Tim Schroeppel
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Husband | Dad | MN ex-pat | Connoisseur of fine bourbon 🥃 | Mountain biker | skier | Love my dogs
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The Tennessee Holler
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Welp
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Carl Quintanilla
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“.. All signs point to this summer being the worst for teen employment since 1948, when the federal government started tracking the data, as rising inflation and higher fuel prices squeeze the small businesses and restaurants that typically hire them ..”
@wsj.com
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Scott Smith
1 day ago
The last 13% had better start paying attention, because it's not going to get any better any time soon and unless the felon makes a deal with Iran, it's going to get much worse
#USDemocracy
thehill.com/business/per...
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Nearly 90 percent of Americans fear prices will keep rising: Survey
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are worried that prices for everyday items will increase over the next three months, according to a new JD Power survey. The data analytics firm’s monthly consumer sentimen…
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5889845-americans-worried-rising-prices/
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The Tennessee Holler
1 day ago
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@repcohen.bsky.social
: “Don’t tell me, John Roberts, The Supreme Court is not political. It is an arm of the White House. 🇺🇸 is being destroyed from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”
#Memphis
#JimCrow
#RacistRedistricting
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Ron Filipkowski
1 day ago
One week after Trump started his war, he stated his objectives on Truth Social.
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Mueller, She Wrote
1 day ago
How weird!
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Angry
1 day ago
Can’t wait to watch all the people who criticized the JCPOA and excoriated Obama for “pallets of cash” try to sanewash Trump giving Iran even more cash for a worse deal than the JCPOA.
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Governor JB Pritzker
2 days ago
Reminder that Trump cut your health care, food assistance, and emergency preparedness programs because they cost Americans "too much." So where does the $1 billion White House ballroom fall?
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Trump ballroom money in question after Senate parliamentarian rules. Thune says GOP will persist
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the GOP will refine its approach to seeking money for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/05/18/trump-ballroom-provision-blocked-senate-parliamentarian.html
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Financial Times
1 day ago
Iran war could add billions of dollars in interest payments to US debt
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Iran war could add billions of dollars in interest payments to US debt
Government borrowing costs have reached their highest levels since 2007 after three months of the conflict
https://ft.trib.al/qp5h83H
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Raw Story
1 day ago
Questions about Trump's criminal liability arise as Mueller prosecutor sees immunity crack
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Questions about Trump's criminal liability arise as Mueller prosecutor sees immunity crack
Andrew Weissmann, the former federal prosecutor who served as a top deputy to special counsel Robert Mueller, said this week that President Donald Trump's controversial $1.776 billion January 6 slush fund may have inadvertently exposed him to criminal liability that the Supreme Court's presidential ...
https://bit.ly/4dtlZLV
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Guardrails of Democracy
2 days ago
🚨 Now an Innocent person has been sh0+ by the Secret Service. Is someone truly crazy enough to think they can get into the White House? How did Barack, Bush, & Clinton get through their Presidency’s without all this craziness?
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Christopher Webb
2 days ago
Girl 🤦🏽♂️
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The Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
The gunman was shot by Secret Service officers after firing at them outside a checkpoint, officials said.
on.wsj.com/4dLJej3
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The U.S. Secret Service shot and killed a man who fired at officers at a security checkpoint near the White House, and a bystander was also struck by gunfire, officials said Saturday
The gunman was shot by Secret Service officers after firing at them outside a checkpoint, officials said.
https://on.wsj.com/4dLJej3
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Anne Grete (GoogeliArt) 🦋💙PD
2 days ago
White House shooter dead, bystander shot
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
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White House shooter dead, bystander shot
The 21-year-old who pulled a revolver out of a bag and opened fire at Secret Service agents outside the White House died after being shot, according to CNN.CNN gave an update based on a statement from...
https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-shooter-bystander-shot/
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Anne Grete (GoogeliArt) 🦋💙PD
2 days ago
Rumors fly as Vance makes 'unplanned' U-turn to White House: 'Something massive'
www.rawstory.com/rumors-jd-va...
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Rumors fly as Vance makes 'unplanned' U-turn to White House: 'Something massive'
Vice President JD Vance reportedly made an unplanned return to Washington DC on Saturday, with his motorcade racing back toward the White House as President Donald Trump pulled his national security t...
https://www.rawstory.com/rumors-jd-vance-fly-iran/
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Melody Schreiber
2 days ago
At least one woman is now in limbo after US officials moved her to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, and now say they won’t bring her back because of the Ebola travel ban – despite a judge’s order for her return.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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White House pauses removal of detainees to the DRC as Ebola outbreak widens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-struck region
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/white-house-pauses-detainee-removal-drc-ebola
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦
2 days ago
Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe
The Russian dictator has lost control of the narrative.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/putin-lost-control-russia/687269/?utm_source=smart-news
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Carl Quintanilla
2 days ago
* IRAN: ISSUE OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS BETWEEN US AND OMAN
@bloomberg.com
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
The president posts an image of Iran as a US state
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Daniel Drezner
2 days ago
“Donald Trump reversed the decision this week, but the political damage to the relationship may be hard to repair. Polish officials saw the cancellation of the deployment as a breach of trust, according to the Wednesday cable from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Cable: US-Polish troop fracas due partly to bad US messaging
President Donald Trump reversed the decision not to deploy troops to Poland, but the fallout has been severe.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/cable-us-polish-troop-fracas-00934590
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦
2 days ago
Putin has destroyed Russia and lost the war
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Putin has destroyed Russia and lost the war
With all the evidence that the Russian President is a military nincompoop, why is he portrayed as a mortal threat to the West?
