal histories.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The data, which includes ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, shows that nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records have been swept up in immigration operations that the president & his top officials have said would target murderers, rapists & gang members.
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#ArrestICE
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This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
No one is safe in a dictatorship; no one!
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
No one is safe in a dictatorship; no one!
Some simple questions to ask trump:
-How far was that boat from the United States?
-How much fuel would they have to carry to make it?
-What proof do you have they were carrying drugs?
-How far was that boat from the United States?
-How much fuel would they have to carry to make it?
-What proof do you have they were carrying drugs?
Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some simple questions to ask trump:
-How far was that boat from the United States?
-How much fuel would they have to carry to make it?
-What proof do you have they were carrying drugs?
-How far was that boat from the United States?
-How much fuel would they have to carry to make it?
-What proof do you have they were carrying drugs?
"He should vote for what the people want."
youtu.be/El3zivuxv1U?...
This is a wonderful film about American politics. A young woman who is a maid in a Congressman's home is just what the people want to vote for as she runs for the opposition party for Congress.
youtu.be/El3zivuxv1U?...
This is a wonderful film about American politics. A young woman who is a maid in a Congressman's home is just what the people want to vote for as she runs for the opposition party for Congress.
Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) - James Arness debut
YouTube video by Donald P. Borchers
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"He should vote for what the people want."
youtu.be/El3zivuxv1U?...
This is a wonderful film about American politics. A young woman who is a maid in a Congressman's home is just what the people want to vote for as she runs for the opposition party for Congress.
youtu.be/El3zivuxv1U?...
This is a wonderful film about American politics. A young woman who is a maid in a Congressman's home is just what the people want to vote for as she runs for the opposition party for Congress.
In the front of the Queen breaking all protocal
Not a stable genius
He's always a moron to me
And whatever the words coming out of his mouth
He gets angry when people make fun of his hands
He is frequently cruel
If you voted for him we know you are a fool
youtu.be/8afWABDWhW8?...
Not a stable genius
He's always a moron to me
And whatever the words coming out of his mouth
He gets angry when people make fun of his hands
He is frequently cruel
If you voted for him we know you are a fool
youtu.be/8afWABDWhW8?...
He's Always a Moron (Donald Trump / Billy Joel "She's Always a Woman" song parody)
YouTube video by Patrick Fitzgerald
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December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
In the front of the Queen breaking all protocal
Not a stable genius
He's always a moron to me
And whatever the words coming out of his mouth
He gets angry when people make fun of his hands
He is frequently cruel
If you voted for him we know you are a fool
youtu.be/8afWABDWhW8?...
Not a stable genius
He's always a moron to me
And whatever the words coming out of his mouth
He gets angry when people make fun of his hands
He is frequently cruel
If you voted for him we know you are a fool
youtu.be/8afWABDWhW8?...
...but they are not allowed to follow illegal orders...It's really challenging for them to navigate this...Ex. of an illegal order...to break up a protest in a city that he wants the US military to shoot protesters in the legs. That is an illegal order. This president..
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Mark Kelly's Military Warning
YouTube video by Katie Couric
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December 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
...but they are not allowed to follow illegal orders...It's really challenging for them to navigate this...Ex. of an illegal order...to break up a protest in a city that he wants the US military to shoot protesters in the legs. That is an illegal order. This president..
youtube.com/shorts/L5EGS...
youtube.com/shorts/L5EGS...
The members of the military have to follow orders...but not illegal orders...Really challenging to navigate this...ex. of an illegal order....protest in a city, he wants to shoot protesters in the legs. That is an illegal order. This president in his first term asked if he
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
Kate Smith's Heart-Stirring 'God Bless America' - This Is the Army (1943) HD
YouTube video by Inter-Pathé
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December 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The members of the military have to follow orders...but not illegal orders...Really challenging to navigate this...ex. of an illegal order....protest in a city, he wants to shoot protesters in the legs. That is an illegal order. This president in his first term asked if he
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
Kate Smith touches everyone's heart with God Bless America.
We need it more than we did when she sung this in a movie in 1943 during WWII.
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
We need it more than we did when she sung this in a movie in 1943 during WWII.
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
Kate Smith's Heart-Stirring 'God Bless America' - This Is the Army (1943) HD
YouTube video by Inter-Pathé
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Kate Smith touches everyone's heart with God Bless America.
We need it more than we did when she sung this in a movie in 1943 during WWII.
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
We need it more than we did when she sung this in a movie in 1943 during WWII.
youtu.be/SvUxPIoZf4g?...
If you can't treat someone with dignity & respect, then you need to get out. If you demean someone in any way, you need to get out. If you can't treat someone from a different race or color with dignity & respect, then you need to get out...video tape this so you can use
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youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh...
BREAKING: Lt
YouTube video by Democratic Wins Media
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December 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
If you can't treat someone with dignity & respect, then you need to get out. If you demean someone in any way, you need to get out. If you can't treat someone from a different race or color with dignity & respect, then you need to get out...video tape this so you can use
youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh...
youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh...
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Epstein files.....
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Epstein files.....
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Almost all credentialed reporters from traditional media companies surrendered their Pentagon press passes in Oct, rather than sign a 21-page Pentagon document that set restrictions
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those reporters should dissect what right wing media report from trump pressers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those reporters should dissect what right wing media report from trump pressers.
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Almost all credentialed reporters from traditional media companies surrendered their Pentagon press passes in Oct, rather than sign a 21-page Pentagon document that set restrictions
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those reporters should dissect what right wing media report from trump pressers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those reporters should dissect what right wing media report from trump pressers.
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at least when i was a child and we would play make-believe games and have make-believe medals, we knew that it was all made up and not reality. we have a president who has less sense than a child.
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
at least when i was a child and we would play make-believe games and have make-believe medals, we knew that it was all made up and not reality. we have a president who has less sense than a child.