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ICE has announced that the next city they're targeting is Boston. Bubbas, this is the city that took on the biggest empire going in 1770. So I advise you to be prepared for the 21st-century version of the kickoff event: the ICE TEA PARTY. (Posted in honor of my stepdad -the world's greatest punner.)

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took my 1st course in ME history in the mid '70s. Believe me no one ever thought we'd live long enuf to see these guys help shoot DOWN missiles headed 4 Israel: Jordan, Turkey. SA Qatar, UAE & Azerbaijan--along w/ US & UK....Let's hope that sea-change in the ME isn't destroyed over the weekend....

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Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists & the burdensome leadership that this governor & that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city." Language of coups, IMHO.

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EVERY Democric Rep/Senator should boycott the Congressional picnic at the WH tonight. Hold a presser outside the fence--with EVERYONE there condemning the teatment of Sen Padilla. And impeach Noem..she TESTIFIES before committees he sits on..There's no way she didn't know who he was...

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Will ANY news org report on what is happening in this potential Saturday Night Massacre 2.0???? Earlier reports but arrrests at 44-80ish...HARDLY an "Insurrection." ICE SWAT teams can't handle that????

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"BREAKING: Ukrainian drones flew out of grain train car hatches & destroyed 13 Russian tanks & 100+ armored vehicles & other equipment being transported by the Russian train in occupied southern Ukraine.The hatches appear to have been opened remotely, again." Generals will be falling out of windows!

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June 6, 1944. Lest we forget what they died for....Honor their memory by standing up to the rise of authoritarianism everywhere--- especially in your back yard...

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As usual, no major network noted the droll trolling of Trump by the german Chancellor--giving Trump his g'grandfather's birth certificate--reminding him that he's the descendent of immigrants....King Charles should give Trump his Mom's Scottish one when he visits Balmoral later this summer...

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Somehow Trump "forgot" to add Saudi Arabia to the "no-go" list...Interesting, because I specifically remember that the guys who tried to land a plane 12 feet under me at the Pentagon on 9/11 were from....Saudi Arabia...Isn't that "terrorism?" Asking for all my co-wokers who died that day....

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Forget about DOGE. If you want to save Pentagon money, talk to the Ukranians. They just destroyed ~$7 B worth of planes-(effectively 1/3 of their nuclear triad) with drones that cost $300-$600 each. Now that's what I call getting a good bang for your buck!!

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So on Memorial Day I think of the 37 former studemts that I had the priviledge of teaching that have given their lives so that we may live freely----in training accidents--in combat---by suicide-----The older I get, the tougher it gets....We the many owe so much to you the few.....

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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: "And maybe we need to treat more diabetes with cooking classes, not just throwing insulin at people." Apparently this award-winning surgeon skipped the chapter on diabetes in his med school textbook. Also I don't know a diabetic who doesn't eat carefully.

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The very practical question re the 30 minutes the NSC staff were given to clear out??? How could they have returned the classified documents they would have signed out for the day to do their work? ? Can't process 100+ folks in 30 minutes..

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Very disappointed in Dr Zek Emanuel for not hammering home the difference between "having cancer"-i.e, cancer growing in you; & KNOWING he had cancer.; i.e diagnosed. Obviously we all "have cancer" LONG before symptoms. HUGE difference. Shame on "reporters" for not pointing that out-(Joe? Mika?)

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The US blocked the G7 statement condemning Sumy attack that left 35 dead and 119 injured. BTW: It occured on Palm Sunday. During Holy Week...(and Passover) But tell me again how "Christian" the GOP is..

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If 11 minutes in a space capsule makes Katy Perry and Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez "astronauts", then I'm here to tell you I'm definitely a PILOT--cuz I've spent WAY more than 11 minute in a plane!!

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Relieved that Gov. Shapiro & family are safe, & suspect apprehended. Sick to my stomach: attempted murder of a Jewish governor on 1st night of Passover....No statement from WH-or even that "Christian" Speaker Johnson-not even on his Palm Sunday. What would Jesus Do, Mikey???

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Let me get this straight: If somebody manufactures a laptop in the U.S., the components that they import will be tariffed at 145%. BUT: if somebody makes the laptop entirely in China, they are fully tariff free? Ummm....I need someone to tell me how this brings manufacturing back to the US?? Please?

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Former White House Director of Plans and Policy and Senate Armed Services Professional Staff Member here: There is no way on God's green earth that target packages and strike details are unclassified two hours before the mission launch. Truth!!

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CBS News is reporting that the National Security Agency (NSA) sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees in February 2025 warning them of vulnerabilities in using the encrypted messaging application Signal.

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Something to think about: If Pete Hegseth is copying and pastingthe CLASSIFIED war plans into a Signal chat group, it only stands to reason that he received classified documents on his personal UNSECURED devices. Signal isn't on a secure device...

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com just referred to the DOGE peeps as "Little Muskrats." Watch out, @weissmann11.bsky.social --you might have a bit of competition for the title of Lawrence's wittiest guest.

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The Fulbright Association Confirmed funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad & more than 7,400 foreigner scholars& students in the US. SIGH....my Fulbright (to Egypt) was one of the best experiences of my life-but glad I didn't have to figure out how to pay to get home...

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Elon Musk’s staffers billed $7.4 million this wk in expenses. Total 2 wks-$14.4 M Can someone w/ better math skills than me explain how 6 guys working for "free" & sleeping in the office can run up $14.4 MILLION in "expenses" in 2 weeks? Maybe someone should call the IG..... Oh...right....

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Something strange could be brewing..Heard that Rupert Murdock was @ Oval Office ~4ish. ~ 6:30 pm the NY Post- (owned by RM) published a pretty scathing editorial opining that RFK, Jr was unfit to serve as HHS Secretary (no sh** Sherlock!). But...very strange timing, n'est pas?????

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Andy Biggs (R-AZ)introduced a bill to abolish OSHA. The entire text reads "The OSHAAct of 1970 is repealed. The OSHA is abolished." I grew up in a factory town in the 60s/70s. remember g'dads of pals w/missing digits, hands & limbs- because a machine crushed them due 2 lack of a .25 cent stopper..

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Sen Brian Schatz (D-HI) just announced he’s putting a hold on all of Trump’s State Dept noms until USAID is back up a& running. I'd put a hold on ALL nominees--period. Tell the admin that if there are legit reasons to fire folks/close agencies, let's hear it. Otherwise, no cabinet Secs..

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Anyone remember the good old days when a king tried to impose a tax on one single beloved import--and an entire country rose up and quit an empire??? Ah, those were the days, my friends! (and now that song is going to play in my head all day)

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Re/Gitmo: Issue raised by many in DOD in 2001: how to evacuate idetainees in case of hurricanes???? The only way we could accomodate an additional 30K is to house them in tents. Again: what's the plan in case of hurricanes????? And where to house staff/guards? It'll cost big $$$$

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New Trump EO 2 DoD/DHS 2 prep Gitmo Bay 2 detain 30k “criminal illegal aliens.” I worked at OSD 11/01 when we set up Gitmo.It was NEVER planned for that many folks. As naval base, US law must apply. (why we couldn't bring the Afghan detainees to trial-interrogations went beyond US law)

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