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Trump's VA strands thousands of veterans by ending a key mortgage program https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5382448/va-veterans-affairs-mortgages-foreclosure-vasp

Trump Says Kids May Just Have To Live With Fewer Toys Because Of His Tariffs https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-trade-war-empty-store-shelves_n_68126402e4b0232e1516fde3

Three months in, it’s become abundantly clear that it’s not just federal Washington-based programs and overseas aid that are feeling the wrath of Elon Musk and DOGE. The cuts are hitting home in the reddest parts of the country, and Republican elected officials are starting to push back. Abrupt...

Campgrounds and visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump's budget cuts TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May as the Trump...

The American democratic republic has died. It was 236 years old The U.S. is survived by a country of the same name, the United States of America, now a presidential dictatorship. https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/us-democracy-dies-trump-236-years-20292708.php

Scientists Find Measles Likely to Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-say-measles-likely-to-become-endemic-in-us-polio-diphtheria-rubella/

Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5377624/pam-bondi-reporters-subpoena-leaks

Unlikely cafe hybrid lets you grab your coffee and joint without leaving your car Gold Rush Coffee and Green Rush Cannabis is blazing a new trail for the marijuana industry while also redefining the neighborhood cafe. Inside the brushed-aluminum drive-thru shaped like a coffee cup, customers...

Hell Yeah! I have a the Big chief. I love smoked salmon...

Major Bay Area lawsuit settled, clearing way for Calif. high-speed rail project https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/bay-area-lawsuit-settled-calif-high-speed-rail-20292917.php

California population 40million. Japan population 125 million. Japanese are known to be some of the hardest working people in the world, yet here we are in California with 1/3 the population and still cranking out numbers to match entire nations. It really is something Californians should be...

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How do you define "corruption & deep state"?.. Fox Reporter Says the Trump White House Is Giving Wall Street Executives Info on Tariff Negotiations Fox Business senior correspondent Charles Gasparino reported on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration is privately discussing trade...

California overtakes Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy “California isn’t just keeping pace with the world — we’re setting the pace,” Gov Newsom said Wednesday. “Our economy is thriving because we invest in people, prioritize sustainability and believe in the power of...

Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal...