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Well, El Salvador let Kristi Noem film a commercial inside the dang prison so maybe she could go there and escort him out.

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

US law is clear that America cannot put people in gulags indefinitely, without due process. US law is less clear on whether or not America can pay a foreign country to run a gulag system on its behalf. www.thebulwark.com/p/concentrat...

submitted 6 days ago • 22 comments

Why does she need to brandish a weapon for photo ops? Why is it pointed at someone’s head? Because it’s stupidly dangerous propaganda. You can’t get any better examples.

submitted 7 days ago • 41 comments

Dentists are going to have to prescribe a lot of flouride pills and drops for kids if this happens. More hassle for parents and kids that don’t get appointments and scripts will suffer.

submitted 8 days ago • 24 comments

Tariffs are working! But Congress must take action to "smooth the transition." That's the spin coming from this group that elects MAGA senators. substack.com/home/post/p-...

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

OUT: Black Friday IN: Orange Monday Welp.

submitted 9 days ago • 14 comments

I've listened to people say SINCE 2015 that someone else should stop Trump. WHEN WILL THEY GET IT

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submitted 9 days ago • 24 comments

Yes, Trump has been blindingly wrong about this for 40 years. Which is why it’s so acutely appalling that the people who supported him—“because of his economic policies”—are acting so surprised this happened.

submitted 10 days ago • 13 comments

It’s incredible how all the MAGA folks, who populated numerous rallies over the years, are so eager to label #handsoff as paid astroturf. It’s more than hypocrisy, it’s just a knee jerk denial of reality. On so many levels.

submitted 10 days ago • 65 comments

Nice graphic

submitted 10 days ago • 9 comments

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submitted 10 days ago • 14 comments

Ran a 10k race this am, one supporter had a sign: “You are running better than our government!” That’s a nice sign because it applies to absolutely everyone. Yay for inclusivity.

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

The Trump Admin disappears people to a foreign prison and then says don't ask questions because we don't have jurisdiction over the legal black hole we affirmatively sunk the person into. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

submitted 11 days ago • 24 comments

Aren't things bad enough without Trump people talking like this? Could we pleeezzzzz just not.

submitted 11 days ago • 11 comments

Prediction: Car lots will be full of customers this weekend with people looking to panic buy their new cars before the tariffs kick in. MAGA folks will point to sales numbers and say "Look at how great tariffs are for the economy!" Repeat as needed across all other sectors. The doom comes later.

submitted 11 days ago • 19 comments

We are now living with petition the King economics. Fitting that he retreats to his palace while the markets suffer. Are people getting this yet?

submitted 12 days ago • 11 comments

I heard the President likes charts and easy to understand policy messages.

submitted 13 days ago • 11 comments

I’m still floored by the inability/refusal of so-called political and economic analysts to accurately assess and discuss the obvious risk conditions that were forecast in BRIGHT BLINDING warning signs over an entire presidential campaign.

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

Trump declared a bogus "national emergency" to invoke and abuse executive power to enact these dumbass tariffs. There was no emergency. He made up a fake crisis and shoving a very real one down all our throats. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

submitted 13 days ago • 43 comments

Trump is wrecking the econ for the same reason he's pardoning J6-ers,deporting ppl to a foreign hellscape megaprison, and shaking down law firms. He's an out-of-control authoritarian enamored with the idea recklessly abusing any executive power he can get his hands on.

submitted 13 days ago • 14 comments

WEDBUSH: “.. a jaw dropping reciprocal tariff chart that will be showed in classrooms and be written about for years to come by economists .. because they are so illogical and absurd.” [Ives]

submitted 13 days ago • 25 comments

Now that Wall Street correctly believes, in light of his tariffs, that Trump is insane, is it really going to look with favor upon the law firms that shamelessly caved to him? Asking for a profession.

submitted 13 days ago • 282 comments

This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.

submitted 13 days ago • 203 comments

So maybe there are limits on the pardon power, eh?

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Rand Paul: “We should not live under emergency rule.” Endorse.

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

The US Senate has kicked off a debate of up to 6 hours on the 'fentanyl' tariffs on Canada. Rand Paul kicks it off, blasting Trump's tariffs: ”One person in our country wants to raise taxes.” “This contradicts everything our country was founded upon... No one man can raise taxes on the people.” /

submitted 13 days ago • 42 comments

🚨 51-48, Senate PASSES a measure to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. Four Republicans join Democrats to deliver a rare rebuke to the president: Susan Collins Lisa Murkowski Rand Paul Mitch McConnell

submitted 13 days ago • 138 comments

Real question: Why are these ICE agents wearing masks? What is the purpose of this in this situation? (I was told masks are very bad! To wear post-COVID and for protests! So ICE must have a very good reason, right?)

submitted 13 days ago • 19 comments

Liberation Day means Trump is liberating people from: -Their jobs -Their paychecks -Their savings -Their next vacation -Their new cars -Their groceries Are we having fun yet?? Not even 100 days in.

submitted 13 days ago • 21 comments

Should I be worried that there are going to be a metric-crap ton of snake-oil health cures sold via Instagram reels soon?

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

Maybe the WSJ will write an op-ed tonight about why Trump's tariffs are awful but how this is really Biden's fault.

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments