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Is the Future For Graduates That Bad?
Commencement address season hasn’t been going well — for the commencement speakers. I’m sure you’ve seen the videos on social media. The big shots who have been brought in to inspire a next generation of graduates have used their speeches as opportunities to extol the limitless possibilities that artificial intelligence will bring. They’re speaking to graduates who are entering a shaky job…
OUR TROUBLED STATE
(As a lifetime Californian, I didn’t enjoy reading Josh Barros’ analysis of why my great state has so many problems. But I know he’s right. Judging by the weak candidates for governor, you have to believe any competent politician would think twice about leading this troubled state. So many problems, too many people, not enough money to fix everything. It would take several terms to make a dent in…
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Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management
By Brian Stelter/ CNN Business/ June 2, 2026 {Big corporations and a corrupt president were not going to tolerate an independent opinionated news professional like Scott Pelley, who had the courage to confront CBS executives over their editorial interference with the greatest network news program in TV history, 60 Minutes. Pelley couldn’t tolerate that, and CBS/Paramount wouldn’t tolerate this…
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Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’
In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, and Nick Bilton, the show’s new executive producer. CBS News faced a fresh wave of turmoil on Monday after Scott Pelley, the “60 Minutes” correspondent, laced into the show’s newly hired executive producer during a staff meeting and accused Bari Weiss,…
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All this ‘talent’ breaks my brain — and my heart
AI fakery is overwhelming. What will happen to human imagination? By Kathleen Parker/ Washington Post/ May 22, 2026 You’re not crazy. Between artificial intelligence, bots, “astroturfed” comment sections and paid promotions masquerading as authentic social media content, almost nothing in our digitized world seems real or reliable. New research and reporting confirm it’s worse than many…
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There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s I.R.S. Slush Fund
{One of the most brilliant members of Congress, Rep. Jamie Raskin from Maryland, lays out Trump’s newest and most egregious example of corruption, and offers a way to stop this giveaway to the president’s supporters.–TBPR Editor} These days it takes a spectacular burst of corruption to get the attention of our scandal-weary nation, but President Trump and his administration have managed, once…
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What Happens If "They" Win?
The generations that defeated fascism in the 1770s, 1860s, and 1940s understood something simple but profound: democracy survives only if ordinary people are willing to defend it. Are we today? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ May 18, 2026 {In America today, power and profit are the overriding goals of our leaders. Democracy and decency are no more than afterthoughts, if thought of at…
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The Most Important Thing You Should Know About the CEOs Traveling to China with Trump
They all have something in common, and it’s not the interest of America By Robert Reich/ [email protected]/ May 14 {President Trump leads a delegation of America’s top corporate leaders. Who will benefit from these meetings? Robert Reich explains going to China will benefit the CEO’s and their companies. There will be no benefit to the average American. Is anybody surprised?–TBPR…
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Trump's Troubles
By Arlen Grossman The Republican shenanigans to manipulate voter districts to their advantage could backfire. Voters are increasingly noticing how the GOP is all about voting trickery and manipulation, as can be seen in all the off-season Democrat election wins the last year and a half. In addition, Trump’s increasing problems: the weakening economy and noticeable inflation, his broken promises,…
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Trump''s America.....
from The New Yorker, By Liana Finck, May 4, 2026
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Was the 2024 Election Stolen, Not by Ballots, but by Algorithms? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 7, 2026 New data suggests social media algorithms didn’t just influence voters; they may have tilted the entire outcome… {Do you believe Thom Hartmann’s conclusion that Donald Trump stole the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections? I do. Powerful forces were working hard to make this…
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Billionaire Bashing
{Billionaires have so much, while the rest of us are losing ground. Those billionaires are less popular than ever. So understandably, when super wealthy Jeff Bezos, who flaunts his wealth, disregards the problems of his employees, and sucks up to Trump whenever he can, decided to sponsor the classy Met Gala with his wife, the reaction was hugely and negatively public. Bezos must have noticed, but…
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Is the Next Economic Crash Being Signaled to Billionaires & Putin as the Working Class Gets Blindsided?
While Putin, the Trump kids, and their fellow billionaires are rubbing their hands in glee, it’s going to be a hell of a year or three for the other 99% rest of us… By Thom Hartmann/ Substack.com/ April 30, 2026 The Wall Street Journal reports in an article titled “Trump Tells Aides to Prepare for Extended Blockade of Iran” that: “President Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended…
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The Worst Neo Robber Baron of Them All
Hint: He’s even worse than Musk By Robert Reich/ April 24, 2026 {This country has a number of despicable billionaires (should billionaires even be allowed while average Americans struggle to keep their economic heads above water?). Robert Reich makes a good case for the worst of them: Jeff Bezos. Bezos treats his workers poorly (Amazon), values profits above all else, runs afoul of anti-trust…
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Trump’s New Navy Secretary Previously Warned ‘Witchcraft’ Had ‘Taken Over’ a Californian City
By Charlie Nash/ Newsbreak.com/ April 23, 2026 {As a resident here, this information is news to me. But this Trump nominee fits in well with the President’s other strange appointments.-–TBPR Editor} Trump’s New Navy Secretary Previously Warned ‘Witchcraft’ Had ‘Taken Over’ a Californian City President Donald Trump’s new acting Navy secretary, Hung Cao, warned in 2023 that “witchcraft” had…
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The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?
The same bold playbook that built the middle class can restore it, and voters are ready By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ April 23, 2026 {The Democratic Party is hurting, because it isn’t the political party it used to be. Thom Hartmann rightly notes that the party of working people and the middle class more and more depends on wealthy donors and big corporations. But the Republican Party…
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This is the scariest question about Putin — and Trump
The Russian president’s back is to the wall. That makes him more dangerous. By David Ignatius/ Washington Post/ April 16, 2026 {Let’s not forget another war, now in its fifth year with no end in sight, between Ukraine and Russia. With high casualty numbers, economic concerns, and improved Ukrainian military capability, Putin knows Russia’s situation is not what he hoped it would be. Nobody can…
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