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Today’s reversal of tariffs wasn’t about tariffs, or the economy, or anything… except rich people getting richer… taking more of your money and making it theirs. Do you think they care about tariffs? The economy? You? No. It’s all a game to make more money. boingboing.net/2025/04/09/c...

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

submitted 20 hours ago • 1852 comments

He just testified all morning about the reasons why the tariff policy was going to make America great. Then he checked his phone and realized everything he just said was canceled on Truth Social.

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Commissioner. Chief Financial Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Risk Officer. Chief Privacy Officer. Chief of Staff. All out. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

submitted 20 hours ago • 317 comments

Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.

submitted 15 hours ago • 781 comments

Spoiler: It is absolutely market manipulation

submitted 19 hours ago • 463 comments

Be reminded that Auschwitz was in Poland not Germany.....

submitted 1 day ago • 121 comments

pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country

submitted 21 hours ago • 369 comments

Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"

submitted 1 day ago • 1813 comments

Raskin: Perhaps he could have yelled fore on the greenway so tens of millions of Americans could have taken our retirement savings out of the stock market before he hit us in the head with a golf ball

submitted 1 day ago • 251 comments

🚨 BREAKING: Trump PAUSES most tariffs for 90 days amid economic turmoil. He adds that he has authorized a "substantially lowered reciprocal tariff during this period, of 10%." Trump also says he is increasing tariffs on China to 125%.

submitted 20 hours ago • 387 comments

I'm sure this surprises no one. Jasmine Crockett calling out the hypocrisy of the White House

submitted 1 day ago • 61 comments

BREAKING: In the most predictable of predictable news, trump has just ordered a 90-day pause on some tariffs. HE CAVED AGAIN. What a fucking clown.

submitted 20 hours ago • 222 comments

Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

submitted 1 day ago • 2166 comments

🤔

submitted 20 hours ago • 376 comments

So which Dem Senators are gonna betray us in the Screw American Voters Everywhere (SAVE) Act? The fact that we have beg any Dem in Congress not to vote for this is insane. They should be telling the GOP to fuck off on instinct. THIS would be the time for Cory Booker to filibuster for real.

submitted 1 day ago • 283 comments

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

submitted 21 hours ago • 1398 comments

He voted for this. And losing a fortune daily.

submitted 1 day ago • 1182 comments

WARNER: Can you explain how it helps natl security or our trade balance - I loved your fancy Greek formula which was bad math on steroids - how with a trade surplus Australia got hit with a 10% tariff as well? GREER: Australia has the lowest rate available WARNER: We have a trade surplus!

submitted 1 day ago • 1109 comments

2800 people turned out in Youngstown Ohio last night for a town hall with Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Local GOP congressman Michael Rulli won't do events like this with his constituents, so Democrats are doing so in his district: www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWH...

submitted 1 day ago • 181 comments

Kristi Noem….certified ba….dumbass. My latest.

submitted 1 day ago • 453 comments

Our vibe for work tomorrow. Goodnight folks! #MayTheOddsBeEverInYourFavor

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Things are going great for Mike Johnson in the House www.notus.org/congress/tru...

submitted 1 day ago • 410 comments

Paxton’s wife just introduced a bill in the Texas Senate that would require photo ID to purchase a sex toy. For real. I wouldn’t joke about something like this.

submitted 1 day ago • 1171 comments

Raskin: He destroyed more than $10 trillion in American wealth in a single week. And then he went golfing and bragged to America about winning the tournament at his own golf course. That's like bragging about being endorsed by your own campaign manager. So much winning

submitted 1 day ago • 508 comments

the thing with the tariffs is that he probably could get some serious concessions out of a lot of countries who are heavily dependent on US trade if that’s what he wanted but he doesn’t actually seem to want that, he wants a positive trade balance in goods even in places that makes no sense

submitted 1 day ago • 187 comments

While looking damn good in it!

submitted 1 day ago • 776 comments

Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

submitted 1 day ago • 1366 comments

A week after my remarks on the Senate floor I am more energized then ever to continue to fight for Americans on Medicaid, Americans worried about Social Security, Americans looking for opportunity in their local economy.

