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This is great and what I’m talking about. A bunch of old white folks in Iowa demanding answers from Grassley. Probably most of them were even Trump voters. This is a losing issue for him.

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The very best of America’s shitposters are now outgunned by their Chinese peers. Balance of power has shifted.

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What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

submitted 2 days ago • 588 comments

Gross: The GOP is planning $5.3 TRILLION in tax cuts for their Sugar Daddy donors. And WE are going to PAY for them through tariffs and cuts to our healthcare. #MAGABlowingYourTaxes

submitted 2 days ago • 401 comments

Been thinking of old Letterman clips for some reason.

submitted 5 days ago • 585 comments

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

submitted 5 days ago • 1654 comments

You can only manipulate a market for so long before foreign investors sell off their US treasury bonds and investments in the stock market. It’s a short term win to hedge a major big big loss in the future.

submitted 7 days ago • 17 comments

Trump's tariffs are the Ivermectin of economic strategy #EconSky

submitted 7 days ago • 48 comments

What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs. That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result. #econsky

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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 7 days ago • 1937 comments

in game of thrones, what happened to the mad king? i forgot

submitted 8 days ago • 347 comments

What a duo of tweets.

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Donald Trump knows that he owns these cowardly law firms. Here are a few recommendations: Paul Weiss can litigate to bring children back in the mines. Milbank can challenge clean air rules. Willkie Farr can lead on spoiling the water. Skadden is perfect to break the unions. Shameful all.

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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?

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Moskowitz: When President Zelenskyy came to the White House, we heard a lot about what he was wearing. Oh my God, the precious Oval Office—he didn’t wear a suit! I mean, here’s a picture of Kid Rock in the Oval Office—he looks like he’s about to jump over 10 buses on the White House lawn.

submitted 8 days ago • 915 comments

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

submitted 9 days ago • 313 comments

You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.

submitted 10 days ago • 846 comments

Saw a ton of great signs today This one is my favorite #nyc #handsoff

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I am pissed. If you want change, you talk to smart people who can come up with better solutions. Which is why I ask questions on here When we come up with better solutions , it makes the guy in the WH look bad and hopefully gets people to rethink who they support

submitted 11 days ago • 505 comments

MAGA is composed of ~10 separate factions that convinced themselves they are all aligned as one. They are not, and the tariffs are helping to break the factions apart. Notice this and amp up differences and grievances. Break them apart.

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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

submitted 14 days ago • 963 comments

#jasminecrockett #elonmusk

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We just ordered some pizza. The pizza place did not order anything from us in return. Does this mean we’re “losing” our trade deficit with the pizza place? 🍕 🤔

submitted 13 days ago • 277 comments

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy. Third time’s the charm, I guess.

submitted 13 days ago • 1532 comments

Whoever came up with these supposed tariff rates is like Kramer from Seinfeld when he pretended to work at that job "in business"

submitted 14 days ago • 405 comments

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

submitted 13 days ago • 1036 comments

Revealed preferences theory suggests that Wall Street executives value their ability to call their subordinates gay at approximately 8 trillion dollars

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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

submitted 15 days ago • 1427 comments

I think once people stop waiting for one person or one big galvanizing moment to "save us" and realize this is gonna take a lot of work from a lot of people for a long time we will maybe get somewhere.

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While you were watching Sen. Booker's marathon filibuster, Colorado Democratic Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen and Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna brought 9 Republicans along with every House Democrat to block Speaker Johnson's attempt to ban proxy voting for new parents!

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