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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    from Monday night's broadcast: “We're less than a month into the new year, and so far this administration has managed to start a war in Minnesota, invade Venezuela, threaten to invade Greenland, pull US out of the World Health Organization, attack our own federal reserve, abandon vaccine...
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/politics-cartoons-slideshow#b0288991-186c-51ad-af70-7bcf6feee054 There you have it ladies & gentlemen, Minnesota media have demonized ICE. Because murder perpetrated by masked federal agents isn't really so bad? BUT ! Reporting it is as evil as Satan himself...
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/politics-cartoons-slideshow#953f6d89-c84f-5397-aedc-63f11045677d
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    The following quotations from the United States Constitution: ARTICLE 2. SECTION 1. 1 The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. ARTICLE 2. SECTION 1. 7 Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or...
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    What to call this thread?

    Christian nurse who refused to call male prisoner 'she' wins job back after 'racial abuse' ordeal https://www.foxnews.com/
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    What to call this thread?

    It's a practical application of reductio ad absurdum, following a proposition to its logical extreme to test its validity. If there was not one single example of any artificial deviation from an Olympic competitor being a competitive advantage, the argument would be moot. As R5 #1,296 suggests...
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    Below The Fold ...

    Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide. Naomi Nix, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post Mon, January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM GMT-5 For years, parents alleged that top social media companies had gotten teens hooked on their products with addictive design features, arguing...
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    Israel's War on Civilization

    The United States has retained a less than wholesome political stand on this troubled area through Democrat and Republican administrations alike. Why? Because we're not smart enough to know better? Apparently the Israeli lobby has obtained from U.S. politics a commitment more reliable than...
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    What to call this thread?

    There are two issues here. - Establishing enforceable, quantifiable rules, - enforcing those rules equitably. The distinction between natural & artificial seems rather obvious. If that distinction were entirely ignored, then for the 100 meter sprint a competing nation could simply enter a...
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    At ten to midnight it's 2F on the hilltop.
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    Big cold snow storm, jet stream dipping South to the Gulf of Trump. Snow tired?
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Because these extremist venues aren't as radical as the Trump administration? R.I.P. Mr. Pretti
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    Below The Fold ...

    Can either of you help clarify? Faraday cage n. A container made of a conductor, such as wire mesh or the metal frame of an aircraft, forming an equipotential shield around what it encloses and protecting it from external electric fields. Also called Faraday shield. [AfterMichael FARADAY, who...
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    Anthropogenic Global Warming ... how hot is it ?

    It's called "global" warming, not "Albuquerque" warming. Reportedly what's increasing is the global mean temperature. That doesn't mean cold snaps and heat waves have been cancelled. I haven't checked, but I gather when the dome of polar cold slips this far South on one side of the planet...
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    Below The Fold ...

    No contempt for Canadian philosopher, author and communications scholar Marshall McLuhan intended, the medium is neither the massage, nor the message. We may think of it as "the smartphone". But take a peek behind the curtain and it's a metadata maelstrom. Most of the iceberg is below the...
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    Below The Fold ...

    Yes AND ! There's a phenomenon bearing similarities to addition. Not merely recreational drug addition / withdrawal, but gambling, etc. Withdrawal symptoms have been observed in those without access to their own smartphone for whatever reason. Blame the addict? In the case of IV heroin, fine...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Bulwer-Lytton said "The pen is mightier than the sword" And the camera?
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    Just a little humor

    Some may doubt Trump's commitment to coal. But Trump's affection for minors is well documented. - badda boom badda bing -
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    Below The Fold ...

    France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube Angelique Chrisafis in Paris / Wed 31 Dec 2025 10.31 EST France intends to...
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    RASHOMON: Trump-friendly FOX News vs ostensibly more traditional journalistic standards, CBS, NBC, PBS ...

    Republicans start raising concerns about Minneapolis shooting Meredith Lee Hill / Sun, January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM EST A small but growing number of Republicans are raising public concerns about the killing Saturday of a 37-year-old Minnesota man by federal agents. Hours after the fatal...
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