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Trump reduced the tariffs on China in exchange for nothing. He paused the tariffs on Canada & Mexico in exchange for nothing. He postponed tariffs on EU in exchange for nothing. He threatened Russia with sanctions if they didn’t sign ceasefire & did nothing. Art of the Deal.

submitted 2 days ago • 476 comments

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia. This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

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(📣) If you read just one article about this trillion-dollar scam, make it this comprehensive, fully sourced one. This is another Watergate-level scandal media simply no longer has the time or attention to cover. But it may well be as bad—or worse—than all the rest.

submitted 3 days ago • 63 comments

Column: This week, the bond market sent a gentle warning that the path of the national debt is a problem. But Congress is not known for heeding gentle warnings, writes our economics correspondent Victoria Guida.

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RETRO has just published its largest-ever meme archive, with the total size of the RETRO meme library now well over 500. These are memes curated by a retired comms professor who actually taught memes at an R1. This archive has been the work of many months, so you’re sure to find these memes useful.

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

I hope legacy media covers the connection between last night's memecoin dinner and this morning's social media tariff threats. He's manipulating the stock market.

submitted 5 days ago • 821 comments

URGENT: Please take a minute to comment on why Covid vaccines should continue to remain available for everyone under 65 years old. One day left to comment and you can do it anonymously www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

submitted 6 days ago • 39 comments

Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.

submitted 6 days ago • 423 comments

-$1.5T in new tax cuts predominantly for the rich -$700B in Medicaid cuts -$500B in Medicare cuts -$300B in SNAP cuts -Leasing public lands to Big Oil -Ending IRS Direct File -Ending clean energy tax credits -Banning AI regulation in the states The oligarchy's wish list.

submitted 5 days ago • 236 comments

All pets fee-waived. Including puppies and kittens. KC Pet Project

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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

submitted 7 days ago • 965 comments

🗣️📣Let the administration know how you feel about them restricting COVID-19 vaccine access under the false pretense that the vaccine may not be safe. Comment period ends in 3 days. www.regulations.gov/document/FDA...

submitted 7 days ago • 42 comments

Number of US gas stations currently selling gas for $1.99: Zero. @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social @nbcnews.com 🇺🇸

submitted 8 days ago • 1114 comments

Thou shalt focus on the current president's throbbing insanity and dementia. The previous president is no longer president and so it no longer matters.

submitted 8 days ago • 328 comments

It’s not just incorrect, but the opposite—the antithesis—of habeas corpus for the president to have the unfettered, unreviewable “right” to cast people into exile in the torture chambers of foreign autocrats.

submitted 8 days ago • 128 comments

This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.

submitted 8 days ago • 774 comments

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

submitted 8 days ago • 261 comments

What a disgrace by our "Justice" Dept. The family of Ashli Babbit to recieve nearly 5 million dollars.

submitted 8 days ago • 1087 comments

The Medicaid cuts will devastate every state, but especially the Red ones. ✔️rural hospitals closing ✔️ thousands unenrolled from their healthcare ✔️seniors and the disabled needing nursing care screwed

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NEWS: The courts have decided against DOGE and the US government in their legal battle to take full control of the United States Institute of Peace, including a headquarters building with an estimated value of $500 million. www.wired.com/story/usip-d...

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DEUTSCHE: “.. One the most widely acknowledged things in financial markets is the unsustainable path of the US national debt. The big unknown is when it all tips over. Our view is that Liberation Day has likely brought that reckoning forward.” 🇺🇸

submitted 9 days ago • 52 comments

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The US government used its influence to force African countries to purchase Starlink to boost Elon Musk's business. Kristofer Harrison, fmr State Dept official: "If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” “Because it is corruption.” #OpCanary #3E #EndIimpunity

submitted 10 days ago • 27 comments

On X this week, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok inserted information about “white genocide” in South Africa in response to hundreds of completely unrelated user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts. Can’t imagine why…

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A tale in 3 Acts Act 1 USG provides hearsay affidavit claiming ICE official asked migrant if he was afraid of torture in Mexico before deporting him Act 2 Court orders deposition by ICE official with personal knowledge Act 3 DOJ cancels eve before deposition. Says can't find any such ICE official

submitted 9 days ago • 64 comments

Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles. I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc. Unprecedented levels of flop! www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...

submitted 9 days ago • 651 comments

He’s got private golf resorts, personal jets, and towers with his name on them and yet he’s still begging oil despots for a luxury plane instead of helping people working two jobs who can’t make rent.

submitted 10 days ago • 554 comments

😆 from @dccartoonist.bsky.social

submitted 10 days ago • 237 comments

Kamala: we’re going to stop grocery stores from price gouging MAGA: COMMUNISM!!! Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did MAGA: MAGA!!

submitted 10 days ago • 233 comments

Holy sh*t!

submitted 10 days ago • 718 comments

You don’t need disaster assistance, pull yourself up by those bootstraps! Thoughts and prayers! Daddy needs a big new plane! — The President

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Great question

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Trump is demanding that a U.S. company "EAT THE TARIFFS." These are the tariffs he insisted China would pay for, no? Why is the U.S. president suddenly taking China's side in his own trade war, at the expense of an American company?

submitted 11 days ago • 150 comments

Trump is, once again, lying here. The SCOTUS majority wrote: “The Government may remove the named plaintiffs or putative class members under other lawful authorities.” The due process, however, isn't optional. www.allrisenews.com/p/scotus-aea...

submitted 11 days ago • 46 comments

It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.

submitted 10 days ago • 503 comments

Some psychological terms on display here: tangential thinking, circumstantiality, flight of ideas, slurred speech - all concerning behaviors in an elderly person

submitted 11 days ago • 119 comments

Here’s the thing: line officers at DHS routinely lie about stuff like this. Some studies suggest manufactured statements occur in 15-20% of cases, sometimes higher. Border Patrol is the worst offender but ICE does it too. Read this John Washington piece from 2019. theintercept.com/2019/08/11/b...

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Why has Kid Rock not been arrested for obstructing ICE arrests after his restaurant sent undocumented workers home last week so they wouldn’t be swept up in an ICE raid, but Judge Dugan directing a man through a different door is a federal offense?

submitted 11 days ago • 148 comments

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When Trvmp started his trade war, the US's average tariff rate was around 3%. It is now 13% That is a huge increase, even with the lower (30%) tariff rate on China Who pays these tariffs? American consumers. It is one of the largest tax increases on Americans since WWII.

submitted 11 days ago • 15 comments

Taxes aren’t “going up 65%.” They may go up for 65% of TAXPAYERS. Not that anyone pays attention anymore. 🤡

submitted 11 days ago • 76 comments

Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals Step 3. Promise deals Step 4. Fail to make deals Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country ...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.

submitted 11 days ago • 145 comments

Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of the US for the first time since 1917, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, creating an extra financial burden for Americans already struggling with tariffs and inflation.

submitted 11 days ago • 380 comments

Breaking: Moody’s Ratings Service is downgrading the U.S.’s credit, citing increased government debt over the past decade and rising interest payments.

submitted 11 days ago • 49 comments