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A pandemic-level exports slump all because of one man’s ego www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/t...

These are basically NDAs for public employees in order to mute criticism of the mismanagement of the institution

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Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing. Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.

“Save Social Security. It’s our money!” ⬇️

I'm a boatnerd. When 2008 happened, Great Lakes shipping all but ceased. I remember thinking, watch the boats. That'll tell you where we are. Well, here we are. Once again, shipping has all but creased.

America is in the thick of a measles crisis, but Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is busy on Fox prattling about nothing. Rather than promoting the merits of vaccinations and helping to protect people from a highly infectious, potentially deadly disease, Kennedy has…

•••••BREAKING••••• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated an unassailable fact to Trump: “Canada won’t be for sale — EVER!”

Tell Bessent he’s only allowed to have one house and see how he reacts.

Across America, the confirmed measles case count is 935, more than triple the amount seen in the entirety of 2024. The measles crisis in this country is clearly growing, with North Dakota one of the newest states hit. North Dakota is, in fact, now battling an official outbreak — defined as three…

Emily Feiner, a retired social worker and mother of two, posed no threat whatsoever. Ms. Feiner politely asked her congressman — Rep. Mike Lawler — what his red line was to finally, vocally oppose the lawless Trump regime. Lawler refused to answer the question. When Ms. Feiner called out for him…

Old man Trump is not well. Republicans in Congress and the cable news talking heads know it—so it’s time to stop pretending. This would be hilarious if it weren’t so dangerous. He actually believes this nonsense—and we’re the ones who’ll pay the price. ALL OF US.

Clear moment of panic from DHS as they realized that they were about to have TSA turn away over half a million people a day at airports. Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.

🚨House Democrats just filed a discharge petition to force a vote on protecting Medicaid and SNAP. Republicans deny that they want to cut funding for these, so it’s time for them to put their money where their mouth is.

Federal workers are public servants in our communities all over the country. Elon, Trump, and DOGE have been shamelessly cutting their jobs and benefits and attacking their right to organize. I stand with federal workers and the work they do to serve the American public.

Thousands of openly-trans members of the military were just given a huge middle finger by the Supreme Court's conservative majority, who are allowing a cruel and unnecessary ban to go into effect while a challenge works through the courts, despite overwhelming evidence the ban itself is ridiculous.

The Trumpo-MAGA be-f**king of America, & American businesses, big & small Trump tariffs slump widens to 'nearly all U.S. exports,' supply chain data says

I'm calling for an army of volunteers to build a massive wiki that enumerates the things that Trump has broken and that will need fixing: presswatchers.org/2025/05/we-n... Are you with me?

very interesting observation here. the bizarre movie tariff threat points the absurdity of the president's purported tariff authority at possibly an ill-time moment. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

RFK Jr. is dangerous.

"Because sending a strongly worded letter doesn't fucking mean anything."

A journalist suing the Trump admin says it’s time for the media to fight back against attacks on truth. From using shady Signal knockoffs to undermining transparency, this is war. The press needs to stop playing nice. #PressFreedom www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Todays #CupOfJoe, or in this case, hot cocoa, goes to this NJ 4th grader. He’s using his voice to speak out against RFK Jr.’s comments about autism. Bravo to this child, his parents, & community! Complete video ➡️ tiktok.com/t/ZTjSCn7PU/

Newark air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with planes, union says

There is absolutely no legal basis for Trump to pull superstar national security lawyer Mark Zaid's security clearance More of Trump’s grudge politics We @sddfund.bsky.social are proud to stand with a powerhouse team challenging this abuse & defending the rule of law

55 years ago today, four Kent State students were killed on campus by Ohio National Guardsmen for protesting the Vietnam War Why does it feel like this is what Trump means by Make America Great Again?

Listen to Andrew Zimmern & @chefjoseandres.bsky.social. It’s more important than ever that we give dignity to the people who are keeping America and the world fed…building longer tables instead of demonizing others.

Neoliberal policies like deregulation and privatization have FAILED America. Runaway crony capitalism is creating the greatest wealth inequality in generations. Saving America means ditching BROKEN ideas.

Bessent Indirectly Confirms to CNBC China and the U.S. Still Not Talking Tariffs: Not Even a ‘Negotiation About the Negotiation?’ https://twp.ai/4inKRb

Are you or someone you know itching to do something constructive in the face of all of Trump's destruction? I have an idea for how to use you. Who's in?

So... 1. Alcatraz is not "in the middle of the Pacific," it's in the SF Bay 2. There won't be a "cost savings" because the reason they shut it down was it was more costly to operate than any other prison (and not by a little bit).

NEWS: Two of the networks whose funding is being cut by Kari Lake and the Trump administration are asking the full D.C. Circuit to review a weekend three-judge panel ruling that would prevent them from getting their money.

Some Sunday joy: The Immigration Coalition threw bubble parties for hundreds of migrant & asylum-seeking kids at the border—food, fun, laughter, and light. 🫧🎉 Their joy is contagious. Their smiles, everything. This is what being truly pro-life looks like. ❤️ @immigcoalition.bsky.social

@bethanybruner.dispatch.com @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social @amandaleetv.bsky.social #TruthBomb

Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help. By @radioactive22.bsky.social

Scanlon: The Gulf of Mexico was so named over 500 years ago. If we want to update that name to reflect our current culture, maybe we should call it the Sea of Emoluments—you know, the place where we can board the Ship of Fools and navigate from a State of Ignorance to the Confederacy of Dunces…

“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”