Skip to content

thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

Multiple news sources at #1 place!

Search for:

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

Search for:

Home - Real Clear Politics - Kirk Assassination Has Cast a Dark Shadow Over U.S.

Posted in

Real Clear Politics

Kirk Assassination Has Cast a Dark Shadow Over U.S.

by The editor•19 September 2025•Posted inReal Clear Politics

Post Content

More by The editor

You might also like

Here Are 5 Major SCOTUS Cases To Be Argued This Fall

ABC’s Broadcast License Could Be in Jeopardy

Illegal Immigrant Crime and the Dallas Beheading

Post navigation

Previous Article Previous article:
‘Autocrat’ Trump blasted for censorship as TV hosts back Kimmel

Next Article Next article:
Left Working Hard To Hide Truth, Create Fantasies

The Atlantic

The Democrats’ Heterodoxy Problem
There’s not enough of it, according to one political operative.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
I Don’t Want to Stop Believing in America’s Decency
I want to feel, as Walt Whitman did, that America and democracy are inextricable.
‘It’s Never Been This Bad’
Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.
Why Democrats Think They’re Winning the Shutdown Fight
They’ve clearly succeeded in elevating the issue of health care.

Talking Points Memo

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls...
In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’
To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site formerly known as Twitter is the result of...
The Justice Department Is the Tip of Trump’s Retribution Spear
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the...
‘I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore’: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
This article first appeared at Propublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive...
One Appeals Court Gave Us a Taste of the Deference Trumpified Courts Want to Give the President
District judges, including those appointed by President Trump, have been remarkably scrupulous despite overwhelming pressure to accept the administration’s claims...

Fox News

Democrats threaten to sue Trump team over 'illegal' firings as shutdown battle escalates
Government shutdown enters Day 14 as Democrats challenge administration's reduction in force plans and threats to deny furloughed workers back pay.
Trump calls Xi’s rare earth move a ‘bad moment’ — why it matters for US national security, China ties
President Donald Trump called China's rare earth export controls a 'bad moment' as both countries navigate tensions over critical defense materials, and potential tariff increases.
Comey seeks to toss criminal case calling Trump prosecutor 'unlawful' appointee
Comey's lawyers are looking to have his case tossed on the grounds of vindictive prosecution — and what they say is Trump's unlawful installation of the acting US attorney.
Ilhan Omar refuses to credit Trump for Gaza ceasefire
Progressive "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., declined to praise President Donald Trump's role in securing this week's ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday.
Jordan demands Jack Smith testify over 'partisan and politically motivated' Trump prosecutions
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan requests former special counsel Jack Smith schedule testimony about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump by Oct. 28.

The Hill

Barbara Starr: Hegseth should 'buckle up' for tougher media coverage
Former CNN reporter and longtime Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the department's new policy restricting access to the building for journalists, predicting it will lead to more pointed coverage of the Trump administration's defense policy. "Pete Hegseth genuinely seems to believe that confiscating Pentagon access passes for journalists who don’t sign up...
Obama rebukes Trump's use of National Guard in cities: 'inherently corrupting'
Crime in our cities won’t be solved by troops in tactical gear. It’ll be solved by investing in people, through jobs, education and community-based policing that actually connects, not divides.
WATCH: Suspect pleads guilty in arson attack against Pennsylvania's Shapiro
On April 13, Cody Balmer climbed the fence of the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg, carrying a bag that contained Molotov cocktails and a sledgehammer.
Watch live: Hakeem Jeffries holds press conference marking shutdown day 14
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is scheduled to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, his first of the week as the shutdown clock strikes two weeks. Jeffries and his Democratic caucus have remained united behind demands for Republicans to agree to extensions to ObamaCare tax credits as a condition for reopening the...
Kansas parents say teacher was fired for offering 'dignity' to student with special needs
Parents packed the Blue Valley School Board meeting telling leaders its their policy not that veteran teacher that failed a student.

Categories

Adventure
Architecture
Astronomy
BBC US politics
Beauty
CNN
Democracy matters – defending democracy
Fashion
Featured articles
FiveThirtyEight
Food
Fox news
Just security
Movie Stuff
NPR
Painters Matter
Politico
Politics Matters
Real Clear Politics
Talking Points Memo
The Atlantic
The Guardian
The Hill
Travel

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

Find Us

This is a good place to read all your sources at just one stop.

Address
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001

Hours
Monday–Friday: 5:00AM–5:00PM
Saturday & Sunday: Only urgent matters

The abouve looks good so I left it there, like I would be running a regular physical operation as well ,-)

You can reach me at editor@thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

The Guardian

Marjorie Taylor Greene slams party and calls Republican men in Congress ‘weak’
In Washington Post interview, the far-right congresswoman said GOP men are ‘afraid of strong Republican women’Far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview with the Washington Post, Greene expressed her frustrations with Republicans, signaling her further deviation from the political strategies of her party, as the government shutdown beginning 1 October was slated to enter its third week. Continue reading...
House speaker defends White House using research funding to pay military during government shutdown – live
Mike Johnson says Trump administration has ‘every right’ to move around ‘duly appropriated dollars from Congress to Department of Defense’China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...
Josh Shapiro home arsonist gets up to 50 years in prison after guilty plea
Cody Balmer admitted to setting the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion ablaze, causing millions in damageA man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied mansion of Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempted murder and other charges.Cody Balmer, 38, also entered pleas to terrorism, 22 counts of arson, aggravated arson, burglary, aggravated assault of Shapiro, 21 counts of reckless endangerment and loitering on 13 April. The fire resulted in millions of dollars in damage to the state-owned brick building.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...
US supreme court rejects Alex Jones appeal over $1.4bn defamation penalty
Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had been ordered to pay because of false claims about Sandy Hook massacreThe US supreme court has refused an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place his $1.4bn defamation penalty that was awarded to the families of victims from the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.The Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had sought to overturn the judgment, which he was ordered to pay after he made false claims about the massacre. Continue reading...
Obama backs California’s Proposition 50 to counter Texas redistricting
Former president urges support for the ballot measure Democrats say could add up to five US House seatsIn a new ad released on Tuesday, Barack Obama urged California voters to support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and deliver up to five new Democratic seats in the US House.“California, the whole nation is counting on you,” the former two-term Democratic president says in the video. “Democracy is on the ballot.” Continue reading...

Politico

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
Jeffries talked redistricting with Illinois delegation
But some lawmakers are concerned about diluting Black representation.
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
Under a plea deal, Cody Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.
Chuck Schumer gets his preferred candidate, Janet Mills, in crowded Maine Senate race
Schumer had been aggressively recruiting Mills to challenge Republican Susan Collins.
Shutdown polls show Democrats’ economic messaging still falling flat
Democrats are struggling to erase Republicans’ polling advantage on the economy even as they fight to stop health care costs from rising.

NPR

Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters crowded Democratic race to unseat Susan Collins
Mills was reportedly recruited by Democratic Senate leaders after her high-profile confrontation with President Trump in February, in which she told the president she'd "see you in court."
A Nobel Prize for explaining when technology leads to growth
The 2025 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on the shutdown's impact on federal workers in his state
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about what he's hearing from the many federal workers in his state who have been furloughed during the government shutdown.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
Move over James Bond: A new service lets anyone share secrets with Britain
Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

Five Thirty Eight

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration
The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump
The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one
The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans
On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a
Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same
Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color
Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll

Painte

Paul Klee

24 April 202330 December 2024

Michael Parkes

24 April 202312 July 2025

Wassily Kandinsky, 1903, The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter)

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky

20 December 202012 July 2025

Copyright © 2025 thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org.

Powered by WordPress and HybridMag.

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

Multiple news sources at #1 place!

About us
Trusted sources
Democracy matters
Trump’s decisions

bladibla

Scroll Up