Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Trump beats Nikki Haley, Joe Biden wins amid protest votes in Michigan primaries
Michigan Democrats and Republicans wrap up their presidential primaries today
Why Michigan is having both a Republican primary and a caucus this week
Conservative megadonors Koch not funding Haley anymore as she continues longshot bid
Nikki Haley says Biden is 'more dangerous' than Trump but neither is fit for the job
What GOP infighting in South Carolina can (and can't) tell us about 2024
"Grotesque": Trump torched for "despicable" statement making Alexei Navalny's death about himself
Nikki Haley says challenging Trump is more important than ever
Trump’s RNC Takeover Is on the Brink of Becoming a ‘Purge’
Trump Fully Devours the Republican Establishment
Montana GOP lawmaker quickly drops Senate bid, citing Trump's endorsement of opponent
Republicans who ousted Kevin McCarthy complain "very wealthy folks" are pulling their donations
Opinion: McConnell appears to be politically weakened. This senator may be waiting in the wings
Speaker Mike Johnson reverses course and will not endorse Matt Rosendale for Senate in Montana after blowback
Setting up a bitter Montana GOP primary, Rosendale enters high-profile Senate race
On Caucus Day in Nevada, Trump's pitch is all about November
Ronna McDaniel, RNC Chairwoman, to Step Down Amid Pressure From Trump Allies
Floridians wonder if DeSantis will change now that he's not running for president
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s vengeance operation against the Republicans who fired him
Florida insiders fear vengeful DeSantis will ‘burn it all down’
Judge asked to reverse order freeing former FBI source who allegedly lied about Bidens
FBI informant accused of lying about the Bidens says Russian agents passed him a story about Hunter
Ex-FBI source charged with Biden lies is tied to Russian intelligence, prosecutors say
"But it's not true!": CNN reporter confronts Jim Jordan over indicted informant's debunked claims
How the ex-FBI informant charged with lying is tied to the Biden impeachment inquiry
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian firm
Biden family business associate had ‘no professional contact’ with Joe Biden, lawyer says
Hunter Biden's friend says Republicans gave 'misleading' account of impeachment testimony
Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with House Republicans
Hunter Biden’s Capitol Visit Surprised Republicans, and His Father’s Advisers
House Republicans shocked as Hunter Biden arrives at House contempt hearing
Assessing 6 Claims by the GOP in the Biden Impeachment Inquiry
How Hunter Biden's drug addiction could be a bedrock of his legal defense on tax charges
Hunter Biden defies House Republicans' subpoena for closed-door testimony
House GOP push to hold Hunter Biden in contempt for skipping closed-door testimony
Who is Mark Scarsi, the judge assigned to Hunter Biden’s new tax charges case?
Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges
House GOP threatens Hunter Biden with contempt if he defies subpoena for closed-door testimony
Hunter Biden's lawyer says again that president's son will only testify publicly
Why Hunter Biden offered to testify in House probe, and why Republicans said no
Raskin rips GOP for not agreeing to open hearing for Hunter Biden
House GOP Rejects Hunter Biden Offer to Testify Publicly
The Hunter Biden Testimony James Comer Doesn’t Want You to See
Hunter Biden Special Counsel Wanted To Testify In Public. Republicans Kept It Private.
Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case is testifying before lawmakers in an 'unprecedented step'
Hunter Biden accuses Republicans of weaponizing his drug addiction in rare op-ed
House Speaker Mike Johnson signals Hunter Biden will be subpoenaed in Joe Biden impeachment inquiry
Johnson says ‘he’s looking at’ subpoenaing Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
Investigators in Biden impeachment inquiry to question federal prosecutor
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for 'total annihilation' of digital privacy
Hunter Biden plans to plead not guilty in felony gun case
Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against Republicans. That could be tricky for the president
Hunter Biden sues IRS over release of his tax records
Americans sharply divided over whether Biden acted wrongly in son's businesses, AP-NORC poll shows
Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges for allegedly lying about drug addiction.
Hunter Biden indicted on firearms charges
Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
Threats mount against prosecutors, FBI agents working on Hunter Biden probe
Hunter Biden sues former Trump aide Garrett Ziegler over infamous laptop
FBI Agent Undercuts Claims of Political Interference in Hunter Biden Inquiry
A special counsel will indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says
Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
Is Hunter Biden becoming a real problem for the president?
House GOP Delights As Hunter Biden Plea Agreement Stalls
President Biden won't pardon son Hunter, White House says
Judge says she's not ready to accept Hunter Biden's plea deal
Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax case and avoid prosecution on gun charge
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. - Viktor E. Frankl

Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow
Between the conception
And the creation
Between the emotion
And the response
Falls the Shadow. - T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men"
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and withouy fear for newer and richer experience. - Eleaor Roosevelt
The gap between how bad things are and how much worse they’re perceived to be is unprecedented - David Brooks

Chicken Littles Are Ruining America
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.
They are the charming gardeners who
make our soul blossom. - Marcel Proust

Monday, February 26, 2024

Friday, February 23, 2024

What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq
4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on boat intercepted by U.S.
Houthis to step up Red Sea strikes, use 'submarine weapons', leader says
What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq
Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen's Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes
Rising Mideast Tension Could Force the U.S. Out of Iraq
US confronts dangers from 'not very good' Iran-backed militants
Iraq slams US after strike kills pro-Iran commander
The U.S. is demanding Iran rein in its proxy groups. Is that actually possible?
Drone attack on Syrian base housing US troops kills six Kurdish fighters
Drone attack kills six Kurdish-led fighters at US base in east Syria
Sullivan says US retaliatory strikes in Middle East ‘not the end of it’
Houthi rebels vow revenge after US, UK barrage; Israel raids outpost where Hamas trained: Updates
Iran-backed group kills U.S. allies in Syria amid high-stakes tit-for-tat
The U.S. targets Iranian proxies for a second day in a row
U.S. hits Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for deadly strikes
US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
Plans approved for U.S. strikes against Iranian targets in Iraq, Syria
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
U.S. targets Iraqi airline, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers for sanctions
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. - Paulo Coelho
When you are able to be fully present, your heart opens because your mind isn't in the way. - Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
"Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived. Follow the path that is no path, follow your bliss." - Joseph Campbell .
“This isn’t a play ground, this is
earth, our heaven, for a while.
Therefore I have given precedence
to all my sudden, sullen, dark moods
that hold you in the center of my world.
And I say to my body: grow thinner still.
And I say to my fingers, type me a pretty song.
And I say to my heart: rave on.” – Mary Oliver, Thirst
Encouraging someone to be entirely themselves is the loudest way to love them. - Kalen Djon
The story they have created about you reveals a lot about them..
Be at peace. - Dr. Thema Bryant
You can't hope to make progress in areas where you have taken action. - Epictetus
“Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of Adventures.” - L Carroll
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” — James Baldwin

"Close friends are truly life's treasure .Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves.
With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears .Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone." - Vincent Van Gogh