Category Archives: Breaking News

Open Thread | The Insults Towards Our Troops Never Ends With This Administration

I didn’t want to believe it, because it was such a level of fundamental disrespect towards our military… and, it was disgusting to boot. Aric Toler @AricToler The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Trump White House Is Tackling America’s Most Urgent Crisis: Upwardly Mobile Black People

Not Surprising. Just disgusted. The Trump White House Is Tackling America’s Most Urgent Crisis: Upwardly Mobile Black People Finally, this administration has identified a form of “disparate impact” it finds objectionable. Law & Politics Department of Justice By Madiba K. … Continue reading

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Alert – Throw Away Your Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

If the vegetables can’t be cooked. I threw out all the fresh fruit and salad kits that I bought last week. No fresh fruit for the foreseeable future for me. And, only cooked vegetables. I will be taking my lunch … Continue reading

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So…Mr. Blackwater With A Nazi Tattoo Has Been Accused of SA….Surprise Surprise

NOT. SO NOT SURPRISED. Adam Wren @adamwren A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner tells us he sexually assaulted her. She detailed the alleged incident in a series of interviews. Platner responded: “These allegations are troubling, serious, … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Disability Community is UNDER ATTACK By This Administration

Celine Castronuovo @cecelou18 SCOOP: White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind DOJ’s memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation. From @benjaminpenn and me: https://x.com/cecelou18/status/2069518347641786506 Without … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Checking In With the Worst Court Since Taney

The majority of this Court are just awful people. PBS News ‪@pbsnews.org‬ Follow The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people … Continue reading

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The Opening of the Obama Presidential Center

Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson 📸 Great photo of @JoeBiden and @DrBiden with the Obamas, Bushes, and Clintons in Chicago today. This is America. Not what is currently in the White House. Acyn @Acyn Obama: I am not immune to anger … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Since October 1, 2025, the U.S. has accepted 6,668 refugees. Of those, 6,665 were Afrikaners.

Lips so pursed. Donald V. Watkins 17h · TRUMP ENGAGES IN A LAND GRAB IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA FOR THE PRIORITIZED RESETTLEMENT OF APARTHEID-LOVING WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN REFUGEES PART I By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 10, 2026 … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Checking in on The Worse Court Since Taney

UH HUH UH HUH The Washington Post @washingtonpost The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to hold upcoming elections using a congressional map that a lower court found discriminates on the basis of race and dilutes the political power of the state’s … Continue reading

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Call Alert! Call Your Congressman and tell them HELL NO ON Section 224

THEE ENTIRE PHUCK!!! GenXGirl @GenXGirl1994 House Armed Services Committee Hearing on FY27 NDAA is on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:00AM CALL TO ACTION: Tell your House Rep to Remove ❌ Section 224: US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation CALL YOUR HOUSE … Continue reading

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