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DESPERADO DONE?

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Does he continue sinking because he is not thinking?

CURATES

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We have decided to donate my digital footprint to the Internet Archives.

GOP FALLS

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Tuesday’s elections weren’t random blips, they were a pulse check. Democratic messaging is still landing. Voters are telling us what matters: rights, schools, democracy. This is how Democratic momentum starts.

NYC UP FOR GRABS

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Polls largely underestimated Zohran Mamdani’s support in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayor, illustrating once again just how difficult it can be to accurately poll primary elections. While most polls did not show Mamdani leading in the first round of balloting, they did appear to show him gaining support in the final weeks of the campaign. He ultimately won with more than 56 percent of the vote after ranked-choice tabulation.

SHRINKING JOHNSON

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The incredibly shrinking US House Speaker and Republican leader little Mikey Johnson continues to shrivel and lose GOP support.

GOOD OLD DAYS

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In the 50's, it cost 20 cents. In 1988, 83 cents for a gallon of gasoline.

You'd never know it based on today's prices, which top off around $3.33 a gallon

LOOK AROUND

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Think back to when Lady Liberty was gifted to the USA. Public service is primordial to our future if we are to enjoy a thriving society. Without helping our fellow humans, we will have lived in vain.

DAY ONE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9RweR9EUSg&t=929s You've Been Trumped Too. Recently Pope Francis daises Holy Hell over Trump's Biggest 'Day 1' Promise https://cimages.me/content/DAY-ONE Trump did not place his hand on Bibles held for him while he said "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Then it was Castro 2.5 as he rambled on and on... etc.

OUR DYING DEMOCRACY

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Democracy is facing a deeply important paradox as it’s modern erosion highlights a troubling reality: the slow undermining of democratic norms occur with overt violence, direct overthrow, or legal, procedural, and institutional manipulation.