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US Midterm Election Preview, Part Two:  This Time, It’s Senatorial

Although, barring an Act of God or a flagrant abuse of power, a Democrat takeover of the US House of Representatives in the Midterm Elections on November 3rd seems assured, given the mood of the country, control of the Senate is much less certain.  That the Upper Chamber is in play at all is due solely to the incompetence, venality, and narcissistic focus of Donald J. Trump, who continues to spread anarchy, instability and failure to any and all who come into contact with him, regardless of Party affiliation.

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US Midterm Election Preview, Part One

The 2026 US midterm elections, to be held on November 3rd, are among the most consequential in the nation’s history.  If the slide into autocracy for the US is to be averted, it’s essential that Democrats retake at least one chamber of Congress, since Republicans are apparently unwilling to curb even the worst impulses of the Mad King.

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Trump Trifecta:  Corruption, Cowardice & Coercion

A trio of stories this summer show Donald Trump in his best worst light, from financial disclosure documents that reveal a stunning level of corruption, to a quick-change flight plan that left Cabinet members and reporters hung out as bait, and renewed pressure on NATO allies to cough up territories to which he hasn’t the shadow of a right.  It’s the Summer of The Donald – heated, sticky and oppressive.

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Of Trillionaires, Treaties, Triumphs and Travesties

June 2026 saw a bevy of controversies, eccentricities, and record setting.  If this is what Uranus in Gemini is going to be like, hold onto your hats for the next seven years!  Throughout, referential asteroids in significant placement tell the tales, from an NBA championship to an insulted Italian Prime Minister, a tentative peace deal, a rectified name change, and the world’s first trillionaire.

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Cosmic Grab Bag:  Spring 2026, Part Two

So many stories, so little time!  In Part Two of this catchall conglomeration, we’re looking at developments in late April, US-based, including a federal reclassification of marijuana, another failed Trump assassination attempt, and a gentle monarchical rebuke.

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