May 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“I just watched an exhausted, highly neurotic Stephanie Ruhle spew LIES about Tariffs, as do many others, in order not to give me the Victory that they all see coming. Few people know Stephanie Ruhle, but I do, and she doesn’t have what it takes. “Our Deal with the United Kingdom yesterday was AMAZING for both Countries and, in addition …
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May 9, 2025 Crime, Republicans
The Guardian reports: A South Carolina firing squad botched the execution of Mikal Mahdi last month, with shooters missing the target area on the man’s heart, causing him to suffer a prolonged death, according to autopsy records and his attorneys. As shots were fired, Mahdi cried out and his arms flexed, and after roughly 45 seconds, he groaned twice, the …
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May 9, 2025 Homocons, Republicans
“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me. Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters just screams ‘over the top,’ and I would appreciate if the president would consider. I do believe this is an unfair judgment handed down to me. I think there was a lot of …
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May 9, 2025 Fox News, Infighting Is Funny
“I guess the surgeon general is not there yet. Casey Means, she’s gonna get the job, she’s gonna fit right in. Dr. Nesheiwat is gonna be joining that team and I think she is, I don’t know, for some reason she was pulled from surgeon general. Glad to see she’s gonna be involved. I just hope she wasn’t pulled because …
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May 9, 2025 Christianists, Infighting Is Funny
The Christian Post reports: “Every Easter, the Lord will take me to Hell. Not my choice. He wants to do it and I don’t like it. The Lord allowed me to sit in front of demons and ask them questions,” Vineyard Church’s Micah Turnbo claimed in a May 3 episode of his podcast. “I’m with God. You know, the Father, …
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May 9, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
The New York Times reports: An air traffic control facility that guides planes at Newark Liberty International Airport suffered a brief radar outage on Friday morning, the latest technological disruption at one of the nation’s busiest airports. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the outage, which affected communications and radar displays at the facility in Philadelphia, occurred just before 4 a.m. …
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May 9, 2025 Crime, Religion
Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: A Sanford pastor had been arrested following allegations of inappropriate conduct, and sexually touching and assaulting two underage females. Yersson David Solarte Basto, 34, is charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation. On April 10. police received a report of an inappropriate relationship between Solarte and two juvenile victims. According to a news release, …
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May 9, 2025 Business, Trump Administration
NPR reports: David Steiner will lead the U.S. Postal Service as the next postmaster general, as the federal mail agency faces an uncertain future under the Trump administration. Amber McReynolds, chair of the USPS Board of Governors, announced the board’s appointment at an open session of a board meeting Friday. She said Steiner is set to start in July. Steiner, …
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May 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Axios reports: President Trump’s cash-flush political operation is out with its first ad buy — a major nationwide purchase aimed at pushing lawmakers to get behind his economic agenda. Trump’s $500 million-plus political machine is the most powerful force in American politics, and he’s showing that he’s willing to use it. Trump has been aggressively raising money for the operation. …
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May 9, 2025 Science, Trump Administration
Science.com reports: The National Science Foundation (NSF), already battered by White House directives and staff reductions, is plunging into deeper turmoil. According to sources who requested anonymity for fear of retribution, staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight NSF directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced. The current …
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