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I’m a progressive💙….book devouring, whiskey drinking, music loving….gen-x….VERY HAPPILY MARRIED….wife, mom, and grandma. Oh….and I’m sucker for animals….particularly dogs 🐶#We’reNotGoingBack
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CJ @squirrel18.bsky.social · Feb 8
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A town that chose cruelty now mourns as consequences hit
Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson: Actions have consequences.Their town’s twice-elected mayor, Joe Ceballos, has been charged with felony voter fraud by Kansas Attorney General Kris K...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Trump ignored warnings of risk to National Guard troops before shootings: report
Administration officials were warned of potential risks posed by President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes, but they downplayed those concerns.The warni...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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'Kill everybody': Bombshell Pete Hegseth order blasted by lawmakers as 'blatantly illegal'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly delivered an order in the first attack on a suspected drug boat that lawmakers have blasted as excessive and "blatantly illegal."President Donald Trump's Pent...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Opinion | President Trump’s battery is running low
Despite his wild bravado about his stamina, recent reporting from The New York Times highlighted just how much Trump's age is showing.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him
The president said he assembled the “most talented and impressive Administration in history.” But a series of recent embarrassments from Trump officials suggests otherwise.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Opinion | Republicans' health care homework is due -- and they're panicking
"In the crunch moment, the administration and its supporters are scrambling," Paul Waldman writes.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m
Critics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution
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November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Pentagon says it is investigating senator Mark Kelly after he joined lawmakers telling military to refuse illegal orders – live
Pentagon, which usually tries to appear apolitical, threatens Democratic senator from Arizona with investigation over video calling for troops to refuse unlawful orders
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November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James
Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general
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November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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'Absurd and obscene': Expert trashes Trump's 28-point peace plan
An analyst bashed President Donald Trump's latest 28-point peace plan for Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, calling it "absurd" and "obscene."Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with senior ad...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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'International incident': 'Terrifying standoff' as US troops mistakenly invade Mexico
American troops "pulled up on a Mexican beach" and created a "terrifying standoff," according to a new report.According to at least one news report, "American troops pulled up on a Mexican beach in a ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Military service will reportedly no longer classify 'divisive' swastika as 'hate' symbol
Trump administration insiders are furious over reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, will no longer classify the swastika as a symbol of "hate."Acc...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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'HANG THEM': Trump Boosts Message Calling For Executing Democrats In Congress
In a series of unhinged social media posts, he also called it “punishable by DEATH” that lawmakers released a video urging military service members to disobey unlawful orders.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live
President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from House
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Feds plan holiday season raids on Spanish-speaking churches: report
Multiple federal agencies are planning a nationwide crackdown on Spanish-speaking churches during the upcoming holiday season, according to three sources in the U.S. Department of Justice.DOJ attorney...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Howls of disgust greet Trump's shocking defense of Saudi royal
President Donald Trump set off waves of disgust by suggesting that assassinated Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi got what he deserved.The Washington Post columnist was brutally murdered in October 201...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Trump smears murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi as he rushes to defend Saudi ruler
During a joint press availability with Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump smeared the murdered Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi when a reporter attempted to grill the Saudi prince.Trump snap...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Trump has ‘blurred’ line between military and politics, ex-officers warn
Former leaders’ report cautions against politicizing armed forces as national guard deployments raise tensions in US
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November 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM