Category Archives: Politics

Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

Posted on 2026 March 7 by anewc2

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

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Stephen Colbert and James Talarico

Posted on 2026 February 18 by anewc2

For those who wanted to see this interview, and are cursing CBS for not letting it happen, Stephen and James did do an interview and put it up on The Late Show’s YouTube channel.

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60 Minutes segment: CECOT

Posted on 2025 December 22 by anewc2

Defeat censorship using the Wayback Machine. Continue reading →

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For those of us of a certain age, May 4 will never be about Star Wars

Posted on 2025 May 4 by anewc2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings

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Exposing Secrets

Posted on 2025 April 16 by anewc2

https://www.threads.net/@sars_cov.2_covid_19/post/DIffN-mvxHc There is an account on Threads that posts information that the government doesn’t want you to see. The next pandemic is knocking at the door, and Bobby Kennedy is throwing that door wide open and saying, “Come on in!” … Continue reading →

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Internal Critics

Posted on 2020 January 23 by anewc2

This is a response to an article from brainpickings, about how our internal critic holds us back from realizing our full potential, and becoming our true selves. This article was first published in the spring of 2016. It resonates with … Continue reading →

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New Party, Who Dis?

Posted on 2019 February 26 by anewc2

https://nypost.com/2019/02/26/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-will-star-as-superhero-in-new-comic-book/ “slated for release May 15”

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Libertarianism tried; failed

Posted on 2019 January 9 by anewc2

https://twitter.com/CorbinHiar/status/1082708005001547777

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AOC’s Green New Deal, as policy

Posted on 2019 January 7 by anewc2

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/01/aocs-green-new-deal-policy.html His take is generally positive, with some suggested improvements. He is impressed with AOC’s ability to generate this document in apparently a short time. It may mean she is not just flashy but also good.

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The New Chinese Empire

Posted on 2018 December 30 by anewc2

This story about Ecuador’s debts to China dropped on Christmas Eve. The LA Times provides more background. Both papers are paywalled past a monthly limit, but Wikipedia is not. Now we have a similar story from Kenya, with denials from … Continue reading →

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