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    Scott Tarlo
    Mar 22

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    The International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin

    The International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin

    Why this matters, and what might happen next
    Go to the profile of L.A. Fosner
    L.A. Fosner
    Mar 21
    Why Kevin McCarthy Must Be Removed as House Speaker

    Why Kevin McCarthy Must Be Removed as House Speaker

    He just went from incompetent to dangerous
    Go to the profile of Andy Ostroy
    Andy Ostroy
    Mar 20
    The Suppression of Truth: How Kremlin Stifles Dissent And Controls the Narrative

    The Suppression of Truth: How Kremlin Stifles Dissent And Controls the Narrative

    Meet Peskov —  the master Putin’s puppet
    Go to the profile of Kristina Segarra
    Kristina Segarra
    Mar 20
    Don’t Get Pregnant In Idaho

    Don’t Get Pregnant In Idaho

    Doctors are leaving and fewer hospitals are able to deliver babies
    Go to the profile of Caren White
    Caren White
    Mar 20
    Will It Be Illegal for Little Girls to Talk About Their Periods?

    Will It Be Illegal for Little Girls to Talk About Their Periods?

    Florida Republicans are legislating against any talk about menstruation until after many girls have begun their periods
    Go to the profile of Katharine Valentino
    Katharine Valentino
    Mar 20
    What Does “Woke” Really Mean?

    What Does “Woke” Really Mean?

    Definitions vary, but whatever definition you use, the word is needed to discuss what is happening right now
    Go to the profile of Pluralus
    Pluralus
    Mar 20
    Extremist Nonsense

    Extremist Nonsense

    Ready! Fire! Aim? … Nope!
    Go to the profile of Richard Turcotte
    Richard Turcotte
    Mar 20
    Trump to be Arrested Tuesday?

    Trump to be Arrested Tuesday?

    Call me skeptical and jaded, but at least this time we’ll know by Tuesday
    Go to the profile of Charles Haines
    Charles Haines
    Mar 20
    Should Trump Be Given Bail?

    Should Trump Be Given Bail?

    You be the judge
    Go to the profile of John Egelkrout
    John Egelkrout
    Mar 20
    Spotting Division Isn’t the Same Thing as Sowing It

    Spotting Division Isn’t the Same Thing as Sowing It

    Not everyone complaining about “divisiveness” is doing so in good faith
    Go to the profile of Dustin Arand
    Dustin Arand
    Mar 20
    The End of Cheap Money, Abundant Energy, and Human Exceptionalism

    The End of Cheap Money, Abundant Energy, and Human Exceptionalism

    Things no politician is willing to talk about
    Go to the profile of Alex Ates Haywood
    Alex Ates Haywood
    Mar 19
    Will Trump Be Cuffed and Perp Walked?

    Will Trump Be Cuffed and Perp Walked?

    The Secret Service may not agree
    Go to the profile of Caren White
    Caren White
    Mar 19
    How the Iraq War Helped the Bad Guys

    How the Iraq War Helped the Bad Guys

    One of the worst unforced errors in American history
    Go to the profile of George Dillard
    George Dillard
    Mar 19
    If Not CULTURE — Then WHAT?

    If Not CULTURE — Then WHAT?

    What do The Right actually believe in?
    Go to the profile of Philip Ogley
    Philip Ogley
    Mar 19
    How Democracies Die

    How Democracies Die

    The process can be subtle and often gradual until we wake up with no freedoms and no rights
    Go to the profile of Russell Salsbury
    Russell Salsbury
    Mar 19
    A Global Moment Calling for Peace in Europe and Asia Will Happen

    A Global Moment Calling for Peace in Europe and Asia Will Happen

    We will either be bystanders or combatants when it does
    Go to the profile of Peter Froehlich
    Peter Froehlich
    Mar 19
    Trump the Mob Boss, Trump the Cult Leader

    Trump the Mob Boss, Trump the Cult Leader

    Which will his trial reveal?
    Go to the profile of George Dillard
    George Dillard
    Mar 18
    How Did Periods Become So Political?

