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Well Texas got its map via SCOTUS, but in Indiana, the Senate Republicans decided to defy Trump and killed the proposed redistricting map.

The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate voted 19-31 on Thursday against redrawing the state’s congressional districts — spurning months of demands from President Donald Trump.

The final outcome remained uncertain until 21 Republicans joined all 10 Democratic senators in rejecting the redistricting plan.

With that tally, Indiana became the first Republican-led state Legislature to vote down Trump’s wish to squeeze out more GOP-friendly congressional seats in hopes of improving the party’s chances of keeping its slim U.S. House majority after the 2026 midterm elections.

https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/11/senate-republicans-reject-trumps-plea-for-gerrymandered-maps/

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Everyone should be so fortunate as to have a contractor/electrician in the family!

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Got my catalog from Indiana Berry and Plant, a small nursery that has a wonderful selection of berries. Currants, gooseberries, strawberries...they have it all.

They aren't very big so their supplies sell out quickly.

https://www.indianaberry.com/

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@RealPlayer

Our library gives me online access to many publications from home, definitely all the biggies. Printed copies of many magazines and newspapers at the library. Current issues can be read at the library and you can check out back issues.

The online access is amazing.

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It's even worse.

As well as the collection of social media information, the new document proposes the gathering of an applicant's telephone numbers and email addresses used over the last five and 10 years respectively, and more information about their family members.

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@Bernard

I think he's claiming that it was carrying oil to Iran, defying sanctions.

He claims a lot of things but I don't believe much of any of it.

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We could use some new members, but he doesn't sound like a good candidate for WTF.

He probably doesn't like sharing sourdough recipes, either.

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Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials.

The new condition would affect people from dozens of countries who are eligible to visit the US for 90 days without a visa, as long as they have filled out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form.

Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has moved to toughen US borders more generally - citing national security as a key reason.

Analysts say the new plan could pose an obstacle to potential visitors, or harm their digital rights.

Asked whether the proposal could lead to a steep drop-off in tourism to the US, Trump said he was not concerned.

"No. We're doing so well," Trump said on Wednesday.

"We just want people to come over here, and safe. We want safety. We want security. We want to make sure we're not letting the wrong people come enter our country."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo

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US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

The US president confirmed the operation on Wednesday, telling reporters: “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela - a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening so you will be seeing that later and you will be talking about that later with other people.”

Two US officials told Reuters the operation was led by the US Coast Guard, but did not name the tanker or say specifically where the interception happened. A senior Trump administration official told Bloomberg that the US had conducted a “judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel” that was last docked in Venezuela.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/us-forces-reportedly-seize-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-coast

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Doesn't seem to be flying, Orville.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/midwest-farmers-respond-to-trump-s-farmer-bailout-announcement/ar-AA1S2bpV

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