"We're making it a national monument and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody."
President Trump signs a proclamation seeking to protect the Oval Office and Cabinet Room from major alterations by future administrations.
The president has made extensive changes to the White House interiors, including adding gold decorations and portraits, and now wants to preserve the historic rooms through a formal designation.
But the proclamation does not prohibit all future changes. See what presidents would still be allowed to do: foxnews.com/politics/trump-s…
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Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege. salon.com/2026/11/05/goodbye…
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Ambassador Thornhill, welcome to the team. I’m proud to have such a dedicated leader join us as Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a grave human rights issue and a transnational crime exploiting men, women, and children for profit. We will continue to go after traffickers, protect survivors, and deliver justice for the American people.
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If Cusack wants to look like Wayne Newton, that's his business.
What has John Cusack done to his face?! Oh my fellow Gen Xers, let's not do this. Age gracefully, age disgracefully, whatever -- but don't do this Barry Manilow crap. #RealLloydDobler
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It’s disgusting.
Dr. Fauci would be appreciated in any other country but in the US he’s abused!
He’s not the one who told Americans to wash down a horse pill with some bleach!
Republicans re-hashing Covid conspiracy theories six years later while they have a measles outbreak and virus outbreaks currently.
Babies prefrontal cortex lacks executive functions for impulse control, logical reasoning, and long-term planning. This isn't the brag Bass thinks it is.
You can drop off your ballot at voting centers and drop boxes throughout the city. Voting early is easy, even Babies for Bass agree!
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California Code (div 18, ch 4, article 7, sec 18370) states that at no time within 100ft of a ballot box, when a voter could cast a ballot, can a campaign:
- Solicit a vote
- Place signs
- Speak to a voter, or
- Disseminate visible or audible electioneering information.
sos.ca.gov/elections
law.justia.com/codes/californ…
california.public.law/codes/election…
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The same Ethics Committee arguing against publicly releasing the names of the lawmakers who've paid out nearly $20 million (of OUR tax dollars) to settle sexual misconduct claims? FFS.
The U.S. House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into Eric Swalwell over allegations of sexual misconduct
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Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and 1 remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said, making it the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades.
#avalanche #california #skiers
cjme.com/2026/02/18/eight-ba…
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