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"Put simply, Trump and Musk’s evisceration of the SEC has turned the agency into a shell of its former self, at a time ripe for rampant market manipulation. This, we fear, might be the point." prospect.org/economy/2025...

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Make it make sense

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“In the first three months, the Trump family has become $3 billion wealthier, so that’s a billion dollars a month.”

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Last fall Niall Ferguson chastised me on Xitter for suggesting Trump could turn fascist, asserting, "fascism was all about state control of the economy and militarisation in preparation for war, pretty much the opposite of Trump's philosophy." Just thinking about that for no reason whatsoever.

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The Suspension Clause: 1) Doesn't allow the President to unilaterally suspend habeas, especially when Congress is in session; 2) Applies only to cases of invasion or rebellion (this is quite clearly neither); and 3) Even then, applies only "when the public safety may require it." (It doesn't.)

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NPR update: 50K middle class to wealthy white South Africans have been granted refugee visas and to arrive soon in the US

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@tennesseelookout.com and @propublica.org are continuing to report on flex loans in Tennessee, where 110,000 borrowers have been sued by Advance Financial alone. Have you been sued by a flex loan lender? Call or text reporter @friedmanadam5.bsky.social at 615-249-8509 to share your experience.

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My wonderful colleague Andrew Egger, trying to get answers:

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"Unless he turns this around, three weeks from now, you walk into a store and we're going to have a covid-like supply chain crisis, and Trump is looking for an exit" -- here's the @stephruhle.bsky.social commentary that triggered a Trump Truth Social meltdown

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Donald Trump is big mad at Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC. 🍿

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Bill Gates on Musk: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”

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Art of the deal is raising the tariff to 145% then cutting it almost in half despite the fact that China has made no concessions and has completely ignored you. Xi just sits back at laughs at our orange clown.

submitted 1 day ago • 1847 comments

JFC. He did it. Donald Trump named Judge Jeanine Pirro, from Fox News, to be appointed as the interim United States Attorney for Washington D.C. Absolutely mental.

submitted 2 days ago • 99 comments

I first wrote that this person was one of the worst people alive 15+ years ago. I'm not going to summarize her systematic lies about the criminal justice system, her own run-ins with that system, or her backroom pardon lobbying. She is absolute slime—among the most disreptable attorneys in America

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What’s astonishing here is how many Republicans remained willing to vote for this guy, who so obviously failed in experience, temperament, integrity and judgment.

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Senate Democrats unified in opposition to block the crypto-friendly bill that would have enabled Trump’s corruption. We were worried about losing some Democrats on this vote, so thank you for speaking up over the last day. Your calls definitely made a difference.

submitted 2 days ago • 47 comments

What in the ever-loving <excuse my French> fuck…

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Every Republican in Congress should be asked if they agree with Trump that it’s a “good thing” if truck drivers and dockworkers lose their jobs

submitted 2 days ago • 210 comments

This is a great illustration of why wholly unqualified extremists shouldn't be running essential government agencies.

submitted 2 days ago • 190 comments

NEWS: Trump ditches Ed Martin, a Jan. 6 insurrectionist defender, as his choice for DC US Attorney following Republican Senator Thom Tillis’ refusal to support his nomination.

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Finally

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sucking up to Donald Trump about a trade deal that hasn't even been finalized yet was nauseating.

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Kash Patel, the conspiracy theorist that Republicans made FBI Director, came to a Senate hearing on the budget—with NO budget, NO timeline, and NO clue. It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe. We need serious leadership at the FBI.

submitted 2 days ago • 203 comments

How much time in the military to all the Trump “men” have combined?

submitted 2 days ago • 314 comments

47 days later, we still don't know. And what we do know mostly came from leaks.

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How is he this stupid?

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Ed Martin, Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. on his relationship with Nazi sympathizer Timothy Hale-Cusanelli: "I am not close with him.” Here’s Eagle Ed giving Timothy a hug after he gave him an award. They look pretty close to me.

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GDP contracted in the first quarter. Kelly Loeffler: "This administration is really supercharging the economy like we've never seen in our history."

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So once again the Trump Administration has gone so far that it has lost the backing of the WSJ editorial page.

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Something I hope everyone covers this tomorrow notes is that...the President has no authority whatsoever to make trade deals without congress. None. Not even the pretext of one.

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There has not been a DOJ seen in decades that is more politicized and weaponized against perceived enemies than this one. www.npr.org/2025/05/06/g...

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Make it so.

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TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Ukraine will always be free and equal among other states of the world. Our battle has shown that every nation that bravely and loyally defends itself and its just aspirations – every nation can stand up against someone bigger: Russia is definitely not bigger in heart or bigger in mind.

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Two things can be true at the same time 1 - the entire global economy is subject to the whims of this one guy 2 - global trade will go on without us. Wait, 3 things. 3 - we will be poorer for it

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Yet another in a long line of examples of Trump openly saying he has no idea what his government is doing.

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I can't believe this. While Trump takes in crypto bribes, a senate GOP crypto bill is moving with some Dem support. First vote is tomorrow! This is flying under the radar because crypto regulation is boring. Without Dems votes, this dies. Tell your Dem senator: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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Russia activated “Plan ‘Kovyor’” (Carpet Plan) again across all Moscow airports — a full shutdown of airspace, typically triggered by a threat like an unidentified drone or aircraft.

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Back on April 21, Tulsi Gabbard accused those who leaked the NIE on Venezuela's ties to Tren de Aragua of lying abt the intel. It took the IC just 10 days to turn around a @laurenleharper.bsky.social FOIA proving that TULSI was the one lying. www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/06/t...

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Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz just switched from Republican to Democratic. “The Republican Party is not the party I signed up with... The marginalization of Latinos and immigrants—many of whom have helped build this country—is not leadership. It’s fear-based politics.”

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New court rulings push back hard on Trump’s tactics. Judge Rodriguez blocks his use of the Alien Enemies Act, while Judge Howell strikes down all of his executive order targeting a law firm. The courts are so far doing their duty under the constitution. #TrumpAccountability #NationalSecurity

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Trump revoked my lawyer @markzaidesq.bsky.social’s security clearance for doing his job: defending truth and holding power accountable. Now he’s fighting back. And he’s not just doing it for himself, he’s doing it for all of us.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican challenger concedes a 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election to the Democratic incumbent.

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BREAKING: Biden weighs in on Trump and Zelensky Oval Office disaster: "What the hell’s going on here? What president ever talks like that? That’s not who we are. We’re about freedom, democracy, opportunity, not about confiscation."

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A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.

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🚨🚨🚨

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Since Trump took office, his family has made $2.9 billion in crypto. Again, this is a level of corruption so cartoonish, so obvious & on the surface, that it seems to have stunned everyone to silence.

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