Trump’s Morbidly Rich Machine Is Crushing Democracy Behind the noise is a ruthless, coordinated effort to dismantle the American system and rebuild it for the ultra-wealthy…

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F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

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April 21, 2026 There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus.

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April 20, 2026 Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that...

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Is This What Trump Meant by “My Way” — Power, Control, Darkness, and Evil? How power, money, and ideology converged to reshape American democracy into something darker and more dangerous…

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April 19, 2026 On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual.

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Iran Says Hormuz Strait Will Close Two Years for Renovations The Strait of Hormuz board, packed with cronies of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, also approved a plan to put Khamenei’s name on the renovated waterway.

Satire

“The Khamenei Strait of Hormuz will be the biggest and most beautiful trade chokepoint EVER!”

In the same post, he indicated the renovated strait would have a “world-class toll booth” fitted with marble armrests “unlike anything ever done or seen before!”
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Opinion - Winning the war in Ukraine is about more than just numbers Beyond military and economic conflicts, a major psychological battle is taking place.

Interesting point of view.
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‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers Ukraine’s military is increasingly using robots to replace human soldiers, even in combat assault missions, helping to counter Russia’s manpower advantage.

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Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up Putin revealed that GDP shrank by combined 1.8% in January and February, adding that manufacturing, industrial production and construction were negative.

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

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Andy Borowitz (@borowitzreport) I thought it might be a good time to host a debate about the Bible between the head of the Catholic Church and the leader of the world’s largest theocracy. Read the following actual quotes by Pope Leo...

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How Cheap Drones Are Changing Wars Like the Ones in Ukraine and Iran (Gift Article) The United States and its allies have historically prioritized accurate but expensive defense solutions. Drones challenge that math.

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April 18, 2026 And, just like that, President Donald J.

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Trump and the Pope Debate the Bible TBR Sunday Read

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The Shattered Shield: How the 2026 Middle East War Rewrote the Global Order ​The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East is not just shifting; it is undergoing a permanent, systemic restructuring.

Excellent analysis and intriguing think-piece!

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Count ’Em on One Hand: Trump’s Global Friends Are Disappearing Fast His dear buddy Viktor Orbán got crushed at the polls. And even Nigel Farage wants nothing to do with him. The upshot: This helps the domestic opposition.

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The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

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Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo. The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war.

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The Invisible War for the Panama Canal: How the US is Dismantling Chinese Influence ​Right now, an aggressive, high-stakes campaign is unfolding at one of the world's most critical geographic chokepoints.

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Greene says Trump told her if her ‘son were to get killed,’ it would be her fault Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said during a recent podcast appearance that President Trump had an “unkind” response when she messaged him about receiving death threats against her and her...

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April 17, 2026 This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.

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Term Limits Won’t Drain the Swamp: They’ll Flood It How stripping lawmakers of experience hands power straight to lobbyists and billionaires…

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Dear MTG: You Could Help Fix This—If You’re Willing If you’re ready to move beyond Trump and tackle what’s actually broken, let’s have the real conversation…

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Democrats: To Win America Back, Confront Trump's and the GOP's Naked Corruption From Hungary to Ukraine to America, one message wins: expose the rigged system and mobilize voters to defeat it…

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Opinion | This is the scariest question about Putin — and Trump The Russian president's back is to the wall. That makes him more dangerous.

What would Trump do? The likely short answer is: Nothing!

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See why tech companies are paying people to do chores Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to film themselves doing various tasks.

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Even for Europe’s populist firebrands, Trump is going too far The symbiosis between the president and European nationalists has reached a potential breaking point as he issues genocidal rhetoric and criticizes the pope.

Gee, maybe the Europeans don't like Trump anymore.

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