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Sleazeball Trump Plans to Accept Luxury 747 from Qatar to Use as Air Force One! The government-owned Qatar Amiri Flight company’s Boeing 747-8Z5 is similar to one said to be in discussions to be transferred to […]

Maureen Dowd on Barry Diller and His Moment of Truth! Barry Diller. Courtesy of Mark Peckmezian for The New York Times Dear Commons Community, If you have any interest in Barry Diller, his […]

Happy Mother's Day – 2025 Dear Commons Community, Today we remember and thank our mothers and grandmothers, living and dead who gave so much to us! Thank you! Tony  

“Science" editorial by H. Holden Thorp –  The new reality for American academia H. Holden Thorp Dear Commons Community, Science had an editorial in its latest edition entitled:  “The new reality for American ac […]

Democrats do not want Biden returning to the limelight! Dear Commons Community, Democrats are blasting former President Biden’s reemergence in the limelight following his interview Thursday o […]

Jeanette Nuñez, interim president of Florida International University, is sole finalist for the job! Jeanette Nuñez Dear Commons Community, Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, who was appointed interim president of Florida International Un […]

Habemus Papam – Pope Leo XIV Dear Commons Community, The protodeacon of the College of Cardinals announced in St. Peter’s Square to the world yesterday afternoon t […]

Catholic Church will excommunicate priests for obeying Washington State law requiring child abuse confessions to be reported. Dear Commons Community, The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington State law […]

National Science Foundation Cancels More Than 400 STEM Grants Dear Commons Community, The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants awarded to advance STEM education in K-12 […]

Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M in research funds. Dear Commons Community, Columbia University said yesterday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to Trump’s d […]

JFK's Grandson Compares Grandfather to Trump! Jack Schlossberg Dear Commons Community, Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, had this to say when he learned Trump […]

We May Never See the Likes of Warren Buffett Again! US president Barack Obama awards the 2010 Medal of Freedom to Warren Buffett at the White House © AFP/Getty Images. Dear Commons […]

New Book: "Careless People…" A Facebook Insider’s Exposé by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah […]

Cardinal Dolan gives weak response to Trump AI pope image! Dear Commons Community, U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan said yesterday that President Donald Trump’s posting of an AI-generated photo s […]

Trump says he can't run again in 2028: 5 takeaways from 'Meet the Press' interview Moderator Kristen Welker interviews President Donald Trump on Meet the Press. Dear Commons Community, President Donald Trump wouldn’t […]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Shuts Down Trump: ‘Sovereignty is Not for Sale’ Claudia Sheinbaum. Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Raquel Cunha. Dear Commons Community, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed yesterday […]

Trump Backlash Helps Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese to Historic Re-Election! Anthony Albanese Dear Commons Community, For the second time in a week, voters in a prominent US ally angered by President Donald Trump […]

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles: He Should Know! Charles Koch in 2019.  Credit…David Zalubowski/Associated Press Dear Commons Community, Charles Koch, the billionaire […]

Pope Francis's final act of kindness: donating his entire personal bank account to prisoners Pope Francis in 2014. Photo by Jeffrey Bruno/ALETEIA ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Dear Commons Community, Even in his final moments, Pope Francis […]

NSF director, Panch Panchanathan, resigns amid cuts to grants and staff reductions   Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan Dear Commons Community, Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, the scientist  Donald Trump chose dur […]