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Musk and Trump Fire Members of Congress
Wednesday, February 26, 2025Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) sent messages to all members of Congress terminating their positions, stating “Your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment.” All Democratic and independent members of Congress, as well as two Republicans, found themselves locked out of their offices after everything inside had been confiscated. read more -
Trump Calls for Violent Street Demonstrations Against Himself
Saturday, February 22, 2025President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed outrage to aides because there have been no violent mass street demonstrations against his statements and policies. He believes he needs violent demonstrations against him in order to declare a national state of emergency that would allow him to do anything he wants. read more -
Trump Changes Name of Republican Party
Saturday, January 18, 2025Said Trump, “Any politician who insists on continuing to call himself a Republican will be primaried or even worse.” "Those cabinet members and members of the Trumpican Party in Congress who have not appeared regularly on Fox News will be required to take a screen test. Those who fail will be required to take acting classes.” read more -
The 2024 Election By the Numbers
Thursday, January 16, 2025The majority of voters did not vote for Donald Trump for president; the majority of voters did not vote for Republican candidates for the Senate; and fewer than 51% of voters cast their ballots for Republican candidates for the House of Representatives. The Republican Party now controls the White House, both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court, no matter how that came to be. I believe it is worth bearing in mind that a majority of U.S. citizens did not support the Republican winners. read more -
Bashar al-Assad—The Fall of a Rabid AntiSemite
Sunday, December 08, 2024When Pope John Paul II visited Damascus in May 2001, Bashar used his welcoming speech to denounce the Jews, saying, “They tried to kill the principles of all religions with the same mentality in which they betrayed Jesus Christ and the same way they tried to betray and kill the Prophet Muhammad.” read more
Top Stories
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Trump Announces He Will Switch Support from Russia to Ukraine
Friday, November 08, 2024Zelenskyy explained, “I told him that if he gave us the weapons we need and stopped supporting Putin, we would let him build Trump-branded hotels and other Trump-branded buildings in Ukraine’s ten largest cities, as well as Trump golf courses in the countryside. He was quite excited.” read more -
Americans are Unhappy with the Direction of the Country…What’s New?
Wednesday, October 09, 2024It has been more than 20 years since a majority of Americans said they were satisfied with the direction of their country, a period that covers the presidencies of two Republicans and two Democrats. The last time a majority of Americans had a favorable view of the Democratic Party was in August 2009. The Republicans? Except for one poll in January 2020, no majority favorable since April 2005. read more -
Electoral Advice for the Democratic and Republican Parties
Wednesday, March 06, 2024The Republicans have a surefire secret weapon. It’s called the Democratic Party. Given the chance to be in charge, the Democrats, because of corruption and incompetence, will eventually screw up. Since there is only one other major party, if the Republicans can just shut up, disgusted swing voters will turn to them to get rid of the Democrats. read more - more in this category
Unusual News
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Is Joe Biden Too Old? 12 Achievers after the Age of 80
Thursday, June 29, 2023At 83, Olympic champion and author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Benjamin Spock climbed over a fence at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and was arrested for protesting the launch of a Trident 2 missile. At 91, Hulda Crooks climbed Mt. Fuji and, for the 23rd time, Mt. Whitney. read more -
Hire Donald Trump for Your Wedding!
Monday, April 05, 2021If you want to put some excitement into your wedding celebration, hire Donald Trump to speak! No size too small—and he promises to mention the names of the bride and groom at least once. read more -
Donald Trump Claims Antifa and Black Lives Matter Infiltrated his Brain
Tuesday, February 09, 2021Donald Trump ordered his current lawyers to present an unusual defense of the various crimes he is accused of committing: incitement to riot and insurrection, obstruction of justice, financial fraud and lying on his tax returns and more. Trump says that as soon as he became the Republican candidate for president, Antifa and Black Lives Matter infiltrated his brain and caused him to say things he didn’t believe. read more - more in this category
Where is the Money Going?
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DeSantis to Ship Florida Floodwaters to Democratic States
Monday, October 03, 2022Speaking to the media, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “The catastrophic damage that has been done to our state is the fault of Hunter Biden—I mean Joe Biden. Consequently, as soon as federal aid dollars arrive, we will use it to ship the floodwaters to Democratic states so they can deal with it. We will also send them the debris. read more -
The $20 Bill: Andrew Jackson or Harriet Tubman?
