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Trump just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it “unwarranted.”

submitted 13 hours ago • 1017 comments

People don't seem to get that, while not all charming people are con artists, con artists are *always* charming. So of course The Don is "gracious and measured". Bill is a sucker.

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👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

People need to understand that Trump is manipulating tariffs to consolidate power. His dropping across the board tariffs was different in that it was an attempt to stop the US bonds selloff (whether or not that was orchestrated by Canada and EU is irrelevant) which is still a problem for him. 1/

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

This explains a *lot*!

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"Stocks climbed Friday, extending their gains as the White House signaled it’s open to a trade deal with China, as Wall Street wrapped up a wild week." I simply do not get it.

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From the 2024 presidential immunity oral arguments: "But the liberal justices voiced concern that by offering presidents a shield from prosecution, the court could turn the Oval Office into a “seat of criminality,” as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson described it."

submitted 1 day ago • 347 comments

Very real people are having their lives upended. www.tiktok.com/@itslexilars...

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Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country. All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.

submitted 2 days ago • 430 comments

Clearly, DEI was the duct tape holding America together.

submitted 2 days ago • 100 comments

apnews.com/live/donald-...

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🔥!

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A very, very, important article. China has an opportunity to fill the vacuum left by the US evisceration of USAID. www.wired.com/story/china-...

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Short $TSLA

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Anybody in WA 3rd District want to ask this Rep, @RepMGP (on Xitter), why she voted to disenfranchise millions of American women at this town-hall on the 24th of April?

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Democrats who voted for the bill were Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Ed Case (Hawaii). What the ...., why?! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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A short but revealing piece from Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Four points to think about from Paul Krugman. "1. Even the post-pause tariff rates represent a huge protectionist shock 2. Destructive uncertainty about future policy has increased 3. We’re still at risk of a major financial crisis 4. The world now knows that Trump is weak as well as erratic"

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Has anyone else noticed the @npr.org has been doing some very good reporting of late?

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Just a little something to keep you awake....as if there weren't enough going on 😳 youtube.com/shorts/qQiPm...

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Did he back off of China? Because if he didn't back off of China "the gargantuan trade war" is still absolutely on, and these optimistic stock traders are in for another shock.

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Back in 2018, Trump wanted to throw a massive Military parade in DC. He ended up walking it back. @votevets.org was a big reason for that by giving him and his administration hell for it. They got enough people speaking out, and they got him to cancel. BUT, the parade is back.

submitted 4 days ago • 20 comments

Clusterfuck.

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All of a sudden the Dow is up ⬆️ 2,100pts....do you think anyone in the administration or trump adjacent isn't making big scores based on Donalds crazed flip flops?

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