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Happy Dolly Day or 9-2-5 Day! Dolly made her mark on Tennessee, and we will not forget her talent, spirit, kindness, creativity, or generosity.
Friday is “9 to 5 Day,“ and that means it’s time to work for Dolly Parton! actionnews5.com/2026/09/24/h…
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BREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: "We all die anyway, so it doesn't matter." This maniac has the nuclear codes... "I'm in an unusual position because I talked to Trump," Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast. The former Fox News host has become one of the President's fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran. "But you've quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it'll all be fine which could almost—" said Inskeep of Trump's posture towards the conflict. "You want to know what he said?" replied Carlson. "I'll tell you exactly what he said and I haven't said this but I'm just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone." "And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails," recounted Carlson. "And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this." "But then I said this war is not about Iran's nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June," Carlson continued. "This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims..." "One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don't have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power. "Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that's bad for Israeli interests." "And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began," said Carlson. "And he looked at me and said 'Yes, you're right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn't matter.' That's exactly what he said 'In the end, we all die anyway,' and I said to him, shocked, 'But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes 'Uggggh.'" "What does that mean?" a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise. "I don't know! That's a verbatim exchange," said Carlson. "And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it's been proven true now." "The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife," said Carlson. "And he said it doesn't matter because in the end we're all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it's nihilism and that's the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter." As horrifying as Trump's anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn't believe in God, doesn't believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he's concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn't care less what happens to the rest of us. It's also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments— "I try and tell myself it doesn't matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn't matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed," said Trump. "Honestly, it doesn't matter. That's how I handle stress." Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump's entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas. If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like. Please ❤️ and share to demand that the 25th Amendment be invoked!
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This is NOT AI. This is an actual photograph today. America is in real trouble. And the next 45 days will see the height of Trump's insanity.
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Belarusian human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski turns 64 today. After more than 4 years of unjust imprisonment, he was released in December 2025. Belarus must release all remaining political prisoners. @RepCohen is his Defending Freedoms advocate.
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Bill Clinton, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative's 2026 summit this week, slammed the Trump regime's recent actions as self-serving 👇 Read more here: bit.ly/3Tjhigo #ResistTrump
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Six articles of impeachment filed against John Roberts explicitly charge him with usurping Congress to grant illegal presidential immunity and refusing to recuse himself despite massive financial conflicts of interest. Demand Congress hold a floor vote: actionnetwork.org/letters/te…
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RT @KerryKennedyRFK: Mum and Daddy campaigning. There are hundreds of photos of them on the trail, for senate or president, normally throng…
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KNOXVILLE state house candidate Brian Goldberg (D), ex @UTKnoxville swimmer 🏊: “Trump’s coming— but there’s a difference between wearing orange and looking like you’ve been marinated in it… Tennessee’s about empathy, honesty, service. Team before self.” votebryangoldberg.com/
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In 2017, I introduced 5 articles of impeachment against President Trump, and today, I am compelled to introduce 26 more. Just because the GOP majority in Congress has been derelict in its duty to hold the President accountable, does not mean I must abandon my duties and the oath I took to support and defend the Constitution. See my press release here: cohen.house.gov/media-center…
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Steve Cohen retweeted
School buses should protect children on every ride. The School Bus Safety Act (S. 828/H.R. 1828) would require seat belts, AEB and other safety equipment. We thank @SenDuckworth & @RepCohen for leading this effort. Congress must act. #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek
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This is what happens with the justice department works for Trump not for the people .They come up with absurd off the wall ( not the Constitution) "legal" arguments.
