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Judge orders the regime to unfreeze funding in Maine where he’s targeting the governor over transgender rights.

The European Union must start acting like the global power it already is, as the bloc confronts the shifting trade policies of US President Donald Trump, says former EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton www.politico.eu/article/thie...

How much money is Trump selling tax exemptions for?

“what would you have done?” is no longer a hypothetical thought exercise. if you’re not doing anything, there’s your answer.

Investors and analysts are seeing Trump’s move to exempt electronics from tariffs as a capitulation to China - which they like because it de-escalates. So they’re suggesting lower chances of a recession. But capitulation is the right word.

🔥 FARMER: “This I-told-you-so, it’s I-wish-you-would’ve-listened… China is more prepared this time… they just canceled the 3 largest soybean contracts… Trump isn’t playing chess or checkers with China - they’re sitting in a corner playing with themselves.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIW56aF...

With Canadian travel to the U.S. still plummeting, some American border towns have reached the desperation stage and are begging Canadians to return. globalnews.ca/news/1112793...

This is how tariffs work. ..and now I want Crab Rangoon.

Israel just bombed Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza. They previously bombed it in October 2023, killing hundreds of sheltering civilians. Afterwards Israel claimed it was a misfired Hamas rocket, despite all evidence to the contrary. The world let them get away with it and now they did it again.

The stock market is going down so hard Trump just paid it hush money!

China, hell. With Trump in charge we'd lose a war against Canada.

ICYMI — Least surprising news of the week: Trump wants to free the informant who lied to the FBI about Biden. apnews.com/article/fbi-...

“This politicization of US science … will, if left unchecked, create a vacuum to be filled with junk science, insider dealing, junk discoveries [and] wasted spending”. Joshua Weitz speaks up. 🧪 joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/whats-goin...

Attention, ne vous emballez pas trop. Certes, pour Praud, voler 4 millions ce n'est plus grave finalement. Mais uniquement si vous êtes, blancs, riches, catholiques et d'extrême droite. Voilà, voilà... faut bien lire le contrat.

Utterly repulsive that the Washington Post would profile fascists in its Style section

Princeton’s Jake Shapiro and I wrote a few weeks ago about the obvious hidden costs from the widespread breach of trust when the U.S. government abruptly breaks contracts. @promarket.bsky.social www.promarket.org/2025/03/31/b...

The far-right loonies are all rallying behind Pierre Poilievre. A vote for him is a vote for Trump.

Any questions? www.rawstory.com/book-censors...

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

Water wars aren’t far-off…

Water. Climate change. Potential for conflict. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Cruel corruption reigns.... Senior Social Security official removed by security after pointing out illegal plans: WaPo www.rawstory.com/social-secur...

This is what its like to work in the Trump administration now. When a career official objected to declaring that living immigrants were dead on legal and ethical grounds, security guards went to his office and told him to leave. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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So… a draft dodger is getting a military parade with money he is stealing from things like cancer research… 🤔

Please don't embarrass Farage by sharing his Happy Birthday tweet to Trump. The dribbling sycophant is even holding a bottle of Trump wine. Fight Fascism #Vote4Democracy in the local elections.

This already the worst Presidency in US history by light years and it’s been 2 1/2 months.

Blink #richkid #amateur

Trump‬⁩ has trashed a century of trust & confidence in the US economy. The bedrock has been stability, predictability, rule of law. This imbecile wrecked it in months. Things will get worse because ⁦‪Republicans‬⁩ have no guts to challenge stupid. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/i...

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV pundits on Vladimir Solovyov's show took turns mocking Trump. They applauded the damage he is doing to the U.S. and the world order and urged him to keep going for as long as possible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCX9...

How it started / How it’s going

Haven't people worked it out yet? Trump is enjoying himself. He lives to play golf and throw hand grenades into other people's rooms. King Don doesn't give a shit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Strange how once-potential and high-rated 2024 Dem presidential candidates like Newsom and Whitmer are going out of their way to tank their 2028 prospects and undermine what made them so appealing to so many last year: their willingness to take on Trump and MAGA.

Billionaire Ray Dalio of Bridgewater points out why America is increasingly failing to compete with Europe and Asia: “60% of the US population has below a 6th grade reading level. “It’s tough to be productive.”

"We are seeing reports that Russia is considering the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in space," - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in an interview with Welt am Sonntag. According to Rutte, Russia’s current capabilities in space are outdated and do not match the level of the West⤵️

Government bonds have been selling off while stocks have plunged. That’s unusual, and it’s raising concerns that global investors are losing some of their long-standing confidence in America www.nbcnews.com/business/mar...

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The FBI has suspended an analyst on Kash Patel’s so-called enemies list after Patel told lawmakers that the bureau under his leadership would stay out of the political fray and not punish employees for partisan reasons.

Night Night, Blue Sky Walkers, sleep tight.😴 Sunset over my beloved Blue Ridge Mountains, NC.

US hairdressers and aestheticians report clients are opting for less expensive services and canceling appointments—worrying signs that US consumers are retrenching