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January 31st the normally supportive Wall Street Journal judged Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico the “dumbest trade war in history.” Also one of the most destructive acts one could take to torpedo the US economy.

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The cluelessly entertaining White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, asserted this week that “we want to restore the Department of Justice to an institution that focuses on fighting law and order.” Job done!—by disrespecting a plethora of statutes and judicial decisions. Very Freudian.

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So, this is probably the Trump/RFK Jr strategy for the next pandemic: Let the disease run its course and see why the survivors made it. The billionaire bros will sweat it out in their well-stocked bunkers of course. Hope you weren’t expecting lower egg prices anytime soon.

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Well, here we go. The Fed held interest rates constant due to Trump-induced economic and market chaos, rather than implementing a further decrease, as had been anticipated last year. Turns out Trump knows even less about the economy than he does about ethics.

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Texas Rep. Brandon Gill, a member of the House GOP’s lunatic 🤡 caucus, introduced impeachment articles against Judge Boasberg for”high crimes and misdemeanors,” ie, ruling against Trump in a legal case.

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Chief Justice John Robert’s responded to Trump’s rant about Judge James Boasberg: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

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Trump at the Kennedy Center. A picture can say so much about a person’s character. All hail, Caesar!

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This says what “Making America Great Again” translates to Trump and his cronies. x.com/PlanetOfMeme...

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Yep. And the “concession” Schumer “won” was a meaningless vote that had no hope of approval. bsky.app/profile/linc...

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The Shill in Chief. Teslas on display on the White House grounds.

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Another tutorial on tariffs, this one from the Tax Foundation. A former restaurant owner told me yesterday that the U.S. is now importing eggs from Turkey.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin needs to start working on her book on the Trump presidency: “Team of Kleptocrats: The Political Grift of Donald Trump.”

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The NY Times published the list of the regime’s proscribed words for government departments today, among them “historically.” Would “in ye olden times” be OK? If one can control interpretation and re-write history, one has a better chance of shaping the present and future, e.g. Jan 6, 2021.

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After the Post declines to publish a column critical of owner Jeff Bezos’s new editorial policy, columnist Ruth Marcus resigns. She had been with the newspaper since 1984.

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Good advice. Don’t pump the brakes in resisting.

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Remember Jenga, the game with a tower of wood pieces that players take turns removing? Musk’s DOGE approach is similar—recklessly removing parts of government without understanding relationships, roles, and connectedness. Thus chaos, inefficiency, and danger ensue.

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The R word-Recession-is now nothing to worry about says Trump as we enter a period of “transition.” Transition from a robust, job growth economy under Biden, to job declines, higher inflation, and plunging stock markets. But government incompetence is rising.

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Russia carried out a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine last night, days after the U.S. paused military aid and stopped intelligence sharing. Trump rendered Ukraine blind and open to attack and only afterward criticized Putin. A taste of how Trump’s peace talks will tilt.

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“TRUMP GAZA” WAS SATIRE (The Guardian). LA filmmaker Solo Avital said he created the AI video as a political satire of Trump’s “megalomaniac idea.” The video shows Gaza as a Dubai-style paradise. Blinded by his narcissism, Trump saw it as idolatrous praise rather than parody and re-posted it. 😆

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Below is a quick tutorial for Trump and his cult on how tariffs work. Or, more precisely, how they don’t work in the way Trump thinks they do. They’re not a tax on foreign countries, but rather they constitute a price increase for American businesses and consumers.

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JD Vance to Sean Hannity on Fox: "There is this crazy idea in the Democratic Party that if you just repeat insane ideas, eventually the American people are going to believe them." Classic pot/kettle, transference example. But it works for the Republicans with at least 35% of the population.

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Mayor Christ before the GOP House Oversight Committee: Congressperson: Simple question! Yes or no! Did you feed the hungry? Clothe the unclad? Shelter the unhoused? Treat fellow humans humanely? Yes or no? Political theater and the Republicans, as usual, sent in the clowns. And Nancy Mace, wow!

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Colorado Gov. Polis: uphold the security of elections and do not pardon or commute the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. She was fairly convicted of numerous felonies, betrayed her oath of office, and is unrepentant. Don’t buckle under Trump DOJ pressure.

