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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Let's do the math: $200B is ONLY 3.8% of the $5.2trillion in total revenues the federal government collected in fiscal 2025. Yet Trump and his tariffs are causing 100% of the economic CHAOS and HARDSHIP www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/t...
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New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
President Donald Trump this year unilaterally imposed, without congressional authorization, what he calls reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl tariffs on imports.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Why - so he can wreck the rest? edition.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...
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Takeaways: Supreme Court’s conservatives ready to back Trump on firings | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled Monday it is ready to back President Donald Trump’s push to effectively take over independent agencies within the federal government and possibly ove...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
💪💪💪 www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory, not to hasten peace talks, not to satisfy Washington and not under pressure from Moscow.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
It was a unanimous vote in the Senate and essentially in the House (-1). He had no choice. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
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How Trump reversed course on the Epstein files as his administration faces lingering suspicion about their release | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to bring a swift end to perhaps the most damaging saga of his term, signing a measure compelling the release of the Epstein files after losing a monthslong, ...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
On the wrong side.... Again. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
So the richest country in the World is now the most cruel country in The World. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Nothing shows economic strength like cutting flights in the U.S. Making America Great Again www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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Trump Officials to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports if Shutdown Continues
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
He just can't help himself to starting wars. Home and abroad. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Seems like the title of every article about the Supreme Court should read: "SCOTUS Continues Destruction of U.S. Democracy." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act
Further limits on the use of race in drawing electoral districts could have a major impact on representation in Congress and legislatures.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Another ridiculously stupid decision by these clowns currently in charge that will raise your electricity bills, while China and other smart countries pursue these low cost, environmentally sound sources of energy. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | A shadow looms over Nevada’s solar boom — and the whole country
The cancellation of a massive solar project is a sad commentary on America’s energy development.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Don't forget, they are spending our hard earned tax dollars and time which should be working to help Americans, on this nonsensical propaganda. www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/u...
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Portland, Sea-Tac and Westchester airports among those refusing to play Kristi Noem video in TSA lines | CNN
Some US airports are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
You would think by now, these dirtbag billionaires would stop playing the victim and actually do something to help the towns that made them their fortunes. Why are we putting up with them. Seriously? The french know what to do. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Another TACO trade in the queue. I'd give it until noon EDT Monday, tops. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump announces new 100 percent tariffs on China
President Donald Trump said he is unhappy about China’s “hostile” move to limit access to rare minerals and may cancel an upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Of course the white house has to complain that the five year old didn't get his prize. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize
The prize honored Machado, who is in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning,” but the White House accused the Nobel jury of “placing politics over peace.”
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
From the guy who promised lower grocery prices on day one. Of course we want manufacturing in the US, but before that is in place if we alienate the largest, cheapest and one of the best manufacturers of pretty much everything, prices will go up. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump threatens tariffs on China, says he may cancel meeting with Xi
President Donald Trump said he is unhappy about China’s “hostile” move to limit access to rare minerals used in manufacturing.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
One spine. About time. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding
MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
And the Bessent indictment, since he made the same clerical error? The clown show continues.... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Justice Department indicts N.Y. attorney general
Justice Department wins indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud in 2023.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Since all “essential workers” have to report to work without pay, why doesn’t that apply to the US Congress??!
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Yeah, but they are the only ones keeping us sane in trumps insane magaverse. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | These numbers are the real reason late-night TV is collapsing
Comedy’s cultural center of gravity has shifted under Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert’s feet.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If I were to guess, I bet that no amount of redistricting is going to save the GOP. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Texas Redistricting Case Could Reshape House Balance After 2026 Midterms
Federal judges in Texas this week will weigh whether the state’s newly drawn congressional map unlawfully dilutes the voting power of racial minorities, bringing to a head a redistricting battle that ...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Most embarrassing clown show of all time. www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/p...
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For Trump and Hegseth, the ‘warrior ethos’ comes with ultimatums for hundreds of generals and admirals | CNN Politics
Top American military brass looked on in silence Tuesday as they sat for an extensive lecture from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who wants to be known as the Secretary of War, and their comman...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The Generals & Admirals know exactly how ridiculous this is, coming from a TV host who leaked top-secret intel in a Signal chat. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks
The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If you control the House, The Senate and occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, then its 100% on your party. Now go ahead, and lead. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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Government shuts down after Trump and Congress fail to reach deal - live updates | CNN Politics
The US government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach a deal on a funding package. Follow here for the latest.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
More political retribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/n...
