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Kirk Swearingen

Kirk Swearingen

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Happy holidays, MAGA: Trump’s war on the poor is hurting everyone

The government shutdown may be over, but we can't forget which party wants to punish working people

23.11.2025 10

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Kirk Swearingen

In sports and politics, Americans want a fair playing field

After Trump's Canada shakedowns, a Toronto Blue Jays win in the World Series would be karmic justice

29.10.2025 10

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Who are the real Americans? We are

Never mind the ignorant fantasies coming from the White House. Chicago and Portland are showing us true patriotism

11.10.2025 20

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Hey Mr. President: What about rural crime in red states?

Nearly all the red states that sent troops to D.C. are flooded with guns — and have worse crime problems

29.08.2025 6

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Why MAGA hates science so much

Billionaires hate the rest of us — and Trump's loyalists would rather suffer, even die, than face the truth

19.07.2025 30

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Journalists can be heroes: I still believe in the "enemies of the people"

Let’s counter the ceaseless scorn from the right about the "liberal media" by saying something uplifting, perhaps even grandiose, about...

05.01.2025 7

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Donald Trump was never qualified to be president — or anything else

Let’s get one thing straight before Election Day — and before nearly half the electorate votes for him: Donald Trump was never remotely qualified...

02.11.2024 100

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Reject the lies: Trump only wishes he could have the Biden-Harris economy

Last month, a poll commissioned by the Financial Times found that people trusted Kamala Harris more on the economy than her felony-convicted...

08.09.2024 2

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Donald Trump, Honest Abe and Joe Biden: Which of these things is not like the others?

The worst president in American history is back at it, comparing himself to the best. But this is nothing new — the endless repetition of...

11.08.2024 20

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