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A Dive into “Sanctuary,” Re: DOJ Grand Jury Subpoenas – A DWD Editorial, with Perplexity…
Editor’s Note: I prepared this, via my Perplexity AI, for my own information; and, I feel sharing may help others understand the complexities and legal and factual aspects on these actions by Trump’s DOJ/Noem. I will include my comments below interlaced in green. Perplexity is a powerful tool, and has fact-checked the information herein. It…
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Opinion | Caring for elders is hard. A new program could help. – The Washington Post
Democracy Dies in Darkness Gift The Post Resubscribe Opinion Caring for elders is hard. A new program could help. Families need government to get out of the way, December 17, 2025 4 min, By Carrie Lukas, Carrie Lukas is president of Independent Women. Inflation eased this past year, but not for everything: In-home elder care…
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Civil Discourse – What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility – The Comey Prosecution – Joyce Vance
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility – The Comey Prosecution By Joyce Vance, Nov 17, 2025 This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order. My apologies for starting the week off like this, but it’s a significant decision in a very important case.…
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Congress fails to pass a government funding bill, triggering a shutdown – GovTrack.us
News From Us Analysis and Commentary Congress fails to pass a government funding bill, triggering a shutdown Sept. 30, 2025 · by Joshua Tauberer Federal government agencies with yearly funding are set to shut down tonight (or did last night, if you’re reading this tomorrow). How this might affect you, or how long this might…
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Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say – POLITICO
Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say More than 60 ambassadorships don’t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they’re being evaluated on their “fidelity.” By Nahal Toosi, 09/21/2025, 10:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump promised to reform American diplomacy. Insiders say he’s breaking it instead, to the point where he’s undermining…
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The US veers toward Christian nationalism – CNN What Matters
: The US veers toward Christian nationalism Americans are used to hearing about the tradition of separating church and state, but the two are increasingly fused in President Donald Trump’s administration. The First Amendment, after all, in addition to guaranteeing free speech, says that Congress shall “make no law respecting an establishment of…
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Trump’s Mob Boss Evolution: From Campaign Rhetoric to Governance Reality – September 2025 Report
Trump’s Mob Boss Evolution: From Campaign Rhetoric to Governance Reality Trump’s Mob Boss Evolution: From Campaign Rhetoric to Governance Reality An analysis of escalating authoritarian patterns, November 2024 – September 2025 The period following Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral victory has witnessed not merely a continuation of mob boss-style leadership patterns, but their further institutionalization. The…
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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away – The New York Times
Opinion, By Thomas L. Friedman The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away Aug. 4, 2025 Listen to this article · 7:12 min Learn more By Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion Columnist Of all the terrible things Donald Trump has said and done as president, the most dangerous one just happened on Friday. Trump, in effect,…
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How Trump and Musk are eviscerating workers’ rights
Opinion How Trump and Musk are eviscerating workers’ rights Trump’s National Labor Relations Board won’t defend its own constitutionality, and the Labor Department is in Elon Musk’s crosshairs. Feb. 11, 2025, 3:20 PM PST By Ben Burgis, political commentator and author Last Thursday, President Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its intention to…
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Peaceful protest in downtown San Diego focuses on Donald Trump, Elon Musk
‘It’s terrifying, the direction we’re heading in’ San Diegans protest against Musk, Trump San Diegans marched Sunday in support of many causes and in a joint protest against one: what they see as the rising tide of fascism in the federal government. By Roxana Popescu | roxana.popescu@sduniontribune.com | The San Diego Union-Tribune and Blake Nelson…