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Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Completely out of control. www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
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Hegseth orders military culture overhaul: ‘if you don’t agree, resign’ | CNN Politics
Before a captive audience of hundreds of senior military officers on Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted his vision for how the US military will physically look and act, and offer...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The right move. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Government set to shut down overnight after Senate blocks funding extension
Government funding will run out at the end of the day, and lawmakers do not have a bipartisan solution.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A scam for the ages: "Tariffs for everyone else and Special Exemptions for Me." Only one person benefits. The Greatest Grifter of All Time www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
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Trump and Pfizer Announce Deal to Lower Some Medicaid Drug Prices
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
He is The Most Evil President in The World. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Every American should be mortified by this. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Military leaders absorb highly partisan presentation from Trump, Hegseth
The unusual, hastily organized event became a forum for the president to tout his political agenda while his defense secretary lectured the brass on standards.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Excuse me? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
And the "America First" agenda? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Tylenol is a brand. Acetaminophen is a drug. There is a difference. And no proven correlation to autism.
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Trump previews ‘amazing’ autism announcement Monday | CNN
President Donald Trump’s speech at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday took a detour into previewing an announcement he plans to make from the Oval Office on Monday about autism.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/21/t... A large Swedish cohort (JAMA, 2024) found small associations in ordinary analyses, but when compared exposed vs. unexposed siblings (a strong control for genetics/home environment), the signal disappeared (HR≈0.98 for autism). Acetaminophen does not cause autism. 
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Trump administration reportedly plans to link autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy
Federal health officials also are expected to highlight leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, according to The Washington Post.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Let them. Let them "win." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
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In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Here is the full list of Nexstar Media’s Board of Directors who caved to Drumpf. Cowards. Perry A. Cook Geoff Armstrong Bernadette Aulestia Jay M. Grossman Ellen Johnson Thomas McMillen Lizbeth McNabb John R. Muse Tony Wells www.nexstar.tv/board-of-dir...
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Board of Directors
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Trump should lose his so-called presidency for breaking the constitution. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Yeah, but the dick*tator-in-chief can't keep us from laughing at him. The Greatest Clown of All Time www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b...
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Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Are we seriously going to sit around and just let the GOP and Drumpf control every part of our lives?!!
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Just imagine how guillty you have to be to do something as petty as this. www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
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Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air over Charlie Kirk comments, ABC announces
The late-night host is in hot water over what he said following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Dick of the Day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan...
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Brendan Carr - Wikipedia
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Hell is going to need an expansion remodel to accommodate their future residents - soon to be including FCC Chair Brendon Carr. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
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ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
And there it is. We are the problem. Not Mexico. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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America Loves Cocaine Again—Mexico’s New Drug King Cashes In
The Trump administration’s war on fentanyl created an opening for ‘El Señor Mencho’ to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. by the ton.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Ever shifting goalpost to fit with their narrative. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi is wrong about ‘hate speech’ being unprotected expression
The attorney general either misunderstands the law or wants Trump supporters to misunderstand the law.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
So the GOP is just going to sit back and let the jack-ass-in-chief take away our 1st Amendment? WTF is wrong with them? www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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Live updates: Trump presidency and UK state visit | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is heading to the UK for a state visit this week with the royal family and Prime Minister Kier Starmer. Follow here for the latest.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
It's called the 1st Amendment. And guess what? There is no death trade-off. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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More employers fire workers over Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts
Actions by employers have stirred a debate over employees’ speech rights, the role of pressure campaigns and what is appropriate public debate after an violent event.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Because they are lying and as always, no receipts. www.cnn.com/2025/09/14/p...
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Pressed by CNN, Gov. Cox declines to give detail on ‘leftist ideology’ claims in Kirk shooting | CNN Politics
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tells CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” that Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk, was in a romantic relationship with a roommate who is transgender, but off...
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Lies, and more lies that will harm you because of moronic, conspiracy following lunatics. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists
The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
There goes America’s manufacturing future. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/t...
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Plane carrying Hyundai, LG workers detained in immigration raid departs for South Korea
The plane carrying workers detained in an immigration raid of a Georgia Hyundai-LG plant last week left the United States, bound for South Korea.
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
And this is Elon's response? Despicable. x.com/elonmusk/sta...
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Elon Musk on X: "The Left is the party of murder" / X
The Left is the party of murder
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Greg McKee @gregorymmckee.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Sure, but are the numbers real? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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BLS revises jobs numbers down by 911,000 in annual revision
The revisions arrive as government statistics have become increasingly politicized. Last month, Trump took the unprecedented step of firing the BLS commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, over weak jobs data.
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