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Trump taking responsibility for tanking our economy…

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Welcome to Peace Plan Infrastructure Week. 🙄

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NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...

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🤬 Russians dropped air bombs on Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, killing 3 people and injuring 4 more. ❗️They hit the private sector again. 21 houses were damaged.

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THURSDAY: While Trump, Musk, and Republicans gut workers’ rights and sell our country out for profit, we’re teaming up with a coalition of organizations for a nationwide day of mobilization. Please join us on May Day: maydaystrong.org?utm_source=i...

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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Never ceases to amaze me how many serious and intelligence and well-qualified people are willing to sacrifice their reputations and go out on live TV to defend Trump’s obvious lies and inanities.

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Lol “strategic uncertainty” 🤡

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Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

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🤔 A LIP reader has revealed Trump's warning to Macron moments before speaking with Zelensky, - The Sun 🗣️ "He says to Macron 'you are not in the right here, I need you to do me a favour, you should not be here.'

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Trump clocks in at 39% approval (down from 45% in February) in new Washpost/ABC poll. Disapproval rate hits 55%. Yesterday's AP poll had Trump at 39% approval. Starting to see a trend. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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If he cannot carry out his agenda without breaking our laws, violating our Constitution, ignoring the judiciary, alienating our allies and crashing the economy… It’s a criminal agenda.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸 (From @MatttDavies)

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⚡️ Russian airstrikes on Kostiantynivka kill 3 civilians, injure 4. Russian forces dropped FAB-250 bombs on a residential area, damaging 21 homes.

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“.. ‘Our position has been clear, time and time again, that we will not allow this president to exert authority he does not have,’ Mr. Bonta said.” @tonyromm.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/u...

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Elon Musk's DOGE has access to 19 sensitive systems at the Department of Health and Human Services. In at least one instance, it appears that access was granted without the proper security training.

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American. Citizens. Cannot. Be. Deported. I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things. Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.

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Biden, 52%: “low end approval” Trump, 39%: proceeding “as expected”

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MEMPHIS VS. MUSK: “The @ShelbyTNHealth department hosted the event but provided no answers… Dr. Michelle Taylor rushed to a van surrounded by law enforcement right after the forum ended.” 🤔 Post on XAI’s pollution: www.instagram.com/reel/DI7JwvM...

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So much winning. 🙄

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NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

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Who amongst us has not sat down at a little Trastevere trattoria, wolfed down a heaping plate of cacio e pepe, mopped that up with fresh pane e olio, and then dozed off on a warm spring afternoon

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It's not just Vance - the sense of unearned entitlement is a defining feature of this administration. People who know their careers are built on a grift respond by self-righteously demanding deference and respect. "Did you even say thank you?"

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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

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DOJ personnel don’t comment on anything beyond the four corners of a charging document in order to avoid prejudicing a defendant’s rights. Here’s the policy. The Attorney General of the United States violated it yesterday.

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ROME (AP) — Trump says he doubts Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine, a day after saying a deal was close.

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This is exceptionally well reported: in case after case Trump has surrendered long time US interests to favor Russia and gained nothing in return. When you put it all together it a staggering surrender. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...

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Maybe, Donald, maybe. Highly likely, even.

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The dollar might be plunging and the economy teetering on the brink - but hey his crypto is doing great. Almost like this was always the point.

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WISCONSIN: The chair of the elections commission, a lawyer, breaks down what actually happened using the actual complaint. Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.

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Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom. press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst... #BookstoreDay

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NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release!

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“There’s zero percent chance that someone hasn’t tried to install Pegasus or some other spyware on his phone,” Mike Casey, former dir of the National Counterintelligence & Security Center, said in an interview. “He is one of the top five, probably, most targeted people in the world for espionage.”

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COHN: “.. On question after question, voters say he’s going too far. Sixty-six percent of them say ‘chaotic’ describes Mr. Trump’s second term well; 59 percent say ‘scary’ fits at least somewhat well.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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INBOX — ACT BLUE CEO: “Trump and his GOP accomplices launched an unprecedented attack on 🇺🇸 democracy by targeting ActBlue with a series of completely baseless allegations… We will not back down.” Attacking the opposition’s grassroots fundraising is textbook authoritarianism.

