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Active, engaged retiree interested in faith, business, economic justice. Compiled two books on Old Jamestown, MO, history
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European Parliament member 👇🏽

submitted 3 days ago • 921 comments

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

submitted 6 days ago • 1437 comments

The Trump-Bannon convo. "They say Elon’s talking secretly with JD and Tucker about 'managing' me and telling the press I’m losing it and gradually edging me aside. I’m stuck with JD. But Elon’s gotta go...Steve, I need you to figure out how I can get rid of Elon." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-stev...

submitted 16 days ago • 175 comments

FACT CHECK: Canada has already announced this plan BEFORE Trump announced his tariffs.

submitted 19 days ago • 207 comments

This is correct.

submitted 18 days ago • 655 comments

There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.

submitted 21 days ago • 817 comments

Once again, a fundamental reason why so many academics despise Trump, Vance, Musk & company is that we’ve all had our share of The Guy Who Didn’t Do The Reading But Demands to Be Heard

submitted 22 days ago • 118 comments

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

submitted 23 days ago • 1414 comments

HUGE BREAKING NEWS: Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat. Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙

submitted 25 days ago • 1098 comments

Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.

submitted 28 days ago • 895 comments

The same people having a temper tantrum over DEI just confirmed the least qualified Secretary of Defense in US history because Trump liked him on TV.

submitted 28 days ago • 520 comments

submitted 30 days ago • 916 comments

A great man has died.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

30 years ago today, Ukraine signed the infamous Budapest Memorandum. The US, the UK and Russia gave their assurances that Ukrainian security and sovereignty would not be violated. In exchange, Ukraine promised to give up its nuclear arsenal - one-third of the Soviet nuclear arsenal in total.

submitted 79 days ago • 28 comments

Hegseth’s trotting out of his mother to defend him reminds me of the greatest SNL cold open of all time: www.nbc.com/saturday-nig...

submitted 80 days ago • 135 comments