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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

submitted 6 days ago • 3969 comments

Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool

submitted 6 days ago • 447 comments

Who do you blame for the war? Trump: “Joe Biden” Why is Russia murdering children? Trump: Biden Why won’t you deliver Patriot systems? Trump: Biden Why won’t Russia agree to a ceasefire? Trump: Biden Why can’t you easily broker a peace deal like you promised? Trump: Biden

submitted 8 days ago • 352 comments

“Department of Government Efficiency.”

submitted 8 days ago • 399 comments

On CNBC today, Elizabeth Warren had to explain to anchor Sara Eisen that Congress can in fact take away Trump's tariffs authority, and also that America is not ruled by a king who can make laws by decree.

submitted 10 days ago • 711 comments

President Donald Trump has falsely claimed this week that grocery prices are “going down” and “are down.” In fact, grocery prices have continued to rise under Trump – and they were up even before he imposed near-global 10% tariffs earlier this month.

submitted 10 days ago • 136 comments

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump directed his health department to work with Congress on revamping a law that allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, seeking to introduce a change the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied for reut.rs/4lyH3SX

submitted 11 days ago • 41 comments

The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches? Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%. See the problem?

submitted 14 days ago • 572 comments

Trump: “Let's take a [cognitive] test right now. Let's go down. Joe and I will take a test” Chris Wallace: “I took the test too when I heard that you passed it. It's not – well it's not the hardest test. They have a picture and it says ‘what’s that’ and it’s an elephant."🤣 (July 2020)

submitted 15 days ago • 63 comments

These people know that Americans are not educated on all the SSA policies so they can make a perfectly normal and legal benefit look like fraud.

submitted 16 days ago • 8 comments

Hey MAGA I’m confused, so today does the market matter or no? Because yesterday it was a sure sign of trumps genius, but i haven’t heard todays verdict?

submitted 16 days ago • 324 comments

one of the most accurate memes out there

submitted 18 days ago • 163 comments

The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens. The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago. Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.

submitted 18 days ago • 664 comments

Does this make Trump a Panican?

submitted 18 days ago • 196 comments

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

submitted 18 days ago • 3194 comments

Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin

submitted 18 days ago • 467 comments

Trump claims so many countries called him kissing his ass that he will just forget the big tariff rollout that was suppose to transform and rejuvenate our country by bringing manufacturing jobs back. He claims people kissed his ass, so forget all that.

submitted 18 days ago • 163 comments

Never fails

submitted 18 days ago • 761 comments

You can watch interviews of a half-dozen Trump Admin officials get asked the same question about a policy & get 6 different answers. And it seems like the reason is some of them don’t know the policy, some say what they want it to be, & the others only knew what it was yesterday.

submitted 19 days ago • 68 comments

As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.

submitted 20 days ago • 2769 comments

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

submitted 20 days ago • 1139 comments

She’s soliciting donations for her son’s Venmo

submitted 21 days ago • 2225 comments

Pete Hegseth Calls For Steep Cuts To Number Of Steps In AA Recovery theonion.com/pete-he...

submitted 22 days ago • 354 comments

Moms at sleepovers:

submitted 22 days ago • 497 comments

It took under 100 days for "I'll lower prices on day one" to become "who needs money or a 401k when your heart is full of love for Dear Leader Trump"

submitted 22 days ago • 127 comments

Hard to disagree with JD Vance from 2017.

submitted 22 days ago • 30 comments

Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me

submitted 22 days ago • 424 comments

Even among the darkest recesses of the human condition, there is no more paralyzing, bladder-loosening fear than conservative men’s fear of subways.

submitted 22 days ago • 134 comments

As over $3 trillion was wiped from the market today, Trump spent the day golfing at his West Palm course His trips to his golf properties over the past 11 weeks have cost taxpayers $30.4 million in transportation & security, according to HuffPost analysis

submitted 22 days ago • 142 comments

Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country? Congress? Any answers?

submitted 22 days ago • 2945 comments

As global markets melt down, Trump is turning to … pro golf. The president is headed to a LIV Golf event hosted at one of his Florida clubs. It’s another example of Trump prioritizing his relationships with the Saudis — they own LIV — and blending his personal business and presidential office.

submitted 24 days ago • 77 comments

Harris Faulkner's Fox News show has been on for 20 minutes now. She has not mentioned tariffs or stocks once and a stock ticker isn't being displayed. Strong state media vibes.

submitted 24 days ago • 1195 comments

The US Senate has passed a bill 51-48 to repeal Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports, with a few Republican Senators voting against Trump

submitted 24 days ago • 13 comments

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

submitted 24 days ago • 156 comments

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

submitted 24 days ago • 1114 comments

Mike Pence blasts Trump’s tariffs: “The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history…And will cost American families over $3,500 per year”

submitted 24 days ago • 63 comments

This is not the mental framework of someone who will change his mind. He will call all negative economic data "fake"

submitted 25 days ago • 35 comments

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

submitted 24 days ago • 4759 comments

Closely inspecting the list of tariffs/countries posted by the White House, Trump did not put tariffs on Russia. Ukraine's tariff is 10%, the EU's is 20%, and every American ally is on the list. But not Russia.

submitted 24 days ago • 99 comments

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression

submitted 24 days ago • 186 comments

There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm

submitted 24 days ago • 2139 comments

What did America's largest corporations do with their spoils from Trump's tax scam? Between 2017 and 2022: -Stock buybacks jumped 98% -Dividends increased by 40% -Meanwhile, wages only grew by 14% In some years these corporations paid their CEOs more than they paid in taxes.

submitted 25 days ago • 44 comments

Cuts to the IRS are forcing the "IRS to cancel several large audits, which could result in tens of billions in lost revenue for the government," per FORTUNE.

submitted 25 days ago • 25 comments

Trump has dropped over 100 enforcement actions against corporations. That includes 10 corporations that have donated to or allied with him — like SpaceX, crypto corporation Coinbase, and private prison corporation GEO Group. This is corruption of the highest degree.

submitted 26 days ago • 151 comments

Trump: "We won by 36 points, the youth." (This is a completely made up number -- Trump lost among young voters.)

submitted 26 days ago • 411 comments

Trump never had any plan to bring down grocery prices and help working families.

submitted 29 days ago • 39 comments