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Free. Taste: "Trump and MAGAts love to blame President Joe Biden for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, often saying “it didn’t happen while Trump was president (sic),” as if Putin was afraid of Trump. ... I’m interested in hearing Trump’s reasoning to blame President Biden for the conflict in Kashmir."

It was always a lie. Read it all. Free/gift. Taste: "The administration is no longer pretending that it is standing up for Jewish students. The project has been revealed for what it is: an effort to punish liberal institutions for the crime of being liberal." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Read it all. Free/gift. wapo.st/44VVr1O

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Read it all. Gift/free. Taste: "This is how it goes with tariffs: Many industries want protection. Nobody wants to be hurt by the other guy’s protection. And then everyone hopes consumers won’t notice." www.wsj.com/opinion/nuco...

Gift/Free. Taste: "The 22nd Amendment...no person shall be “elected”...president more than twice, but it doesn’t say that no president shall serve more than twice. ... But...the 12th...“no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of president shall be eligible to that of vice president...”"

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Explains everything.

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No one could have a fair trial if their attorney were worried about whether POTUS would get uptight. "Judge Howell...wrote that attempts to bring the firm to heel under the threat of retaliation amounted to unlawful coercion, and imperiled its lawyers’ ability to freely practice law."

Why do they want to destroy science? Read it all. Free.

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It was always a lie and remains as such. Gift/free. Read it all. Learn. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

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Just imagine what the next 100 days will bring. youtu.be/JgkJlwV977A?...

Read it all. Free. Taste: "Trump lost this election for the Conservatives. The Conservatives were ahead by double digits when Trump entered office last January, then he started barking at Canada, waged a tariff war, and repeatedly insulted them by claiming they should be America’s 51st state."

No one should respect those who profit from hate. Free. Read it all.

The obvious stuff is obviously too obvious for MAGAits.

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Facts. Free. Read it all. No, the President Cannot Enforce the Law-Firm Deals www.justsecurity.org/110996/presi...

Read it all. Free. Taste: "Trump can’t, unfortunately, be removed from office no matter how badly he performs. But people who might have stood aside as he dismantled democracy if he were delivering prosperity will be more inclined to take a stand because he’s failing as an economic manager."

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Gift/free. Historical parallels. Maybe that is where Donnie got the idea?

www.ajc.com/opinion/0427...

Looks like the system will hold. Gift. Free. wapo.st/3EBUoJO

Gift/Free. Taste: "The innumeracy of Elon Musk would be a matter between him, his investors, his breeding partners and their offspring ... His initial promise of $2 trillion in cuts has already deflated to $150 billion, meaning he was off by a factor of 13-plus in the space of a few months."

Free. Taste: "I’d describe myself as a “Waymo Democrat.” ...TV ads would say: “Trump is for he/him — his grievances, his revenge, his corruption — and for bringing old stuff back ‘again,’ like coal and gasoline cars. Waymo Democrats are for ‘We the People’ and reinventing American industry anew.”"

Why does Trump take Putin's side in the negotiations and insist that Ukraine accept a "deal" that is everything Russia wants?

Read it all. Well worth it.

Yep. Those who voted to approve Hegseth should feel proud. They are either stupid or craven fools. Take your pick.

"America First" = "America Alone"

Another obvious point.

Obviously true.

Gift. Free. Short version: Adult supervision required. This will all get worse.

Read it all. "Even before Trump, America’s extreme wealth and privilege ... had rigged the economy for the benefit of those at the top. ... The reaction among America’s working middle class has been fury. Trump exploited that fury by telling them he was on their side. But he’s not. He never was."

www.ajc.com/opinion/mike...

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