Democracy will not survive without strong independent media
Trump and his allies are rapidly taking over our major news outlets.
Independent media once felt like a luxury. Specialized news subscriptions that provided in-depth information, opinion and analysis were costly and time-consuming. They were purely optional, even indulgent.
That is no longer the case. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...
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Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad
Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57
Congress ordered the Kennedy Center to be a living memorial
Trump wants to shut it down & demolish it anyway
So we amended our lawsuit & sought emergency court relief to stop the destruction of national cultural institution
More in this week’s Publisher’s Note on @contrariannews.org 👇- TN
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This is a fine stopgap, however they are not yet within full compliance of the law and the weight of a judicial ruling would help secure the memorial against future tampering. Our lawsuit persists.
07.03.2026 15:09
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My money once again is on this guy
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Trump's risky business
Early polling on the Iran war suggests there may be little or no reward to be had.
Trump is mired in risk:
Risk his Iran war of choice goes bad.
Risk the February job losses are a trend.
Risk the stock market keeps dropping.
Risk his tariffs—and soaring oil costs—push prices higher.
Risk deregulated AI accelerates job losses.
Risk Democratic enthusiasm leads to a midterm wipeout.
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Greenland tensions are unfolding on two tracks, according to Trump envoy Jeff Landry: formal diplomacy between the U.S., Greenland and Denmark — and “informal outreach to Greenlanders” promoting economic ties with the United States.
Some analysts call it an influence campaign.
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This is why you never publicly apologize when a bully is actively pummeling you, for anything, no matter how well-deserved. It's a big flashing "hit me harder daddy" sign to people like this
Pezeshkian just made things a thousand times worse for his people
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Reuters: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed reports that Russia may have shared intelligence with Iran about US assets in the region, saying, 'it clearly is not making a difference'
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Donald Tusk » @donaldtusk • 3h
The war in the Middle East continues and chaos is spreading. Oil prices are going up. Washington may lift sanctions on Russian oil. Who is the real winner here?
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WH official: “We want to seize all the oil from Iran. The long-term benefit is getting massive oil reserves out of the hands of terrorists.”
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He really ought to be busy studying English vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
But there is no evidence he has ever done that or ever will.
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"The idea that we would surrender unconditionally, they should take such a dream to their graves.
What we are committed to are international laws, humanitarian frameworks and the principles they claim to uphold.
We will stand firm until our last breath to get our country out of this crisis."
President of Iran Pezeshkian apologized for striking neighboring countries blaming lack of regional coordination and stated the council has forbidden such strikes going forward. Then added:
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Who’s your mommy?
The U.S. being last means we may not trust each other but at least we're honest about it.
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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.
Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.
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Kind of weird for the theme song of Trump’s new organization to be something Prince wrote about the inability to move on after a breakup or loss. Sinead O’Connor said she thought about her deceased mom every time she sang it.
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Vanished at the Showagon: What Happened to Beverly Potts?
Podcast Episode · Echoes of the Unknown · March 3 · 16m
Check out this week's episode of my podcast—before the next one drops on Tuesday! It revisits the haunting 1951 disappearance of 10-year-old Beverly Potts, who vanished from a neighborhood park in Cleveland. One of Ohio's most infamous missing person cases.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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America can’t afford Trump’s war with Iran for long
The economy has already taken damage from inflation, tariffs and a government shutdown.
America can’t afford Trump’s war with Iran for long
The U.S. economy has already taken damage from inflation, tariffs and a government shutdown.
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No matter how bad markets may get, there’s always Melania Coin. 🤡
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LANE: “40 children are dead. Whatever investigators ultimately conclude, the world will remember the nation associated with the strike. Power carries a name. And when 🇺🇸 is involved, that name is ours.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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Reminded: Netanyahu been saying the same thing for 40 years
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WATCH — @timmiller.bsky.social : “This war polls at 19% among independents… best case scenario is MAYBE there will be new leadership, but we don’t know who it is. That’s crazy. It’s like we’ll bomb them 4 more weeks and hope something good happens. Good luck.”
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Who taught Trump this stupid tug of war thing with his handshakes? Fred? Roy Cohn? Epstein? I guess it’s supposed to be some kind of dumb power move. This morning with the President of Paraguay.
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This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.
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War weighed heavily on both Eisenhower and Lincoln. “That cannot be said of everyone in power, and lately it seems like it can be said of hardly anyone in power.”
@peter-wehner.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
07.03.2026 13:50
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He’s having fever dreams…
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Um, Fort Campbell middle school would like a word. We have many schools on bases, and Bolton knows it. More ghoulish nonsense from war Hawks to justify the murder of little girls.
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