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Update 12/07/2025
President Donald Trump granted clemency to David Gentile, a private equity executive, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of victims in a $1.6 billion scheme. Gentile, 59, was granted clemency just a few days into his seven-year prison sentence, according to The New York Times. Well, dear reader, don’t you just know he had Continue reading
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Update 10/19/2025
Trump now says that the Watergate scandal was “an illegal hoax.” Really. He said that. Another hoax, eh? Right up there with climate change and the Sandy Hook school shootings. ………………………….. Something I have long wondered: What ever happened to Roebuck? ………………………. What Else is New Dept.: In a speech today, Trump called the Prime Continue reading
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Update 09/21/2025
Big Oil already extracts about $35 billion dollars a year from the federal budget in direct industry specific tax breaks and subsidies. Trump promised Big Oil even more in return for supporting his 2024 election bid. In their big ugly tax bill, Trump and Republicans handed Big Oil an additional $18 billion in giveaways over Continue reading
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Update 07/27/2025
During WWII, American soldiers were known as G.I. Joes (G.I. for “Government Issue”). Because they drank large amounts of coffee, the drink soon earned the popular nickname “a cup of Joe.” Provided by FactRetriever.com – I thought maybe a few younger readers might not know this. And, yes, “joe” is in the Scrabble dictionary! There, Continue reading
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Update 07/13/2025
From the Past: The U.S. Secret Service was originally created on July 5, 1865, during the Civil War, to fight counterfeiting, which was a huge problem. By the end of the war, between 1/3 and 1/2 of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit. Provided by FactRetriever.com ………………………………. News: US Navy’s Blue Angels Selects Continue reading
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