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Pragmatic in my politics which translates to progressive, liberal, moderate and conservative depending on the issue. “The power of the one needs the stupidity of the other.”
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Trade War to Weaken Global Growth and Increase Inflation, I.M.F. Warns. Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity. Only one who disagrees is Donald. The genius.

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The Purge The White House has fired two Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, the officials said on Wednesday. This autocrat must be stopped.

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When Democrats retake the House, El Salvador’s president will lose all funding for his death camps.

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“Confirm to political priorities” is the language Trump uses to demand obedience. That’s pure autocracy. All universities should stand together rejecting this intrusion into their operations and independence.

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How Autocrats Behave The federal government sent Harvard a five-page fusillade of new demands that would reshape the school’s operations, admissions, hiring, faculty and student life. It’s none of government business. Universities can do whatever they want within the law.

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Welcome to Bluesky Mohamed ! If you don't know him, he is literally one of the smartest minds on international trade and economics !

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"After all these years in and around politics, I’d like to think I have a pretty strong stomach, but yesterday was sickening... This was not newsreel footage of two dictators meeting somewhere far away and long ago. This was yesterday. Here in the Oval Office." www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...

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Anti-semitism may be wrong but since when is it illegal? Free speech. A president can strip billions from universities based on the mere allegation of anti-semitism?

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What we all just witnessed had all the earmarks of a criminal conspiracy to deprive Abrego-Garcia of his constitutional rights, as well as an impeachable offense. The fraud scheme was a phony agreement engineered by the US to have Bukele say he lacks power to return Abrego Garcia and he won't do it.

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Anybody remember Signalgate?

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How Donald Trump Rolled Bill Maher www.theframelab.org/how-donald-t...

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Kevin Hassett attempted to explain the crazy Trump tariff plan. He did a horrible job. We are now more confused now.

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I said it before and I’ll say it again: Target not only turned its back on diversity it spit in our faces. My wife and I haven’t been back since January — and we won’t be. We take our money where people like us are seen, valued, and respected. Solidarity ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻

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This right here 🔥 “If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social

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Help create the “HALL of SHAME” memorializing and shaming of big law firms that succumbed to autocracy. Ideas?

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Trump floats plan for undocumented farm and hotel workers to work legally in the U.S. Trump can’t find workers for Mar-A-Lago and his golf resorts.

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Trump threatens to put higher tariff rate back if countries don’t strike deals. If Congress does not take tariff power away from him, the US will end up in a depression.

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