After suggesting people in poverty lack the experience to navigate the “real world,” Senator Jon Husted revived a familiar claim: poverty reflects personal failure rather than economic structure—an explanation decades of research reject.
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Trump used an image from a dignified transfer for six U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone strike in a fundraising email promising donors access to “private national security briefings.”
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Donald Trump expressed satisfaction at Robert Mueller’s death. Mueller, a Purple Heart recipient and public servant, will be remembered for service; Trump for impeachments, felony convictions, and sexual abuse liability. The contrast is clear.
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Lawmakers are investigating whether a Trump-linked Wall Street firm helped underwrite Chinese listings later tied to stock-promotion schemes that wiped out billions in market value.
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In the first eleven months of 2025, 10,109 doctoral-trained scientists left the federal government. The losses were concentrated in agencies that fund medical research, regulate environmental standards and model climate. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/more-than-...?
Special Counsel Jack Smith and federal investigators found Trump held highly sensitive classified documents linked to his business interests, a potential motive left unresolved in court.
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For the first time in modern history, the United States is no longer classified as a liberal democracy, and data shows changes under President Donald Trump’s second term are accelerating a pattern seen in democracies that later failed.
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Paolo Zampolli, a Trump associate and U.S. envoy, contacted a top ICE official during a custody dispute after his ex was arrested. She was later detained and deported, officials said, based on her status and charges.
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President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, widow of activist Charlie Kirk, to the advisory board overseeing the U.S. Air Force Academy, placing a conservative activist figure on a body reviewing curriculum and discipline. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-appo...
