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LIVE: Trump’s tariff plans are getting a skeptical reaction from one important audience: American consumers. 🎧 Join our Live Q&A right now on voter and market reaction to tariffs bloom.bg/4br9xcQ

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This is Crazy. Schizophrenia at its best.

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Something like Louis VI , but this King is not so smart like the beloved King of France.

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Trump’s inner circle secretly discussed elections in Ukraine with Zelensky’s opponents. Talks with Tymoshenko & Poroshenko allegedly focused on elections after a temporary truce but before peace negotiations. Publicly, both oppose elections before the war ends. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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🎙 LIVE NOW: China is setting its economic growth goal at about 5% for the third year in a row. But how can it reach that target while confronting a trade war with the US? Bloomberg journalists are answering your questions in a Live Q&A ⬇

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Damn! Canadians aren’t messing around—they’re even pulling already imported alcohol off the shelves. We’re being erased, and I don’t blame them.

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Foreign aid can be effective without the US | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/43e93557-c069-448a-814e-f4cb6d932831

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US stocks struggle as ‘America First’ bets backfire https://www.ft.com/content/2e8109e6-d56b-4c3f-824d-2933eaff1242

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The ex-spymaster shaping Turkey’s foreign ambitions https://www.ft.com/content/b0d1d1ba-7689-4b65-8a54-613c0d30d4e7

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The real reason Trump wants Panama?

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📸....🌲🌸🌿 A scenic landscape of a lake and mountains...

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You’re fired. Wait, oops, you’re rehired. All funds are frozen! Oof, that was unpopular, okay, we’ll rescind it for now. Tariffs! Oh wait, no, not for a month. Tariffs again! Ouch, that stock market response! Okay maybe not for cars, not for the next month, okay? okay.

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Truth.

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“The fundamental weakness of Weatern civilization is empathy.” —Elon Musk

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Trump’s latest Social Security plan is a bait-and-switch: short-term gains for the wealthy, long-term benefit cuts for future generations. Do not fall for it.

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The U.S. has perfected the art of the anonymous shell company, with states competing over who can provide the most secrecy and legal protection to sundry bad actors—cartel heads, human traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and the like.

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French President: 'The future of Europe cannot be decided in Moscow or Washington'. France is Europe's only independent nuclear power. Is a French nuclear guarantee for Eastern Europe emerging? This is a massive tectonic shift* since the Oval Office incident with Zelenskyy. France has ~300 nukes**

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DOGE’s proposed cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for rural Americans. New York has the third-largest rural population in America, and our rural hospitals and community health centers will close if they have their way taking Medicaid away from millions of people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_rQ...

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Meat consumption was proposed as a driver of brain size increase in human evolution because hunting and meat-eating are manly activities. But the science says something different!🏺🧪

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Large amounts of ketamine can make anyone feel like they rule the world. When should Americans start worrying about Elon Musk’s regular use? @shaylalove.bsky.social reports:

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Trump used his presidential address on Tuesday to speak directly to Greenlanders. His message: America will take Greenland “one way or the other.” @politico.eu has the first reaction to the speech from Denmark, with a Danish MEP denouncing Trump’s “bully” tactics. www.politico.eu/article/us-w...

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❗️After the conflict inside the Oval Office, Trump's people contacted Zelensky and his team to return the dialogue to the right track - CNN

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The US halt in sending military aid to Ukraine could leave the country vulnerable to aerial attacks just as Russia is gearing up for a massive increase in drone and missile strikes. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/us-m...

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Germany examines options to prevent the Baltic Sea pipeline's 'Nord Stream 2' revival, amid secret U.S.-Russia talks about purchasing it. Talks, reportedly involving Trump, face resistance in Germany. Experts warn it would strengthen US-Russian ties. www.bild.de/politik/gehe...

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Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announced a plan yesterday to effectively exempt defense spending from the country’s constitutional spending restraints. The move would harness hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure👇

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France is warming up to the possibility of seizing Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, said an official with direct knowledge of talks.

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Balance in all things. Today is Tatonka Tuesday

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Very excited my painting of my lovely friend the sculptor Livia Turco and her dog Charlie has been preselected for the Royal Society of Portrait painters exhibition. Fingers crossed for the judging round!

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Donald Trump’s tariffs will bring ‘nothing but pain’ to rural America, farmers say https://www.ft.com/content/ba4569d3-3c54-47d9-90af-125751434118

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“Filling a crypto reserve would effectively represent a huge transfer of wealth from taxpayers,” writes James Surowiecki. In other words, “a handout for crypto holders”:

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First, RFK Jr. falsely claimed measles outbreaks were not unusual. Then, an unvaccinated child in West Texas died and his leading spokesperson resigned after 2 weeks on the job. Now, Kennedy is touting vitamin A as the cure-all.

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Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed regret over the United States' suspension of military assistance to Ukraine. "I am observing the situation calmly, but I regret that American aid to Ukraine has been suspended," he said.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 It seems Reuters' report was premature. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms there is no new date for signing the agreement with Ukraine on resources.

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Time and again, Democrats tried to pass legislation to increase staff and resources at the Social Security Administration. Each time, Republican stood in the way. Now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to cut SSA staff by as much as HALF—at a time when the number of beneficiaries is exploding.

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I use to think that the 45th President would go down in history as the worst. I was wrong. The 47th is much, much worse than that.

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Solar made up the majority of new annual US power capacity additions last year and is expected to do the same this year. But the Trump Administration's moves against green energy have unsettled the industry. My latest with @michellema.bsky.social #GreenSky 🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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JUST IN: US stocks slid Monday as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to go into effect by the midnight deadline.

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Trump told American farmers to "have fun" as he announced the kneecapping of their most profitable market: foreign exports.

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Have you said thank you once?

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MORE DOGE DELETIONS... Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B more of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

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Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children’s personal information to recommend content to them.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said that he and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have an idea for an initial "partial" cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine - in the sky, at sea and with regard to attacks on energy system facilities. www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...

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Really . You sure?

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Singapore is now planning to procure an additional two Invincible-class submarines (also known as the Type 218SG) and to replace its fleet of maritime patrol aircraft 🇸🇬 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

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