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Trump pain point revealed in China standoff edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

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The following contains researched facts. During Trump v1, tariffs cost US agriculture $27B. Money that would have been paid to farmers by China. The Trump admin distributed $23B to farmers to account for the loss. $23B paid by taxpayers. Sources: Reuters, WSJ, Cato Institute.

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“No Mr President, your highness. They are celebrating you! Now go ahead and put down the cheeseburger.” … on the golf course today.

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But unless someone protested on a golf course, he knows nothing about it.

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Anyone see Chuck Schumer today?

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My Congressman @realjaredhuffman.bsky.social will be at 2 different Hands Off protests today because of his large district.

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He’ll play golf today. His staff will keep this from him to prevent his tirade. @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy won’t cover it or will find some tiny town having a protest with all, but few people.

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I heard Fox pulled down the stock ticker?

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This is what you call two different readouts of the same meeting. Go Denmark, Go Greenland!

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Increased costs for raw materials, particularly those imported from overseas, can significantly impact a company’s financial capacity and strategic decisions regarding domestic production. Several factors contribute to this situation: >>

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The Starliner thruster issues were worse than we heard. Flight rules were waived because getting to the Station, instead of aborting the docking and attempting to fly home, was the better outcome. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

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Which one are you going to? www.newsweek.com/hands-off-pr...

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The Basic Flaw In The Plan: • Increased costs for raw goods from overseas can eat into a company’s profit margins. • With tighter margins, companies have less available capital for investments like building domestic production facilities. (sources: CCI, Wall Street Journal, AIvest)

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Democratic leadership. Just checking. Anyone there? Hello?

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I just introduced the Delete DOGE Act, which – you guessed it – would defund DOGE.

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Someone should have told us tariffs would be bad ….

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A leading heart surgeon from Canada who was set to start his job this month changed his mind. The reason: economic and political hostility toward our northern neighbor emanating from the Trump administration. www.kqed.org/news/1203279...

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Gates shares the original code and the story. www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...

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China still owns and controls the algorithm. So what does this do for privacy? The whole point? “President Donald Trump has a plan for a new company called TikTok America that would be 50% owned by new US investors and license TikTok's algorithm from ByteDance.” (9to5Mac)

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Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites are scheduled to take off on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on April 9 at 12 PM ET. Project Kuiper, which launched in 2019, aims to provide broadband internet from a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites. (CNBC)

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I’m putting in a bid for TikTok. Who’s with me!

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We needed hope. Wisconsin came through. Thanks to the people who made it happen: the voters, the volunteers, the perfect candidate in Susan Crawford, @benwikler.bsky.social and @wisdems.bsky.social who organize ALL YEAR ROUND. They know we don’t just get a democracy. We have to make one. EVERY DAY.

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I want to sincerely thank every single one of my Senate Democratic colleagues who came to the floor, not to just support me, but to share incredibly powerful stories and ask important questions their constituents want answers to.

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Look at this speakers list. Kara Swisher, @karaswisher.bsky.social , Rep Nancy Pelosi, Robert Reich. Now that's a "festival". Brought to you by public media. www.kqed.org/reframe-fest...

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“if this keeps up, I’m gonna stand in the corner and stamp my feet!” Senator Chuck Schumer on Senate Republicans violating Senate rules.

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Automated voicemail systems are trained to ignore the word “representative”.

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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

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Zoosk is a dating app. Zoox is a robotaxi. No driver to spy on you. This should just be one app.

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18.4.1 Software version numbers, explained: The last number shows they fixed stuff that didn’t work. The middle number means they made stuff work the way it should have to begin with. The 1st number means you need to buy a new phone because everything in this software won’t work on your phone.

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In New York city pizza is street food. In San Francisco it’s a toasted bagel.

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Cory Booker and Signal. Post about that. Let’s not fall into the trap the news orgs do by obsessing over the stupid saying de jour.

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Senator Booker speaks for over 24 hours straight to protest and inspire. So @cbsmornings.bsky.social leads with Val Kilmer. Why morning shows are not about news.

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