Wm McKenna
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News Junkie who works for BBC News
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Renaming the Institute for Peace after yourself as you defend extrajudicial executions and prepare for war in Venezuela is really leaning into the mad dictator shtick.
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Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
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December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Renaming the Institute for Peace after yourself as you defend extrajudicial executions and prepare for war in Venezuela is really leaning into the mad dictator shtick.
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Americans’ electric bills are increasing at twice the rate of inflation as utilities squeeze their customers. James Baratta reveals the backroom deals and corporate collusion behind rate hikes: trib.al/rwEVzEr
Lightning in a Bottle - The American Prospect
Regulatory capture is at the root of the affordability crisis in electricity. Public power could offer a way out.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Americans’ electric bills are increasing at twice the rate of inflation as utilities squeeze their customers. James Baratta reveals the backroom deals and corporate collusion behind rate hikes: trib.al/rwEVzEr
Just saw this on my way into work:
"ICE KIDNAPPED A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE"
"ICE KIDNAPPED A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE"
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Just saw this on my way into work:
"ICE KIDNAPPED A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE"
"ICE KIDNAPPED A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE"
“In New York, 60% Of ICE Arrests Involve Immigrants with No Criminal Record”
“According to a Documented analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records.”
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“According to a Documented analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records.”
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In New York, 60% Of ICE Arrests Involve Immigrants with No Criminal Record - Documented
According to a Documented analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records.
documentedny.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“In New York, 60% Of ICE Arrests Involve Immigrants with No Criminal Record”
“According to a Documented analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records.”
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“According to a Documented analysis of newly released government data, New York leads all 50 states in ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records.”
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I watched Sherman's March again and made some pumpkin bread. One was more successful than the other.
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Sherman's March and Pumpkin Bread
Documenting Life
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November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I watched Sherman's March again and made some pumpkin bread. One was more successful than the other.
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Justice delayed, justice denied. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge dismisses Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
It was the last remaining prosecution he faced over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Justice delayed, justice denied. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The Trump Administration incompetent?
No. Really?
No. Really?
BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Trump Administration incompetent?
No. Really?
No. Really?
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Mr. Mamdani Goes to Washington
The Discrete Charm of the Socialist
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November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My review of @robynhitchcock.bsky.social at @theatlantisdc.bsky.social
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Robyn Hitchcock at The Atlantis in DC
The Singular Genius of a Beloved Songwriter
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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I get the impression that Mamdani is NOT going to get the same special treatment that Trump gave MBS.
Whayddya think?
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Whayddya think?
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Trump and Mamdani meet Friday in the Oval Office. They've cast each other as adversaries for months
President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.”
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I get the impression that Mamdani is NOT going to get the same special treatment that Trump gave MBS.
Whayddya think?
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Whayddya think?
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BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
How can JD Vance and the Trump Administration call themselves Christians when they don’t believe in the power of redemption?
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Maryland mother deported to Vietnam after being detained and released by ICE
A Maryland mother was deported to Vietnam, her attorney confirmed Wednesday, after she was detained and released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier in the year.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
How can JD Vance and the Trump Administration call themselves Christians when they don’t believe in the power of redemption?
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“I wasn’t surprised (Trump) yelled at her, What made me angry was that her colleagues saw her being abused and decided, ‘I’m not going to say anything.’”
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The president calling a female reporter ‘piggy’ is not normal. None of this is.
President Trump called a female reporter “piggy” on camera and told her to be quiet. How did we get here, and what’s even the point anymore?
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November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“I wasn’t surprised (Trump) yelled at her, What made me angry was that her colleagues saw her being abused and decided, ‘I’m not going to say anything.’”
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Half-Assed Morning Apology to a Colleague
An Email Never Sent
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November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Haiti reach World Cup '26 despite the coach having never been to the country.
Sebastien Migne has been unable to set foot on Haiti because a conflict there forces them to play their home matches 500 miles away in Curacao - an island nation off the coast of Venezuela."
