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Woo hoo! Mike Lee just announced he's dropping the public lands portion of the Big Ugly Bill!
June 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Woo hoo! Mike Lee just announced he's dropping the public lands portion of the Big Ugly Bill!
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WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
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“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
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April 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
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“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon today slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as "heartbreaking."
GOP Rep: Adversaries are "laughing at us" over NSA firings
"Russia and China are laughing at us because we just fired the absolute best leaders," Bacon said.
www.axios.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Republican Rep. Don Bacon today slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as "heartbreaking."
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"Standing up to abuse of power is difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are celebrated for it after a crisis passes. But crises don't usually end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"Standing up to abuse of power is difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are celebrated for it after a crisis passes. But crises don't usually end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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In 3 sessions, S&P 500 futures have plunged about 15%. Legit market crash
April 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In 3 sessions, S&P 500 futures have plunged about 15%. Legit market crash
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it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
April 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
it’s weird that we’re staring down the second unprecedented economic catastrophe in five years and instead of a novel coronavirus that will go on to kill millions of people this one is just “no one was willing to tell him no”
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Breaking on MSNBC:
Dow Jones Industrial average futures fell 1,531 points, or 4% Sunday evening, pointing to another brutal session ahead on Monday. S&P 500 futures shed 4%. Nasdaq-100 futures lost 4%.
Dow Jones Industrial average futures fell 1,531 points, or 4% Sunday evening, pointing to another brutal session ahead on Monday. S&P 500 futures shed 4%. Nasdaq-100 futures lost 4%.
April 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Breaking on MSNBC:
Dow Jones Industrial average futures fell 1,531 points, or 4% Sunday evening, pointing to another brutal session ahead on Monday. S&P 500 futures shed 4%. Nasdaq-100 futures lost 4%.
Dow Jones Industrial average futures fell 1,531 points, or 4% Sunday evening, pointing to another brutal session ahead on Monday. S&P 500 futures shed 4%. Nasdaq-100 futures lost 4%.
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This man is a mendacious clown. Let’s be clear he has always been one.
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This man is a mendacious clown. Let’s be clear he has always been one.
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Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
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Moskowitz: He tariffed the penguins. He tariffed Vietnam. Madagascar. I don’t know what the plan is. Is the plan to get people who live in Vietnam to move to Greenland to make the shirts there? Nobody really knows.
April 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Moskowitz: He tariffed the penguins. He tariffed Vietnam. Madagascar. I don’t know what the plan is. Is the plan to get people who live in Vietnam to move to Greenland to make the shirts there? Nobody really knows.
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“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
April 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
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All I’m saying is that President Harris wouldn’t have us looking at the futures market on a Sunday night.
April 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
All I’m saying is that President Harris wouldn’t have us looking at the futures market on a Sunday night.
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I don’t even know what to say here. We’re talking about a generational posting crashout. Lmfao NOW you’re concerned about conflicts of interest.
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I don’t even know what to say here. We’re talking about a generational posting crashout. Lmfao NOW you’re concerned about conflicts of interest.
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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
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Trump had a finger painting artist making a portrait of him at his luxury Mar-a-Lago dinner as Americans across the country struggle to pay their bills
April 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Trump had a finger painting artist making a portrait of him at his luxury Mar-a-Lago dinner as Americans across the country struggle to pay their bills
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
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White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of around 20 percent on most imports to the United States, people familiar with the matter said, as President Trump pushes for the most aggressive overhaul of the global economic system in decades.
Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage
White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of around 20 percent on most imports to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of around 20 percent on most imports to the United States, people familiar with the matter said, as President Trump pushes for the most aggressive overhaul of the global economic system in decades.
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"You are meant to feel powerless. That is what a strongman wants: to make you feel as if nothing can stop the takeover of your country." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Opinion | Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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March 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This is a test — of the Democratic leadership and major media.
Why is this story not blaring across major media this morning?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why is this story not blaring across major media this morning?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Billionaire Trump Official Says Missing Social Security Checks Are No Big Deal
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested on a podcast that anyone who would complain about a missing Social Security check is a "fraudster."
www.rollingstone.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is a test — of the Democratic leadership and major media.
Why is this story not blaring across major media this morning?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why is this story not blaring across major media this morning?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick suggested this week that only "fraudsters" would complain about missing a monthly Social Security check, and that most people wouldn't mind if the government simply skipped a payment.
Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says
More than 70 million Americans get a Social Security benefit every month, and for many, those checks are their only income.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick suggested this week that only "fraudsters" would complain about missing a monthly Social Security check, and that most people wouldn't mind if the government simply skipped a payment.
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“What has happened here is an illegal takeover of a private nonprofit:" DOGE used police and private security to forcefully take over the U.S. Institute of Peace–an independent nonprofit founded by Congress–after firing its president and board last week.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Uses Police to Seize Independent Nonprofit
The U.S. Institute of Peace is not a federal agency or located in a federal building. That didn’t stop DOGE from taking over.
newrepublic.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“What has happened here is an illegal takeover of a private nonprofit:" DOGE used police and private security to forcefully take over the U.S. Institute of Peace–an independent nonprofit founded by Congress–after firing its president and board last week.
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I wrote this in July 2016
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March 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I wrote this in July 2016
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