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Veterans group recruited 100,000 election workers

| July 15, 2024 | 6 Comments
Veterans group recruited 100,000 election workers

Ellen Gustafson is a co-founder of We the Veterans. He said that by the time people vote this coming November, one in ten poll workers will either be a veteran or a veteran’s family member. This nonprofit group reached its goal last month of recruiting 100,000 people. The National Conference of State Legislatures said that […]

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Possible gunfire at Trump rally, former president appeared injured

| July 13, 2024 | 429 Comments
Possible gunfire at Trump rally, former president appeared injured

Donald Trump was at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when the sound of gunfire were heard. Images posted by media show what appear to be blood on Donald Trump’s face. Secret Service rushed him from the stage. Trump had begun his speech when people heard five shots, followed by Trump’s going down, followed by the […]

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AOC tries to impeach Thomas and Alito

| July 12, 2024 | 23 Comments
AOC tries to impeach Thomas and Alito

  Well, if you can’t beat ’em, impeach ’em. Seems to be the theme of the Democrats – if they can’t win by the rules, try to change the rules. Disregarding decades of liberal majority on the Supreme Court, the Dems squealed like outraged shoats when the Court became barely conservative-leaning. God knows Roberts and […]

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The question returns

| July 11, 2024 | 45 Comments
The question returns

I know there are a few of you more ‘mature’ (okay, old fart) readers who remember when Ronald Reagan asked the electorate the famous question that Donald Trump should be trumpeting from the housetops: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? What do you think? On the one hand, the Dow […]

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Trump-proofing NATO

| July 8, 2024 | 22 Comments
Trump-proofing NATO

When Donald Trump threatened to leave NATO, he did so as a negotiation ploy. Trump took issue with many NATO countries not spending the agreed percentage of GDP on their military. Money not spent on the military became available to fund things like subsidizing industry. Thus, not wanting the Europeans to continue to take the […]

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Many Democrats not reassured by Joe Biden’s interview

| July 6, 2024 | 59 Comments
Many Democrats not reassured by Joe Biden’s interview

Joe Biden participated in an interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos. This interview was intended to help Joe Biden present a different image from the one he presented during the debate. Result? There are Democrat politicians in Washington DC who still believe that Joe Biden should step aside. However, they want that decision to remain […]

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Trump calls for tribunals

| July 6, 2024 | 66 Comments
Trump calls for tribunals

  Well, Trump appears to  still be butthurt over the 2020 election, and is calling for ‘military tribunals’ to prosecute members of Congress who opposed him. Former President Donald Trump amplified posts on social media calling for a televised military tribunal for former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and the jailing of top elected officials, including […]

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The Dark Psychology of Politics

| July 3, 2024 | 18 Comments
The Dark Psychology of Politics

Conspiracy theories work, both as an intentional contrivance to mislead, and as a way to dismiss explanations of their existence despite blatant evidentiary facts. They work because they rely on psychological tricks and are dismissed because most people resist admit they were tricked, even once the mechanism -or mechanic – of the trickery is known. […]

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