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Sebastien Migne has been unable to set foot on Haiti because a conflict there forces them to play their home matches 500 miles away in Curacao - an island nation off the coast of Venezuela."
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Haiti reach 2026 World Cup despite coach having never been to the country
Haiti coach Sebastien Migne guides the country to their second World Cup, despite having never been able to visit the country.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Haiti reach World Cup '26 despite the coach having never been to the country.
Sebastien Migne has been unable to set foot on Haiti because a conflict there forces them to play their home matches 500 miles away in Curacao - an island nation off the coast of Venezuela."
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Sebastien Migne has been unable to set foot on Haiti because a conflict there forces them to play their home matches 500 miles away in Curacao - an island nation off the coast of Venezuela."
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Always curious to see what’s the main story for U.S. newspapers.
Today, they’re in sync!
Today, they’re in sync!
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Always curious to see what’s the main story for U.S. newspapers.
Today, they’re in sync!
Today, they’re in sync!
"While there’s a certain amount of firing-up-the-base that Bovino’s raids accomplish, overall the immigration raids are motivating Democrats, empowering state leaders who criticize them, & — in North Carolina — even turning faith communities against the GOP."
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Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"While there’s a certain amount of firing-up-the-base that Bovino’s raids accomplish, overall the immigration raids are motivating Democrats, empowering state leaders who criticize them, & — in North Carolina — even turning faith communities against the GOP."
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TACO time for food tariffs: “The new exemptions - which take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday - mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that his import duties are not fueling inflation.” Via Reuters
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November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
TACO time for food tariffs: “The new exemptions - which take effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday - mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that his import duties are not fueling inflation.” Via Reuters
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A former career DOJ guy told me a few weeks ago that prior to Trump, the FBI was the varsity team, DHI and ICE were junior varsity, and Border Patrol were like a drunken office softball team. And under Trump, the drunk softball guys are now in charge.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A former career DOJ guy told me a few weeks ago that prior to Trump, the FBI was the varsity team, DHI and ICE were junior varsity, and Border Patrol were like a drunken office softball team. And under Trump, the drunk softball guys are now in charge.
"Many sheriffs are scrambling to align themselves with the Trump’s immigration agenda. Maryland – a blue state with Democratic leadership – is at the leading edge of this trend."
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Maryland's surprising role in implementing Trump's immigration agenda
Sheriffs in Maryland are assisting President Donald Trump’s administration in carrying out his immigration policy at a faster clip than almost every other part of the country.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Many sheriffs are scrambling to align themselves with the Trump’s immigration agenda. Maryland – a blue state with Democratic leadership – is at the leading edge of this trend."
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Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
Trump & Co. reversing course on his tariffs?
I guess that's one way to try to curb inflation.
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I guess that's one way to try to curb inflation.
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Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products
The executive order allowing products like coffee and bananas to escape tariffs comes as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over rising prices.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump & Co. reversing course on his tariffs?
I guess that's one way to try to curb inflation.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I guess that's one way to try to curb inflation.
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This is shockingly stupid.
The immigrants being thrown/kept out provide much of the labor force for constructing new housing. And reducing net migration reduces economic growth, because immigrants are workers, consumers, and highly entrepreneurial. A shrinking economy limits housing opportunities.
The immigrants being thrown/kept out provide much of the labor force for constructing new housing. And reducing net migration reduces economic growth, because immigrants are workers, consumers, and highly entrepreneurial. A shrinking economy limits housing opportunities.
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is shockingly stupid.
The immigrants being thrown/kept out provide much of the labor force for constructing new housing. And reducing net migration reduces economic growth, because immigrants are workers, consumers, and highly entrepreneurial. A shrinking economy limits housing opportunities.
The immigrants being thrown/kept out provide much of the labor force for constructing new housing. And reducing net migration reduces economic growth, because immigrants are workers, consumers, and highly entrepreneurial. A shrinking economy limits housing opportunities.