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/putin-destroyed-russia-lost-war-4430664?ito=smart-news
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Mike Walker
2 days ago
BREAKING: Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir today that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end their war and Iran would not compromise on its national rights, state television reported.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Iran's top negotiator says Tehran will not compromise in talks with US
Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to end...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/irans-top-negotiator-says-tehran-will-not-compromise-talks-with-us-2026-05-23/
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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS
2 days ago
Fox News poll shows declining support across core voter groups, including Trump's Republican base. Just 29 percent of voters approved of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 71 percent disapproved, with just 30 percent of rural Americans approving and 70 percent disapproving.
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Trump approval rating collapses with rural voters amid farmer fury
The president's standing with this crucial demographic bloc has plunged 34 percentage points since the early days of his second term.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-rural-americans-farmers-11982592
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Brian Stelter
3 days ago
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" went out on a literal high note. Last night’s series finale was the most-watched weeknight episode of Colbert’s eleven-year tenure on the show...
www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/m...
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Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ finale sets a weeknight ratings record | CNN Business
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” went out on a literal high note.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/media/colbert-late-show-finale-cbs-ratings-weeknight-record?cid=ios_app
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Newsweek
2 days ago
Host‑team prices are down more than 30 percent over the past month, a drop some say reflects muted interest in the tournament.
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World Cup Ticket Prices Plunge for USMNT Games
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Tom Hearden
2 days ago
Bitcoin is now down in May and back under $75k
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Mark Chadbourn
3 days ago
The Trump administration is secretly deleting information about the insurrection from the DOJ website as it prepares to give funds to J6ers, the WP reports.
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Aaron Rupar
3 days ago
Wut
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tomwellborn3rd
3 days ago
This is how he has abused women and girls for decades. Creepy, invasive, and without permission.
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Aaron Rupar
3 days ago
Trump: “Hello, Greenland!”
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tomwellborn3rd
3 days ago
"Fuck all of you. I'm protected. You are all fucked." He's a psychopath.
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Mark Chadbourn
3 days ago
Trump’s dignity-free Cheerleader for Atrocities may be signalling the next step.
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Mike Walker
2 days ago
‘He’s pushing it too far’: The week Republicans told Trump no
www.ms.now/news/trump-r...
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‘He’s pushing it too far’: The week Republicans told Trump no
GOP lawmakers broke with the president on Iran, a compensation fund that could go to Jan. 6 rioters and his ballroom renovation — and they are increasingly bleak about November.
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-republicans-iran-jan6-defendants-fund-approval-rating
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Christopher Webb
3 days ago
I keep telling y’all, he’s never leaving. The symbolism here is crazy work! A glowing golden shield protecting the White House like a king’s palace. Satellites, missiles, crosses, heavenly light from the sky, all centered around one man who sees himself as the seat of devine power.
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Adam Kinzinger
3 days ago
The income gap is about to get insane and the govt is doing nothing about it
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Kyle Griffin
3 days ago
This is a real AI-generated video just posted by both Trump and the White House online.
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Raider
3 days ago
Trump rushes back to White House. - Weekend golf plans scrapped. - Top officials cancel holiday plans. - 'US preparing new strikes against Iran' - CBS. - Iran's army READY for 'enemy foolishness' — Tasnim.
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The Tennessee Holler
3 days ago
We are very far off the cliff, folks. @CBS should be avoided entirely. Shame on them.
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Carl Quintanilla
3 days ago
FALLOWS: “.. four examples of people who have been thinking about the process of civic reconstruction. “.. each deserves attention, as the end of Trump’s era begins to come into view.”
@jfallows.bsky.social
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Raider
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Andy Behrman
4 days ago
Say goodbye to Stephen Colbert and then say goodbye to CBS. A network that loses Colbert loses its cultural relevance. Period. Please repost if you agree!
#StephenColbert
#Colbert
#CBS
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Debby33 ❌ 👑
3 days ago
Satire & Political Comedy Are Resistance 🎭 "Authoritarians don’t like anybody who doesn’t give them undue dignity. Comedians are anti-authoritarian by nature. And authoritarians are never going to like anybody laughing at them." - Stephen Colbert
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Jack Murphy
3 days ago
Hearing incoming from multiple sources that something appears to be fixing to pop off this weekend.
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MeidasTouch
3 days ago
Yes, that's Gov. Tim Walz on Alien Super Show. Walz: "I'm not running again, so the guardrails are off. I asked and said, 'Can I go on shows where I can say, "fuck those guys"?'" You've come to the right place, governor. New episode drops this weekend.
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The Contrarian
3 days ago
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as the Director of National Intelligence. Her resignation is the latest in a pattern of female cabinet members being forced out
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/women-are-the-first-to-go
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Women Are the First To Go
Trump’s venom toward women isn’t anything new
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/women-are-the-first-to-go
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Dave Weigel
3 days ago
Farewell, Tulsi Gabbard. You didn't stop any regime change wars, but at least you pretended you would.
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emptywheel
3 days ago
I guess Tulsi didn't want to be a part of the Cuban invasion. Or the Iranian reinvasion. Maybe it's Greenland. Mexico? Colombia?
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Aaron Rupar
3 days ago
Trump and Gabbard claim she's leaving due to her husband's health, but Reuters reports "the White House forced her to resign"
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White House forced top spy Gabbard to resign, source says
The White House forced U.S. intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-forced-top-spy-gabbard-resign-source-says-2026-05-22/
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Oliver Willis
3 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director
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Carl Quintanilla
3 days ago
GALLUP: share of Americans who think economic conditions are getting worse rose to 76% in May (highest reading since May 2023) while only 20% say they are getting better. (via Schwab)
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