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Never mind the headline. The key point: @WSJ editorial board, to their credit, considers this president's targeting of Krebs and Taylor "a broken promise, an abuse of power, and another twist down the spiral of politicized law enforcement." www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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So, to sum up: they're falsifying records to prevent immigrants from helping shore up Social Security for the rest of us, even though illegal immigrants aren't eligible to collect it themselves. So. Much. Winning. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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My parish knows how to keep its sense of humor. (Serves me right for being...late to the party.)

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As good a summary of the current stupidity as you'll find. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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Feel like maybe markets are losing the thread www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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"The Court’s unsigned order notably doesn’t rule on the legal merits...This would seem to defeat the President’s purpose, which was to end-run due process...Without ruling on the merits, Justices held that the environmental groups...lacked standing to sue." #WrongHeadline www.wsj.com/opinion/supr...

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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

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In unrelated news, I have pulled the trigger on a new laptop.

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How to destroy $2.3 trillion in 23 minutes: "The earliest mention of the headline on X appeared to be a 10:11 a.m. post from an account called Hammer Capital, an anonymous account with 692 followers and a bio that reads 'Memes & Vibes.'" www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

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GFC = wake up to financial reality DJT = plunging us into a nightmare

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Dusting off the propaganda strategy from the Hoover administration www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Bessent needs to explain it to Trump like this: When you tip the guy who shines your shoes, you don't expect him to tip you back 1:1. Vietnam is the shoe shine guy. Let him be. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

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Out shopping for appliances. Great relief to see the Federal Reserve Police responding to the major tariff incident now developing at Best Buy.

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Wall Street Journal editorial board: "Our worst fears about Mr. Kennedy are coming true..." www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...

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"Trump's pattern is predictable: 'joke' about something unconstitutional or authoritarian; normalize the 'joke'; allow sycophantic Republicans to adopt the 'joke' as a serious idea until it becomes MAGA orthodoxy." @repdangoldman.bsky.social www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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In case you're wondering how much to rely on AI as of Today, which on average is March 35, 2027.

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WilmerHale said it has a “longstanding tradition of representing a wide range of clients, including in matters against administrations of both parties” and it looked forward to “pursuing all appropriate remedies to this unlawful order.” Paul, Weiss: this one's for you. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

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Ozturk's op-ed is exactly the kind of writing that those of us who strongly support Israel should read. Because it helps keep us honest. Which is a huge benefit and purpose of free speech. Her abduction without process is an outrage.

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“The 5 things Pete Hegseth did last week” - Shared classified attack plans on an unsecured commercial chat application. - Denied doing it. - Denied the plans were classified. - Denied the plans were plans. - Attacked the journalist who proved he was lying.

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Trump went through the photos, lamenting their ugliness. But the long-mothballed USS New Jersey, which was built during WW2, caught his eye. “There!” Trump said. “Why can’t we build ships that look like this?” The problem isn't the choice of app. It's the lack of brain. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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WSJ on Trump's deal with Columbia: "Conservatives should be wary of government dictation of curricula because the left will do the same thing...Do we want the next secretary of Education telling Notre Dame or Yeshiva how much religion can influence their courses?" www.wsj.com/opinion/colu...

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"So the U.S. is at war with Venezuela?"

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Gift access: Even if the NYT isn't your first choice for news, this tracker of Trump II outrages is a great way to get your bearings as he floods the zone. Sortable by subject (DEI, tariffs, DOGE etc.) and type (EO, public statement, lawsuit etc.). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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"This is how authoritarianism works." An insane catalog of retribution. All engineered to become self-perpetuating. Because even those strong enough to fight back, don't. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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"Thomas is 76 and Alito 75. Neither is likely to resign if he lacks confidence in Trump’s judgment about his successor. They have too much respect for the law, and the Court, to resign if they think Trump will nominate a results-first, law-second legal hack." #Hope www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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"The French scientist was barred from entry and subsequently deported by U.S. authorities after they discovered text messages on his phone that were critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies on academic research." foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/20/u...

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Down $12 billion from Musk's acquisition price. Still surprised ads for incel Nazi porn are worth so much www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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This is why the "leopards eating faces" thing won't provoke the backlash you think. We need to find other ways to get them back in their filthy, duplicitous, nihilistic, unvaccinated cages. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/n...

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It seems every week another reminder of a better time in American politics leaves the stage. RIP, Sen. Alan K. Simpson. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

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Yet more evil: "After his inauguration, the president also signed an EO that paused funding for refugee resettlement, suspending travel to the United States for thousands of people around the world WHO HAD BEEN SCREENED AND APPROVED FOR ENTRY." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/n...

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"First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Of all the ways Trump is undermining the rule of law, none is more corrosive than his intimidation of courts and attorneys. Amid all this week's chaos, please make time to read how Judge Howell is pushing back. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues. I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower costs for American families.

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USAID, DOE, Medicaid, Education: No time to lose -- blow it up My private rocket: It's only been 9 months, let's not be hasty www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Giving Don the keys to a Tesla is the least Elon can do for the man who gave him the keys to the nuclear stockpile. A car, a government: Neither man knows how to drive the thing they bought.

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"Mr. Trump’s decision to use government power to punish firms for representing clients breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice going back to John Adams and the Founders." - Communist rag @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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"We in Canada are deeply respectful of President Trump's desire for reciprocity in tariff levels. In order to ensure that we remain fully aligned with President Trump's wishes, we have increased our power export surcharge to 50 percent. You're welcome!" - A Dream I Just Had

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"I don’t like Mahmoud Khalil, but there is no evidence—or even allegation—that he broke any law. The government has announced no legal grounds for detaining him. And if we don’t stand up for his rights, then no one’s rights are safe." @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/a-tale-of-...

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“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡

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The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster. Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔

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