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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 22h
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Canada's Carney leads the free world now
In the void left by President Trump, the prime minister has led the way in seeking to establish a new international order that is not dependent on the U.S.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 22h
The do-nothing Republican Party has a trifecta- they have the presidency, the majority in the US Senate, the majority in the US House and yet...> @axios.com A vote addressing Americans' concerns about data centers driving up energy costs failed, as did another to curb congressional stock trades.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@apnews.com Millions who need flood insurance the most don’t have it: Amid the rising risk of flooding across many areas of the US, just 2.4% of properties nationwide are covered by 4.5 million federal flood insurance policies, but 8.4% are at severe or extreme risk of flooding. It’s getting worse.>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do you turn a red state blue? In Alaska, paying $10 a gallon for gas and $13 for milk has folks giving the Democratic Senate candidate a serious look. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
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$10 for a gallon of gas has red Alaska thinking about a Democratic senator
Few places feel the national concerns over affordability more acutely than Alaska. Democrats believe frustration over high prices and the Trump administration will help them flip the state.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@ballotpedia.org DJT's SCOTUS allows use of expanded SAVE system ahead of the Nov. elections Nationally, 28 states have registered with the federal govt to use SAVE for voter list maintenance or voter registration. Of those 28 states, 22 have R trifectas, 2 have D trifectas, and 4 have divided govt.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You mean, like he ended the Ukraine/Russia war on day 1? Or like he ended his war on Iran in a few weeks, now several months ago? 😂> @axios.com Johnson says President Trump is the only person with the "gravitas" to get the biggest🤑players in AI around the same table and hash out a path forward.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I read that a co. is on the cusp of smaller solar panels=the output of today's> Africa installs 100,000 solar panels/day 91% of new US⚡️generation=renewable 30% of all new car s sold globally this year=electric In Pakistan the common dowry now includes three solar panels apnews.com/article/al-g...
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Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
Al Gore believes victory in the climate fight is within reach, though he warns it could slip away. He sees 2026 as a potential turning point, with renewable energy overtaking fossil fuels.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't get why women vote for Republicans. They've covered up the Epstein/Trump files/pedophiles, taken away their reproductive rights in many states, and the cherry on top: mostly true!> www.snopes.com/fact-check/u...
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Was US the only nation to vote against UN resolution promoting women's equality?
The vote took place two months after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the U.N. organization dedicated to gender equality.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jet fuel has risen even faster than oil during the war, reflecting both higher crude prices & tight supplies of the refined fuel that is one of airlines’ largest operating expenses...higher passenger revenue initially covered only part of their soaring fuel costs. apnews.com/article/airl...
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High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall
Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall. Major U.S. airlines and analysts say fluctuating fuel costs make it hard to plan ahead.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Vote R-to protect the pedophiles?> “I just think Trump is the most dependably pro-sexual-abuse president America has ever had,” Rothkopf told host Joanna Coles. “Every single time he has the opportunity to speak out on behalf of people accused of sexual abuse, he does.” www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Buying votes?> President Donald Trump’s latest political stunt could buy seniors a couple of tanks of gas — and cost American taxpayers an extra $100 million a year in national-debt interest. Late last week, the president promised to send $90 checks to millions of middle-class seniors touted as a>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sleepy Joe? Really? www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
President Donald Trump instructed his followers Tuesday to “watch for the ‘Midterm Surprise’” in an ambiguous announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to rig the midterms might be crumbling, but according to a new piece from the New York Times, these failures have, in the process, provided him with "a road map" for rigging the 2028 elections. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The political ascent of Donald Trump has forced me to adjust upward my estimation of the American public’s gullibility. That Trump is a fraud is something I would have been able to perceive when I was 7 years old. Yet Americans twice elected him president. If I possessed the ability at age 7 to =>>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump, campaigning at a rally in Nebraska, joked that “taking out” Los Angeles or San Diego would be a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe.” www.msn.com/en-us/news/o... SD's home to the: * Pacific Fleet * Main training center for Navy SEALs on the West Coast LA the Space Force command HQ
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The younger set might reconsider their votes:> @apnews.com Trump admin set to roll out lower fuel economy standards for cars, light trucks. The news immediately drew rebukes from environmentalists. Without these standards, in 2035, cars could produce 22,111 more tons of carbon dioxide per year than>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Could America use $319,000?> @apnews.com The Trump administration aired a 30-second 2024 Trump campaign video ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging Virtually identical to one that aired in 2024, the ad shows President Donald Trump walking down a hallway as his voice can be heard warning of a =>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Social media working?> President Donald Trump’s approval among voters aged 18 to 24 rose from 25% in July to 41% in September, according to a @newsweek.com analysis of Harvard/Harris polling. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o... They'd best start packing to fight the war that 🇮🇱 lured the🇺🇸 into because...=>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The next president of the US has a tall order. Thanks to @rbreich.bsky.social What to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader? robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-pl...
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What to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader?
