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  I suspect Trump's plan is to declare victory in Iran and say the boys are comin' home about 10 days before the election. The "victory" speech will soon be folllowed by Republicans who called for him to end the war saying they made it happen, so re-elect them. Now, if only Iran will play along . . . Mind you, the morning after the election, Trump will be free to say the deal's off and start bombing Iran again.

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  In which #Weiss is referred to as an "opinion journalist," a hybrid creature so not intended to exist, it literally tears itself apart as it tries to run violently in two opposite directions at once. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/what-60-minutes-was-missing-in-its-first-two-new-episodes-according-to-its-ex-managing-editor-1236709835/

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  Xi's in a tough spot now that he's got first-hand knowledge of just how gone Trump is. On one hand, taking over Taiwan suddenly seems like small potatoes, on the other, we're his best customer, so . . .

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  Trump asks #SCOTUS to allow him to keep skirting the law. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-deportations-third-country-immigrations-trump-b08e3bdbc3b95c4cb40b7319b0a89cfb

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  Surprised #Cuba was the only delegation that walked out on him. I guess threatening to "annihilate" a country is cool so long as it's not YOUR country.

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  appears to have spent nearly $47 million more than it took in - a precipitous drop compared with the . . . previous 990. The new filing includes a $48 million “bad debt expense,” which is essentially a write-down of previously recorded revenue that an organization no longer expects to collect. In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter & a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent. https://www.theatlantic.co...

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  D.C. is about to see a lot more #journalists hanging out in dark corner restaurant booths waiting for fed up federal workers to come in, sit down and spill the beans. That's what Trump just unleashed.

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  Lake Mead dropped to a new all-time record low water elevation of 1,040.50 feet above sea level. This breaks the previous modern low of 1,040.58 feet set in July 2022, marking the lowest level recorded since the reservoir was first filled in the 1930s. https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-lake-mead-record-low-fa402842e76ed624f71360f467b2579d

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  Trump couldn't use Untruth Social to alert people to buy defense stocks, but I have a feeling his entire family knows. "Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote to industry leaders on Wednesday, saying they had no more than 21 days to submit plans to “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities,” according to the memo, which is previously unreported." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/...

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  This what you do when you don't want to kill your sweetheart deal just to make somebody official (WaPo) President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he could withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general UNTIL NEXT YEAR, as a standoff continued with two Republican senators who are demanding concessions from the administration before supporting Blanche. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/republicans-struggle-way-forward-blanche-ag-nomination

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  I guess setting up a massive mass surveillance state makes sense when you don't know who your enemies are, but you're pretty sure you have a lot of 'em.

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  Maybe I'm wrong but it sure looks like this U.S. vs Iran war doesn't have many U.S fans in the bleachers.

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  Apple and Ford today announced that Apple Maps will be integrated directly into Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform through Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK. https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/apple-maps-to-power-navigation-for-ford-universal-electric-vehicle

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  Hegseth blaming Dems for his spending spree sounds a lot like what I said to my father when he refused to fill up my tank after a night of joy riding. Actually, no. I didn't blame my father for my inability to watch my own fuel gauge.

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  (C-Span) Ossoff grills Hegseth on past Iran war statements touting success (watch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMFw71IV5oQ

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  lede of the week: President Trump quietly denied nearly 6,000 clemency applications this month from people who MOSTLY LACKED POLITICAL CONNECTIONS AND had waited patiently in a queue while he awarded pardons and commutations to allies who had skipped the line. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/trump-rejected-clemency-applications.html

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  I'm so old, I remember when people looked at 42% and said those were hard core Trumpers who would never abandon him. (WaPo) Trump approval stuck in the 30s amid pessimism on Iran and economy, poll finds. Americans give President Donald Trump broadly negative assessments, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/trump-approval-stuck-30s-post-ipsos-poll-shows

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  That panel stated, “The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution created a document based on the ideal of liberty, but liberty and enslavement were bitterly intertwined.” It describes how Britain outlawed the slave trade before the United States and that even though the U.S. stopped importing slaves in 1808, the number of slaves continued to increase “including births to enslaved women resulting from rape by white men and forced breeding.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/07/...

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  Homan says ceasing vehicle stops won't affect #ICE arrest numbers, which, if true, makes you wonder why they've been doing all those vehicle stops in the first place.

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  #Arizona's San Pedro River runs dry for the second time in 122 years . https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2026/07/11/arizona-san-pedro-river-runs-dry-at-key-monitoring-gauge/90883098007/

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  (Axios) Democrats are preparing a hostile audit of President Trump and his inner circle, intent on exposing — and ultimately ending — the most lucrative presidency in American history. https://www.axios.com/2026/07/03/trump-financial-disclosure-democrats-subpoena

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  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee will be in Florida Tuesday to hold a hearing with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. It's what's known as a shadow hearing, one organized by the minority party, and it's the first time we will hear from survivors testifying publicly under oath about what happened to them. #Epstein https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/epstein-files/survivors-of-jeffrey-epstein-will-testify-publicly-on-tuesday

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  Trump's "Department of War" Retreats - Trump to downsize U.S. military presence in Germany. The decision coincides with a deepening feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/01/us-troops-germany-trump-merz/.

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  Probably a good idea to assume we don't know everything about the human body, that anything we think of as "not important" probably is - we just don't know how or why. #health https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/03/thymus-longevity-cancer-research/

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  He's getting worse The world is paying for it Congress not helping The world paying for it His cabinet is enabling The world, it pays. Farmers are foundering Small businesses erased Children needlessly dying Cars soon be idling Transport trucks idle. Wind farms shut while Democracy's razed paved over, painted blue Choked in gold Now a billboard to just one man And we're supposed to worry About Iran.

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  President Trump was present one floor below . . . https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-rebukes-prosecutors-accused-correspondents-dinner-gunman

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  You'd think Melania would be going after Silver Penny for making her look as old as her husband - and dressing her like a Democrat . . . Old, gray haired Melania . . . Wearing Biden's Aviators. Come on . . .

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  Him: I agree to stay in custody. Prosecutors: We still want a hearing to argue he needs to remain in custody. Judge: No. Seriously No. But I'll bite. Why? Prosecutors: Daddy told us to take every opportunity to promote his ballroom bunker. And the man at the back said, "Everyone, attack" And it turned into a ballroom blitz And the girl in the corner said, "Boy, I wanna warn ya It'll turn into a ballroom blitz" Ballroom blitz Ballroom blitz Bal...

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  Probably a light-hearted moment during the latest Trump-Putin phone call . . . Trump: I'm sending them to Africa! Putin: I'm sending them FROM Africa to die in Ukraine! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/africa/ukraine-russia-war-african-soldiers.html

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  BTW "Ballroom Blitz" was based on a true story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bUYx1ZP_k&t=520s