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Heather Cox Richardson for May 8, 2026. Her column is a must read.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-8-2026HCR presents a long string of atrocities that all vie to be the worst stories of the day. They are really flooding the zone with his crap.
In case you're wondering what kind of a news day it was, President Donald J. Trump announced that the "Department of War" was releasing "Government files related to Alien and Extraterrestrial Life, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and Unidentified Flying Objects." The president posted: "Have Fun and Enjoy!"
It's hard to see the release of this information at this moment as anything more than a distraction from the many stories in the news that show the administration in an unflattering light.
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It's hard to see the release of this information at this moment as anything more than a distraction from the many stories in the news that show the administration in an unflattering light.
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