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Despite promises of cuts from Trump and Elon, the U.S. spent about $220 billion more in the first 100 days than it did last year. We’re spending far more and getting far less. So where is all the money going?

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Translation: Christmas is cancelled. Trump's man-made economic crisis could lead to empty shelves and disrupt supply chains as early as 2 weeks from now. Every single free market-loving "pro-business" elected Republican should be pushed on this today.

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Men at Bluebonnet Detention Facility (immigration prison) in Anson, TX form an S.O.S. with their bodies to signal to a drone overhead. This is the facility from which the Trump Administration appeared ready to fly another planeful of men to El Salvador last weekend www.reuters.com/pictures/sos...

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NEW: The Trump Organization has agreed to a new Middle East golf course and real estate deal that involves a Qatari government-owned firm, two weeks before President Trump is set to travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on a state visit. with Vivian Nereim nyti.ms/4k2vDFH

submitted 23 hours ago • 146 comments

More than 80 Harvard faculty members have signed on to a pledge to donate 10% of their paycheck to support staff and students, as long as the University resists Trump's unlawful demands. I am so proud of my colleagues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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subarus for the canadian market will now go there directly from japan instead of being made by american autoworkers in indiana. more trump tariff genius. www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...

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Trump shrugs off fears of shortages due to his China tariffs, saying, “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls.” “Oh, the Golden Toilet Guy is now preaching minimalism?” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

submitted 20 hours ago • 84 comments

Excellent read!!

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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

submitted 16 days ago • 918 comments

It’s been less than two weeks since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” and the president has already literally melted trillions of dollars in American wealth. The majority of the country believes Trump’s tariffs hurt the US economy, while….. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

submitted 16 days ago • 91 comments

Oil prices have dropped to their lowest level since April 2021 — and it's testing oil executives’ patience.

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WSJ editorial board: "A confusing weekend that offers more lessons in the arbitrary nature of Trump trade policy... "What happened and what’s the real policy? Who knows?" www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

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Utah!! "The arena has a roughly 15,000-seat capacity, according to the university. An estimated 1,000 more packed the arena floor, and about 4,000 crowded outside the arena..." utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/04/13/b...

submitted 17 days ago • 358 comments

Watch this. Rachel began her program with this. She is having a good, laughing evening. I laughed out loud right along with her! youtu.be/xsRUk0dMJu4?...

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Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox. with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

submitted 19 days ago • 198 comments

Who the hell elected this POS💩? Who vetted this POS💩? THIS NAZI NEEDS TO GO ALONG WITH FFOTUS.

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House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. The reality has prompted GOP hard-liners to back-channel with Trump allies on alternatives they could push across the House floor.

submitted 41 days ago • 34 comments

America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall.

submitted 41 days ago • 213 comments

Just had to share some "smiles" against all the bad stuff that is happening. This is from Joyce Vance on Substack. Every once in a while, she shares her chicken photos. Always makes me smile.😊

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

One woman standing against FFOTUS. Balls of brass. GOP men should be ashamed.

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1. EXCLUSIVE The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles It is an unethical and likely illegal practice

submitted 52 days ago • 145 comments

SCOOP—Emails obtained by Prem Thakker and Zeteo show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration one day before ICE detained him. He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving. He even wrote he feared ICE "might come to my home."

submitted 52 days ago • 143 comments

My furbaby. It's the 1st anniversary of her rescue. 11 years old, several of which she spent at the shelter due to a potty issue. She is accepted as is, and we work around her issue by spending a couple of pennies a day. Loveable & sweet & following the sun.

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BREAKING: Two sources tell @theprospect.bsky.social that the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has asked for a plan for cuts to 50% of the workforce, including at the 1,200 field offices that serve millions of beneficiaries. prospect.org/health/socia...

submitted 64 days ago • 365 comments

Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

submitted 64 days ago • 1234 comments

"Party leaders suggest that if lawmakers feel the need to hold such events, they do tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid scenes that become viral clips, according to GOP sources." They made it clear, they don't care what you think. Get louder: 202-224-3121

submitted 63 days ago • 176 comments

Yesterday, the House passed a budget bill with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts—while slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and student loan assistance. Rep. @ritchietorres.bsky.social & Jen Rubin discuss the potential consequences.

submitted 63 days ago • 6 comments

This is evil. Pure evil.

submitted 63 days ago • 3907 comments

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

submitted 63 days ago • 472 comments

The budget passed tonight is NOT final. It only allows debate in the respective committee.

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VA official says it's "absolute chaos" there. Even Trump appointees are afraid to act out of fear of angering the public or the White House. "It's leading to paralysis. ... The best employees are starting to look elsewhere. I can't overemphasize that enough." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Last week, DOGE posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now it has deleted all of the 5 biggest “savings” on that original list, after NYT and other outlets pointed out errors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

submitted 65 days ago • 92 comments

How can you tell that Trump and Musk don’t actually care about going after waste and fraud? They just fired someone at the Minnesota VA whose job was to find waste/inefficiencies to save taxpayer money. It’s all a façade to shell out more money for billionaires and big corporations.

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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs: "Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..." www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

submitted 64 days ago • 1209 comments

From the Contrarian. Cartoon by Nick Anderson. Substack

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