Author: Bob Weeks
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CDC Website Change on Vaccines and Autism Sparks Widespread Condemnation
On November 19, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention substantially revised its “Autism and Vaccines” webpage, replacing language stating that vaccines do not cause autism with text questioning whether that claim is “evidence-based.” The change has prompted an unprecedented wave of criticism from major medical organizations, scientific experts, current and former government health…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns From Congress: What Happened and What It Means
What makes this story significant is not Greene’s individual legislative record—which was minimal—but what it reveals about power, loyalty, and independence in contemporary Republican politics. Whether her resignation represents a cautionary tale about crossing Trump, a rare example of principle over political survival, or something more complex may become clearer only with time and distance.…
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Fact-Checking Major Claims from Trump’s November 21, 2025 Fox News Radio Interview
This fact-check examines the veracity of major statistical and factual claims made by President Donald Trump and host Brian Kilmeade during their November 21, 2025 radio interview.
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Trump Discusses NYC Mayor Meeting, Ukraine Peace Deadline, Healthcare Overhaul, and Military Order Controversy in Fox News Radio Interview
Trump revealed a Thursday deadline for Ukraine’s peace response, promised healthcare reform by January 30th replacing insurance subsidies with direct payments to citizens, and doubled down on calling recent Democratic statements to military members “seditious” in a wide-ranging Fox News Radio interview. The president-elect also threatened to cut Nigeria aid over Christian killings and claimed…
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Evaluation of “Trump Has The Power To Impose Tariffs Via IEEPA”
Peter Navarro argues that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act implicitly authorizes presidential tariffs because the power to “regulate importation” naturally includes tariffs, the traditional tool for controlling trade, and because presidents who can ban imports entirely should also be able to impose the lesser measure of taxing them. The article’s thesis is that IEEPA…
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Trump Claims Major Victories While Criticizing Democrats Over Epstein Records
A social media post from Donald Trump employs a communication style centered on polarization, self-elevation, and externalization of blame. It constructs a binary moral landscape in which one political group is portrayed as corrupt, conspiratorial, and perpetually deceitful, while the speaker’s group is framed as uniquely virtuous, effective, and persecuted. Absolutist language reinforces this divide,…
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Analysis: Texas Congressional Redistricting Preliminary Injunction Order
This is a Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction issued by a three-judge federal district court panel in the Western District of Texas. A preliminary injunction is an emergency court order that maintains the status quo while litigation proceeds. It’s not a final decision on the merits, but it indicates the court believes the…
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Updated: CDC Autism and Vaccines Webpage
The CDC webpage makes claims about the relationship between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. The original version of this page stated that vaccines do not cause autism. However, as of November 19, 2025, the page was modified to claim that the statement “vaccines do not cause autism” is “not an evidence-based claim” and that “studies…
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum
This fact-check examines major claims made by President Donald Trump during his address at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on November 19, 2025. Each claim is evaluated against available evidence and rated for accuracy. For a summary of the speech, see here. Assistance from Claude AI. Claim 1: Saudi Arabia Committed to $1 Trillion in U.S.…
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Trump at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum: Full Breakdown of the November 19, 2025 Speech
Assistance from Claude AI. For a fact-check, click here. Executive Summary President Donald Trump addressed the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on November 19, 2025, announcing that Saudi Arabia has increased its investment commitment in the United States from $600 billion to $1 trillion, with $270 billion in deals being signed that day alone. Trump…
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Understanding the September 2025 Jobs Report
The combination of modest job creation, rising unemployment, downward revisions to prior months, and ongoing federal job cuts suggests an economy that’s cooling. Whether this represents a healthy normalization after the post-pandemic surge or the early signs of more serious weakness is the crucial question—and one this single report can’t definitively answer.
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Analysis of Emergency Motion and Opposition in United States v. Comey
These filings reveal a prosecution facing serious questions about its integrity. A magistrate judge who reviewed all the grand jury evidence found sufficient irregularities to warrant an exception to grand jury secrecy—a high bar to clear. The government’s response focuses on procedural delays rather than substantive answers to the most damaging findings.