Monday, August 03, 2020With all the talk of taking down statues and changing the names of buildings, isn’t it time that we talk about the presence of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill? Jackson was actually a slave trader who made his fortune buying and selling African-Americans. What he did to Native Americans was even worse. He forced an estimated 46,000 Native Americans off their ancestral lands and turned over the land to white people. Thousands of Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears, walking to what is now Oklahoma. read more -
4 Programs that Both Obama and Trump Want to Eliminate
Monday, May 01, 2017It sometimes seems that the differences between the priorities of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are so great that they can’t agree on anything. Not so. Here are four programs that President Barack Obama’s last budget and President Donald Trump’s first budget proposed for complete elimination. read more - more in this category
Controversies
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Can Biden Murder Trump and Get Away With it?
Monday, March 11, 2024Rumors are spreading that the U.S. Supreme Court will vote 5-4 to rule that a U.S. president cannot be prosecuted for anything he does while he is president. Some Democrats are suggesting that Joe Biden bring a gun to his first debate with Donald Trump. If he shoots Trump, he would be immune, but if Trump shoots Biden he would be prosecuted because he is not a sitting president. read more -
Should the Bible be Banned: 6 Incestuous Couples of the Bible
Monday, June 05, 2023Some parents have called for the Bible to be banned from school libraries because of its depictions of unacceptable sexual practices. Here are some examples. read more -
Gutting the EPA…All in the Family
Tuesday, July 05, 2022Neil Gorsuch’s mother, Anne Gorsuch, was the head of the EPA from May 1981 until she was forced to resign in March 1983. In 1982 she was caught holding back $6 million in federal funds to clean up a toxic waste site near Los Angeles because she didn’t want to help the Senate campaign of former California Governor Jerry Brown. She was cited for contempt of Congress when she refused to turn over documents related to the case, and she was forced to resign. read more - more in this category
U.S. and the World
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Biden Gives Go-Ahead for “Friendly Dictators” to Murder Opponents
Monday, July 11, 2022As Biden prepares to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who ordered the murder and dismemberment of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Blinken explained to Biden that other dictators have reached out to the State Department to find out if they too can be excused if they murder and dismember their opponents. “What’s good for our Arab allies should be good for our allies in other parts of the world,” Biden is alleged to have told Blinken. read more -
Another Way of Looking at the French Election: Le Pen Lost to None of the Above
Monday, April 25, 2022Final Results Emmanuel Macron: 18,779,812 Abstentions: 13,655,960 Marine Le Pen: 13,297,719 Blancs and Nuls: 3,018,999 read more -
Why I’m Not Going to the Beijing Winter Olympics
Monday, January 31, 2022I have attended 19 Olympics, Summer and Winter, usually as a radio or television commentator. The last one I missed was the Calgary Winter Games in 1988. I was granted access to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, but I will not be going. I am not going because I do not feel comfortable with the intrusive “surveillance bubble” imposed on visitors by the Chinese government. read more - more in this category
Appointments and Resignations
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U.S. Ambassador to Greece: Who is George Tsunis?
Tuesday, August 01, 2023The first time George Tsunis was nominated to be a U.S ambassador, it did not go well. But Tsunis had learned his lesson. He waited until another Democrat occupied the White House, and he tried again. Playing it safe, Tsunis, in addition to donating to Democratic candidates, chipped in to help Republicans as well, including Rand Paul, John Barrasso and Jim Risch, all of them members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. read more -
U.S. Ambassador to Belize: Who is Michelle Kwan?
Friday, July 07, 2023When George W. Bush was president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Robert Dieter, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Barack Obama became president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Vinai Thummalapally, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Donald Trump was president of the United States, he broke this tradition by failing to nominate anyone to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. read more -
Trump Lists Qualities for Supreme Court Nominee
Monday, September 21, 2020AllGov correspondent Sidney Finster asked President Trump what qualities he was looking for in the nominee. “Well,” replied Trump, “she has to be a woman, the younger the better. She has to be nice to look at, and she needs to be good on television, particularly on Fox News.” “What about her positions on issues?” Finster persisted. “That’s important too,” Trump assured Finster. “If she can help me win Florida or Pennsylvania or Georgia, that would help.” read more - more in this category
Domestic Policy/Agency of the Day
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United States Institute of Peace
Peace building is a global imperative and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) works with the international community to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts in conflict-affected states (CAS). The USIP is an independent, nonpartisan, n... more
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Meet Your Government
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Tueller, Matthew
