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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 390.

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  This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 390. Ron Filipkowski May 31 … Trump made another 100+ batshit crazy posts on Truth Social again this weekend. Here are a few: On his  Freedom 250  event: "I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History, DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate “Artists,” and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!” … If they are 3rd rate artists, why did he book them? “I don’t want so-called ‘Artists’ that get paid far too much money, who aren’t happy. I only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know ...

Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase From Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons

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  Most Read Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase from Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons Dan Glaun The no-bid deal for arms internationally banned for high civilian death tolls is the biggest purchase from Israel in available government records. Read More → ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans Biplob Kumar Das Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand. Read More → RSVP for Palestine Solidarity and Immigrant Rights Resistance Virtual Event On February 10, Intercept columnist Natasha Lennard will be moderating a discussion on the crackdown against the two interconnected movements. RSVP →   Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. Thank you for being a member of The Intercept. Will you make an additional contribution to support our journalism? CONTRIBUTE → Top Stories “Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Lette...