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The Irish American

@brady47.bsky.social
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Became a liberal Democrat in 1968, still an educator, writer, blogger, and good guy.

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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Did your recovery from Covid-19 depend on what state you lived in during the pandemic? Yes. Red vs. Blue. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/investi...
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Investigate the death rates of red states vs. blue during Covid to understand the Fauci-Paul battle
How quickly we forgot the devastationI took the vaccines, wore a mask, followed scientists' advice, and never contracted Covid.I was around people in the same house who contracted Covid, yet I did not...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We "lost by a whisker" in 2020. Actually, Biden defeated Trump, winning 306 Electoral College votes and 51.3% of the popular vote to Trump's 232 electoral votes and 46.8% of the popular vote. That was seven million votes. That is a thumping, not a whisker. www.rawstory.com/karoline-lea...
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'We've heard that before': Karoline Leavitt's words thrown back in her face on CNN
A CNN anchor threw the election security comments of Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt back in her face.On Thursday, Kasie Hunt spoke about President Donald Trump's upcoming speech on election se...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sixty years ago, we became the final class in history to graduate from Lilly-Washington High School, Lilly, Pa. Now, on Sept. 19, we will celebrate that with a nice get-together back in Lilly, Pa. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/lilly-w...
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Lilly-Washington High School 60th Year Reunion: Mark Your Calendars, Sept. 19, 2026
1966 -- 2026This may be our last class reunion — only time will tell, but we want to make it one that all will remember.The Class of 1966 will hold its 60th Class Reunion on Sept. 19, 2026, at the Lil...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Finally, she has then $5 million plus interest. Next, the 84 million. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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E. Jean Carroll receives $5M from Trump in abuse, defamation case
A jury concluded in 2023 that Trump should pay Carroll $5 million in damages.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"The Ugly American." Our wonderful country was once regarded as one of freedom, munificence, and empathy. Then came a novel in the 1950s, and we are back to the ugly concept. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/the-ugl...
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“The Ugly American” has returned: Sad memory while supposedly celebrating 250
The United States made tremendous sacrifices during World War II, and without them, the world could have been under the control of two authoritarian despots named Hitler and Hirohito. However, arrivin...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Without Plantner, Democrats have a much better chance of defeating Collins and winning Maine -- and the US Senate. Who chose that guy anyway? Blue Wave! www.rawstory.com/democratic-p...
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'My goodness gracious!' Data guru floored as Democrats build momentum in key race
CNN's Harry Enten was floored on Sunday as he discussed new polling that shows Democrats have gained momentum in a key Senate race, even after the candidate who won the party's primary dropped out. La...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Rs: "They're going to destroy New York as California's been destroyed.” California ranks as the world's fifth-largest economy. With a (GDP) of roughly $4.2 trillion, it trails only the economies of the United States, China, Germany, and Japan. Really destroyed. www.forbes.com/places/ca/
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California
If it were a country, California’s $3.1 trillion economy would be the fifth biggest in the world, ranked between Germany and the United Kingdom.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Still A Foe, Despite Turning on Trump open.substack.com/pub/samuelwy...
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The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Still A Foe, Despite Turning on Trump
Shared Contempt for Trump Is Not the Same as Shared Values
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
USA! USA! Those faux patriots cheer this, but the irony is that this World Cup team is filled with birthrighters and immigrants. And they opposed the SCOTUS decision, www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/oh-the-...
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Oh, the irony: The US World Cup team’s success is being led by a "birthrighter" and foreign immigrants—and an Argentinian coach
The Birthrighter: “A Golden Generation” of US Soccer”?First, I have to make an admission. I have never watched a World Cup game in my 79-year history. I played it as a youngster at a summer camp in Pe...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The alleged "freedom 250" ignored key people because they were not from the right philosophical side. The Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- and is ignored. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/the-fre...
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The “freedom” celebration in this 250 event ignored key people: First, Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers
Thomas Jefferson: The author of the Declaration of IndependenceThe history of what became the United States of America should be written by historians, not politicians. If historians were to be honori...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"These are the times that try men's souls." Thomas Paine, 1776. "But today, as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America’s birth, America is not that same envy to the world and not that same beacon of freedom and liberty to the world that it has been since its beginning." Judge Luttig
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Americans are very pessimistic about their country for this birthday, unlike the bicentennial: www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/gallup-...
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Gallup: “At 250 Years, 77% Say U.S. Founders Would Be Disappointed”
The Founding Fathers were not perfect. They made a major omission in the Constitution that led to the deaths of more than 600 thousand soldiers in the battle for slavery in the Civil War.The Fathers d...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One seat we will pick up in November. A great candidate to nail Lawler: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/n...
