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The Pentagon has disclosed that 34 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries due to the Iranian missile strike on U.S. forces in Iraq in early January. That's more than triple the number acknowledged earlier this week. On...
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A Kurd is a Kurd is a Kurd, right? I’m sure Trump thinks this is close enough. I mean, how many categories of foreigners is he supposed to keep straight in his steamy Jiffy Pop head? TRUMP: “It’s great to be with President Barzani of Kurdistan, and we...
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Ahlan Simsim, which translates to “Welcome Sesame” in Arabic, is the newest program to launch from Sesame Workshop, the same organization that brings kids Sesame Street. Ahlan Simsim includes some familiar faces, including Elmo and the Cookie Monster....
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He avoided Vietnam thanks to bone spurs and later said that trying to avoid sexually transmitted diseases was “my personal Vietnam,” but Donald Trump knows about war injuries. He says. Trump on Wednesday morning dismissed the injuries to 11 U.S. troops...
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On January 17, Rep. Gregory Steube (R-FL) introduced HR 5657 — the “Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act” — a bill intended to aid one specific for-profit Christian jewelry company by ordering the Secretary of Defense to change military regulations to...
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In late December 2018, when James “Mad Dog” Mattis resigned as secretary of defense after President Trump announced that he was...
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In these years, Washington has, in a sense, tortured history. Early in this century, the Guantánamo Bay detention facility would...
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Guest post by Mike Farrell MRFF Advisory Board Member According to Wikipedia, the First Liberty Institute is a nonprofit legal organization based in Plano, Texas. “Supporters describe the organization as focused on religious freedom and the First...
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Received this e-mail today from VoteVets: It’s critical you read this entire email and then take action to support VoteVets today. The House officially sent articles of impeachment to the Senate this week. Now it’s up to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey...
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If your political bumper stickers don’t communicate enough for you, you may be able to get some very familiar slogans on your license plate—assuming you live in Oklahoma and love Donald Trump, that is. Republican State Sens. Nathan Dahm and Marty Quinn...
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