Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

Attention fellow San Diegans! Don't miss this staged reading of a new play at North Coast Rep in Solana Beach on June 15. It's a compelling court room drama based on a pivotal 1903 voting rights case that believe me will resonate in today's political environment!

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Lessons From Hungary After the disastrous November 2024 elections, the prospects for the survival of American democracy seemed dim.

Hurray for Hungary! Fingers crossed we are next

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Hahaha

Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat in Hungary election Get the latest Breaking News Alerts from France 24 in real time on Facebook and Twitter: @BreakingF24

Now this is the Hungary Sisi would have recognized! Well done, so inspiring!
OUR TURN NEXT

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THANK YOU BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!!

Trump’s Legacy: The Destruction of Our Buildings, Our Friendships, Our Honor, and Perhaps Our Country One of the most enduring aftereffects of Donald Trump’s presidency will be images of mountains of rubble, everything from the East Wing of the White House to a girl’s school in Tehran.

What an excellent analysis. This is so true.

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Wow, this guy's great

Hegseth Removes Army Chief in Latest Purge of Military’s Top Ranks Gen. Randy George was asked to step down before his expected retirement next year.

Getting rid of ranking officers and offering underlings their commands in exchange for personal loyalty--in the 19th century, this was exactly the way to set up for a military coup. Just saying.

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Voter Suppression Then and Now The long arc from Jim Crow to today’s attacks on voting rights.

Great piece!

Voter Suppression Then and Now
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HAHAHA

Totally agree. The series would have worked much better if her portrayal had been layered. You could tell that they deliberately chose to make her clueless to try to make him sympathetic. For me, this choice just said he was an immature jerk from the beginning. I'm glad she wrote this!

Louvre director resigns after a series of high-profile setbacks for the museum Louvre museum director Laurence des Cars resigned on Tuesday after a series of setbacks for the world-renowned museum. A high-profile jewel heist in October raised questions about security lapses whil...

This does not bode well for getting those jewels back.

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The Real Fake News is Trump’s Economy, but Not for the Reasons You May Think Our supermarket carries bread and pastries from a nearby, family-owned bakery.

Trust me, for my husband to notice anything having to do with shopping or food preparation means that the shrinkage is real!

The Real Fake News is Trump’s Economy, but Not for the Reasons You May Think
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Baz Luhrmann Teases Joan Of Arc Movie By Revealing Key Line from His Script Baz Luhrmann reveals a key line from the script of Jehanne d'Arc.

Lol, another Joan of Arc movie by a man that will be absolute nonsense.
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Live Updates: Former Prince Andrew Arrested in Britain Over Epstein Ties

!!! Never thought I'd see this. Good for the UK! Now that's the way to really modernize the monarchy

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Elizabeth Bathory | The Blood Countess | Shelley Puhak | Blood Countess book | Female serial killers YouTube video by HISTORY NERDS UNITED

Great interview with Shelley Puhak about her new book, The Blood Countess. I cannot tell you how much I admire her for doing the painstaking research necessary to dispel this ridiculous myth!
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HA HA HA!

Love this. Fingers crossed it's right

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

History’s Most Prolific Female Killer, or a Victim of Disinformation?

Hurray for Shelley Puhak! For centuries, this woman was labeled as the most deadly female serial killer of all time. She was actually just a widow whose (male) neighbor coveted her property...

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Louvre Museum: the Empress Eugénie’s crown begins restoration The Louvre Museum announced on February 4, 2026, that it will begin restoring the coronet of Empress Eugénie, one of the few royal jewels still held in France and rescued from the theft that took plac...

Very glad to hear that they can at least save this piece!

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Yes!!