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pete316.bsky.social
“With gratitude, optimism is sustainable” I'm a 68 year old disabled veteran living on the edge and still smiling. We are only here for a brief moment in time, make it matter.
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Imagine being a small business with debt, that you used to import products you had manufactured in china. In the time it took to make the products, tariffs were added, that more than doubled your cost. They are crushed Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?

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they loved the smell too

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Donald Trump has made himself—and by extension, us—the laughing stock of the world.

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"Bad for U.S. negotiating." Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on how Trump's tariffs impact America's standing

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A friend who understands these matters said last night that we’ll be lucky to get out of this with a normal recession, as opposed to a real international economic crisis. As Kyle Rodda said, 'This goes beyond pricing in a growth slowdown and trade uncertainty.'” www.thebulwark.com/p/not-seriou...

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Let's end NOAA and welcome in the Golden age of weather reporting 😐

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I don’t know if this is such a good idea. How’s the president gonna know what hurricanes to nuke?

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President Musk sounds terrifying

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If my old friend @steveliesman.bsky.social & I end up on TV together, means it’s time to pay attention to the economy. We’ll join @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social 8pET @msnbc.com. Please join us.

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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration. So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives. So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

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Good morning humanity 😎✌️🦋

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Catto 😎

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'No Donald Trump, you can't do this': Claire McCaskill praises SCOTUS unanimous decision www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmA...

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Got a mention and the label of Florida man on MSNBC

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You tell Brock Horner that I'm the best damn captain. 😐🇺🇸

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Yep!

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FUN FACT: Individuals can face imprisonment, with the maximum sentence for an INSIDER TRADING violation being 20 YEARS.

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In just over a week our president went from a cheesy used car salesman and he's now Jordan Belfort running a pump and dump. 😐

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No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.

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I mean, it's only economic Russian Roulette 😐

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After doing 3 to 5 years at Rykers Island Ole Don the Con begins a new life working in a Mississippi tackle shop. 🇺🇸

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2019 is calling and saying, hey, why didn’t you listen

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I think this portrait deserves a few reposts

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Just because it’s satire, doesn’t mean it’s not true.

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Guess who's not ruining the economy.... A transgender person, drag-queen, queer person, black person, nor is it a Muslim....... It's the guy with 6 bankruptcy's and a known sexual predator. Nobody who is "woke" is destroying your retirement, it's all Trump and his cronies.

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Just a little Wu-Tang and ecstasy and we have a trade deal. 😎✌️🦋🇺🇸

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www.jalopnik.com/1829010/tesl...

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Elon spent $300M on a Temu president. Now he’s getting a Temu presidency. www.axios.com/2025/04/08/m...

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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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Somebody forgot to remind Musk about Pence and the friendly crowds...... So if Trump turns on Musk, will we need to erect barriers to separate the liberal protesters from the Trumpanzee's 😏😂

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NEW: Trump is willing to take the pain. At least for now He’s ignoring the usual pressure points: Wall St stumbles, unflattering cable coverage, his base’s complaints But small rifts are emerging in GOP and within West Wing. And markets continue to slide www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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