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Retired General Criticizes Trump’s Quantico Speech Amid Government Shutdown

Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey issued sharp criticism of President Donald Trump’s remarks to top military leaders at Quantico, Virginia. McCaffrey, who appeared Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” described the event as highly unusual and unsettling. “I’ve been doing this a long time. That presentation at Quantico from the president and secretary of Defense was one…

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The President’s Tariffs Have Erased Over $8000 from the Average 401k – Liberation Day is Liberating You From Your Money

It’s no secret that tariffs are typically considered as bad for an open economy. There are a few times when they can be a useful tool in temporarily supporting a sector, or preventing foreign governments from intentionally undermining a business, but generally they just increase prices for everyone involved. The smattering of tariffs, and the…

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Republican Losses in Local Elections – and Especially in the Wisconsin Supreme Court – are Likely a Preview of Things to Come in the 2026 Midterms

Several states held elections on April 1, mostly on the local/county level, but some had nationwide significance, as was the case for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While turnout is almost always relatively low for off-year elections, there are a points of information which can be drawn from some of the elections. In Wisconsin The most…

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Senators Aim to Make DOGE Seizure of Personal Information Illegal with New Bill – Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2025

There have been no shortage of headlines surrounding DOGE recently. The organization’s aim to trim the fat from the bureaucracy that is the U.S. federal government has been both heavily scrutinized by those who depend on funding, and highly praised by people who believe the government has become bloated. What has been concerning to those…

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More Than 15% of All Student Loan Debt is Past Due. The Fed Says Borrowers Could See Their Credit Scores Drop More Than 170 Points.

In 2022, faced with major credit issues due to ballooning student loan payments and COVID related economic problems, the Department of Education began a program they dubbed “Fresh Start”. This program basically erased student loan defaults from millions of borrowers’ credit reports and moved them into a “current” status. The program also allowed borrowers to…

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Dismantling the Department of Education Could Actually End Up Costing US Taxpayers an Extra $11 Billion a Year Beyond the Current Budget – With Worse Results

The recent executive order signed by President Trump, authorizing what is essentially a heavy dismantling of the Department of Education, is supposed to be about saving the taxpayers money and returning power to the states. Diving deep into the numbers, it looks like if the E.O. is carried out to the most extreme limits, it…

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