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wellactually Aug 7, 2023

@VOANews - Yes, well I want to win the lottery but that’s about the same chances of happening, so…

wellactually Jul 2, 2023

Will Robinson Jul 2, 2023

Off the rails...

“I will fight for the direct election of school principals by parents so that if you have a lousy principal, and you got some beauties out, but if you have a bad principal who is not getting the job done the parents will under the Trump administration be allowed to vote to fire that principal,” Trump said to Moms For Liberty.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?529023-102/donald-trump-speaks-moms-liberty-convention

Donald Trump Speaks at Moms for Liberty Convention

2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a gathering in Philadelphia hosted by Moms for Liberty, a conservative parents' rights group. The former president talked about a variety of topics, including his opposition to transgender athletes competing in women's sports and a proposal to encourage the public election of school principals.

C-SPAN.org

wellactually Jun 30, 2023

Morgan Fairchild Jun 30, 2023

Trump 2024 campaign aide who viewed classified docs linked to Chinese lobbying firm: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2662051626/

Trump 2024 campaign aide who viewed classified docs linked to Chinese lobbying firm: report

A top Donald Trump 2024 campaign advisor who prosecutors allege viewed classified documents is employed by a firm with links to China that poses a potential national security threat and enables human rights abuses, The New York Post reports. Susan Wiles serves as co-chair of Mercury Public Affairs, ...

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

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wellactually Jun 27, 2023

@mattblaze @Teri_Kanefield - right?? I listened and thought, “OMG, it’s WAY worse!! And what the heck did he divulge while in office?!?!”

wellactually Jun 25, 2023

Kriszta Satori Jun 25, 2023

Recommended read: #Wagner uprising is reckoning for #Putin ’s rule
https://wapo.st/44Arlh9
By the ever excellent Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon
No paywall

'a reckoning for a presidency that till now has thrived on Putin’s ability to divide and rule by pitting rival groups against each other and serving as the ultimate arbiter among feuding elites'

Wagner uprising is reckoning for Putin’s rule

The aborted mutiny by Wagner chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin is the gravest challenge to Vladimir Putin's 23-year reign.

The Washington Post

wellactually Jun 22, 2023

Low Quality Facts Jun 21, 2023

If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you take a man on a luxury fishing vacation, you can own the US Supreme Court.

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wellactually Jun 21, 2023

@andrew - all he had to do was disclose it, but instead, he’s made a mockery of trying to justify it. The mental gymnastics involved here truly make me wonder about his ability to clearly interpret the rule of law.

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wellactually Jun 19, 2023

@AbandonedAmerica - we saw a recording of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me at an outdoor venue and bats were flying all over the stage. Peter Sagal kept going like he wasn’t getting buzzed by them, which honesty made it funnier.

wellactually Jun 16, 2023

Sarah Burris

Jun 15, 2023

Ok, so I made the mistake of trying to fact-check Rudy.

I tried to find this "dead" woman.

No one knows who she is. Her "husband," Giuliani references died in 2011. That's 3 years before Hunter Biden was added to the Burisma board

#News #politics #biden

https://www.rawstory.com/biden-burisma-whistleblower-giuliani/

Rudy Giuliani says key Biden whistleblower no one has ever heard of has died

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have claimed that they saw an FBI document that reports a bribery and money laundering scheme by President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The document is called an FD-1023 form and it's what agents use when they get a tip from the public about a ...

Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

wellactually Jun 15, 2023

Congressman Don Beyer Jun 15, 2023

The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-budget-destroy-social-security?fbclid=IwAR3sacObpIs1bACJTUTY3ud5ovNzZZcOeYtvpQNzGY8KUMrMg-oCXlKWhk4

House GOP Panel Releases Budget That Would 'Destroy Social Security as We Know It'

"The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans."

Common Dreams