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> Because corrupt Republicans on the court legalized political bribery, most recently with Citizens United, we have:

https://newrepublic.com/article/181068/democrats-never-accept-republican-defectors

Why Democratic Voters Would Never Accept Republican Defectors

Recently, a Tory left his U.K. party to join Labour. That’s something that could probably never happen here, and here’s why.

The New Republic
DoD & global warming adaptation.

The #KremlinCaucus damaged the war effort in Ukraine, some of it devastating. The worst damage is to democracy: despots have learned how to effectively affect US foreign policy.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/republican-ukraine-russia-aid/678150/

The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win.

Once U.S. money starts flowing again, the dynamics of the war will change.

The Atlantic

Practice. Uncropped image, tho reduced resolution. Tomorrow should not have cloud cover like today. (It's thin tho. Tomorrow 2% at 11AM w/ peak at 11:15)

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Remembering Trump and Kushner's deadly, evil plan

March 13th this week through April 7th next month commemorate the anniversary of what could only be called an intentional, racially-based mass murder of American citizens, planned and executed by Donald Trump and Jared Kushner for purely political purposes, and virtually ignored by the American main...

Alternet.org

The New Republic shreds the illogic of the SCOTUS disqualification decision.

https://newrepublic.com/article/179525/supreme-court-trump-disqualification-clause

The Supreme Court Butchered the Disqualification Clause

The justices unanimously ignored the plain text of the Fourteenth Amendment to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot—but some of them ignored their oaths as well.

The New Republic
BREAKING NEWS: The New Questions Federal Investigators Must Ask on An Emergency Basis About Trump’s Eleventh-Hour Bond Proposal—Whose Apparent Kremlin Connections Increase By the Hour

Authored by a former federal criminal investigator, this list gives the NYC federal court overseeing E. Jean Carroll case’s against Trump details on what’s gravely wrong about his proposed bond.

Proof

It's spring.

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Create Date : 2024:03:01 04:20:55.15-08:00

Boeing Max 9s start flying again after door panel blowout

The airlines and Boeing say they're committed to safety. Some analysts and aviation experts, however, still have concerns about the Max 9.

Los Angeles Times

Sunrise on I-5 near Grapevine

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Create Date : 2023:12:17 06:44:17.88