We Like Heroes

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If this were the plot of a major motion picture, Hollywood would produce the death of a real American hero as well as the overwhelming national celebration of his life of service to The #USA and We The People in a different way.

What else could possibly help members of The Republican Party aka @GOP find their backbone in his honor?

Have Republicans internalized their role as handmaidens to Trump’s corruption that they turned evidence of his incompetence and guilt into an argument for maintaining their power to cover it up?

American Education

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The US' top official overseeing student loans has now resigned, citing #WhiteHouse hostility to protecting borrowers. The US report cards for schools and school districts have been a sore source of controversy, which will only grow when the nation starts receiving overall grades this fall.

As the new school year approaches, voters should keep in mind that education funding remains on life support, while many schools are crumbling, but corporations received a huge #GOP tax cut, which was primarily pocketed by executives and shareholders, with little trickle down to workers.

Pence Punishment?

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The man who is one heartbeat away from The Presidency is @VP Mike Pence. Do you know who wanted Pence for VP? None other than a team reportedly made up of Steve Bannon, who’s fired, a convicted felon named Paul Manafort and Melania Trump.

Vice President Pence hired outside legal counsel a while back to help with both congressional committee inquiries and the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Russia.

RIP Neil Simon

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Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter, and author. He had written more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, and received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.

USA Mourning

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RIP John Sidney McCain III, who was serving as the senior US Senator from Arizona, a seat he was initially elected to 33 years ago. He died in bed, just as had predicted many years earlier. Senator McCain was capable of becoming a Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Senator Barack Obama.

Real American Hero

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RIP John Sidney McCain III the senior US Senator from Arizona, was first elected in 1986. McCain was a real hero who dedicated an entire lifetime serving this great nation.

Regardless of what else you may have heard from a deaf, dumb and silent individual, other than a short Tweet, he was a brave American who really served his country and The Republican Party..

In fact, while he was running for president he defended his opponent when one of his misinformed Republicans verbally attacked the man who was later duly elected POTUS 44.

Women's Equality

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Worldwide this weekend, everyone should celebrate Women's Equality Day to honor the rights of women and among them the freedom to cast ballots in The USA.

Women's Equality Day will be officially celebrated on Sunday, but the festivities have begun by honoring the 98th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

According to data by the Center for American Women and Politics, over 73.7 million women have reported voting whereas only 63.8 million men follow the same trend. Another example pointing to their determination.

What's Going On USA?

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Why would The White House oppose strengthening election security? It's like they don't want the American ballot box to be more robust against foreign hackers.

While a Georgia county moves to close most of its polling places ahead of the November midterm election The White House blocks a bill that would protect elections https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-blocks-bill-protect-elections-17… via

Mother Nature's Wrath

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Worried residents prepare for a hurricane in Hawaii, while South Korea, and Japan braces for winds and rain from twin typhoons. strong winds, waves and heavy rain in southern South Korea, with one person missing and injuries, while another typhoon is headed for western Japan.

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