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TIDBITS….The commanders of the government offensive in Basra have been recalled to Baghdad. Presumably because the Basra campaign was such a success.
In other news, missile defense still doesn’t work and its supporters are still lying about it. I know, I know: dog bites man. Still.
His jabs at the pope probably would matter more if Congressional Republicans and JD Vance weren’t already heading for grim midterms.
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His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.
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An economist’s answer for why you deserve a raise and why a higher minimum wage won’t hurt the economy.
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