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The Rant
Soul-winner Ted DeMoss: "Where there's ignorance of God's Word, the people will run wild!": Protests, signs, letters, complaining, Hitler rhetoric, trans, homosexuality, wars, gimmieism.
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Opinion: Ukraine got a reprieve in Washington — not an escape
In the 1963 war movie "The Great Escape," 76 prisoners make it out of their camp in what begins with hope and elation, but ends with all but a handful killed or recaptured. Monday's meeting between the U.S. and its worried Ukrainian and European allies felt a little like those first exhilarating moments of escape, as the meeting passed off better than anyone could have expected in the wake of Russia's clear diplomatic win in Alaska.

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Opinion: What Trump is really up to in Washington
You do not need the strongest powers of observation to see that crime is a pretext — and not the main reason — for the military occupation of Washington, D.C., by federal agents and soldiers from the National Guard.

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Opinion: Trump reshapes history while we’re not looking
Some of President Donald Trump's ill-advised actions would be more shocking if there weren't so many of them.

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Opinion: 10 ways to force Putin back to the bargaining table
Vladimir Putin came to Alaska and got the red-carpet treatment. While expectations were low for a full ceasefire, most observers were hoping for at least a path to negotiations.

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Opinion: Some Democrats panicked over Mamdani. Obama called him
In the days after it became clear Zohran Mamdani had won New York City's June mayoral primary, much of the Democratic establishment began to panic.

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Opinion: Trump’s retribution targets those who probed or questioned him
In case anyone had doubts, it should be evident now how serious President Donald Trump was when he vowed to be "your retribution" in a second term.

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Opinion: MAHA should be MAVA — Make America Vulnerable Again
You're doubtless familiar with the term armchair quarterback, but I heard a different usage yesterday that sounded truly groundbreaking.

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Opinion: Donald Trump makes America worse than tacky
For President Donald Trump, it's all about appearances.

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Opinion: Venus Williams exposed all that’s wrong with health insurance
Venus Williams returned to the professional tennis circuit in July with a win in the first round of the DC Open.