Here’s what I’m hearing
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@meidastouch.com Newsmax & right-wing talk show host Todd Starnes: “I’m not sure what’s going on inside the WH or at RNC headquarters - but it’s time for a ‘Come to Jesus Moment.’ The midterms are becoming one of the biggest excrement shows in modern political history. It’s either a result of sabo-
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICYMI, @meidastouch.com > Chinese media allowed at WH. US media banned in defiance of a court order. Donald Trump’s America. “The WH singled out 6 stories published by Politico, including a June 2026 article that cited a ‘senior admin official’ who put the odds of the US striking a deal with Iran=>
As Xi waited at the top of the steps of his aircraft to come down, US military personnel rolled out the red carpet and were down on their hands and knees to smooth it out and make sure it was perfect as Xi looked on.

“A red carpet for a communist dictator who is giving satellite imagery to Iran to target and kill American service members fighting in the war with Iran.”Trump had a military flyover during the US national anthem. Draft dodger Trump absurdly saluted. But then Trump flinched and winced as if in pain from the noise as the jet flew overhead while Xi looked bored.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@apnews.com President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to again clear the way for continued quick deportations of immigrants to third countries where they have no ties.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@rbreich.bsky.social with his 10 necessary structural reforms to fix what Trump and his Republican Congress have done. I would +/modify: 1-Prohibit a convicted felon from being eligible to serve in any public elected or appointed office 2-Expand SCOTUS to 13, the same number as there are circuits=>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The self-proclaimed master negotiator does it again...> Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland The new defense agreement signed on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday puts an end to the standoff between the United States & >
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Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland
In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Big business, a.k.a. rule by the 🤑, is dropping in popularity... maybe because their execs now make considerably more than their workers do..> news.gallup.com/poll/714653/...
Line graph shows the period from 2010 to 2026.
Small business is consistently the top, most recently as 95% positive.
Free enterprise ranked second throughout, almost parallel to small business, with a drop in the last year to 77%.
Capitalism has fluctuated little, from a high of 60% to its most-recent 55%.
Big business was 4th until recently, peaking at 59% in 2012, steadily falling in popularity since 2019, to only 35% and last of the five concepts.
Socialism has persisted at just under 40% until 2025, the year it passed big business, at 40%, rising to 43% in 2026.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Prioritize the issue(s) of highest priority to you!> @rbreich.bsky.social A crypto-backed PAC, “Fairshake” announced it would spend at least $30 million to help defeat Democrat Sherrod Brown in the race for Ohio’s Senate seat. Ohio voters couldn’t have a clearer sign that Brown is on their side. =>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@axios.com American Priorities, which has devoted itself to countering the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, is preparing to challenge 9 House Democrats in 2028: 4 in NY (for all in NY, www.trackaipac.com/states/newyo... ); one rep each in FL, OH; and three likely reps (IL, MD, UT).
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unfortunately he’s been winning most of the time bc nobody has the sense to put any meaningful guardrails in place. 1st to put in: a convicted felon is ineligible for any elected or appointed public office. 2nd: reverse Citizens United and the recent SCOTUS ruling that allows PACs & parties to mix $
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CNN’s days of asking hard questions of Trump may be coming to an end. Trump lapdog billionaire Larry Ellison & son David are taking over CNN. Trump’s game plan all along has been for the Ellisons to control a huge media monopoly that won’t utter a critical word about him — including CBS News, CNN,>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data
A popular Facebook graphic made an unfair comparison between inflation data from Biden's presidency and Trump's second term.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And yet they'll likely vote R 😢> The costs of groceries, gas & healthcare rank as top pain points for the rural voters, who were surveyed over two weeks starting in mid-August. At the same time, ~1/2 of rural voters approve of Trump’s job performance, more than among U.S. adults overall.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ProPublica re: blatant corruption covered up by... “Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled $1000s to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe & was eyeing Collins & other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge.”
2019: Collins is at risk of losing her seat. A year earlier, she helped Navatek land a multimillion-$ Navy contract in ME. Scott Reed, head of the pro-Collins super PAC, meets with Navatek execs in a DC cafe & asks for a $500K donation. This is risky. Govt contractors are banned from making political contributions.
•For the co. to offer donations to Collins in exchange for an official action, or for Collins to accept, would constitute criminal bribery. To skirt campaign finance laws & conceal the source of the funds, Navatek's CEO, Martin Kao, sends an initial $150K to the pro-Collins super PAC using a shell company
•Reed knows Kao is behind the donation. 7 days after the super PAC cashes the check, one of Reed's subordinates emails a Navatek lobbyist: Collins would like to call Martin to thank him
•Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the co. $32M in naval contracts
Kao got caught. The FBI sees thru the ruse, in 2022 a grand jury indicted him for making illegal campaign contributions. No one working for Collins was charged.
