The Democrats are divided, without a leader, and devoid of good messaging. This happens when you have no agenda. The...Matt Vespa (Townhall)
“200 Days of Winning: President Trump Is Keeping His Promises” whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/0…
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First Lady Melania Trump triggered another public apology from the media on Thursday, as a podcast of Democratic operatives apologized for making a false accusation.Charlie Spiering (Daily Mail)
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President Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about a birthday letter Trump allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!
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Push on! Eagles use tush push on opening drive after short-yardage play nearly banned in NFL
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BTW we took my nieces to see a live performance of Les Miserables back in May.
They absolutely loved it.
Going to look for tickets to an orchestral performance for October or November. Maybe a ballet.
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Trumpism ≠ Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela
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European classical music is like water. Many people dont know the names of the musical pieces but theyve heard them and know them. They swim in it unknowingly, like a fish in water.
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(This is a presentation, titled “No Nukes for Power, Posturing or Destruction,” that I gave at the 2025 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemorative Event on LongKarl Grossman (CounterPunch.org)
Introduction Irish Journalist Sally Hayden investigates the impacts related to capital and how it marginalizes migrant populations within theDaniel Falcone (CounterPunch.org)
It has become abundantly clear that after 250 years, a second American revolution is necessary. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration ofM. Reza Behnam (CounterPunch.org)
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The Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven arranged for Piano & Orchestra!This is the world premiere of the first ever known version of the Moonlight sonata for piano...YouTube
Jeffrey Epstein is a Mirror of American Power
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"This rant is devoted in loving memory to Virginia Giuffre, a woman who died speaking the truth about powerful men. I lost my virginity in preschool. I don’t know a worse way to start a post. Unfortunately, I also don’t know a more appropriate way to start this one so, buckle up. I was a More
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80 Years at the Brink, Time to Change the Narrative
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"For 80 years, since the atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world has stood at the brink of nuclear war with the potential for catastrophic loss, threatening all of humanity. Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said in the years after the Cuban missile crisis that indeed sheer luck was what prevented nuclear More
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Architecture of Cities: The Theater of the Absurd
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"The Theater of the Absurd is something I participate in everyday: I photograph architecture: It is something real in my career- – life, the life of my career: In this universe “The Theater…” is and was imagined and executed through minds like Cocteau’s, Genet’s, Pinter’s and possibly one million more: Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming often comes to mind:
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"people who have mever met a #hillbilly in their #life love to pin every bit of american #fascism and #imperialism on #hillbillies. who, it should be noted, are one of the #poorest #demographics in this #country. instead of the fucking #facsists. who are overwhelmingly #billionaires."
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated on Wednesday that more than 14,800 Palestinian patients in the Gaza Strip are in urgent need of specialized medical care, calling for the acceleration of medicDAILY YEMEN
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Trump will meet Friday with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign US-brokered peace deal
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Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges
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Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.www.globalissues.org
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The analytical paper, titled "Desecuritizing the Belarusian Balcony: Principles for U.S.-Belarus Relations," was authored by Mark Episkopos, a research fellow at the Quincy Institute’s Eurasia Program.Belarusian Telegraph Agency
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governmentsMark Oliver (The Guardian)
@Dowito @rlier23 I'd take unreadable but truer to it's actual meaning then the vile butchering of scripts that modern trannylators bring out now.
They have put us in a situation where we are being told to pick our poison and the trannylators are seething because they realize they have built enough ire that people are more then willing to take the poison that puts them out of a job.
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The GOP is defending its cruel budget bill with ancient tropes about the industrious rich and “undeserving” poor. It’s time to reverse the script.Gridwork
Artist: EnigmaTitle: SadenessAlbum: MCMXC a.D.Genre: New AgeYear: 1990This song offers an interesting contrast of languages - the sacred language of the chur...YouTube
This may be the radio version you remember.
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My favorite Enya song...not including Clannad.
Artist: EnyaSong: Storms in AfricaAlbum: Watermark (1988)This is a cohesive extended edit of Storms in Africa and Storms in Africa (Pt. II) by Enya. In the...YouTube
New executive order puts all grants under political control
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All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.John Timmer (Ars Technica)
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It's not promoting. It's incitement. The real terrorists.
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Restrictions in place on Friday in areas including Norwich and officers will monitor at least 12 other towns and citiesBen Quinn (The Guardian)
300 000 signatures dont plus de 200000 en moins de 48h !
L’objectif des 500 000 signatures est possible d’ici dimanche soir, afin d’obtenir un vrai débat à l’Assemblée nationale sur la loi Duplomb.
‘Duplomb bill’ provision to allow use of acetamiprid, toxic to pollinators, found not to abide by environmental charterAngelique Chrisafis (The Guardian)
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Working from home alternative classics ➤ https://bit.ly/3aOLq7HThe rock classic, recorded at Olympic studios in Barnes and produced by Steve Brown. This was ...YouTube
"Some of you may not want to hear this, but sometimes #autism #accommodation means giving that #socially #awkward #person who said something that came off as #passive #aggressive or uncomfortable the benefit of the doubt. Not everyone is capable of reading #social rules and cues effectively, I thought this was autism 101."
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The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has confirmed that his government is continuing negotiations to secure the return of Venezuelan children kidnapped in migrant prisons by the US empire.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
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Half of low-income families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) are falling into destitution — going hungry, with no safety net to catch them.
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My vote is for when people started wearing Crocs unironically.
That's when we got on the Idocracy timeline.
Versão da banda inglesa Joy Division, da música "Disorder", gravada em 2015 no EP "Fata Morgana" lançado pela banda brasileira Signo 13._____________________...YouTube
Took some ibuprofen about 12 hours ago, have felt like I have a bunch of rocks grinding around in my stomach for the last 10 hours. #fml
Not like painfully, but just very, very unpleasant.
Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up in reports
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Akshay Bhatia shoots career-best 62 to lead in Memphis. Scheffler is 5 back
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Lucasfilm and Disney settle with actor Gina Carano following her firing from 'The Mandalorian'
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Hubble takes the sharpest image, to date, of comet 3I/ATLAS, allowing astronomers to more accurately estimate the size of its nucleus.NASA Hubble Mission Team (NASA Science)
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