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blog.trvth.org/2025/05/econ...

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Even the conservative Wall Street Journal calls out Trump’s tariff errors.

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It is, uh, not great to find out that a ton of american politicians really crave having secret police.

submitted 14 hours ago • 63 comments

No joke, Trump has to fire all of them now. They're a sabotage risk to the administration.

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From The Archives: Trump Locks Bathroom Door So Elon Musk Can’t Follow Him In theonion.com/trump-l...

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Insightful! Much wisdom from a favorite son of my town Rochester NY.

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Disney Opens New Immersive ‘Star Wars’-Themed Gay Conversion Camp theonion.com/disney-...

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I love — and have pride in — my hometown ball club. Go Rochester Redwings.

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We still can’t get straight answers on why ICE agents are masked and refusing to ID themselves. On top of all that they appear to be lying about cause. Congress, do you see what’s happening? Don’t be silent! Call your Senators & Reps. Demand an investigation. ☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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At a time when people are understandably focused on the daily chaos in Washington, these articles describe the rapidly accelerating impact that AI is going to have on jobs, the economy, and how we live.

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Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People theonion.com/optimis...

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Tesla Employees Scramble To Make Office Look Like They’ve Been Sleeping There theonion.com/tesla-e...

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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

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Tariff-Strained Apple Announces 7,083-Piece iPhone Kit

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No, seriously, why interview him?

submitted 10 days ago • 80 comments

Again, this is not only a frontal assault on higher education & scientific research, but also a massive violation of contracts, property rights, & the rule of law: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

What’s interesting/ignorant about this is that we *do do the big things here - the AI and the weapons systems. And we don’t do T shirts and textiles at scale. Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.

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The Telegraph has disappeared this from their website, possibly out of mortal shame. You know what to do... (Link is to archive copy. The internet never forgets.) archive.is/2025.05.25-1...

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In other words, he promised repeatedly during the campaign he had a secret plan to end the war in 24 hours and he was just bullshitting everyone because he doesn’t have the first clue what to do, he gave away all negotiating leverage months ago, and his special envoy is a dope.

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I’m a fan of healthy eating, but those with Type 1 diabetes make no insulin, so this would be a death sentence.

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Trump Shares Own Experiences As Victim Of White Genocide theonion.com/trump-s...

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Reading “It Can’t (Can) Happen Here” now. Insightful.

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I’ve seen this from the Capitol steps and on TV — always great either way.

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BREAKING: Kamala Harris, speaking in Australia, warns of the dangers of repeating the global mistakes of the 1930s, emphasizing the importance of international alliances and trust. The speech ended with a standing ovation.

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Trump’s pretense that he’s fighting antisemitism has always been a transparent fig leaf for using real antisemitism to destroy universities, as illustrated by his hosting on May 23 of cryptocurrency investors whose coins bear slogans like “F*CK THE JEWS.”

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Useful reference to have at hand

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Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

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A pro-Israel US MAGA Republican Congressman Randy Fine, who voted to strip millions of US citizens of their health care earlier in the week, is now calling for the complete genocide of everyone in Gaza with the use of nuclear weapons.

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blog.trvth.org/2025/05/neit...

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Unthinkable evil.

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MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.

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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government. By @rhersher.bsky.social

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Florida Bans Fluoride In Public Drinking Water theonion.com/florida...

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We can agree to eliminate the root causes — Putin.

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Relationship Experts Recommend Single Women Try Bathing In Open Stream Until Suitor Glimpses Them Through Trees theonion.com/relatio...

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Oh, ABC. You blew it when you caved the first time and cut a $16m check. Don’t give Shitler another inch or another dime, and tell him to go fuck himself. #GoHarvard #GoMaine

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Rising Income Inequality Causing Wealthy Americans To Take On Second Sailboat theonion.com/rising-...

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“It’s in the union of people around a common set of values — that’s all that stands between democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we’ve really got is each other.” — The Boss

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