Susan
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my pronouns are also my stock questions: Who/ What
Followed by ;Why and Where did the money come from and where is it going.
Followed by ;Why and Where did the money come from and where is it going.
Thanks for drawing what I've been thinking!
Plundering Booty | For Donald Trump, every day is speak like a hypocrite day
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Cartoon by Clay Jones | Claytoonz
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Cartoon by Clay Jones | Claytoonz
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thanks for drawing what I've been thinking!
December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
December 15, 2025
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Another great roundup from Peterson. And a great closing video.
There's a lot going on. Here's a haystack, seen through the pens of Ben Jennings, Christopher Downes, Clay Bennett, Dana Summers, Ed Wexler, James Mellor, Matt Golding, Michael Ramirez, Pedro X Molina, Peter Broelman, Sean Leahy & Adrian Raeside
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CSotD: Miscellaneous Monday
Not sure what motivated Bennett on this one, but I know why it resonated with me. For some half a century, I imposed journalistic ethics on myself and did not register with a political party. Granted,...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Another great roundup from Peterson. And a great closing video.
What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/15/w...
The complaint that "I don't want to see that next door" should never be justification for refusing a solar or wind project. If it pollutes, might blow up, yea. But "I don't like it"? No.
The complaint that "I don't want to see that next door" should never be justification for refusing a solar or wind project. If it pollutes, might blow up, yea. But "I don't like it"? No.
What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio? • Ohio Capital Journal
If an Ohio farmer finds it is more profitable to install solar panels than to use land for soybeans, why can their neighbors go to state boards and argue against that use of their land?
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December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/15/w...
The complaint that "I don't want to see that next door" should never be justification for refusing a solar or wind project. If it pollutes, might blow up, yea. But "I don't like it"? No.
The complaint that "I don't want to see that next door" should never be justification for refusing a solar or wind project. If it pollutes, might blow up, yea. But "I don't like it"? No.
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Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
Bless The Muslim Man Who Disarmed a Terrorist Shooter in Australia
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
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What benefit are the residents getting from these centers? Or are all the benefits going to the corporate owners? Look up this article: What Happens When Data Centers Come To Town, from UofM Ford School for Science, Tech and Public Policy
What benefit are the residents getting from these centers? Or are all the benefits going to the corporate owners? Look up this article: What Happens When Data Centers Come To Town, from UofM Ford School for Science, Tech and Public Policy
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening. • Ohio Capital Journal
According to Data Center Map, there are now 215 data centers in Ohio, of which 133 are in Central Ohio. Many are in residential areas. Thanks to a new law, gas fuel cell power supplies that release ca...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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What benefit are the residents getting from these centers? Or are all the benefits going to the corporate owners? Look up this article: What Happens When Data Centers Come To Town, from UofM Ford School for Science, Tech and Public Policy
What benefit are the residents getting from these centers? Or are all the benefits going to the corporate owners? Look up this article: What Happens When Data Centers Come To Town, from UofM Ford School for Science, Tech and Public Policy
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She asked Hegseth and wife what one family rule they would write on whiteboard. Obey god, she said. Try to honor god with your conduct each day, he said. Makes you wonder just what god he's following, doesn't it?
She asked Hegseth and wife what one family rule they would write on whiteboard. Obey god, she said. Try to honor god with your conduct each day, he said. Makes you wonder just what god he's following, doesn't it?
The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom
The wife of the Trump adviser aims to entice conservative women into Maga – but like much of the rest of the movement, her sales pitch is fundamentally lacking
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December 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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She asked Hegseth and wife what one family rule they would write on whiteboard. Obey god, she said. Try to honor god with your conduct each day, he said. Makes you wonder just what god he's following, doesn't it?
She asked Hegseth and wife what one family rule they would write on whiteboard. Obey god, she said. Try to honor god with your conduct each day, he said. Makes you wonder just what god he's following, doesn't it?
Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy
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And the GOP tried to hide the report. When will the MAGAns realize that their 'leaders' don't give a shite about them?
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And the GOP tried to hide the report. When will the MAGAns realize that their 'leaders' don't give a shite about them?
Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy
The Trump FTC tried to hide a complaint showing Pepsi forced shoppers to pay higher prices everywhere but Walmart. But now it's unsealed. And the politics of affordability are explosive.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy
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And the GOP tried to hide the report. When will the MAGAns realize that their 'leaders' don't give a shite about them?
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And the GOP tried to hide the report. When will the MAGAns realize that their 'leaders' don't give a shite about them?
If you're fine with this, you might want to think about what words Trump could ban next that might try to erase you
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Because that's what these lists do - try to erase real people and their real needs.
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Because that's what these lists do - try to erase real people and their real needs.
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
If you're fine with this, you might want to think about what words Trump could ban next that might try to erase you
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Because that's what these lists do - try to erase real people and their real needs.
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Because that's what these lists do - try to erase real people and their real needs.
December 11, 2025
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Trump as mob boss: do as I say or I cut off all federal funding to your state. Why isn't mainstream media talking about these threats? Why aren't they calling out this insanity?
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Trump as mob boss: do as I say or I cut off all federal funding to your state. Why isn't mainstream media talking about these threats? Why aren't they calling out this insanity?
December 11, 2025
On Tuesday, President Donald J.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Trump as mob boss: do as I say or I cut off all federal funding to your state. Why isn't mainstream media talking about these threats? Why aren't they calling out this insanity?
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Trump as mob boss: do as I say or I cut off all federal funding to your state. Why isn't mainstream media talking about these threats? Why aren't they calling out this insanity?
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Damn good questioning here.
FBI operations director Michael Glasheen says antifa is the government’s “primary concern” as “the most immediate violent threat” domestically. Bennie Thompson asks where antifa exists in the US and how many members it has.
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
“Well that’s very fluid.”
A remarkable exchange. Full:
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Damn good questioning here.
BREAKING: Trump Stopped in Indiana
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So, Hoosiers beat Texas for guts and honor?
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So, Hoosiers beat Texas for guts and honor?
BREAKING: Trump Stopped in Indiana
Kudos to a Bipartisan Coalition That Stood Up to the Bullies
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December 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: Trump Stopped in Indiana
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So, Hoosiers beat Texas for guts and honor?
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So, Hoosiers beat Texas for guts and honor?
I'm reading 8 Lives of a Century-old Trickster, by Mirinae Lee. I had to stop and do some 'net searching after the chapter set in 1950. I'd heard about, read about the Japanese forces use of 'Comfort Women' in Korea. I don't recall reading about the level of abuse Korean women faced from US forces
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm reading 8 Lives of a Century-old Trickster, by Mirinae Lee. I had to stop and do some 'net searching after the chapter set in 1950. I'd heard about, read about the Japanese forces use of 'Comfort Women' in Korea. I don't recall reading about the level of abuse Korean women faced from US forces
It's not about the drugs.
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Will U.S. military strikes slow drug overdose deaths? Experts say no
President Trump says U.S. strikes on supposed drug-smuggling boats will save Americans from overdose deaths. But most experts worry the strategy is counterproductive.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's not about the drugs.
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With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
Golly gee, who could have anticipated that making it legal and having it be advertised a million times a day would lead to this?
Golly gee, who could have anticipated that making it legal and having it be advertised a million times a day would lead to this?
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help • Ohio Capital Journal
Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
With human costs of gambling mounting in Ohio, more are seeking help ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/w...
Golly gee, who could have anticipated that making it legal and having it be advertised a million times a day would lead to this?
Golly gee, who could have anticipated that making it legal and having it be advertised a million times a day would lead to this?
US Senate GOP rolls out health care plan that fails to extend premium subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/r...
