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Trump’s latest move turns cruelty into strategy as he threatens to defund SNAP to force Democrats to reopen the government. Also, a look at a quiet, billionaire-backed race for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and how contests in New York and New Jersey expose deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

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After Offering to Half-Fund SNAP, Trump Turns Callousness Into Cruelty by Refusing to Fund It At All Until “Radical Left Democrats” Open Up the Government We begin with Trump’s latest outburst on Truth Social apparently reversing his decision to half-fund the SNAP program by announcing today that “SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions … Continued

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An examination of Trump’s push to oust Venezuela’s Maduro without war — and why dismantling the country’s entrenched corruption won’t be simple. Then, a call for Democrats to go on the offensive with real policy solutions to counter Project 2025, followed by a look at whether the Supreme Court will sacrifice its legitimacy by siding with Trump on tariffs.

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Trump Wants to Take Out Maduro Without a War But Replacing Venezuela’s Corrupt and Criminal Hierarchy Will Not Be So Easy We begin with the increasing likelihood that the Trump administration will attempt to take out Venezuela’s Maduro and try to avoid a war with the country’s armed forces that have Russian missiles which could … Continued

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An inside look at the launch of Defiance.org, a new effort to help Americans resist Trump’s campaign of revenge — followed by an analysis of Putin’s escalating brutality in Ukraine and how echoes of Hitler’s atrocities once galvanized Russians to defeat Nazism.

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Today’s Launch of DEFIANCE.ORG to Help Americans Push Back Against Trump’s Revenge We begin with a defiant one who was the first to be targeted by Trump for vengeful prosecution before Comey and the others who, in response to being continually asked what can we do to stop Trump, has launched a movement today to … Continued

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As Trump Rewards Billionaires and Mike Johnson Protects Pedophiles, Americans and Their Children Are About to Go Hungry–The CEO to Worker Pay Ratio Has Gone From 20 to 1 to 360 to 1 But Now Musk Expects a $1 Trillion Paycheck–Trump’s Theatrical War on Drugs Has Key Ally Colombia Exiting the Stage

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As Trump Rewards Billionaires and Mike Johnson Protects Pedophiles, Americans and Their Children Are About to Go Hungry  We begin with SNAP food stamp payments to one in eight Americans stopping on November 1 since the House of Representatives is shut down which will result in millions of kids going hungry so that Speaker Johnson … Continued

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The Fragile Ego of Power: Trump’s Descent, His War on Canada, and America’s Waning Influence in Asia

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The Unbound Grandiosity of Trump’s Ego and Its Frailty as the Most Powerful Man in the World Craves and Demands Praise and Flattery We will begin with more evidence of Trump’s mental impairment from a deranged rant he posted on Truth Social about Tylenol and vaccines at 4.19 AM Sunday offering dangerously absurd medical advice. … Continued

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From Trump’s War on Blue States to His Monument of Corruption — and Europe’s Test Against Russia: Reports from the Frontlines of Power and Resistance.

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How Blue States Can Defend Themselves Against the Divisive Partisan Warfare Trump is Waging Against Them We begin with the most divisive American president since the Civil War deliberately waging war on blue states who did not vote for him and punishing them by canceling government projects while invading and intimidating them with ICE thugs and … Continued

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Authentic Populist Democratic Candidates Are Emerging on the Left–Disturbing Similarities With Today’s Wall Street Bubble and the 1929 Crash–A Wakeup Call as the People’s House is Torn Down to Build a Gilded Palace

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Although the Oysterman in Maine is Imploding and Senator Fetterman is a Disappointment, Authentic Populist Democratic Candidates Are Emerging on the Left We begin with the populist promise on the Left backfiring in Maine where the most beatable Republican Senator Susan Collins has been given a reprieve with a gift from disturbing revelations about the … Continued

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Resistance and Repression: From ‘No Kings’ Rallies to Right-Wing Hate and Venezuela Threats

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Resistance to Trump is Growing With 2,600 No Kings Protests Across America We begin with the 2,600 No Kings rallies held on Saturday across the country from Maine to the Marianas which peacefully displayed the growing resistance to Trump reflecting a patriotic love for a country the demonstrators are trying to save, the opposite of … Continued