Matthew Tueller, a career Foreign Service Officer, was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait on September 8, 2011. He has served there previously on two occasions. Born circa 1951 in Utah, Tueller grew up in in Europe, North Africa, a... more
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Dying Alone During Coronavirus
My children, my grandchildren, my friends. You weep; you try to smile; you blow one more kiss goodbye. I am dying alone so that you may live. (photo: David Ryder, Reuters} more
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Musk and Trump Fire Members of Congress
Wednesday, February 26, 2025Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) sent messages to all members of Congress terminating their positions, stating “Your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment.” All Democratic and independent members of Congress, as well as two Republicans, found themselves locked out of their offices after everything inside had been confiscated. read more -
Trump Calls for Violent Street Demonstrations Against Himself
Saturday, February 22, 2025President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed outrage to aides because there have been no violent mass street demonstrations against his statements and policies. He believes he needs violent demonstrations against him in order to declare a national state of emergency that would allow him to do anything he wants. read more -
Trump Changes Name of Republican Party
Saturday, January 18, 2025Said Trump, “Any politician who insists on continuing to call himself a Republican will be primaried or even worse.” "Those cabinet members and members of the Trumpican Party in Congress who have not appeared regularly on Fox News will be required to take a screen test. Those who fail will be required to take acting classes.” read more -
The 2024 Election By the Numbers
Thursday, January 16, 2025The majority of voters did not vote for Donald Trump for president; the majority of voters did not vote for Republican candidates for the Senate; and fewer than 51% of voters cast their ballots for Republican candidates for the House of Representatives. The Republican Party now controls the White House, both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court, no matter how that came to be. I believe it is worth bearing in mind that a majority of U.S. citizens did not support the Republican winners. read more -
Bashar al-Assad—The Fall of a Rabid AntiSemite
Sunday, December 08, 2024When Pope John Paul II visited Damascus in May 2001, Bashar used his welcoming speech to denounce the Jews, saying, “They tried to kill the principles of all religions with the same mentality in which they betrayed Jesus Christ and the same way they tried to betray and kill the Prophet Muhammad.” read more
Top Stories
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Trump Announces He Will Switch Support from Russia to Ukraine
Friday, November 08, 2024Zelenskyy explained, “I told him that if he gave us the weapons we need and stopped supporting Putin, we would let him build Trump-branded hotels and other Trump-branded buildings in Ukraine’s ten largest cities, as well as Trump golf courses in the countryside. He was quite excited.” read more -
Americans are Unhappy with the Direction of the Country…What’s New?
Wednesday, October 09, 2024It has been more than 20 years since a majority of Americans said they were satisfied with the direction of their country, a period that covers the presidencies of two Republicans and two Democrats. The last time a majority of Americans had a favorable view of the Democratic Party was in August 2009. The Republicans? Except for one poll in January 2020, no majority favorable since April 2005. read more -
Electoral Advice for the Democratic and Republican Parties
Wednesday, March 06, 2024The Republicans have a surefire secret weapon. It’s called the Democratic Party. Given the chance to be in charge, the Democrats, because of corruption and incompetence, will eventually screw up. Since there is only one other major party, if the Republicans can just shut up, disgusted swing voters will turn to them to get rid of the Democrats. read more - more in this category
Unusual News
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Is Joe Biden Too Old? 12 Achievers after the Age of 80
Thursday, June 29, 2023At 83, Olympic champion and author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Benjamin Spock climbed over a fence at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and was arrested for protesting the launch of a Trident 2 missile. At 91, Hulda Crooks climbed Mt. Fuji and, for the 23rd time, Mt. Whitney. read more -
Hire Donald Trump for Your Wedding!
Monday, April 05, 2021If you want to put some excitement into your wedding celebration, hire Donald Trump to speak! No size too small—and he promises to mention the names of the bride and groom at least once. read more -
Donald Trump Claims Antifa and Black Lives Matter Infiltrated his Brain
Tuesday, February 09, 2021Donald Trump ordered his current lawyers to present an unusual defense of the various crimes he is accused of committing: incitement to riot and insurrection, obstruction of justice, financial fraud and lying on his tax returns and more. Trump says that as soon as he became the Republican candidate for president, Antifa and Black Lives Matter infiltrated his brain and caused him to say things he didn’t believe. read more - more in this category
Where is the Money Going?
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DeSantis to Ship Florida Floodwaters to Democratic States
Monday, October 03, 2022Speaking to the media, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “The catastrophic damage that has been done to our state is the fault of Hunter Biden—I mean Joe Biden. Consequently, as soon as federal aid dollars arrive, we will use it to ship the floodwaters to Democratic states so they can deal with it. We will also send them the debris. read more -
The $20 Bill: Andrew Jackson or Harriet Tubman?
