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Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.

These are the same people that were willing to let their grandparents die so they could eat at Arby's again without a mask

⚡️Trump's team advises against calling Putin, NBC reports. U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle opposes him making phone calls to Russian President Vladimir Putin, NBC News reported on April 3, citing two unnamed officials.

I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!

the Dow is down more than 1,100 points (!) since opening 5 minutes ago

I posted the video over 2 years ago. People thought he was bluffing I guess.

Erica is the VP of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation Doug is a former Congressional Budget Office Director

“So unbelievably stupid, incompetent and insane.”

BROWN: What do you say to those Americans who put in office to lower prices, not raise them? LUTNICK: Why aren't you talking about the fact that oil in the gas pump is gonna come smashing down? No tax on tips, no tax on overtime BROWN: That's not even in effect now

We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff

Lol, and furthermore, Lmao. on.ft.com/4cddkuC

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy. Third time’s the charm, I guess.

Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate the release of money from your retirement accounts into thin air.

At least two offices of the National Weather Service have said they are delaying or skipping sending staff into the field to survey damage from this week’s severe weather, a key step that meteorologists usually use to confirm whether or not a tornado has struck.

“In 2012, in Arizona v United States, the highest court in the land ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States”. Got that? Not. A. Crime.” From my new Guardian op-ed:

Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020. Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!

ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities. Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries #ForOurLibraries

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social. #TrumpTariffs

sunk-cost fallacy (n.) -- "the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial"

JUST IN: South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.

Then I’m sure they won’t be asking for government subsidies to compensate for the impacts tariffs have on them.

Joe Biden on life support would have been better than this

lmao -- Trump suggests John Roberts's statement (that was clearly about him) wasn't actually directed at him because he didn't mention Trump by name

😂😂

A Press Secretary who doesn’t know anything about anything except a handful of talking points, doesn’t prepare for briefings, whose reflex when she doesn’t know about a subject is always to attack the media outlet. At least Kayleigh did her homework, despite lying a lot.

I could write up why there’s no constitutional problem with the President using an auto-pen to sign official documents—or I could just post the 30-page 2005 opinion by George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel that explains why in lots of detail. I choose the latter: www.justice.gov/file/494411/...

Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.

If I had made a bet on this, I would double it today.

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

If you need a moment to pause, return to your breathing and find some peace, here’s some Cornish calm for you. May your day go well, my friends. Please also remember, your best today is good enough. 😊 #Cornwall #nature #ocean #beach #calm #peace #mindfulness #explore #walk #life #photography

A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred. immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...

If the Indian stock market hits rock bottom now it would be reversing course at the most expensive valuations for a downturn in over two decades, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Read for free with your email on what could move markets today

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

Elon’s mass harassment email to all federal employees underscores the importance of having unions to represent workers against abusive management.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

Spot on.

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

No more ‘Arab Americans for Trump’https://apnews.com/article/arab-americans-trump-gaza-name-peace-479f6777cac7bac52fb098daa0821cb5

The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny. It is not the constitution that is failing us. It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.

Worried about our nation’s descent into fascism? This one pot cacio e pepe will make you feel like you’re in 1920s Italy.