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At this point, I think we would have been better off with an economic policy chosen at random than this. At least then there would be the potential for a positive outcome every now and again.

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The US economy and a SpaceX rocket about to have more in common than ever before

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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.

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Maybe if the U.S. had universal healthcare, we wouldn’t all be stuck footing the bill for Trump’s mental health crisis by way of tariffs.

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Thank you to whoever made this

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If you were a halfway decent human being and you knew an innocent man was rotting in foreign prison—likely suffering nightmarish conditions—because your administration screwed up and send him there, you’d do something about it immediately instead of shitposting lies all day.

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I am so proud to witness this history-making moment as @booker.senate.gov crosses the 24-hour threshold in the name of Americans from both sides of the aisle. Thank you, Senator, for being the voice of so many. Thank you for standing up for the people.

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Republicans having double standards regarding sending secure emails is still… some sort of standard, I guess.

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Either Tulsi Gabbard just lied under oath or the U.S. Director of National Intelligence doesn’t know what constitutes as “classified information.” Both options are troublingly believable for this joke of an administration.

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An incompetent and uniformed Trump responds to the Signal group chat incident: "I don't know anything about it. I'm not a big fan of The Atlantic. It's a magazine that's going out of business. But I know nothing about it. You're saying that they had what?"

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Low key wondering if my family has been watching WWII movies and rooting for the Axis powers this whole time or if this is a new thing.

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I fear Donald Trump has confused the stock market with golf – you want the numbers to be higher in this particular instance.

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What do DOGE and SpaceX have in common? Rapid unscheduled disassembly.

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Watching Trump address the joint session of Congress and I think I would genuinely fall out if he said something truthful.

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Constantly making excuses for immoral and unethical acts doesn’t weaken your opponents, it weakens you.

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Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there. The show must go on.

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TLDR: The Budapest Memorandum As a result of this agreement, Ukraine exchanged its nuclear weapons for sovereignty, which Russia breached in 2014. In response, the US, UK, and France pledged security assurances. Of the three involved in the current peace talks, only Ukraine has kept its word.

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looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing

submitted 47 days ago • 471 comments

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” – Matthew 25:40

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 50 days ago • 2261 comments

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

submitted 57 days ago • 3859 comments

Your empathy is your strength, the one thing that will allow you to be heard even in the loudest of rooms. Let your kindness be what bridges divides.

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Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?

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“To say no to President Trump would be saying no to God.” – Paula White, televangelist and newly-appointed head of the White House faith office As someone who served in music ministry under one of the mega church pastors pictured here, I have never been more disappointed in the Christian faith.

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‘Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’ -Isaac Asimov

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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim— Oh wait.

submitted 65 days ago • 389 comments

For a group so ardently opposed to “socialist” programs, MAGA seems all too keen to let the rest of us subsidize their education on basic economics. Welcome to Tariffs 101, y’all! Enjoy.

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I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period. I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt. But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

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