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Was it inevitable, or are deep-pocketed Republican campaign donors simply reading the writing on the wall? Some mega-donors who backed Donald Trump's presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020 and then stopped donating for various reasons, and in some instances called on him to exit the 2024 race, are returning to the fold — with oodles of cash. Why? Because cash loves a winner, come hell or high water. So here's the thing: With less than two months to go until the Iowa caucus, Trump and his avid backers are kicking their fundraising efforts into high gear like nobody's business —...

Russia downing 19 Ukrainian drones tonight... Poland says it won't send weapons to Ukraine any more... "Russia-Iran cooperation is reaching new highs" Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaking in Iran today... A federal judge in the US ordering Hunter Biden to appear in person for his hearing... French intelligence service agents questioning journalist Ariane Lavrilleux. Lavrilleux arrested yesterday accused of compromising national security... "You may have just perjured yourself" US Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky confronting US Attorney General Merrick Garland... The US Federal Reserve Board deciding to keep interest rates steady... Russia says its annual inflation rate is now...

"News outlets no longer write about the war...This means Ukraine is losing" President Trump talking about the Ukraine War... Mr. Trump also speaking about the abortion issue seeking a moderate compromise on it. He denounced a six-week abortion law signed by rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis... Russia's ambassador in North Korea says his country has offered food assistance... Fighting in Sudan's capital city Khartoum... In Stuttgart, Germany police arresting hundreds of supporters of Eritrea's political opposition... Meeting on the Mediterranean island of Malta this weekend between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...Late word is...

"It's an insult to (Ukrainians) and anybody else who's survived an occupation to be calling what happened in Ottawa an occupation." Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon speaking outside court in Ottawa as his client Tamara Lich went on trial... In Austin, Texas today the opening arguments at the impeachment trial... At least 21 dead in southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in the wake... 53 killed and 30 others wounded in fighting in the African nation of Burkina Faso... The British government plans to designate the Wagner Private Military Contractor as a "terrorist organization"... Things getting tougher when it comes...

August 4, 1962, was Marilyn Monroe’s Deathday. In May 1962, Marilyn Monroe sang her legendary breathy version of "Happy Birthday, Mr President" to JFK at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Madison Square Garden. Two and a half months later, on August 4, at home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, she died. In The Guardian, in 2016, David Thomson described her appearance in May 1962 with these words: "....... (she) stood there, with her massed blonde waves jutting off to one side, like the control on tower (of) an aircraft carrier, in a dress that could have been painted on her. ..........

"it's not fair...it's not legal...it's criminalization of political speech" President Trump speaking at... A Russian tanker was attacked in the Kerch Strait tonight... Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer proposing a plan to incorporate the right to use paper money... Six former Mississippi police officers entering guilty pleas to federal civil rights charges... A day of mourning declared in the nation of Georgia after a deadly landslide... Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria want the US-led military coalition to take a clear stand on Turkish drone attacks... The United Nations human rights agency pulling out of Uganda... "It is election interference & the...

The United States is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine... Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi today... A US State Department report released today on the US pullout from Afghanistan... Joe Biden has a condition for meeting with Israel's Prime Minister... At least 48 dead in Kenya when a truck collided with other vehicles and pedestrians... 25 people burned to death when a bus caught fire in India... The Russian military mission in Syria says that drones of the US-led coalition are violating... Russia has imposed a ban on Polish trucks transporting goods...

In Ecuador the President of the "Right" Guillermo Lasso dissolving the National Assembly in the face of an impeachment proceedings... Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signing legislation to ban "TikTok"... "fake world leader" "driven by Russia" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan given those labels today by his opponent in the second round of Türkiye's (Turkey's) presidential elections a week from... Political parties opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say media reports of progress in the judicial reform talks are false... The Political Situation in the United States Republicans talking impeachment while their leaders cut a deal with Joe Biden to...

A Russian news agency report says that US Global Hawk drone flights over the Black Sea... A federal judge ruling in favor of the US House Judiciary Committee... US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extending his order allowing access to the controversial abortion drug... In Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that striking government workers... More strikes planned in the UK as workers seek higher pay in the midst of ten percent plus inflation... "Given Federal expenditures, it is a matter of when, not if, we default" The world's second richest man Elon Musk responding... With a lawsuit hanging over...

