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Trump lifts sanctions on Syria after offer of a Trump Tower in Damascus, praises MBS, salutes Saudi generals, and defends a Qatari jet gift—while banning press from Air Force One. GOP splits over drugs, jets, SALT, and Social Security. Catch up:

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The Department of Energy just announced plans to eliminate 47 regulations its biggest rollback ever under Trump’s “Zero-Based Regulation” order. What’s on the chopping block? - Efficiency standards for microwaves, ice makers, dehumidifiers, and more

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The Trump administration cut federal funding for a research project at Cornell University aimed at developing a heart pump designed for babies and children with congenital heart defects bringing the effort to a halt.

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Is it just me, or does it feel like Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Andry Hernandez Romero are beginning to slowly drift from the public consciousness? We simply cannot allow ourselves to be distracted from the mission of bringing these two men back to the U.S.!

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Many American voters are likely to excessively overcorrect from 2024-2025 to look for honest, authentic, effective, consistent communicators who don’t rely on slogans and platitudes in 2026-28. They aren’t plentiful.

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Under court order, the government has released a nearly unredacted copy of the memorandum of understanding between the IRS and Homeland Security revealing how taxpayer data was shared for immigration enforcement.

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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

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News.

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So many layers of corruption.

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Aaaand there it is.

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Pam Bondi lobbied for Qatar & a private prison company, got paid $115K/month, then failed to disclose it during her AG confirmation. Now she’s gutted foreign lobbying enforcement under FARA and signed off on $400m planes. The corruption isn’t even subtle anymore.

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Fox Business analyst.

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NEWS: U.S. and China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to U.S. ports plummeted. Tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut from 145% to 30%. Tariffs on U.S. imports will be cut from 125% to 10%. If tariffs should result in massive job growth and make the U.S. rich, why lower them?

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Trump’s new Qatar Force One is getting some criticism.

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Trump called price controls—which he is now pushing for pharmaceuticals—“communist” during the campaign. “It’s never worked…and it always leads to the same failure,” he said.

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Children get only two dolls and five pencils. Trump gets a free luxury jet.

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The new head of FEMA warned staff, “Don’t get in my way,” and threatened to “run right over” anyone who tried to interfere with him.

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Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.

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Talented dogs

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Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development. Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system. Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.

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Disgusting, naked, open blatant corruption. Whether it is crypto, Trump Media stock, real estate developments, licensing deals or jets, foreign governments continue to buy our presidency by bribing our criminal president.

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What he said

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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

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So many videos are circulating of ICE agents acting with cruelty and aggression. Behavior that eerily mirrors the “domestic terrorism” they claim to oppose. No one is forcing them to act this way; it’s a choice.

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🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Welcome to the RFK Jr public health era.

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Trump thinks Mattel is a country. And we know what happens when Ken tries to run things.

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The failure of courts to secure murder convictions for the former officers who beat Tyre Nichols, and of politicians to bring greater accountability, means that he will not be the last to suffer an unjust death, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily:

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“.. Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts.” @thehill.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social thehill.com/business/529...

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The ineptitude of the entire cabinet of The Regime is terrifying. But I contend that in regard to individual power, Robert F. Kennedy has the ability to kill more Americans faster than any other Secretary. He’s off to a great start by lying about vaccines and saying that experts are worthless.

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"In the few months since the second Trump administration began, the federal government’s efforts to control silicosis have been destroyed," David Michaels and Gregory Wagner write:

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“Art of the Deal" means "Americans pay more while the UK gets a discount.” Such winning.

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~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline. That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production. Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.

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The House spent a whole week on Gulf of America and Senate Republicans won’t even bring it to the floor for a vote. Another productive week for the Republican Congress.

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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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