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Cait Conley Wins Primary to Face Mike Lawler in N.Y. Swing District
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If you think that Herbert Hoover was a great president, then you justify why historians ranked you as 43rd in 2022 and will probably put it at 47 if you last till the end of this one. Republicans are losers. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Trump didn't want 'Herbert Hoover' presidency with Iran; said it has to have 'some' missiles
Trump said he was open to allowing Iran to maintain its stockpile of ballistic missiles, saying it was “unfair” for Iran not have them if their neighbors do.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The reality is that Democrats made a major mistake in not forcing Biden out of the race because of his age. That gave us Trump, plain and simple. However, Clinton is wrong about one thing: The horrible mistake Democrats made in 2016 was in not nominating Joe Biden. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/u...
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Hillary Clinton Says Biden’s Re-election Bid Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Kimmel: "You’d think Trump would be rooting for the Spurs. It’s what got him out of Vietnam.”
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
You know how unpopular you are when you have to tell people not to boo you. www.rawstory.com/vance-cannot...
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Vance forbids Air Force cadets from heckling him at graduation: 'You can't boo me'
Vice President JD Vance delivered the commencement address Thursday at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs — and made sure the graduating class knew the rules upfront: no booing allowed.Add...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Gisele Fetterman is struggling with a husband who has embraced a president whom she despises. It was not always this way, but her life is now a tempest. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/gisele-...
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Gisele Fetterman still loves her husband — despite his issues — but not her president
From an undocumented immigrant to wife of U.S. senatorHer background and beliefs are unique for the wife of a U.S. senator, and she is hardly reluctant to express them. However, Gisele Barreto Fetterm...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
As an adult, I learned to love Israel. Until this guy came along -- though I still love American Jews, it is still hard. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/israeli...
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Israelis approval collapse in U.S.: Large numbers of Americans no longer support Israel — and it is not antisemitism
The dark reason for the collapse: Their corrupt leaderThe United States has always been a tremendous supporter of Israel. President Harry S. Truman made us the first country to recognize the state of ...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Xi is now the most powerful person in the world. Not the president of the United States. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/limping...
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Limping into China as Xi “holds all the cards”
The most powerful man in the world? Xi JinpingWhat a difference 16 months has been. The argument in 2025 was that the United States was going to decimate China economically — and in every other respec...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A disgusting fluff piece of a MAGA woman whose husband was killed in the faux assassination attempt in Butler -- and the pathetic creature blames Joe Biden for it. Seriously. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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The Widow of the Firefighter Slain by a Would-Be Assassin Speaks Out
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Pope Leo continued with his quest to change the face of the Catholic Church in America, and he is doing that by hammering the current people who do not follow the precepts of Christianity. Like Donald Trump. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/an-undo...
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An undocumented immigrant now leads West Virginia’s 100,000 Catholics
Pope Leo makes clear Jesus’ words about immigrationThe bishops of the Catholic Church are finally starting to live up to the words of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and one of the new church leade...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
No former president has talked with the convicted felon about Iran -- or anything else. Another lie, number 586,234, www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...
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All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim
Aides to all four living presidents confirmed to CNN on Monday that none of them have spoken with President Donald Trump about his bombing strikes in Iran, as Trump claimed during a press conference. ...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I disagree with George Clooney. Donald Trump does not have charisma, though to the lower classes he might. JFK had charisma, Barack Obama had charisma. Not the convicted felon. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/geo...
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George Clooney Offers a Bold Trump Prediction
The movie star and the president have famously exchanged jabs in the past.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The US added very few jobs in 2025 after Joe Biden -- remember him -- added millions. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Was Joe Biden responsible for the election of the convicted felon in 2024? www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
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How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump
At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden’s weakness and confusion. Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
They are booing these weasels, not the USA. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Reacts To JD Vance Getting Booed At Winter Olympics And, Wait, What?
The president's defense of the veep won't win the gold medal for accuracy.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Occupy Democrats: Pope Leo's war against MAGA succeeds in stunning fashion as polling reveals that Trump's approval rating among Catholics has plummeted to a historically low 39 percent. www.lemonde.fr/en/global-is....
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Pope Leo condemns Trump's immigration policies
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the pontiff deplored the 'extremely disrespectful' treatment of migrants in the United States and urged Washington to heed the clergy's call to end the 'climate of fe...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Pedophilia -- child abuse -- child sex trafficking. All scrubbed from the Epstein files by the FBI. www.rawstory.com/doj-removes-...
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DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape
The Department of Justice reportedly scrubbed numerous files relating to Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump from its website.After Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the release of...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How far America has fallen. Amazon movie about a nude centerfold. www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
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'Melania' Set for a $3 Million Opening Despite Amazon's $35 Million Marketing Push
Melania, Amazon's documentary on the First Lady, is projected for a $3 million opening despite a $35 million marketing push.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Guilty -- and he can be tried after he leaves office. “The investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity — no one should be above the law in this country & the law required he be held to account”
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Some of us believe in and stood up for civil rights, and in the 1960s, we had two bills passed by Democrats and a few Rs that gave us voting and civil rights. I am proud of that. I stood for civil rights as a college student, and I do today. Then, we elected a black president. Did not matter.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The Kennedy Center features a nude centerfold. Talk about sleaze taking over class. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
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‘Melania’ Documentary to Premiere at Trump-Branded Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center will host the Jan. 29 premiere of “Melania,” the eponymous documentary focused on first lady Melania Trump.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
How can they denigrate the greatest broadcast journalist of all time? CBS has found a way to do so, being bought by a nefarious billionaire who knows nothing about the legacy of Walter Cronkite. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/walter-...
