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Hale from Germany living in the USA for many years. I am retired and love world history.
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Buddy do I have news for you about when covid started

I don’t know if it is “stupid” to decline a gift from a foreign government, but it is ethically and constitutionally required. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

Rand Paul condemns Trump accepting a gifted luxury jet from Qatar

John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” but "he didn’t point fingers directly at President Donald Trump or his allies for publicly excoriating judges who’ve ruled against aspects of Trump’s agenda." <insert man in hot dog bun gif> 🙄

NEW: It does matter. Defending the rule of law in the Trump era is essential. Trump cannot ignore constitutional limits on his power — or any court order enforcing those limits. We must keep saying so. Tonight at Law Dork, I make my case:

Happy Mother’s Day www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

NOT OKAY

Yep. That would be baby ducks in a frying pan. Luck was on my side and I bought one the other day and forgot to bring it inside from my car. Makes the perfect ducking swimming pool in a pinch! 🥰

Looking forward to traveling to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday for our town hall with @votevets.org. If you can't join us in person but want to tune in virtually, sign up here to watch the livestream:

Up is down

My last event of the weekend. I spoke to over 100 rural Democrats at the Johnson County Democrats’ picnic. Rural Democrats are here. We’ve always been here.

When Laura Loomer calls the new Pope a “woke Marxist,” you know he must be doing something right.

Bam!!!!

🤔 How did Marjorie Traitor Greene EVEN graduate from the University of Georgia❓️❓️❓️

here's today's post: "Donald Trump and the Art of the What the Fuck Is He Babbling About" — when is a deal not a deal? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

"Think of how much money we are making by letting our soybeans rot instead of selling them to China. We are going to be so rich!"

Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...

At which point she will have spent nearly two months behind bars for the crime of writing an op-ed.

It's called The Unitary Executive, look it up!

Powell: "If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment."

“I think Hegseth's performance has been so far below expectations…Now, there are things that are coming that are not good…And there are people in DOD policymaking positions who are as bad as JD Vance and Tulsi Gabbard on a lot of our national security issues.” www.youtube.com/shorts/uu2Sk...

Two fighter jets gone in a week, totaling over $100 million. Hopefully Hegseth can put the bottle down long enough to explain to DOGE. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-fig...

MAGA cultists are like hypnotized sheep following their Dear Leader.

OLD AND BUSTED: Lowering prices and ending Russia’s war on Ukraine on day one NEW HOTNESS: Randomly renaming bodies of water

The FDA names Dr. Vinay Prasad — a hematologist-oncologist who has been accused of spreading misinformation about Covid vaccines and was an outspoken critic of the agency’s decision to approve Covid shots in children — as its new vaccine chief.

Fact check: Trump claimed the US doesn’t do “much business with Canada.” In reality, Canada is the world’s top buyer of US exports.

I’m not sure how Duffy can fix any of the issues with air travel when he’s on Fox 24/7 complaining about it and blaming other people. STFU for 5 minutes and do your job! This isn’t a reality TV show - people’s lives and livelihoods are in the hands of these unqualified dipshits.

Jesus, can’t they move on to a different example already? How about big screen TV’s - “You don’t need 85”, 55” is plenty.”

I call it malignant narcissism with a healthy dose of cognitive decline. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Mark Carney sat in the White House and told Donald Trump in front of millions of Americans watching that he can go fly a kite. Hahaha

Tillis was probably driving the Ghost Bus of FBI agent undercover infiltrators sent in to frame the MAGA patriots who were peacefully protesting.

Since Trump took office, his family has made $2.9 billion in crypto. Again, this is a level of corruption so cartoonish, so obvious & on the surface, that it seems to have stunned everyone to silence.

UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported

Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border.. Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind Reporter: Oh I could

What many doctors are thinking I bet.

If a strange man with a plastic face, and no soul started talking to my daughter about her dolls, I would call the police.

NEW: Hegseth had at least a DOZEN signal chats going, set up using an unsecured "dirty" line on his private phone from his Pentagon office. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Hey, is life imprisonment with no chance of parole a normal sentence for crossing the border illegally or

One of Pope Francis’ “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. cnn.it/3GG2TnN

We all know that Hamas is a terrorist group. Oct 7 was horrific beyond words. We all hope the hostages can safely return home. We also know that the killing, maiming, deprivation & starvation of Gaza’s civilians- mostly children- is wrong. If possible donate to @MSF Doctors W’outBorders or @UNRWA

By RFK’s account, a worm entered his brain and consumed a portion of it. It has become increasingly apparent that the worm or worms ate or are currently eating a much larger portion than we were led to believe

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

Number of US gas stations currently selling at $1.98: zero. 🤡 www.gasbuddy.com

Trump's threat to arrest Governor Evers is a chilling attempt to normalize fascism & silence dissent. They want to bully & intimidate anyone who doesn't conform to their ideology. We will NOT be intimidated. We will NOT be silenced. We will DEFEND our freedom.

‘Fetterman went on to make statements that shocked people. In opposing a cease-fire, he said, “Let’s get back to killing.” A person who heard the conversation told me, “He said, ‘Kill them all.’”’

Tommy Tuberville says his wife's homestead exemption established his residency in Alabama, but election records show both of them voted in Florida after that. And that's only the beginning.

The Big Lie undergirding MAGA’s immigration posture is that immigrants are fundamentally parasitic, they just take from the host country. It’s a fascist conception and also just obviously wrong if you think about it for more than 10 seconds. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Russia isn’t winning. They’re burning through men, tanks older than your dad, and begging North Korea for troops. That’s not strength—it’s desperation. We didn’t let them win the Cold War, and we won’t let them fake a win now. youtu.be/lvVI64jVXuI?...

Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker