TODAY  Nine Months at Sea

AT SEA: Some members of Congress say they are increasingly concerned about the crew of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln as it approaches nine months on deployment following a report that a member of the crew jumped overboard. The crewman was rescued after about an hour.

YESTERDAY  AOC Makes Career Moves

CAREER PLANNING: The pundit class is scrutinizing the announcement by New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she’s going to have her eggs frozen and that she has broken up with her long-term boyfriend Riley Roberts.

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  There’s growing concern about the mental health of the crew and reports of multiple crew members attempting to jump. The ship has had no port calls, no opportunities for the crew of 5,000 to get off. Sailors have said food is in low supply and terrible.

  In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wrote that, “There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns and disruptions in the mail system, which have caused many care packages in route to the...

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No Sweep for Progressives

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

IT’S POLITICAL: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary race for Senate, another win for a progressive defeating a centrist congresswoman in the latest victory for the party’s left wing.   But in Wisconsin the progressive Francesca Hong lost to the …

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Dr. Trump Prescribes for the Nation

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

DR. TRUMP PRESCRIBES: President Trump yesterday signed an executive order calling for American children to be immunized against fewer diseases with a longer schedule of shots.   He offered no medical evidence to suggest the change.   The order recommends immunizing children against 11 …

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Your Attention to This Matter

Monday, August 10, 2026

CRAZY IS AS CRAZY DOES: Nothing seems urgent this morning so we are going to mostly take the morning off.    But we thought we would share that the President of the United States, who presides over  a war he started and can’t …

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Page Two: Do the Right Thing

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It's Been Said

"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."

  • Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right