When the midterm election results were announced, I was disappointed, demoralized, and angry. I really anticipated a deadly red tsunami, 100 feet tall and moving at the speed of a Cat-5 hurricane, to overwhelm and destroy the Democrat party. I slept soundly on election eve with visions of the Democratic Party joining the Whig Party and disappearing forever. Yeah, that didn't happen The morning after the election I arose from my slumber expecting to see stunned Democratic voters washed up by the tide with the other flotsam and jetsam. Suddenly, my wonderful dream turned into a nightmare. It was mortifying...

In Illinois incumbent Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker projected the winner over Republican challenger Darren Bailey. The Democrats unleashing 200,000 plus mail-in votes to put their candidates way ahead here in the early vote tally in Pennsylvania. ' In the US House races so far the Associated Press shows a gain of two seats for the Republicans...

What's Coming After The Election 1. The Railroad Strike... 2. Military Intervention In Haiti... 3. The Slowdown-Recession... "unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that will never cure your ills".... "pornography in the schools" "gangsters in power" "lawbreakers making rules" Joe Biden in Florida a state where the Democrats are going down in flames to talk about Ron DeSantis raise his profile as "Trump incarnate" just tells us who the Democrats are really afraid of now and down the road... Our Sarah Palin Update Sarah on the ballot fighting the "Rigged Choice" voting system in Alaska... Let's move onto Idaho and our theme...

Newsdump Alert: 30 Dead, 88 Wounded In Ukrainian Attack ON Convoy Entering Russian Zaporozhye Region in Ukraine... Keeping Cuba Communist: A Referendum On Gay Marriage... News Update: And Whoa Cuba asking the US for help over the power grid damage from Hurricane Ian with protests underway over the power outage... The "enemies" of the USA are sanctioned heck North Korea, Iran, Russia and China. Individuals are sanctioned among these nations. So the challenge for Presidential candidates and heck this could apply to candidates running for office here in 2022... Upset With Edward Snowden New Russian Citizen Well I Put Things...

"We are nearing a big armed conflict" Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaking in a media interview... The US Justice Department accusing 47 people... In a federal courtroom today the legal wrangling over documents seized during the FBI raid on President Trump's... In the Netherlands the farmers protest against climate change cow gas rules continues. Today thousands in the streets of the Dutch capital city... The fall on Wall Street... There was also an extremely sharp decline on Russia's stock markets today... In Canada the spin is that inflation is "cooling"... In Germany nationalization of the energy company "Uniper" expected tomorrow......

Tomorrow is primary election day in Florida. Dr. Drew Montez Clark is running for Congress in Florida’s 20th District. He is running unopposed and the election is tomorrow. His next election in November 8. Dr. Drew Montez Clark is an impressive, conservative, Constitution first candidate. Dr. Drew is the total package! So it makes sense then that Twitter would remove his account one day before the Florida primary election. Twitter took his account down earlier today. Twitter announced last week it would meddle in the 2022 elections. They weren’t kidding. And when Twitter says they will meddle that means Twitter...

If El Rushbo were with us he would be touting the notion of a limited government in line with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and would be shocked at what is going on out there. He would also be inspiring folks to get involved in the 2022 Elections as well... Go To H*ll Liz Cheney, You Sent Others There... The Neoconservatives have waged war all over the world and what does war involve? War involves the breaking of all of God's Top Ten rules lying for example: "There are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq"... Let's bring in...

Today America lies in a coma in Jacobi Medical Center fighting for its life. Democrats put her there. Jesus Cortez was sucker punched by lifetime criminal Van Phu Bui outside of a Bronx restaurant in a completely unprovoked attack. (click for video) Officially, his name is Van Phu Bui, but he has other names; Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Alvin Bragg, Kathy Hochul, Gavin Newsom, Beto O'Rourke, George Soros, Larry Krasner, George Gascon, Alenjandro Mayorkas. He is the democrat party. To say Bui is dangerous is a gross understatement. Police then arrested Van Phu Bui, a 55-year-old on probation,...