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China has announced its tariff retaliation—15% tariffs on US chicken, wheat, corn & cotton, plus a 10% tariff on soybeans, pork, beef, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products. Blue or red state, your grocery bill just raised. Wonder who Trump will blame this trade war on?

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Holy shit, that’s bad. Makes sense why they’re trying to exclude government spending to GDP to fudge the numbers.

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A Texas doctor warned people not to attend "measles parties" after the virus infected more than 100 West Texas residents over the past few weeks. www.newsweek.com/texas-doctor...

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Calling San Antonio, Texas, March 4 for democracy and against the oligarchy for complete state locations go to www.FiftyFifty.one

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Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88

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They insulted, patronized & threatened him.Then when Zelenskyy didn't say "thank you" they cut off military aid to Ukraine. When will Republicans stop being cowards & remember that the Constitution says Congress is supposed to provide checks & balances to these bullies? apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 18 hours ago • 65 comments

BREAKING: The United States is in multiple trade wars on multiple fronts, Ontario threatens to cut off electricity exports, Putin will help Trump negotiate with Iran, and Trump goes after protestors on campuses. All the news you missed: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

submitted 13 hours ago • 46 comments

Happy Tuesday

submitted 13 hours ago • 184 comments

I sincerely think that the "attention to this matter" kicker is a function of his seeing his lawyers write that on letters for years and he thinks it makes it sound more legal-y.

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“The military is apolitical and should remain apolitical. Our service members serve regardless of the president’s political party. Their obligation is to the Constitution and their country. Their service should not be in jeopardy because of a political agenda.” www.military.com/daily-news/o...

submitted 13 hours ago • 276 comments

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

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Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Please, Canada -- CUT OFF OUR POWER the moment Traitor Trump is announced tonight for his address to Congress! The world is with you!!! ROOKIE MOVE: China and Canada immediately retaliate against Trump’s tariffs www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/e...

submitted 13 hours ago • 80 comments

“It was a dark week, but I end it knowing that Trump is weaker than he appears right now, and our movement stronger. Rs need to feel and hear us this week, and we must keep fighting to prevent them from doing even more harm to this remarkable nation." 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...

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This is one of the most alarming things they've done, but it seems to have been mostly overlooked because of all the other alarming things they've done.

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"People are doing things. You will meet those people when you start doing things."

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The media asking Zelenskyy if he wants to apologize to Trump is everything wrong with the media. They should be asking if Trump wants to apologize to Zelenskyy. Most Americans are humiliated at the trash behavior by Trump and JD in the Oval.

submitted 2 days ago • 111 comments

Is this true?

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

submitted 2 days ago • 130 comments

Democrats should make sure as many people see this as possible: that Trump's #1 adviser wants to destroy Social Security. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

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The King is still meeting Ukraine’s President Zelensky in the saloon at Sandringham House this evening. The president had requested the meeting and the monarch, a supporter of Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression, agreed on UK government advice. Photos from PA.

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I agree with Parker here: a significant chunk (if not most) of the leopards-eating-faces stories we are seeing right now are better framed as "the mainstream media knowingly misled their readers/viewers by covering Trump's obviously false campaign statements as though he weren't a pathological liar

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Y’all, Doug Jones is with us on BlueSky and he has some advice for Democrats in DC. Watch and give him a follow. “Go to where people are. Have testimony from folks being affected by these cuts …all politics is personal and how it affects individual people.” @dougjones.bsky.social

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Would anyone have believed 20 years ago an American president would aid Vladimir Putin in restoring the Russian Empire?

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Richest guy in the world telling us we can’t afford to have our government fund cancer research.

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If the UK’s immigration rules mean what they say, Trump shouldn’t even be allowed to enter the country, let alone for a state visit ….

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⚡️ Norwegian fuel supplier halts sales to US Navy over Trump-Zelensky dispute, citing 'moral compass.'

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Senator Murkowski has proven that she needn’t fear Trump When up for reelection, she defeated a MAGA-backed challenger Begging the question If she’s so disgusted by his betrayal of US democracy And other GOP-like Lindsey Graham-who capitulate so easily Why not switch parties Become a Democrat

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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. @dougjones.bsky.social weighs in on the Oval Office ambush 🔥 “The President has made the United States of America, the greatest country in the history of this planet….look weak…run by a couple of junior high school kids who would rather argue in a locker room than discuss…peace & security.”

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Zelensky is now the leader of the free world.

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As Donald Trump turns the United States into one of the closest allies Russia has worldwide, it's worth revisiting the news item below, which came out immediately after Trump won a surprising victory in November:

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Seems like a pretty important detail

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⚡️Russia, China seek to recruit fired US federal employees, CNN reports. Russia and China are attempting to recruit U.S. federal employees working in national security who were impacted by the Trump administration's layoffs, CNN reported on March 1.

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IF there is ANY silver lining in what happened in the Oval Office on Friday… it’s that the free world has become united. In supporting Zelenskyy.

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Here’s how the $300B in Russian sovereign funds frozen in Europe can still be used to give Zelensky the cards Trump told him he didn’t have in that vomitous Oval Office display by Putin’s puppets, our president and his agent provocateur Vance www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall. Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.” -former USAID official @agawande.bsky.social, to me, in this piece. Lots more like that in here:

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Anger is mounting: 300 constituents rallied in Mount Kisco, NY today to protest GOP Rep. Mike Lawler for hiding from his constituents after voting for a House budget that slashes Medicaid.

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⚡️ Ukraine calls out IAEA staff for passing via occupied territories but pins blame on Russia.

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Worth a watch: As videos of angry voters at GOP town halls circulate, worth noting that Democrats are holding them too. Tom Suozzi, who represents a Trump +5 district, got a standing ovation today: “I’m Mr. Let’s Work Together. But after what happened at the White House yesterday, I’m pissed off.”

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"But we, too, are the losers: This paste is manufactured by American workers, and made of peanuts and dairy grown by American farmers, in a spreading of American bounty and goodwill that has long had bipartisan support. Now it’s piled up in a warehouse in Savannah, unshipped and uneaten."

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NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump is taking unprecedented actions to assert his control over the federal government. Behind these efforts is the unitary of executive theory, a once-fringe legal idea. Paige and I explain what it is and why it is so dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DX...

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Macron: “But we must not forget one point—if anyone is playing the Third World War, it is Vladimir Putin. He was the one who started the war three years ago, and he brought 10,000 North Korean soldiers to European soil.”

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Why would Vance need a taxpayer funded vacation to a rich ski resort one month into the job? Want to get rid of waste, fraud and abuse? Then Fire Vance!

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The Daily Mail is Super in the tank for TRUMP so This is actually kind of surprising.

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If the Department of Ed is gutted, kids may lose: Speech & occupational therapy Individualized support for disabilities Special education aides/resources Pell Grants/student loan assistance Career & technical training After-school & early childhood programs School nutrition Mental health services

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