The Justice Department said that three major national media outlets can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president's will, and because their coverage could be a threat to national security. cnn.it/4h5EoAa
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It was obvious and Trumps knew he'd lose in court but he got to use the press as a foil and obfuscation
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico's access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump. cnn.it/4hsTOgJ
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Steve Cohen retweeted
I often think about what might be happening with the Iran War today if George H.W. Bush were President instead of Donald Trump. In Chapter 29 of my new memoir, THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP, I write about how, based upon his success with the Gulf War in 1991, Bush might have handled things differently. I give Trump credit for taking action against Iran’s building nuclear weapons and terrorizing the Middle East. Sooner or later, some American President was going to have to use force to stop that behavior. But the Gulf War cost the US $ 6-8 Billion because Bush persuaded US allies to pay for most of it. Trump has asked for $200 billion more in emergency funding for the Iran War and, other than Israel, didn’t consult allies before launching the Iran war. Bush built national support for the Gulf War by getting Senate approval to use force; Trump did not. After months of consultation and preparation, the ground war to force Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait began at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 1991, at 8 p.m. Five days later, President Bush announced that Kuwait was liberated. The Iran War has lasted for six months with an unclear objective and no end in sight. George Bush was most comfortable with national security and foreign affairs, and, arguably, no president was better at it. His demeanor and skill in handling the disintegration of the Soviet Union and reunification of Germany, and his decisiveness, combined with restraint in the Gulf War, set a high standard. He had spent most of his adult life in Washington or overseas serving as a congressman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, ambassador to the United Nations, chief of the US Liaison Office in China, director of the CIA, and vice president of the United States. In THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP, I paint portraits of the presidents I worked with, tell stories about what I saw behind the scenes, and recount the lessons I learned about American politics and our country’s future.      THE EDUCATION OF A SENATOR: FROM JFK TO TRUMP is available now from @PostHillPress.      You can use this link to order: simonandschuster.com/books/T…
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JAYNE MANSFIELD had an IQ of 163, spoke 5 languages, and was a more than proficient Violinist, as evidenced here playing Vivaldi's Concerto No. 6 in A minor on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957.
Music History on X 🎶
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BREAKING: In an amazing moment, Admiral William McRaven, who led the raid to take out Bin Laden, just slammed Trump and gave an inspiring vision for the nation's future. Every American needs to watch this.
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This is truly a great man. He has invested more in Ukraine than 185 countries combined. Meet Howard Buffett, Warren Buffett’s middle son. He is 71 years old. He dropped out of college three times. He drinks Dr Pepper and looks for a McDonald’s wherever he travels. Since the beginning of the war, his foundation has become the largest private donor to Ukraine: $1.4 billion. Over four years, he has personally visited Ukraine 27 times. In April 2022, he saw burned-out agricultural machinery and called the president of John Deere: “How many combines are available in Europe?” “Fifteen. All of them were supposed to go to Russia.” “I’ll take them all.” Then came all the available New Holland equipment in Europe. Altogether, more than 100 tractors and combines were provided to Ukrainian farmers. He even tested demining equipment himself - on his own farm in Illinois, detonating explosives beneath rollers. When a Ukrainian deputy minister expressed doubts, Buffett told him: “Stop counting my tractors. If necessary, I’ll blow up a thousand of them.” Andriy Stavnitser initially asked him for $1 million for Superhumans. Buffett asked how much was needed to build the entire center. “$14 million.” “Okay. And what do you expect in return?” “Nothing. Build it.” Today, his support for Superhumans has reached $77 million, and the center has treated more than 1,700 patients. But his largest area of spending is neither agricultural machinery nor prosthetics. It is food: 642 million meals. And that is only part of it: * 344,000 windows replaced after Russian attacks; * 9 bridges, 4 power plants, 2,500 generators, and 18 DNA laboratories; * Much of Bucha rebuilt with his funding. “I already have more friends in Ukraine than I do at home,” he says. He celebrates birthdays in Ukraine, comes for Christmas, and even has a Ukrainian godson. Friends, this is truly a great man - someone who understands that he cannot take all his money with him when he leaves this world. I simply want to thank him and wish him well. Whatever else one may say, this is real help from a person who had no personal obligation to Ukraine. He simply chose to help. Source: translated from the original text by Oleh Bairak.
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RT @RepRickCrawford: Yesterday, to promote my Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act with @RepCohen , I hosted a special screeni…
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It was an honor to serve as Grand Marshal in the Orange Mound Community 2026 Southern Heritage Classic Parade—a tradition I’ve been part of since 2003. Hearing so many Keep Going with Cohen chants from so many constituents was truly overwhelming. It was a gratifying and humbling experience and a wonderful reminder of why serving TN-09 has been the honor of a lifetime. Thank you, Orange Mound, for letting me be part of this incredible Memphis tradition!
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Twenty-five years ago today, our nation changed forever. Today, we remember the thousands who perished and honor the survivors, first responders, servicemembers, and families whose lives were forever changed. We will never forget the courage and sacrifice of those who answered the call.
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