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Radiating a profound ignorance of tariffs and international trade, Trump last night told American farmers to “have fun” selling their products inside the US, as they are soon shut out of other markets. Farming is a hard and risky life in the best of times and this will hurt farmers and rural areas.

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Trump’s address to Congress last night summarized: Lying (any content after “Good evening”) Insulting Partisan Grievance-laden V e r y long (1hr 39min). FYI, dictators and wannabes love the sound of their own voice, eg Fidel Castro.

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In his speech tonight Trump addressed the tariffs he just imposed: “There’ll be a little disturbance. But we’re OK with that. It won’t be much.” I’m sure it “won’t be much” for him and his circle of billionaires, but they will mean higher prices, lost jobs, and business failures for the rest of us.

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JD may soon feel the consequences of mocking the great leader. cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/35x...

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Listening to Trump’s wandering monologue to Congress tonight reminded me of the concept of a rat king, a melange of rats that become entangled in a ball of dirt and feces. The enabling Republicans in Congress, devoid of principles, now are inextricably tied to Trump and his ideology.

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On Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecast a steep decline for the first quarter of 2025: -2.8 percent drop in economic growth, after nearly three years of solid growth. That’s the initial impact of Trumponomics. Feeling any voter remorse yet?

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Europe and Canada need to take extraordinary steps to aid Ukraine, including air power, intelligence aid, or troops. Trump appears intent on giving Russia what it was unable to achieve on the battlefield.

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Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, today praised U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump, saying it "largely coincides" with Russia's vision in a reversal he said was previously "impossible to imagine." This is what betrayal of an ally looks like.

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Today's plunges in stock market indices were an entirely predictable response to Trump's imposition of tariffs on our major trading partners. We have a President who does not understand how tariffs work and thinks foreign countries pay them. They don't. Expect inflation to rekindle.

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Lindsay Graham, senior Senator from SC, once more displayed his infinitely malleable character following the Trump-Vance attack on Zelensky. Merriam-Webster provides some useful adjectives. John McCain would be appalled.

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March 1. Nice to see Trump is focused on the big stuff— "Over the next few weeks I will be signing a complete pardon of Pete Rose, who shouldn't have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on his team winning," Trump posted on Truth Social.

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Wow, Waffle House. That’s hitting the MAGAs where it hurts.

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Little Marco looked even smaller on a large yellow sofa during the Zelensky betrayal. At some point, he may wonder why he gave up a Senate seat to be complicit in selling an ally down the river. Especially, when it’s only a matter of time until Trump drops him like a used Big Mac wrapper.

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After today’s Oval Office teamwork by Trump and Vance, it suddenly clicked. I knew where I’d seen that type of synchronization before.

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Pres. Roosevelt focused on helping Britain fight Nazi Germany. FDR asserted “We are the Arsenal of Democracy. Our national policy is to keep war away from this country.” The best way to achieve this was to supply military aid to the country that was keeping the enemy away from the USA.

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Let’s hope Europe remains steadfast in its support of Ukraine. Only 5 weeks into the new U.S. regime, but it seems much longer, especially when Trump and Vance acted today like a pair of Russian assets. I guess that would make Vance Natasha and Trump Boris. Disgraceful.

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A utterly disgraceful performance (and I feel it was choreographed) by Trump and Vance in their meeting with Zelensky today. Those close to Putin applauded the chaos. Ukrainians have been dying the past 3 years so Americans or Poles or Estonians won’t have to in the near future.

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Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (Dem.-CD7) had to fly to Washington with her 4-week old newborn in order to vote against the GOP budget bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (representing 19th century Louisiana) believes remote voting is unconstitutional.

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Trump is now officially self-parodying, as shown by the video he posted yesterday on social media. It pictures “Trump Gaza,” an AI-imagined Middle East Riviera, with luxury high-rises, beachfront resorts, and Trump and Netanyahu relaxing shirtless. Unbelievable! truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

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Today the United Nations General Assembly voted 93 to 18 to approve a resolution condemning Russia’s aggression in invading Ukraine and demanding an immediate withdrawal. The Trump regime joined Russia in opposing the measure. A disgraceful turnabout by the US that betrayed Ukraine.

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Just when you think the Trump regime couldn’t go any lower, they announce a $5 million scheme to let wealthy foreigners buy their way into the US. At the same time he’s removed protected status from Afghanis and Venezuelans. Trump said the program could “possibly” include Russian oligarchs. Yep.

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