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OMG, What Are We Doing in Venezuela?!?

I’m not going to say that we weren’t warned. Trump has been beating the war drums about Venezuela for months. The US has been shooting small motorboats and their crews, like ducks on the water, for months, while making unverified claims about…

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Woman holding sign at Tesla protest

Tesla Owners Against Elon—Why the Boycott Matters More Than Ever

I’ve been struggling to imagine Elon Musk might do if he gets his trillion-dollar payday. He could spend a million dollars a day for 3,000 years.  Or, more realistically, $100 million a day for 30 years. He could spend the $290 million he…

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Kids at daycare center

Ohio governor, advocates, defend the state’s child care system amid Minnesota fraud claims

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and local advocates are defending Ohio’s child care system after comments from the Trump administration accusing another state of child care fraud.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said states…

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Clay Jones

Clay Jones: Best of 2025

For the most part, 2025 was a very good year for me. I took a trip to Chicago, and I saw the Cubs. I spent a couple of weeks with good friends in Southern California and got to see pelicans and sea lions. I went to Boston and attended the…

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