    How Did Periods Become So Political?

    First, it was “Don’t Say Gay,” and now it’s “Don’t Say Periods”
    Go to the profile of Anne the Vegan
    Anne the Vegan
    Mar 18
    Aesop’s Modern Fables

    Aesop’s Modern Fables

    Including “The Peacock, Twitter, and the Fox”
    Go to the profile of David Martin
    David Martin
    Mar 18
    Wyoming Bans Abortion Pills

    Wyoming Bans Abortion Pills

    And declares abortion is not healthcare
    Go to the profile of Caren White
    Caren White
    Mar 18
    Trump Declares His Innocence . . . Yet Again!

    Trump Declares His Innocence . . . Yet Again!

    Will he make Jan. 6 look like a frat party?
    Go to the profile of Fudgin' Politics
    Fudgin' Politics
    Mar 18
    Here’s How an Indictment of Donald Trump Could Actually Imperil Ron Desantis’s Candidacy

    Here’s How an Indictment of Donald Trump Could Actually Imperil Ron Desantis’s Candidacy

    The GOP’s politics of rage and vengeance
    Go to the profile of Lawson Miller
    Lawson Miller
    Mar 18
    The Museum of Climate Delusion

    The Museum of Climate Delusion

    Two ways to think about bad climate news
    Go to the profile of George Dillard
    George Dillard
    Mar 18
    Gov. Ron DeChamberlain’s Russian Appeasement

    Gov. Ron DeChamberlain’s Russian Appeasement

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went on Tucker Carlson’s show this week and did his best impression of British Prime Minister Neville…
    Go to the profile of Andy Ostroy
    Andy Ostroy
    Mar 17
    Walgreens’ Abortion Pill Ban Is a Prescription For Tyranny

    Walgreens’ Abortion Pill Ban Is a Prescription For Tyranny

    Anticipatory Obedience: the first step down a dangerous path
    Go to the profile of Jeffrey Harvey
    Jeffrey Harvey
    Mar 17
    Title 42, Textualism, and Hypocrisy

    Title 42, Textualism, and Hypocrisy

    The fight over ending Title 42 highlights Republican hypocrisy
    Go to the profile of Michael Coblenz
    Michael Coblenz
    Mar 17
    Trump Is Accusing DeSantis of Ethics Violations

    Trump Is Accusing DeSantis of Ethics Violations

    The pot is calling the kettle black
    Go to the profile of Caren White
    Caren White
    Mar 17
    Christian Hypocrisy Over Abortion Is Mind Boggling

    Christian Hypocrisy Over Abortion Is Mind Boggling

    Kacsmaryk’s Texas court may soon ban the abortion pill — even in states where abortion is legal
    Go to the profile of L.A. Fosner
    L.A. Fosner
    Mar 17
    The U.S. vs. Donald Trump: the High-stakes Bout of the Century

    The U.S. vs. Donald Trump: the High-stakes Bout of the Century

    Can the U.S. take down Donald Trump — or will Trump and his minions take down the U.S.
    Go to the profile of Richard Lowenthal
    Richard Lowenthal
    Mar 16
    No Fat Chicks

    No Fat Chicks

    Trump still worried about an Oprah candidacy
    Go to the profile of David Martin
    David Martin
    Mar 16
    Russia’s Genocidal Plan to Capture Moldova by 2030

    Russia’s Genocidal Plan to Capture Moldova by 2030

    Leaked strategy document from 2021 outlined steps to make Moldova a Russian satellite country
    Go to the profile of David Herron
    David Herron
    Mar 16
    The Texas Abortion Pill Case: It Has No Legal Leg to Stand On

    The Texas Abortion Pill Case: It Has No Legal Leg to Stand On

    It only made it to trial because of idiot plaintiffs with idiot theories who found an idiot judge to take the case
    Go to the profile of Fay Wylde
    Fay Wylde
    Mar 16
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