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Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
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President Trump turns on a critical ally, the Federalist Society, which provided many of his judicial nominees, alleging it was "under the thumb of a real 'sleazebag' named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America…" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5325143-tr

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Everyone breathing a sigh of relief at “uncrewed”.

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What is “truth”, though? Aren’t we well beyond that at this point?

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Ignoring the Constitution = “3-point shot”

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Musk is not “leaving” politics. He will just be channeling his destruction in different ways.

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Yeah this is the way — mock his defenders as bootlicking stooges and laugh at them.

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Is there a 3rd option?

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I guess that’s what MAGA meant when they warned of a TACO stand on every corner.

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Trump wants to bring Harvard “to its knees,” as if this is unremarkable, when it should be depicted as the power-crazed ravings of a Mad King. https://trib.al/i5CkOmI

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The wonderful thing about federalism is that the national government doesn’t get to decide this, people in their own communities get to decide. Republicans used to understand and champion that.

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Q: A NOTUS investigation found the MAHA commission report cites studies that appear to not exist. Does the WH have confidence in the info coming from HHS? LEAVITT: Yes. I understand there were some formatting issues but it does not negate the substance Q: Did they use AI? L: I can't speak to that

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Exclusive: Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to gut the State Department’s human rights bureau as part of a sweeping reorganization of the country’s diplomatic service, according to internal department documents and people familiar with the plans.

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I'm just imagining "Creator of Flamin' Hot Cheetos" on a tombstone.

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Our op-ed in the Guardian addresses the danger of Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order. with @cdelawalla.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social Carol Greider @michaelemann.bsky.social @briannosek.bsky.social

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It’s TACO Thursday. Who does Trump cave to today?

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There is an argument that, if it can shown this is punishment for political criticism, it may be unconstitutional under Grosjean v American Press Co.

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I had never heard of this before: m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwzW...

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The map shows the most mispronounced brand from every country. Methodology is a simple count from a large pronunciation library. Source: buff.ly/M8I02bg

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Devastating, by @propublica.org Evidence of an American disgrace.

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It’s always “two weeks”

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On the one hand, such mockery is well earned. On the other, it could very well drive him completely insane, and he still controls the nuclear button.

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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

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remember when bigballz used chatgpt to tariff the penguins....innocent days

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This is worth reading. The allegation is that Bukele came to power by making deals with MS-13, and now Trump is trying to help him cover that up. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We have relatives who may be forced to end their studies in the US because of this, after years of working towards a degree.

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I take some tiny solace in the fact that fascism is making Dan Bongino miserable too.

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Once again, it's not "doxxing" to report the name of a government employee.

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Breaking News: A federal judge said she would block the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students.

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This is pretty nakedly corrupt.

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This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

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