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February 18, 2025
Staying Patriotic in Trump’s America
This morning’s “peace” talks between the Trump team and Russia appear to be off to an awesome start, as Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich reports: The US and Russia are proposing a three-stage peace plan, according to multiple foreign diplomatic sources close to the talks in Saudi Arabia. The plan includes […]
February 18, 2025
J. D. Vance Shocks Europeans — for the Wrong Reasons
It was meant to shock. And shock it did. The European functionaries, heads of state, defense ministers, and NATO bigwigs assembled at Munich’s Bayerische Hof last Friday expected the US vice president to enlighten them on the peace plan for Ukraine just launched by President Donald Trump. Instead, they were […]
February 18, 2025
Russell Vought Wants to Burn the Government Down
Once upon a time, Donald Trump became the GOP standard bearer by indicating he would be a different kind of Republican. He broke with the GOP’s obsession with shrinking government and cutting entitlements, rejected party orthodoxy on trade deals, and generally ran against and defeated the Republican establishment and their […]
February 18, 2025
We Need Hot Woke Alpha Males (w/ Dylan Geick)
In the inaugural episode of FYPod, Tim Miller and Cameron Klasky react to idolization of weirdos like Andrew Tate amongst Gen Z males, while Cam explains why Democrats can’t be cool and crash the Daytona 500 like Donald Trump just did. Then, digital activist and artist Dylan Geick joins Tim […]
February 18, 2025
Welcome to FYPod – by Tim Miller
Wondering what the hell this podcast is? Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky are here to give you the inside scoop on why they created this Gen Z politics show. Take a listen top learn more about the topics they’ll explore and the guests they’ll have on in future episodes. Leave […]
February 18, 2025
What is Medicaid? How the insurance benefits mothers, caregivers and children
Published 2025-02-18 05:00 5:00 February 18, 2025 am Republicans who control Congress are reportedly weighing cuts to Medicaid, the popular federal-state insurance program that provides health and long-term care to millions of Americans. Lawmakers have indicated the cuts would help pay for President Donald Trump’s tax policy, which is expected […]
February 18, 2025
An Ohio Town’s Big Bet on AquaBounty GMO Salmon Failed to Thrive — ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights High Hopes: A village in Ohio looked to transform its economy. An ambitious company wanted to transform […]
February 18, 2025
Marco Rubio Is Walking into a Trap
Marco Rubio on February 16, 2025 during his first Middle East tour since becoming secretary of state. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) I’M AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST. But my gut, informed by a career spent studying and implementing American foreign policy, tells me this week will not go well. […]
February 17, 2025
Social Security Administration head leaves as Musk-led DOGE seeks data 
Published 2025-02-17 21:21 9:21 February 17, 2025 pm President Donald Trump has replaced the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration after Michelle King left the agency rather than give billionaire Elon Musk’s task force access to sensitive information about hundreds of millions of Americans.  King, who was with the […]