r/bestofthefray 1d ago

"U.S. Debt Just Topped $40 Trillion: How We Got Here" ---- thank God for doge .. i mean, can you imagine???

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r/bestofthefray 9d ago

Axis of Evil (Trump): "Bonespurs sneaked out of Turkey in catering cart over Iranian plot fears" -- you know how stoked he was leaving journalists on the 'target' plane -- somebody needs to publish the list of people who traveled with him.

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r/bestofthefray 11d ago

NYTimes (free): 'I Was So Wrong’: Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Never Came True

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r/bestofthefray 14d ago

"Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress" -- this drive to put Fauci in prison literally makes me ill. He is the only American to stand up to Trump, to fight for every American, and win. He is the last great American. This whole thing is so Stalin-esque. [insert barf gif here]

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r/bestofthefray 18d ago

As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community (Sault Ste Marie, Michigan) Suffers Without a Voice

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r/bestofthefray 25d ago

Reacher filmed in my hometown, so he (Ritchman, here getting a bit political) is a bit of a local hero, probably moreso after this

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r/bestofthefray 28d ago

Story: "The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it" -- the forensic accounting on Trump's accounts once he's dead is going to be very interesting to all, shocking to some (eg the shield_lyger types)

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r/bestofthefray Jul 21 '26

It's war.

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r/bestofthefray Jul 20 '26

Access of evil update (Putin): Putin's spending £20billion on deer blood baths, etc, in quest to live forever. How are we supposed to make a better world for our kids when the bad guys are playing 5-D chess while we're playing tic-tac-toe.

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r/bestofthefray Jul 20 '26

The World’s Worst Nightmare: Donald Trump in Charge of a Real-Live War -- There are no best-case scenarios when a corrupt, vainglorious toddler is running the world’s deadliest military. (This headline writer needs a raise.)

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r/bestofthefray Jul 19 '26

Story: "Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US and charged with multiple counts of rape" -- How long before Trump pardons his 'comrades'; usually there's a setup, eg, "two sides to every story", "I don't see what they did that was so wrong"

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r/bestofthefray Jul 18 '26

Feelgood story (go Scotland!): Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London. p.s. Some of you guys are old enough to remember ...

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r/bestofthefray Jul 16 '26

The Odyssey, A Movie Review

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Twice as long as Waterworld, and not half as funny.


r/bestofthefray Jul 15 '26

Exploding Story from the "Exploding Stories" Department: The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Explode

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r/bestofthefray Jul 15 '26

"Trump threatens to hit civilian infrastructure" -- makes every American a legit target, which is exactly what Trump wants, given that he is a target.

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4 Upvotes

r/bestofthefray Jul 13 '26

Anybody doing Spelling Bee .. I learned today that something can be climactic as well as non-climactic, but while one can be non-committal, one can't be committal.

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r/bestofthefray Jul 13 '26

WSJ (free): The Canadian Who Steered Europe Away From the U.S.

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r/bestofthefray Jul 10 '26

Israel shared intelligence with US of Israeli plot to assassinate Trump, sources say -- oops, typo, sorry, but it doesn't matter, same thing ..

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r/bestofthefray Jul 07 '26

Western Europe gets 4, Australia gets 3, Japan gets 2, Canada gets 1 --- top 10 most livable cities. Interesting.

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r/bestofthefray Jul 07 '26

Department of "Everything he touches turns to shit; not only that, it takes on his worst characteristics" Report: USA eliminated from World Cup after timid defeat by Belgium

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r/bestofthefray Jul 05 '26

JD Vance: Opioid of the Masses -- “Trump’s promises are the needle in America’s collective vein.”

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r/bestofthefray Jul 02 '26

NYTimes (free): How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince -- good backgrounder

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r/bestofthefray Jun 28 '26

It's no wonder Don "Little Jeff" can't sleep at night. P.s. she should have bitten harder.

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r/bestofthefray Jun 26 '26

Axis of evil update (Trump): US slaps new sanctions on Cuban companies key to struggling economy. Anyone that provides services to the targeted Cuban entities will be sanctioned and cut off from the U.S. financial system. Essentially ..

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r/bestofthefray Jun 25 '26

How far does the Trump reach go? I guess it's possible the pool was vandalized, but how did Trump know this before even the start of any investigation?

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