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NEW: Trump on Wednesday quietly pardoned Paul Walczak, a healthcare executive sentenced just 2 weeks ago for tax crimes. His mother & sister had played a role in an unrelated scheme to publicize Ashley Biden’s stolen diary ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump taking responsibility for tanking our economy…

Welcome to Peace Plan Infrastructure Week. 🙄

🤡 abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...

🤬 Russians dropped air bombs on Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, killing 3 people and injuring 4 more. ❗️They hit the private sector again. 21 houses were damaged.

THURSDAY: While Trump, Musk, and Republicans gut workers’ rights and sell our country out for profit, we’re teaming up with a coalition of organizations for a nationwide day of mobilization. Please join us on May Day: maydaystrong.org?utm_source=i...

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

Never ceases to amaze me how many serious and intelligence and well-qualified people are willing to sacrifice their reputations and go out on live TV to defend Trump’s obvious lies and inanities.

Lol “strategic uncertainty” 🤡

Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

🤔 A LIP reader has revealed Trump's warning to Macron moments before speaking with Zelensky, - The Sun 🗣️ "He says to Macron 'you are not in the right here, I need you to do me a favour, you should not be here.'

Trump clocks in at 39% approval (down from 45% in February) in new Washpost/ABC poll. Disapproval rate hits 55%. Yesterday's AP poll had Trump at 39% approval. Starting to see a trend. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

If he cannot carry out his agenda without breaking our laws, violating our Constitution, ignoring the judiciary, alienating our allies and crashing the economy… It’s a criminal agenda.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸 (From @MatttDavies)

⚡️ Russian airstrikes on Kostiantynivka kill 3 civilians, injure 4. Russian forces dropped FAB-250 bombs on a residential area, damaging 21 homes.

“.. ‘Our position has been clear, time and time again, that we will not allow this president to exert authority he does not have,’ Mr. Bonta said.” @tonyromm.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/u...

Elon Musk's DOGE has access to 19 sensitive systems at the Department of Health and Human Services. In at least one instance, it appears that access was granted without the proper security training.

American. Citizens. Cannot. Be. Deported. I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things. Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.

Biden, 52%: “low end approval” Trump, 39%: proceeding “as expected”

MEMPHIS VS. MUSK: “The @ShelbyTNHealth department hosted the event but provided no answers… Dr. Michelle Taylor rushed to a van surrounded by law enforcement right after the forum ended.” 🤔 Post on XAI’s pollution: www.instagram.com/reel/DI7JwvM...

So much winning. 🙄

>>>

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

Who amongst us has not sat down at a little Trastevere trattoria, wolfed down a heaping plate of cacio e pepe, mopped that up with fresh pane e olio, and then dozed off on a warm spring afternoon

It's not just Vance - the sense of unearned entitlement is a defining feature of this administration. People who know their careers are built on a grift respond by self-righteously demanding deference and respect. "Did you even say thank you?"

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

DOJ personnel don’t comment on anything beyond the four corners of a charging document in order to avoid prejudicing a defendant’s rights. Here’s the policy. The Attorney General of the United States violated it yesterday.

ROME (AP) — Trump says he doubts Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine, a day after saying a deal was close.

This is exceptionally well reported: in case after case Trump has surrendered long time US interests to favor Russia and gained nothing in return. When you put it all together it a staggering surrender. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...

Maybe, Donald, maybe. Highly likely, even.

The dollar might be plunging and the economy teetering on the brink - but hey his crypto is doing great. Almost like this was always the point.

WISCONSIN: The chair of the elections commission, a lawyer, breaks down what actually happened using the actual complaint. Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.

Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom. press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst... #BookstoreDay

COHN: “.. On question after question, voters say he’s going too far. Sixty-six percent of them say ‘chaotic’ describes Mr. Trump’s second term well; 59 percent say ‘scary’ fits at least somewhat well.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

INBOX — ACT BLUE CEO: “Trump and his GOP accomplices launched an unprecedented attack on 🇺🇸 democracy by targeting ActBlue with a series of completely baseless allegations… We will not back down.” Attacking the opposition’s grassroots fundraising is textbook authoritarianism.

NEW: Trump on Wednesday quietly pardoned Paul Walczak, a healthcare executive sentenced just 2 weeks ago for tax crimes. His mother & sister had played a role in an unrelated scheme to publicize Ashley Biden’s stolen diary ahead of the 2020 election.

Wolfers is always good. But this is GOLD. 🥇

Trump will never be this honored.