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Now that he has complete control of the government simple things like putting dark paint on the plane won't ruin its certification like it did last time he modified an Air Force One. Nothing like spending money without Congressional approval. F the Constitution. www.twz.com/air/plans-to...

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Anyone who takes Trump seriously is a fool. Anyone who thinks he would not take a bribe is an even bigger fool. He has learned that its best to take them indirectly though. There were crypto deals and commissions to be paid in donations going on. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

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The worst thing about Trump selling our souls for us is that he never collects for anyone but himself. We couldn't pursue justice for a chopped up journalist because of a $100 billion deal that never happened. Peace in Ukraine will depend on how many billions Putin will pay with money we give him.

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See, not all government projects are behind schedule. Just when you thought there was nothing new. www.twz.com/air/far-more...

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Yuck! Can't imagine anything worse than dragging one's religion through the cesspool of politics. There is no way Trump will be a humble host. I wonder if the pope visits will JD Vance ask him if he's ever said thank you. apnews.com/article/pope...

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Computer simulations are getting remarkably like what they are simulating. www.sciencealert.com/the-universe...

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See he didn't buy votes! Haah! At least he didn't pay for them. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/...

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Story from 5 year ago. I was distracted by the pandemic. The independence day speech mentioned in this story actually happened on July 4th. Apparently the replacement Statue is becoming Bronze ingots somewhere. 30 Euros per kg? www.bbc.com/news/world-e...

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Mental distraction for the day is contemplating using 1 to 800kv high voltage direct current motors to convert high voltage DC transmission to grid level AC voltage. Would make DC power sources act just like traditional power plants on the grid. Also step down DC converters for 1kv charging cars.

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I wonder what the tariff on a $400 million 747 would be once it's donated to a US foundation? Is this the future of money laundering? Create a foundation and donate overseas money to it. We should all form our own libraries.

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Guess who's going to regret a 30% tariff on steel now? It's us, it was always us. We are going to be the ones paying for it. Scrap prices should come down a bit after the parade. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

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You take a day off from watching the news and the 10-year treasury yield goes to 4.5%. The economy hasn't grown that much since the first two years of the Biden administration. Not sustainable.

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Why does social media assume all incels are men ? Assumes that dyspareunia or impotence is a choice. Or maybe women having undesirable partners is more noble than none at all? All rhetorical questions.

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Bracing myself to hear all the BS. Saudi Arabia sells between 200 and 250 billion dollars a year of oil. It spends about 40 billion a year to do that It spreads about 100 billion amongst the family. Somehow it's going to invest trillions of dollars in the US.

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Just Putin is needed, but... www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Ironic that the folks who say we need to suffer in the short term with tariffs are willing to bankrupt a nation to save on taxes. Trying to stimulate an economy with tax cuts is like trying to run an engine on its exhaust. There comes a time when it does help anymore. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Tesla does not haver Dealerships. If the tagline is not accurate, why bother with the story? Credibility matters. www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...

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Because it's more important to buy votes than to pay down the debt. These tax cuts from 2017 have never paid for themselves. The increase in tax revenues shortly after their passing mirrored the increase in deficit spending. Same is 2001 and 2003. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

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He signed a 100 billion dollar deal with Saudi Arabia in2017 which they still haven't honored. It was for the same stuff they signed a 90 billion dollar deal with Obama. They buy about 7 billion dollars worth of parts and replacements most years. www.bbc.com/news/live/ce...

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Ninety days of certainty! Maybe. Its all about seeing how we can transfer the tax burden to the consumer without crashing the economy. China likes our consumers with their seemingly limitless landfills, and our subsidized ag. Jet parts too. apnews.com/article/chin...

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Nothing says great again more than borrowing your ride. If a democrat accepted a loaner from a Muslim country, there would be panic in the streets. I'm up for anything that gets him to stop making up emergencies and trashing the constitution. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Wholesale gasoline price still 19 cents more than it was last September. 20 if you account for inflation.

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I don't see how there's any advantage to Alberta. 4.3 million people can't possibly be paying for their infrastructure. Why would they want to compete directly with American subsidized beef and oil? www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

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Strange way to desegregate South Africa. Looks like America will become the Liberia for white Africans. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/w...

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I missed this www.8newsnow.com/business/pre...

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The fuel pellet is encased in a diamond that is contained in a gold cylinder. That produced the same energy as 2 US oz of gasoline. Sounds economical. youtube.com/shorts/JXk_G...

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So he has people talking about dolls instead of the fact that the price of school clothes will probably double next fall. And school supplies. Not sure if people use pencils anymore. Not so much genius on his part.

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Trump's delusional sycophants. That's what I thought TDS was.

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Don't know what I did on Facebook to get all the names where people compare human sexuality to electrical connections. It's like the people who make them don't know where the phrase AC/DC came from. They certainly don't seem to know how a trans sistor (sic) works.

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The prime minister of Canada really confused Donny Trump by saying that like the Whitehouse, Canada is not for sale. I'm sure Donny was wondering if that meant we could use a meme coin auction to get Canada.

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I still think someone burns them for the insurance. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Not so much drill baby drill. but we have the Saudis and others to give us cheap oil. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

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The future of fossil fuels. I'm over the next 40 years this should happen more and more frequently and probably peak in about 65 years= www.nola.com/news/environ...

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One of the grievances against King George III listed in the declaration of Independence: "He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."

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Misleading headline because there are not 900 active cases. There have been 900 and counting infections confirmed. Most have passed the infectious stage and are in recovery or otherwise. Not to minimize the tragedy of the three deaths. 3x more deadly than 1/1000. apnews.com/article/meas...

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Sounds nice but it's just an additional tariff on imports. May help revitalize ship building in Japan and South Korea in the short term. In the 1980s US shipyards were having problems with no competition from China and Japanese yard workers making the same money. gcaptain.com/bipartisan-s...

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Trump's great America after we get all of our suppliers to come fix everything for us with their money. Because why should any of our titans of industry take any risk? youtu.be/IjshV-_oUik?...

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So you order a new widget to be made in Tarriflandia. The factory requires 75% of the cost up front for retooling and setup, then you pay the last 25% when the product is made. Import paperwork shows the item costing that last 25%. It would take a 300% tariff to justify starting over.

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But what about Hunter's laptop or Whitewater. Conservative moral compass always seems to point to just below the worst standards they can imagine. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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A 50 yr old Soviet probe that was meant to land on Venus in 1970's will deorbit on earth in the near future. It will not burn up. Here are all the places it could hit.

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And next year it will come with a special salute for the president. Once he has purged in the military have of anyone that still loyal to the Constitution. Sieg heil m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

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