Monday, August 03, 2020With all the talk of taking down statues and changing the names of buildings, isn’t it time that we talk about the presence of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill? Jackson was actually a slave trader who made his fortune buying and selling African-Americans. What he did to Native Americans was even worse. He forced an estimated 46,000 Native Americans off their ancestral lands and turned over the land to white people. Thousands of Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears, walking to what is now Oklahoma. read more -
4 Programs that Both Obama and Trump Want to Eliminate
Monday, May 01, 2017It sometimes seems that the differences between the priorities of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are so great that they can’t agree on anything. Not so. Here are four programs that President Barack Obama’s last budget and President Donald Trump’s first budget proposed for complete elimination. read more - more in this category
Controversies
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Can Biden Murder Trump and Get Away With it?
Monday, March 11, 2024Rumors are spreading that the U.S. Supreme Court will vote 5-4 to rule that a U.S. president cannot be prosecuted for anything he does while he is president. Some Democrats are suggesting that Joe Biden bring a gun to his first debate with Donald Trump. If he shoots Trump, he would be immune, but if Trump shoots Biden he would be prosecuted because he is not a sitting president. read more -
Should the Bible be Banned: 6 Incestuous Couples of the Bible
Monday, June 05, 2023Some parents have called for the Bible to be banned from school libraries because of its depictions of unacceptable sexual practices. Here are some examples. read more -
Gutting the EPA…All in the Family
Tuesday, July 05, 2022Neil Gorsuch’s mother, Anne Gorsuch, was the head of the EPA from May 1981 until she was forced to resign in March 1983. In 1982 she was caught holding back $6 million in federal funds to clean up a toxic waste site near Los Angeles because she didn’t want to help the Senate campaign of former California Governor Jerry Brown. She was cited for contempt of Congress when she refused to turn over documents related to the case, and she was forced to resign. read more - more in this category
U.S. and the World
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Biden Gives Go-Ahead for “Friendly Dictators” to Murder Opponents
Monday, July 11, 2022As Biden prepares to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who ordered the murder and dismemberment of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Blinken explained to Biden that other dictators have reached out to the State Department to find out if they too can be excused if they murder and dismember their opponents. “What’s good for our Arab allies should be good for our allies in other parts of the world,” Biden is alleged to have told Blinken. read more -
Another Way of Looking at the French Election: Le Pen Lost to None of the Above
Monday, April 25, 2022Final Results Emmanuel Macron: 18,779,812 Abstentions: 13,655,960 Marine Le Pen: 13,297,719 Blancs and Nuls: 3,018,999 read more -
Why I’m Not Going to the Beijing Winter Olympics
Monday, January 31, 2022I have attended 19 Olympics, Summer and Winter, usually as a radio or television commentator. The last one I missed was the Calgary Winter Games in 1988. I was granted access to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, but I will not be going. I am not going because I do not feel comfortable with the intrusive “surveillance bubble” imposed on visitors by the Chinese government. read more - more in this category
Appointments and Resignations
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U.S. Ambassador to Greece: Who is George Tsunis?
Tuesday, August 01, 2023The first time George Tsunis was nominated to be a U.S ambassador, it did not go well. But Tsunis had learned his lesson. He waited until another Democrat occupied the White House, and he tried again. Playing it safe, Tsunis, in addition to donating to Democratic candidates, chipped in to help Republicans as well, including Rand Paul, John Barrasso and Jim Risch, all of them members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. read more -
U.S. Ambassador to Belize: Who is Michelle Kwan?
Friday, July 07, 2023When George W. Bush was president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Robert Dieter, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Barack Obama became president of the United States, he chose his former college roommate, Vinai Thummalapally, to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. When Donald Trump was president of the United States, he broke this tradition by failing to nominate anyone to be U.S. ambassador to Belize. read more -
Trump Lists Qualities for Supreme Court Nominee
Monday, September 21, 2020AllGov correspondent Sidney Finster asked President Trump what qualities he was looking for in the nominee. “Well,” replied Trump, “she has to be a woman, the younger the better. She has to be nice to look at, and she needs to be good on television, particularly on Fox News.” “What about her positions on issues?” Finster persisted. “That’s important too,” Trump assured Finster. “If she can help me win Florida or Pennsylvania or Georgia, that would help.” read more - more in this category
Domestic Policy/Agency of the Day
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Office of Land and Emergency Management (Superfund}
The Hazardous Waste Superfund is a special, billion-dollar program run by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for cleaning up sites polluted with toxic and other dangerous materials. The Superfund was first established in the ... more
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Bush Sr, Dwight
America’s original ally, the first to formally recognize the U.S. as a legitimate nation in 1777, will soon have a new ambassador. Nominated August 1 to serve as the next ambassador to Morocco, businessman Dwight L. Bush, Sr., was a leading cam... more
Blog
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Dying Alone During Coronavirus
My children, my grandchildren, my friends. You weep; you try to smile; you blow one more kiss goodbye. I am dying alone so that you may live. (photo: David Ryder, Reuters} more