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Of the $5 trillion spent by the United States on health care in 2023, roughly 70% was funded “in some shape or form” by taxpayer money.

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Foreign Policy magazine asks a very relevant question. Map projections may be key to understand a presidential obsession. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/t...

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gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o... Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class. Trump is not a populist. He campaigns as a populist, but once he has power, he is the betrayer of populism.

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Let's ask RFK,J how he plans to address this! www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

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🧪The United States seems to have rejoined the Earth for USGS earthquake site after a brief 1-day pause.

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Looking at earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/..., it appears that overnight the USGS stopped listing US and territorial quakes between 2.5 and 2.9 magnitude.

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The Times of London

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After being in drydock for nearly four weeks, Hokulea returned to the water Wednesday. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/01/16/h...

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"No bills should be passed Congress until Jan 20, when @realDonaldTrump takes office." Musk on XTwittr

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He's not god! He's not even president yet!

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I have a question, will there be a laugh track when he takes the Oath of Office during the inauguration? If not I humbly request someone figure out how to do that, thanks in advance.

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I couldn't confirm the exact DP pic, but here's one from France24 confirming DT's yellow tie.

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(Times of London) South Korean military to stay in place despite vote to block martial law. MPs barricaded inside the building. [~1120h MST]

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(France24) Troops began leaving parliament shortly after the vote while hundreds of protesters gathered outside the building, calling for Yoon's arrest.

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A South Korean media outlet has reported that the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling for the lifting of emergency martial law, that SK parliament in plenary session early Wednesday morning passed a resolution calling for the lifting of emergency martial law by 190 lawmakers.

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Martial law in S Korea!(?) All political activities have been banned under emergency martial law that was declared by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon said in an emergency statement on Tuesday night that his country has been put under emergency martial law. 1/2

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