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This is insane and everyone involved needs to be sued into oblivion and then go directly to jail

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It’s incredible that now the best case scenario is basically Trump engaging in a humiliating climb-down, but having already inflicted permanent damage and uncertainty that never be undone.

submitted 5 days ago • 468 comments

"He was a tremendous help" -- Trump speaks in the past tense about Elon Musk

submitted 6 days ago • 106 comments

“Elon Musk is now effectively in charge of America’s public lands.”

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Donald Trump’s tariffs will act as a tax increase for nearly every income group, with minimal impact on the top 1% of earners. Surprise, surprise.

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On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan demanded "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" On April 24, 2025, Donald Trump whined "Vladimir, stooooooop!" Has the United States ever looked weaker?

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Last week, WaPo reported that 17 of 18 intelligence agencies said that Tren de Aragua had no substantive tie to Venezuela. This effectively says one of two claims on which Trump based his Alien Enemies Act invocation is false. Now, Tulsi says down is up.

submitted 7 days ago • 83 comments

“I alone can fix it” “Home Sales in March Fell 5.9%, Biggest Drop Since 2022 Many buyers, spooked by rising economic uncertainty, stayed away from the housing market during the start of the crucial spring season”. www.wsj.com/economy/hous...

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We're about 35 days away from the start of hurricane season, and Donald Trump is gutting the National Weather Service and the NOAA researchers it depends on. What could go wrong?

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What’s on the chopping block under Trump’s FDA? -Quality control testing for milk & dairy products -Routine testing for deadly bacteria in grocery items -Monitoring food packaging for "forever chemicals" Making America Healthy Again, one foodborne illness at a time. Hello?

submitted 6 days ago • 93 comments

A burgeoning movement among Big Ten universities would create an alliance to counter government attacks on higher education, which the White House says aim to end “woke” policies on campuses it views as fostering antisemitism and harboring foreign students engaged in “known illegal” activity.

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“Disorder in the Court: U.S. DOT Lawyers Upload Memo Admitting Their Congestion Pricing Case is Weak” — nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/24/d...

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This is what happens when the richest man in the world uses cost-cutting as his excuse for dismantling govt. www.reuters.com/world/us/100...

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The Trump administration sent alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a court’s order barring deportations to third-party countries. The explanation: The order only applied to the Department of Homeland Security. DoD carried out the deportations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 5 days ago • 86 comments

This is really really scary and bad www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 5 days ago • 254 comments

As if Putin feels obliged to listen to his American servant occupying the White House.

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White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.

submitted 5 days ago • 317 comments

Pathetic. Putin isn't even on Truth Social but it'll get back to him, and he will just laugh his ass off. Just like the rest of the world is laughing at us right now.

submitted 5 days ago • 1943 comments

NIH autism study will pull from private medical records www.npr.org/2025/04/23/n...

submitted 5 days ago • 36 comments

Can people please stop telling me I'm a dope for just now realizing Trump has dementia? That's now what I'm saying here. I'm saying Wall Street is realizing it, but specifically, that corporate leaders knew already but are only now admitting it.

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And just like before-in housing in T2.0 regime. This report lists all the lawsuits on the dockets 4 months in a tortuous 4 years apnews.com/article/tari... A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy

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Genuine Q: why would Ukraine put America first? What role are you guys playing here? Are you mediators or beneficiaries?

submitted 5 days ago • 52 comments

New YouGov/Economist poll out this morning finds Trump is no longer popular on immigration. This was the last issue he had a positive net approval on. This was very easy to see coming, esp bc individual components of immigration policy are so toxic: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/should-dem...

submitted 6 days ago • 42 comments

@hcrichardson.bsky.social I feel like this should be a bigger story. This is how the state takes over the will of the people. The logical conclusion of the majority under the rule of a minority.

submitted 5 days ago • 31 comments

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

submitted 5 days ago • 1621 comments

A ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ post on Truth Social appears to be Trump’s secret plan revealed to end the war. We have never looked more foolish and pathetic.

submitted 5 days ago • 803 comments

The Interior Department announced late yesterday that it will fast-track approvals for coal, gas, oil, and mineral projects on public lands.

submitted 5 days ago • 701 comments

Grandpa Don is big mad after a Fox News poll found he has the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president. SAD!

submitted 5 days ago • 520 comments

If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.

submitted 5 days ago • 728 comments

This morning while I was reading @hcrichardson.bsky.social newest Letter From an American, I couldn’t help but think about the Academy Award winning documentary produced by @frontlinepbs.bsky.social about Mariupol, Ukraine. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

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