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Category Archives: America
The New Trump Order (11-24-24)
01:00 Obvious truths about American politics, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15790405:00 Media Postmortem: A conversation with veteran editors Marty Baron and Dean Baquet, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWL5sgZi5JgTrump’s cabinet of podcasters21:00 Dennis Prager took a nasty fall: Aaron Prager: Life with Dennis Prager, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUwh_rnG2s23:00 Life is a spiral … Continue reading
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Obvious Truths
* Since 2017, Joe Biden has increasingly appeared senile in his public appearances. The same news media that shamelessly covered up for Biden and has taken zero accountability, is now covering Donald Trump. * Kamala Harris was a terrible candidate … Continue reading
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Liberals won’t tune out the news for long (11-22-24)
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My hopes and fears for the new Trump administration
I’ve been thinking about these questions: >So knowing what you know about Harris and Trump, who do you think has the potential to make more terrible decisions as president? Trump has the bigger up side and down side. Do you … Continue reading
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Some Christian communities in Lebanon fear Muslim refugees (11-21-24)
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America voted for normality and competence (11-20-24)
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Cottaging But Were Afraid To Ask (11-19-20)
01:00 “It always surprises me… how little compassion is shown for those forced to have sex in toilets. Being gay, wanting closeness despite a time when that was frowned on, is not a crime.” https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-took-on-alan-jones-i-survived-but-the-backlash-terrified-me-20241118-p5krn3.html09:00 Joe Biden signs off on … Continue reading
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Decoding Donald Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick For Attorney General (11-18-24)
01:00 Global leaders scramble to align with Trump, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpuxYdWcnVA09:50 Sean Spicer: Retribution w/Steve Bannon | Ep 325, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrp11c8E6b813:00 Haredi Jews support Trump, https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2024-11-18/ty-article-magazine/.premium/how-trumpism-reshaped-new-yorks-haredi-political-landscape/00000193-3a23-db66-aff3-7ea3a877000017:30 Centcom won’t pivot to asia 20:30 Our culture is healing21:00 Sailer: An interesting side effect of Trump’s … Continue reading
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Populists Win Elections, But Rarely Govern Effectively II (11-17-24)
01:00 All In Podcast on Trump’s picks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CBMlzHo0AU12:00 Why Populists WIN Elections But Fail to Govern, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Jfl1MOpyI15:00 How right was Reagan? https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-right-was-reagan/25:00 Vox: Want to understand why Trump won the election? Look at pop culture.How entertainment, from Morgan Wallen to … Continue reading
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Populists Win Elections, But Rarely Govern Effectively (11-16-24)
01:00 “The Status Quo Is Failing”: Why a Harvard-Trained Docter and Ex-Democrat Chose RFK Jr., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dxXyNWYtvE07:00 NYT: Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/well/obesity-epidemic-america.html21:00 Liberals speak a different language, https://www.ft.com/content/cd01b007-7156-4da4-8d0f-e34e9ebfcc8224:00 Polling: What Is on the Minds of … Continue reading
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