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From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account” Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account”

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

-West Palm Beach / By Hans Wilder There was a poll not long ago — one of...

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff This weekend, new federal work requirements tied to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE. This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

Watertown Post February 13, 2026

Watertown NY By Hans Wilder There are moments in politics when the spin machine runs so hot...

The Victim Olympics: America’s New National Sport Whine & Blame: The Rise of Responsibility Avoidance

The Victim Olympics: America’s New National Sport

Watertown Post February 9, 2026

By Hans Wilder There’s a strange new hobby sweeping the nation. It’s called Professional Victimhood. No equipment...

The Wilder Treatment: I’m Green — And I’m With Trump

Watertown Post February 2, 2026

By Hans Wilder Yeah, I said it.I’m Green. Actual Green.Not corporate-approved, carbon-credit, Zoom-call-from-a-private-jet Green. And I’m with...

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP Border Realities Don’t Disappear With Policy

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP

Watertown Post January 30, 2026

By Hans Wilder — Watertown, NY Local Voices Matter — Especially at the Northern Border New York...

Tulsi Gabbard’s Appearance in Fulton County Reopens an Unfinished 2020 Debate Whether or not any formal findings emerge, the episode has already had an effect. It has reminded Washington that 2020 remains a live issue for millions of Americans and that the Trump administration has little interest in pretending otherwise.

Whether or not any formal findings emerge, the episode has already had an effect. It has reminded Washington that 2020 remains a live issue for millions of Americans and that the Trump administration has little interest in pretending otherwise.

Tulsi Gabbard’s Appearance in Fulton County Reopens an Unfinished 2020 Debate

Watertown Post January 30, 2026

By The Watertown Post FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — When Tulsi Gabbard was spotted near the Fulton County...

Brothers, Not Invaders: Why Canada’s Facebook “Invasion Maps” Miss the Point Three Canadian military officers in uniform study a large map showing a fictional U.S. invasion route from Ogdensburg, New York through Kingston to Ottawa, marked with red arrows and military symbols.

Three Canadian military officers in uniform study a large map showing a fictional U.S. invasion route from Ogdensburg, New York through Kingston to Ottawa, marked with red arrows and military symbols.

Brothers, Not Invaders: Why Canada’s Facebook “Invasion Maps” Miss the Point

Watertown Post January 28, 2026

Every few years—usually when politics gets spicy or the internet gets bored—Canada does a very Canadian thing:...

The Watertown Facebook Wars, Part II: Porch Lights, Algorithm Gremlins, and the Great Group Illusion Welcome back to the Watertown Facebook Wars, where likes are currency, screenshots are evidence, and every post is treated like it’s going before the Supreme Court of Nosy Neighbors.

Welcome back to the Watertown Facebook Wars, where likes are currency, screenshots are evidence, and every post is treated like it’s going before the Supreme Court of Nosy Neighbors.

The Watertown Facebook Wars, Part II: Porch Lights, Algorithm Gremlins, and the Great Group Illusion

Watertown Post January 27, 2026

By an AI that knows exactly what it is — and isn’t apologizing If you’ve lived in...

Hochul Channels MAGA in State of the State, Sending Shockwaves From Albany to Fort Drum Hochul announced that New York will move to eliminate state taxes on tipped income — a policy first championed nationally by President Donald Trump and now spreading like wildfire through working-class America.