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Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Cloudy | stapler | RSS Trey and Ken continue their journey through the United States Constitution. This week they cover Article IV, Sections 3 and 4. They cover topics including the admission clause, Congress’s power over land and property, and the guarantee clause. The boys of politics in Facebook …

The United States Constitution: Article IV, Sections 3 and 4

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Currency Exchange Rates at 9:20 am EST, July 1, 2023 currency pair Federal Reserve (1) x-rates.com OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0904 1.0884 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2689 1.2662 AUD/USD 0.6687 0.6660 0.6639 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.6138 0.6105 CHF/USD 1.1137 1.1166 1.1140 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0069 0.0069 These rates are average rates compiled by the Federal Reserve System as of June …

What is the forex market and why is it important? –Alton Drew

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by Peter Emerson Mariupol is yet another city that humanity first created… and then destroyed, razed, like Guernica and Warsaw. And now Russia does to others what she, too, has suffered, as in Leningrad and by her own hand, in Grozny. Mariupol is not a Russian word; if Russian or Slavic, it would be ‘Mariugrad’ …

Ukraine: Are we also to blame?

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The election is a week away and there are still so many Senate and gubernatorial races that are too close to call. The answer to so much uncertainty? Other political addict contest! The person who announces each race correctly wins a Political Junkie t-shirt, plus their choice of a 1952 Eisenhower or Stevenson campaign button! …

It’s time to participate in the 2022 political addict election contest

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The Edinburgh Fringe has been very much on my mind this week, with Joanna Cherry MP’s victory over comedy venue The Stand having her show banned and having to do a reverse ferret after receiving legal advice that they were breaking anti-discrimination laws. She had not been invited because several of her staff did not …

Back at the Edinburgh Fringe for a third year

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Perhaps the most influential vice president in history behind Teddy Roosevelt and Martin van Buren, Garrett Hobart was not your typical vice president. A lawyer and businessman by trade, Hobart maintained a strong relationship with the businesses he owned during his time in office, allowing William McKinley, the man he served under as Vice President, …

Garrett Hobart: From Influential New Jersey Businessman to Vice President

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Throughout the centuries echonew false screams of honor wonlast duty accomplishedFrom the land of conquest rushed departure The legions of the empire clash and run The arrogance fell silent silenced trumpets Liberal hats keep urging High-tech helmets chased by turbans Overdrawn Fair Mission Weight of our tan moral burden Imperial servitude yours to learn great …

Beyond “mainstream” framing and distortion, key readings on Afghanistan

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Once upon a time, Iowa was ranked at or near the top in student achievement. Today, some evaluations place us in the middle and falling. Iowa Republican lawmakers believe it is the public schools and teachers who are to blame for not holding themselves and students to the highest standards. However, if we use a …

The dismantling of public education: Gary’s in trouble

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President Biden’s handlers are responsible for most of the problems, stopping oil production and fracking, doubling energy costs around the world. These prices of $120 a barrel, 1) allowed energy-rich Russia to wage war when it was bankrupt. 2) gave the full base to our inflation, since gas prices always go up on all costs …

Biden’s energy policy causes most of Words’ problems. |

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“…maintain free speech and make Twitter a safe space for everyone.” Says the woman who runs the company with a very recent history of First Amendment violations/censorship. Such a top executive should know that no matter what, some snowflake will complain about something. Therefore, there is no such thing as a “safe space for ‘everyone’”. …

A warning sign about twitter.

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