submitted 1 day ago • 980 comments

"Even the singular act of holding a sign in opposition to the president sends a message. It says that, as a citizen, I am concerned and demand to be heard. It says I have the right to stand outside on a raw, lousy day and express my opposition..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 143 comments

She’s not wrong. (Spoiler: they won’t) @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @RepTimBurchett @RepMarkGreen @AndyOgles @RepHarshbarger this is your crash too. #Trumpcession #TrumpCrash #OrangeMonday

submitted 2 days ago • 106 comments

Trump’s obsession with tariffs is nothing more than recycled economic warfare—reckless, self-defeating, and void of strategy. His latest threats against China signal not strength, but a stubborn refusal to learn from failure, with American workers once again cast as collateral damage.

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As predicted…👇 ‘Untested new software’ installed by DOGE, is actively crashing social security servers! Enjoy. 😎✨

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

It’s been 15 days since signalgate and zero accountability. Hegseth needs to resign. Congress needs to investigate.

submitted 2 days ago • 86 comments

This is being systematically under-reported. Say it with us!

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

In 1930, 6 months after the Smoot-Hawley tariffs were enacted by President Hoover, world trade decreased by SIXTY PERCENT (60%). Because of policies like the Smoot-Hawley tariffs contributing to the Great Depression in the 1930's, Hoover is considered one of our WORST president's. Sound familiar?

submitted 1 day ago • 413 comments

While Midas Touch tends to be too sensationalist for my taste, I appreciate that they provided president Obama‘s full comments about the Trump regime unedited and uninterrupted. This is very much worth a listen. This is the America we deserve and need to stand up for youtu.be/iYoAodq6-K4?...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Trump is demanding his big birthday military parade and pretending its for the Army. He wanted it last time but got rejected by leaders who had spines at DOD when the price tag of $92M came in plus $21.6M for DC. Those brave souls are gone so they will meekly comply giving him his North Korea show.

submitted 2 days ago • 104 comments

I dont want to get all tin-foil about these things... But i still think he faked the ear shot And i dont believe that all 7 swing states broke out of "neck and neck" to give him a stonking victory against ALL of those polls.

submitted 1 day ago • 357 comments

#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 Did I just hear Ted Cruz come out against Trump’s tariffs on the news? I’ll need that second cup of coffee now. I guess the taste of kissing Trump’s ass is becoming septic. Deport Cruz!

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Good morning to everyone who’s in shock hearing that a conservative “think tank” released that Trump’s tariffs were based on a massive error. Trump is America’s massive error. Force him out! #DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory

submitted 3 days ago • 20 comments

Reckless cruelty isn’t strength. Capitulation isn’t courage. Cultish allegiance isn’t patriotism. We used to know the difference.

submitted 2 days ago • 227 comments

A few weeks ago, Chinese soldiers were spotted inside Eastern Ukraine alongside Russian troops. It's been rumored Chinese troops were operating against Ukraine for months now. Ukraine reportedly fought a group of six Chinese troops, of which 2 were captured. The status of the rest is unknown.

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

Breaking: Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he plans to place a hold on ALL Trump nominees going forward. This will force Republicans to hold individual votes to override each hold, which will severely slow down their agenda. 🔗: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

submitted 2 days ago • 1350 comments

The Austin American-Statesman has an article out on the UT Provost's unilateral canceling of undergraduate ethics and writing requirements. I'm not linking because 1) it's paywalled, 2) the reporters clearly had early knowledge of the decision that faculty did not have, and

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

FACT CHECK: TRUE

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Interrupting journalists before they finish a question reflects an authoritarian communication style—marked by dominance, control, and aversion to scrutiny. Trump’s consistent use of this tactic signals a deeper resistance to accountability and press freedom.

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Trump says EU must buy 350 billion of US energy to get tariff relief This is not the sign of a serious negotiating stance. This is the demand of an authoritarian lunatic - one who apparently wants a military parade for his birthday. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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