•Kao, hoping to reduce his sentence by revealing the scheme, a sprawling pay-to-play operation in Congress
•He & his associates donated ~$900K to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with $40M+ a year in gov funds. Of all the politicians Navatek courted, Collins was its most important
•At times, Kao & associates cut checks to Collins' campaign within 24 hours of the annual defense spending bill, which funds military contracts, clearing a key Senate hurdle. Even Navatek's executives were surprised at how far their money went in DC.
•End of 2024: FBI agents had enough evidence to pursue a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers of both political parties. 
•Trump returns to the WH, eviscerated the specialized FBI & DOJ teams handling public corruption investigations, the govt stopped talking to an informant who had offered a road map to corruption in Congress
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A vote for a R for Congress = a vote endorsing Donald J. Trump> Fox News poll: DJT had a 61% disapproval rating, a whopping 73% of Independent voters saying the Trump administration has made the economy worse. In a new American Research Group poll, Trump’s approval hit just 29% — his all-time low.
Graphic of Trump overall approval rating, going down virtually every month.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bc the Rs rigged the election> Tennessee will use a different congressional map than it did in 2022 & 2024. TN redrew its congressional district boundaries following the the Donald J Trump (formerly U.S.) Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. Based on the 2024 presidential election results>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@axios.com Republicans are starting to trounce Democrats in political spending across the Senate map, and that advantage is now showing up in one of the metrics campaigns care about most: impressions.
Rs have far more views in the six swing states of Texas, Ohio, Michigan, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Maine. Ds lead in views in two others, NC and GA. Views were almost equal in less-populous Alaska.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Fetterman texts reveal impatience with constituent duties
A former staffer confirmed that Sen. John Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So much for saying he's "pro-life"... www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’
President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American servi...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why are these stories always about a Republican candidate, typically Trump, using an artist's songs without permission? Because there's no recourse...or not a high enough one. It reminds me of when a technical foul in the NBA incurred a $1,000 fine, now $2,000.> www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Artist whose song is featured in Trump ad sends cease-and-desist order
Attorneys for JMSN say the use of the song is a violation of federal copyright law and demand the ad be withdrawn.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Intriguing:> www.yahoo.com/news/politic... 1-There is no Washington 🤥 like Trump 2-The bigger the crisis, the more Trump lies 3-The smallest lies are the most distinguishing lies..Trump's brain has...a special trait 4-Many Trump lies never go away...by the 10th or 100th time, I can recite the de->
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The changes beginning this fall represent one of the more significant shifts in the financial relationship between Washington, the states, & Americans who rely on safety net programs,” Alex Beene, financial literacy instructor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICYMI: www.yahoo.com/news/politic... President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as "gangster weapons,"
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Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling loosening gun limits, sources say
President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as "gangster weapons," sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Few things have defined President Trump's 2nd term as much as his transactionalism. He's gone to great lengths to wield potential official actions for political & even personal gain in ways simply not seen since at least Watergate. He's increasingly saying them out loud www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Trump’s transactional presidency takes a more brazen turn
Few things have defined President Donald Trump’s second term as much as his transactionalism. He’s gone to great lengths to wield potential official actions for political and even personal gain in way...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you agree with Mike, and you also want more data centers and unbridled AI...> House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday the issue of Iran getting a nuclear weapon is "taken care of"... www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
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House speaker declares Iran nuclear issue "taken care of"
The Iran war has cost the U.S. military at least $33.4 billion — most of it on munitions — and not including hundreds of millions more spent by other agencies, the Pentagon says.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
😂 The best way to get his attention: his money or persona:> A company founded by a former spy is pursuing Donald Trump at a small Scottish court for more than £800,000 in unpaid legal costs. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Former MI6 spy takes Trump to Scottish court for £800,000 legal payout
Christopher Steele was the author of a salacious "dossier" linking Trump to Russia during his 2016 election campaign.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's about time this political 🤡 show outlasted its appeal, most TV shows are long gone by now> www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Trump’s frustration hits a boiling point with loss after loss
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh announced an interest rate hike after Trump spent months demanding large cuts.
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When Trump reaches for the H-word, two things are usually happening: He's facing a controversy threatening his political or personal priorities, and he's lost control of the politics. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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The real reason why Donald Trump is so furiously against AI guardrails
Washington’s biggest question this week: Why is President Donald Trump is so furiously against an AI slowdown in the wake of apocalyptic warnings from some top industry executives?
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@reuters.com A US appeals court has for now reinstated an Ohio law requiring residents to present ‌documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote at the ‌state's motor vehicle offices, in a boost for allies of President Donald Trump who want ​tighter voter registration rules...
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ppl think groceries & houses are too expensive TH, mortgage rates rose above 7% Americans are even more angry about one of the top causes — the Iran war, 3/4ths don't think he has an exit plan after 8 mos of it Citizens are fearful about advances in AI-7 in 10 say the govt should regulate it more=>
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purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social @purrfectlyfrank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Any time a Trumper proclaims some "cost savings," I don't believe it bc they're serial 🤥🤥 + stories like this:> In a single day in January, ICE spent more money than it had on any other day in either of President Trump's terms, federal spending records show. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
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