Texas can require display of Ten Commandments in class, court rules Divided court rules Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower judge's ruling.

Clueless on history:

"Texas can require display of Ten Commandments in class, court rules"

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Trump extends ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, until "discussions are concluded" President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."

I think I have whiplash!

"Trump extends ceasefire in Iran indefinitely"

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When Trump talked about ushering in a "new golden age," he was talking about a new golden age for his family's pocketbook.

The messy plaintiffs behind so many anti-abortion lawsuits Allegations of domestic violence have turned yet another abortion-pill case into "a PR disaster."

Anti-abortion extremists in Texas are using the courts to take aim at abortion pills. But they keep relying on plaintiffs who turn out to be controlling, manipulative, and abusive.

DOJ sends an unsubtle signal to prosecutors about Trump’s retaliatory expectations A veteran prosecutor was removed from a closely watched case under controversial circumstances. Her successor’s name might sound familiar.

DOJ, how low can it go?

"DOJ sends an unsubtle signal to prosecutors about Trump’s retaliatory expectations"

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Yojimbo is my favorite Samurai movie. The sets are wonderful, it stars the great Toshiro Mifune, and he doesn't even have to fight, he just uses strategy, to save the town.

Senate overturns 20-year mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest Minnesota’s Superior National Forest will be opened up to mining after the Senate overturned a 2023 moratorium by the Biden administration to prevent new mining.

"Senate overturns 20-year mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest"

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"You're over your head (over your head) and it don't feel nice." (Apologies to Fleetwood Mac.)

Is Donald Trump going to hell? A religious historian discusses the afterlife, blasphemy, and what Scripture might have to say about our pope-insulting president.

Hell, yes.

"Is Donald Trump Going to Hell?"

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Tourism had a record-breaking 2025 everywhere but the U.S., report finds, as international visitor numbers plummet by the millions | Fortune International visits to the U.S. fell 5.5% last year, amounting to billions in lost economic output.

Oh, dear! I wonder what went wrong...

"Tourism had a record-breaking 2025 everywhere but the US., report finds, as international visitor numbers plummet by the millions"

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The school down the street plays music most of the day for the kids (quite loudly). Yesterday it was the Beatles. "Twist and Shout" and others. It was great!

I found him sexy as hell - oops, HELL.

Can't remember where I saw it, but when Mike Johnson said the Pope shouldn't mix politics with religion, someone commented that Johnson shouldn't mix religion with politics. 👍

The KING for sure. And, fyi, my face does that when I dance...

Jeff Bezos pledged to donate most of his money in his lifetime. To date, he’s given away 2% The situation underscores a broader tension between immense wealth and urgent global challenges.

No doubt he's including Mackenzie's. And he's still making more, so...

"Jeff Bezos pledged to donate most of his money in his lifetime. To date, he's given away 2%"

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"Baking porn" - I love it!

Just wonderful! My favorite version of Ave Maria, too. Of course, now I'm HUNGRY.

Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work.

The guy's pretty good, too.

Pentagon Disturbed as Its Fleet of Drones Is Left Bobbing in the Ocean When Elon Musk's Starlink Fails The US Navy has had multiple high-stakes drone tests thwarted by spotty and unreliable connectivity to Starlink satellites.

"Disturbed"? Like Collins "concerned"? So, do nothing?

"Pentagon disturbed as its fleet of drones is left bobbing in the ocean when Elon Musk’s Starlink fails"

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"Cry me a river"

A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes The failed effort to keep the plant open underscores the limited political power of blue‑collar workers who form a core part of Trump’s base, even ⁠when their demands echo his populist “America First”...

4 of 5 workers said they would still vote repub; 1 said she'd not vote at all. They can't stop voting against their own interests.

"A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes"

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Temporary Squeaker Mike is so dumb it hurts.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall be crushed into the earth by the feet of the arrogant." -John 12, Verse 13

And Barron, don't forget Barron. But other poster is right, it hasn't been done because then there would be even bigger protests.

I had to put snap traps in my beds. You have to be okay with killing them. We were just overrun one year with them, hadn't happened before. Last year wasn't quite as bad. I'm hoping it is over for now. I don't have pets and don't plant in the ground (gophers). That would make snap traps difficult.

Over the past week, the president posted an image of himself as Jesus, the vice president challenged the pope on Catholic doctrine, and the secretary of defense quoted the speech of a fictional hit man and presented it as scripture.

Cuz we are a backward 4th-world nation?

Wisconsin woman says Meta’s $1B data center turned her creek cloudy like milk — water tests found extremely high aluminum. What now? Data centers are disrupting communities across the US. But federal legislation regulating data centers is still new.

"Wisconsin woman says Meta’s $1B data center turned her creek cloudy like milk — water tests found extremely high aluminum. What now?"

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