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Walter Cronkite: Called “the most trusted man in America,” he is now denigrated by CBS
The greatest broadcast journalist in its historyAmericans are now being told that to be a great journalist you have to “love America.” Edward R. Murrow must be outraged that his network would ever say...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I thought that Blue Sky would be good, a liberal/progressive outlook. The system, however, stinks. Back to looking for a positive place to post.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I thought that going with Blue Sky would be great, but instead, it is worse than Twitter. I have posted numerous very good articles -- and nobody even reads them. Time to look for a good liberal/progressive site.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Dallas Cowboys owner hammers the Millers: www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
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Dallas Cowboys co-owner shuts down Stephen Miller's wife on immigration
Far-right Trump strategist Stephen Miller's wife invited the co-owner of the Dallas Cowboys onto her podcast to talk about a Super Bowl controversy that has become a hot-button issue for the MAGA move...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
My remembrance of The Greatest Generation -- how they destroyed Fascism only to see if return. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/the-gre...
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The Greatest Generation destroyed fascism in Germany in WWII, but it has now returned to America
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, leader of the Allied forcesWhen Tom Brokaw created the name of those veterans who carried the United States to victory against Germany and Japan in World War II, it was s...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Pope Leo condemns the policies of Trump and Vance regarding migrants. A strong condemnation of the US by the first American-born pope. chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The ICE sheriff defeated in Pennsylvania: whyy.org/articles/ele...
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Democrat Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriff’s race
Ceisler defeated incumbent Sheriff Fred Harran, promising to end an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Republican signed this year.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Mayor Mandami first act: Issue an arrest warrant for the convicted felon if he ever again sets foot in NYC. Second act, seize the Trump Tower and make it a homeless shelter! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York on winning night for Democrats
Democratic socialist, 34, becomes city’s first Muslim mayor as Democrats triumph in several other key races
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A great line for the new mayor: Cuomo -- “I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the final time I utter his name as we turn the page on a politics that abandons the many and answers only to the few.” www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
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Zohran Mamdani Makes History As New York City's Next Mayor
The win brings a democratic socialist agenda to America's largest city and is a devastating defeat for Andrew Cuomo.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The right-leaning New York Times had the headline wrong: It called Tuesday a "good night" where everyone knows this: It was a "Great Night" for Democrats! And a preview of the Blue Wave of 2026! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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The Backlash Has Arrived: 6 Takeaways From a Good Night for Democrats
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Who is more evil? Cheney or the convicted felon? Tough choice, but for Christians, those two will be looking up, not down. www.newsweek.com/dick-cheney-...
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Dick Cheney critics react to his death: "Rest in hell"
Critics questioned the former vice president's legacy after his family announced his death on Tuesday.
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A huge trifecta! Will lead to a Blue Wave in 2026 and 2028. apnews.com/politics
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
For those of you who may have family or friends suffering from dementia, as I have experienced, this is a great article to read. Genes are a factor with that dreaded Alzheimer's. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/a-word-...
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A word that frightens everyone: Alzheimer’s
When a person has family members who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, they naturally become fearful of what can happen to them or to others in the family. Since my family does have a history of this dr...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
In his first round, a disaster, the convicted felon had the worst job creation numbers in history -- since the Depression. Now, things are headed in that direction again. www.rawstory.com/trump-econom...
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Layoffs accelerate as Trump economy flashes red warning signs
Several major US corporations in the last month have announced plans to cut thousands of workers as layoffs in the American economy have reached their highest level since 2020, when much of the global...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I have never, ever watched anything he said. GIGO Now we have to sue CBS for editing out most of the interview. www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Democrats sue CBS/Paramount and 60 Minutes for $20 million over editing of Trump interview. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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Paramount will pay $16 million to settle Trump lawsuit over '60 Minutes' interview with Harris
Paramount is seeking approval from his administration for a proposed merger, and the case was widely seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump. Paramount and CBS...
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The Irish American @brady47.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I just wrote a piece on my blog about the hypocrisy of JD Vance with regard to his religion and immigration. The title is When a Husband Publicly Rejects his wife's religion. It is a good read. www.hughbradyconradjr.com/post/when-a-...
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When a husband publicly rejects his wife’s religion
If Usha is your greatest blessing. Why wouldn't you then appreciate the spiritual heritage that helped lead her to be that blessing in your life?Suhag Shukla, Executive Director of the Hindu American ...
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