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Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

submitted 1 day ago • 85 comments

Trump’s new tariffs are here, and despite his attempts to spin them as a win, the reality is sinking in fast: tariffs are taxes, and American consumers will pay the price. The Big Picture breaks down the fallout, the backlash, and how Republicans became the party of middle class tax hikes.

submitted 1 day ago • 147 comments

How to (Self-)Destroy a Hegemon in 6 Easy Steps: 1. Wreck academia + science infrastructure 2. Erect massive tariff barriers + supercharge econ inequality 3. Re-segregate your (very) diverse military 4. Destroy elements of soft power (e.g., USAID) 5. Dismantle your democracy 6. Nuke immigration

submitted 1 day ago • 49 comments

Thinking about these guys

submitted 1 day ago • 306 comments

😂🤣🤣

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right. Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 88 comments

This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.

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BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com

submitted 3 days ago • 359 comments

"Looking at the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment memorial, I thought of the attempt to whitewash our history. But I also knew that the monument, and the cause of freedom it honors, will stand long after Trump’s executive order is forgotten." www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-let-t...

submitted 4 days ago • 15 comments

The Trump administration’s war on science is slashing funding, shutting down labs, and driving top researchers overseas. The cost? Medical breakthroughs, technological innovation, and America’s future. My latest adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-scienc...

submitted 4 days ago • 209 comments

First they pledge to fire 80,000 VA employees, now they’re making it so veterans that call for help can’t even talk to a real person.    Why does this administration have so much contempt for our veterans? www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/p...

submitted 7 days ago • 71 comments

The Social Security Administration under Trump/Musk/DOGE: -Website crashed 4 times in 10 days -Phone lines are overwhelmed -Staff being forced out -Customer experience office eliminated -SSA field offices on the chopping block This is an attack on Social Security itself.

submitted 10 days ago • 179 comments