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"What we are seeing is a purge—of the administrative state, of the universities, of expertise—that is consistent with events like the Cultural Revolution in China in the 1960s and ’70s, or the dismantling of the tsarist civil service after the Bolshevik Revolution" www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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All these corporate leaders saying "OMG, we had no idea Trump would screw up the economy like this!" - what did they think would happen? My first piece for the Daily Beast: www.thedailybeast.com/why-sudden-t...

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The Social Security Administration was very lean.Expenses for the retirement program were less than 0.4 percent of benefits. Elon's pay at Tesla was more than the full cost of administering a program with 60 million beneficiaries.

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The exemptions come days after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told senators that “the president has been clear with me and with others that he does not intend to have exclusions and exemptions.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Former BlackWater CEO Eric Prince plans to make billions off detained immigrants and American citizens.Prince wants to contract with the CECOT death camp and send as many as 100,000 U.S. prisoners to his own private prison within CECOT’s walls. Prince’s plan would make his prison a…. #ProudBlue

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The U.S. deployment of troops to Panama under the guise of “canal security” constitutes a de facto violation of sovereignty. As Trump echoes colonial rhetoric about “taking back” the canal, this maneuver resembles a camouflaged invasion—undermining treaties and reigniting imperial ambitions.

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Heparin is just like an iPhone, except it's a bit more compact and you use it to prevent blood clots instead.

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I can’t believe I just realized this… It’s literally only THAT wing of the Democratic Party that can’t get along with others. Everyone else finds a way to come together and work together to win elections without whining and trashing the candidate…except them. Toxic AF.

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Local planners: 7 years and $1.2 million. #Beavers: just vibes and sticks. Nature's engineers get it done. No permits required

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China has offloaded $50 Billion in US Treasury bonds & limited further purchase of Dollars. Meanwhile, an anonymous buyer is purchasing European Bonds.

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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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EU and UAE agree to launch free trade talks https://www.europesays.com/1991720/ EU and UAE agree to launch free trade talks https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-uae-agree-launch-free-trade-talks-2025-04-10/ Posted by SaneForCocoaPuffs

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Argentina seals $20 billion IMF deal, tears down currency controls #news #worldnews

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www.politico.com/news/2025/04... @maddow.msnbc.com

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He's mad at the Governor of Maine over their state's laws regarding transgender people in sports, so he freezes federal funding to CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS! Not to the state or schools involved. To ALL CHILDREN. Tell me again how the Republicans are so pro-family? apnews.com/article/main...

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“And why does the audience think it was OK to laugh? And Ben Sasse doesn’t even flinch. What is happening in the world?"

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Think I caught the cats shooting their album cover in the bath

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I hope everyone understands that this admin is killing our bread basket.

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Supreme Ct. in McDonnell v. US: It's not bribery without line items and receipts linking specific payments to... Trump continuously: HOLD MY BEER. bsky.app/profile/josh...

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They. Voted. For. Him. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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“For electronics, at least, we’re now putting much higher tariffs on intermediate goods used in manufacturing than on final goods. This actually discourages manufacturing in the United States.”

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Putting up a few thoughts on the latest tariff swerve paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

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Project 2025 stated that they wanted to complete everything in the first 180 days. They are on track. There will be nothing left in June.

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Bill Maher is the Marco Rubio of comedy.

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What is with the white obsession to fault anyone but the voters who made that choice when they could have rejected voting for him in the primary and again in the general????

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A senior executive at the Social Security Administration was physically dragged out of his office this week after clashing with DOGE over data concerns www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...

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Business secretary says all would have been lost without emergency legislation to save British Steel – UK politics live

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guys, Bill Maher platformed Greenwald & Snowden, repeatedly. He was awful about both Hillary & Kamala. Wake the fuck up.

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www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production.

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Some good news from the other side of the pond…👇 Right then. 😎✨

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Withdrawal of SDF forces across Tishreen dam under watchful eyes of US forces combined with reports Turkish-backed mercenaries are leaving areas in NE Syria, evidence acceptance AANES remains autonomous. Movement of Kurdish Crescent relief west to Alawi areas suggests harmony.

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We stand by our reporting.

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NEW RULE: only white men are allowed to headline action movies centered around the US presidency. Actually, its not a new rule...

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