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Bob Weaver's avatar

Jim,

In the news photo of Trump and Putin in Alaska, is the third person Putin’s Russian interpreter or ??

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Bob Weaver's avatar

Jim,

In the news photo of Trump and Putin in Alaska, is the third person Putin’s Russian interpreter or ??

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Lorrie Morehead's avatar

This post isn’t showing up under the Newsletter->Overtime link

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mary's avatar

did any 1 else smile at a MSM video seen on TV 'news' =

re DT wearing a huge red cap- MAGA styled....but embroidered in big huge letters: Trump is Right about everything!

he does say it as he -wishes it to be- hope-think-want-showing off.

very funny unless everybody leaves caps-fashion leads this whole nation. gotta smile and observe it all.

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Susan Park's avatar

I got 92% too. I missed the one that started with "When you were in that coma...". That sounded very RFK Jr.

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mike hardy's avatar

I enjoy the "jackassery" feature of Shield of the Republic. Too often Eric and Elliott make me shake my head over the incredibly stupid and blatantly evil actions of the dimwits like Bondi, Hegseth, Patel, and the rank amateurism of Witkoff etc.

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RedRover's avatar

OK only 69% on the quiz. But if RFKJ said he would eat almost anything, why would MAHA obsess about “what goes into my body,” “thinfluencers,” whole foods, raw milk, seed oils? I’ve missed something!,

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Immodest proposals's avatar

As the FBI raid on Bolton's house began, Pam Bondi demanded“ where are those top-secret documents,?” “ hey boss, I know where they are,” Said Kash Patel. “ There are still 40 boxes of them down in Trump's bathroom in Mar-a-Lago”

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Tai's avatar

oh my goodness! I got 100% correct. Am I being an expert on RFK Jr.'s dangerous but idiotic acts? Thank you for including Jay's journey to Salzburg. I do fear going to the festival during the height of summer with no AC but required to be in formal wear.

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Jake's avatar

I got 92% myself. It was more challenging than I expected.

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Tai's avatar

I got 100% and that scared me. I better get a life than to become a historian of RFK Jr's crazy antics.

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jpg's avatar

Jeez, was the Alaska fiasco only a week ago?!

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Pamela McNamara's avatar

Love Jim Swifts weekly recaps!! Thank you.

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Cheryl from Maryland's avatar

Hey, Jim, I did beat you. 100% correct identifying RFK Jr. vs. Dr. Nick. Ha, Ha.

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Jim Swift's avatar

Congrats! Back many many years ago when there was the slate news quiz I beat will saletan one week and I was very impressed with myself... now I work with him!

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Keith Wresch's avatar

I had forgotten about that quiz. I enjoyed it, and did it quite regularly at one point.

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