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When Hollywood takes Washington. Keep tabs on the celebrities influencing politics with their activism, opinions, campaign endorsements and more.

Beware the armchair warriors
Armchair experts are usually people who share their thoughts and perceived “expertise” based on no official information or any training in the subject. They are the people that go to where a person is mossing because they might be able to think of things the police didn’t. They are the people that ignore hundreds of studies on a subject, and decide the one study that agrees with them must be true. I have 37 years experience supporting people with Autism and I have studied the subject for that period. Yet if I say there’s no link between Autism and vaccines, as proven hundreds of times” i am being paid by big pharma or I need to do my own research.
By ASHLEY SMITH3 days ago in The Swamp
PACO Calling TACO - 15
This conversation happened late at night, early in the morning for Russia, after key Senate races were called for Democrats in 2026 midterm elections.
By Lana V Lynx12 days ago in The Swamp
The Figurehead and the Regency: Who Is Really Running the Government?
The President Was Never the Whole Government November 3, 1986. A Lebanese magazine exposed a secret operation involving the United States, Iran, and the sale of American weapons; what followed became one of the defining scandals of Ronald Reagan’s presidency of Iran-Contra.
By Cadma12 days ago in The Swamp
Republicans Are Burning Campaign Cash in States They Never Had to Defend
A week before Election Day, an unusual adjustment appeared on a Kansas TV station’s ad schedule: the Republican Senate candidate’s ad slots moved from prime time to late night, while the Democrat’s ads stayed concentrated in the two suburban media markets of Johnson County and Sedgwick County. The schedule does not explain why. It records only who spent how much, and when. Place that schedule next to the same schedule from the previous three Senate cycles, and the comparison is the point: Republican TV spending in Kansas alone had already exceeded the state’s total Senate ad spending across the previous three cycles.
By Jin13 days ago in The Swamp
When a Society Stops Replacing Itself: The Consequences of Declining Birthrates and the Path Toward Recovery. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Consequences of a Changing Population In Part One, we examined the changes that reshaped American family formation across more than sixty years. From the expansion of contraception and changing marriage laws to rising living expenses, declining religious participation, increasing chronic illness, digital socialization, changing relationships between men and women, and the growing complexity of raising children, numerous developments have contributed to the conditions surrounding modern reproduction.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast26 days ago in The Swamp
The Declining Birthrate: How Six Decades of Change Reshaped Marriage, Family, and Reproduction. AI-Generated.
Introduction: Understanding How We Got Here For much of American history, marriage and raising children represented an expected progression into adulthood. Young men and women generally married earlier, began having children earlier, and formed families within communities where religious institutions, extended relatives, neighbors, and established social expectations reinforced family life. The Baby Boom, extending from approximately 1946 through 1964, represented the culmination of a period in which relatively early marriage and larger families were common features of American society.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast26 days ago in The Swamp
TACO Calling PACO - 15
This conversation happened on October 7, 2026, when Putin turned 74. "Hello, Vlad?" "Hi Donnie, did someone tell you to call me?"
By Lana V Lynxabout a month ago in The Swamp
I Remember Y2K. I Think We’re Doing It Again With AI.
I think about Y2K a lot lately. I remember people genuinely panicking as 1999 came to an end. Computers supposedly was not going to understand that the year had changed from 1999 to 2000. Systems would crash! Banks could fail! Everything connected to a computer might suddenly stop working!
By Cadmaabout a month ago in The Swamp
The US Left Iraq After 23 Years. Here’s What It Left Behind.
The last US troops left Iraq on a Wednesday. The date was September 30, 2026. The military presence that began with the March 2003 invasion had lasted 23 years.
By Jinabout a month ago in The Swamp
Marina Oswald Deserves an Apology and Compensation
By Elliott J. Schuchardt For more than six decades, the United States government has loudly and officially claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy. This narrative has stood as a monument to governmental convenience over historical truth.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt2 months ago in The Swamp
Both Sides Released Eight Points. The $30 Billion Is the Least Important Part.
In September 2026, China and the United States released eight points from their leaders’ meeting. Most coverage focused on a $30 billion tariff cut. The more important shift is in how the two countries manage the relationship. They are moving from emergency responses to standing procedures.
By Jin2 months ago in The Swamp
Signed While Tariffs Stayed: The 20-Year China-U.S. LNG Deal, Explained Without the Hype
On September 14, 2026, Venture Global issued an announcement. The announcement confirmed that China Gas Holdings had signed a new liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Venture Global. Under the agreement, China Gas Holdings will purchase 500,000 tonnes of U.S. LNG per year beginning in 2030, for a term of 20 years. The same announcement stated that the new agreement brings the total long-term purchase arrangement between Venture Global and China Gas Holdings to 2.5 million tonnes per year, supplied from Venture Global’s project portfolio.
By Jin2 months ago in The Swamp