US Senate GOP rolls out health care plan that fails to extend premium subsidies • Ohio Capital Journal
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they will hold a vote on their own health care proposal later this week to counter a Democratic bill that would extend enhanced tax credits for A...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
US Senate GOP rolls out health care plan that fails to extend premium subsidies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/10/r...
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
I've had problems sorting out whether something is ironic or not: does this qualify? The POTUS who's been so busy calling Somalians in the US garbage, telling them to go home - bragging about hijacking a ship at sea, sort of like a band of Somalian pirates. Irony? Or just Trump being an ass again?
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I've had problems sorting out whether something is ironic or not: does this qualify? The POTUS who's been so busy calling Somalians in the US garbage, telling them to go home - bragging about hijacking a ship at sea, sort of like a band of Somalian pirates. Irony? Or just Trump being an ass again?
The “Show Me” State Shows Up for Democracy
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And everytime the constituents say "NO", the GOP just says "We'll see about that" and try new laws and lawsuits to tramp on the voice of the people. Is there anything that will make them see reality?
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And everytime the constituents say "NO", the GOP just says "We'll see about that" and try new laws and lawsuits to tramp on the voice of the people. Is there anything that will make them see reality?
The “Show Me” State Shows Up for Democracy
A Herculean Effort by Missouri Activists To Freeze a Gerrymandered Map
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December 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The “Show Me” State Shows Up for Democracy
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And everytime the constituents say "NO", the GOP just says "We'll see about that" and try new laws and lawsuits to tramp on the voice of the people. Is there anything that will make them see reality?
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And everytime the constituents say "NO", the GOP just says "We'll see about that" and try new laws and lawsuits to tramp on the voice of the people. Is there anything that will make them see reality?
Maybe Pete should be working on this instead of his makeup:
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Is carrier Wi-Fi distracting sailors? Jet mishap probe raises concerns
The arrival of readily accessible Wi-Fi onboard ships is reducing crews’ commitment to professional excellence, the investigation found.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Maybe Pete should be working on this instead of his makeup:
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what kind of world would we have if this top 0.001% were taxed out of existence? What kind of a world would it be if we didn't need to tax them out of existence, if it was just socially unacceptable for them to have hoarded so much.
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‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that
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December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
what kind of world would we have if this top 0.001% were taxed out of existence? What kind of a world would it be if we didn't need to tax them out of existence, if it was just socially unacceptable for them to have hoarded so much.
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December 9, 2025
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Fox flooded the zone with lies and the public drank it up.
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Fox flooded the zone with lies and the public drank it up.
December 9, 2025
When G.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Fox flooded the zone with lies and the public drank it up.
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Fox flooded the zone with lies and the public drank it up.
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The US abandons the post-war world and returns to gunboats and isolation. Come see reactions from Ben Jennings, Christian Adams, David Rowe, Martyn Turner, Michael de Adder, Morten Morland, Patrick Chappatte, Steve Sack & Theo Moudakis
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CSotD: A Sunset in the East
In case you missed it, the world has shifted, and, as Eliot predicted, not with a bang, but a whimper. A bang you would have noticed, and perhaps resisted. A whimper sneaks up, and yet, once it is in ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The US abandons the post-war world and returns to gunboats and isolation. Come see reactions from Ben Jennings, Christian Adams, David Rowe, Martyn Turner, Michael de Adder, Morten Morland, Patrick Chappatte, Steve Sack & Theo Moudakis
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More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
If parents want their children to have extra bible lessons, there's nothing to keep them from having sessions at home, every day. Keep school for school.
If parents want their children to have extra bible lessons, there's nothing to keep them from having sessions at home, every day. Keep school for school.
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed • Ohio Capital Journal
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, is currently operating in more than 260 Ohio school districts.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
If parents want their children to have extra bible lessons, there's nothing to keep them from having sessions at home, every day. Keep school for school.
If parents want their children to have extra bible lessons, there's nothing to keep them from having sessions at home, every day. Keep school for school.