Monday, August 17, 2026
Endless war and high prices could spell doom for Republicans in November
‘Complete unraveling’ of Trump and Republican project reflects attitude of not caring at all about governance
Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’
“I’m running very low on energy. I am burnt out,” he said in a separate text.
In a third, he said: “I eat when I can. My coworkers make sure everyone in our unit eats and we all try to share food whenever someone gets more than normal. Keep praying for us. We are doing our best to make sure we protect our country and our families.”
The mother said that her son had been on many deployments with the navy. This was the first time that he had ever indicated a lack of food and other basic supplies. “Something genuinely wrong has happened,” she said…
“Our military deserve the best of the best,” she said. “They are fighting for our country, and the government has a duty to provide them with the basics. If they’re losing weight, that means you’re starving them.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/navy-families-denounce-trump-hegseth
Thom Hartmann - Who Killed the American Dream (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
Interview with Thom Hartmann. His newest book is Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told. The detailed story of how companies have been fighting for Constitutional Rights for themselves and weakening the same right for actual people.
Also, A catholic bond fund. They only pick bonds that meet catholic values - what ever that means.
Interview:
Also, A catholic bond fund. They only pick bonds that meet catholic values - what ever that means.
Interview:
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out…
Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water…
Why cancer, not cost of living, may be the biggest issue in Iowa’s midterm elections
Iowa’s cancer rates followed national trends until 2012, when they began climbing upwards for reasons that Green said remain unclear. Cancer includes a broad group of diseases, and many aspects of life, from stress to food to environment, can modify someone’s risk. What’s plain is the importance to voters – one survey has cancer ranked as the top issue facing the state, eclipsing even the cost of living...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/iowa-midterm-elections-republicans-democrats
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
“The Inflation Reduction Act was a signature accomplishment of former president Joe Biden, a sprawling measure enacted in 2022 that aimed to lower prescription drug prices by requiring Medicare, the federal health program for the elderly, to begin negotiating the prices it pays drugmakers for an array of popular and costly prescription drugs,” the Post’s report noted. “The first price reductions took effect at the beginning of this year.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/trump-washington-post-drug-prices
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