Except you said it’s NOT a war. Remember?

BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has RESIGNED.

Her exit follows a tenure rocked by multiple scandals—including an investigation into an alleged affair with a security staffer and accusations of drinking on the job.

Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Labor Secretary.

US Supreme Court to scrutinize Colorado preschool program's protections for LGBT parents The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by the Archdiocese of Denver ​and other Catholic entities to be exempted from a Colorado preschool funding program's ‌nondiscrimination requirement in the latest clash between religious rights and LGBT protections at the nation's top judicial body.

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Another woman it should be noted.

Dinesh wants to move on.

Kash said he was filing his lawsuit against The Atlantic today.

Justice Department demands Michigan county turn over 2024 ballots Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel dismissed the latest election inquiry from the Trump administration as “absurd” and “baseless.”

Now DOJ is demanding 2024 ballots from Michigan without a proper legal basis. Is it just a coincidence that it’s targeting swing states like Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona in the lead-up to the 2026 election?
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93 of 100 senators

361 of 435 house members

accept #AIPAC money. Suddenly, everything makes sense!

#GreedyBastards #politics #corruption #grifters

Fucking snowflake.

Vouchers steal from
Public Education.
"School Choice" is like
"Right to Work":
Both are Cons to
People of the Republic

Of course-it’s all part of the class war. Where people like Betsy DeVos & her wealthy friends get govt money for the private schools their privileged children already attend.
It will destroy public schools-but they don’t care about the poor kids of the working class being educated at all.

EVERYONE LOSES.

It’s not a free market. It’s a rigged game where “schools” can select their students

Spoiler alert: we ALL lose.

Iowa went all-in on school choice. It's hurting this city's public schools With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.

With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.

Hegseth’s Feud With Army Secretary Spills Into Public View The spat comes as the U.S. military faces unprecedented commitments around the world.

The feud between Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is now out in the open. Trump's got to be tempted to dump Hegseth. But letting Driscoll take over DOD would give too much power to JD Vance, whom Trump certainly doesn't trust. So who? Waltz? Stefanik? Mast?
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Trump’s Legacy

Kash Patel: The Drunk In The Poodle Room He’s a drunk, he’s panicking, and his lawyer is a punchline.

Kash Patel: The Drunk In The Poodle Room
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Trump’s approval rating sinks to lowest point of his second term NBC News found steep drops in support for the president's performance on the economy and the war in Iran.

Trump’s approval rating sinks to lowest point of his second term

Capitol agenda: FISA fight weighs on GOP priorities House Republicans will need to figure out a FISA deal quickly or risk having the conflict impact the timeline for immigration enforcement funding.

Capitol agenda: FISA fight weighs on GOP priorities

Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago.

NEW: Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene. But what drew reporter Jeremy Kohler to this story was the people on the other side of that act of grace.

Opinion | The Republican battle royal that’s consuming Washington Embattled GOP lawmakers trying to re-open DHS find themselves besieged on all fronts by their fellow GOP lawmakers.

OPINION by MS NOW writer @hayesbrown.bsky.social

"The clock is ticking but, incredibly, with little time left for legislating, Republicans have yet to even agree what’s on their agenda, let alone the steps to carry it out."

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"Strait Up Dysfunction" Eight days to the brink, envoys flying toward an empty table, Hormuz choking the world’s oil, and a war accelerating toward consequences no one seems able to control.

"Strait Up Dysfunction"
Eight days to the brink, envoys flying toward an empty table, Hormuz choking the world’s oil, and a war accelerating toward consequences no one seems able to control.

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U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today. n.pr/42ixLSI

3 of Trump’s war objectives 6 weeks ago, in addition to seizing uranium:

1. Unconditional surrender.

2. Selection of a new leader of Iran by US & allies.

3. US helps rebuild Iran.

U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says The U.S. has taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after firing on its engine room, President Trump said in a post on social media.

Update:

The U.S. has taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after firing on its engine room, President Trump said in a post on social media.

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote.

“This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law...

“Unserious leaders are unsafe."

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FBI Director says arrests ‘coming soon’ on 2020 rigged election conspiracy FBI Director Kash Patel: "We have the information that backs President Trump's claim.”

🚨BREAKING: FBI director Kash Patel said that his agency will soon make arrests – maybe this week – in connection to the 2020 presidential election, which he claims was rigged. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump says U.S. military attacked an Iranian ship, casting doubt over peace talks “We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!” President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social.

BREAKING: Trump says U.S. Navy attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship, marking a new escalation ahead of planned peace talks

"And now, it does seem that even our allies are looking at going forward in the future without America. And that's a place that hasn't existed within living memory of the United States."

@rickstengel.bsky.social and @johnavlon.bsky.social discuss America's self-inflicted drift into isolation.