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  1. All those years teaching Constitutional Law, I missed the part of Article I that specified that Congress shall publicly fellate the president.

    Markwayne Mullin: "President Trump -- possibly the greatest president of all time, definitely of our lifetime. And i's amazing that you and I get to call Mr President, or Mr Trump our friend. It's amazing that he can be just a regular guy and league with such confidence that he does."

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  2. PM of Poland Tusk: August 15 is a good day for talks with Russia about war and peace. On this day 105 years ago during the Battle of Warsaw Poles stopped the Red Army in its march on Europe. Luckily we didn’t know that Russia „is invincible” - and we beat them. Peace through strength, nothing else.

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  3. 22 years of a GOP supermajority has pushed Missouri to 49th in starting teacher pay and now we have a teacher turnover rate of almost 15% -- more than double the national average.

    Republicans can't govern. They don't even try.

    missouriindependent.com/2025/08/14/m...

    Missouri had a total teacher turnover rate of 14.6% during the 2023-24 school year. That's double the national average.

    Missouri educators await increase in starting teacher pay amid high turnover rates • Missouri Independent

    Missouri had a total teacher turnover rate of 14.6% during the 2023-24 school year. That's double the national average.

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  4. Christian nationalism has moved from the margins to the center of political power, shaping laws, dismantling public institutions, and now linked to deadly violence. In response, a broad coalition of citizens is pushing back to defend democratic values and the separation of church and state.

    In the face of a deadly political assassination and a sweeping rise of Christian nationalism across government institutions, America is waking up. From church assemblies to city newspapers, and from t...

    Summer Awakening: Americans Push Back Against Christian Nationalism

    In the face of a deadly political assassination and a sweeping rise of Christian nationalism across government institutions, America is waking up. From church assemblies to city newspapers, and from t...

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  5. How Mediocre White Men & Their Fragility Are Destroying America

    The Trump Administration & corporate media are Affirmative Action for the world's most fragile, mediocre, white men who see equality as oppression & would rather burn the country down than share it.

    open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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