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That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
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An important thing to understand about Trump's base is that they believed our military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes, but they also thought military occupations in Chicago, LA, Portland, and DC were very legal and very cool.
President Trump hailed the use of military force to police American cities, telling generals and admirals in an address that it was important to quell “the enemy within.”
Trump Tells Generals the Military Will Be Used to Fight ‘Enemy Within’
Cuts to military leaders and a shift in strategy to the Western Hemisphere form the backdrop of the short-notice meeting.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An important thing to understand about Trump's base is that they believed our military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes, but they also thought military occupations in Chicago, LA, Portland, and DC were very legal and very cool.
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NEW: Data suggest US businesses have absorbed most of the tariff costs through July 2025, not foreign sellers.
There is very little support for Trump’s thesis that foreign sellers are absorbing tariffs by lowering their prices on US imports.
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There is very little support for Trump’s thesis that foreign sellers are absorbing tariffs by lowering their prices on US imports.
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Who is paying for Trump's tariffs? So far, it's US businesses.
President Donald Trump promised during his recent campaign to impose steep tariffs on other countries, assuring voters that the cost would be paid by foreign sellers, not Americans. In September 2024,...
www.piie.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: Data suggest US businesses have absorbed most of the tariff costs through July 2025, not foreign sellers.
There is very little support for Trump’s thesis that foreign sellers are absorbing tariffs by lowering their prices on US imports.
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There is very little support for Trump’s thesis that foreign sellers are absorbing tariffs by lowering their prices on US imports.
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Economics Professor Justin Wolfers:
"I am confident that we're going to see higher prices coming in the second half of the year as a result of the tariffs."
"I am confident that we're going to see higher prices coming in the second half of the year as a result of the tariffs."
"I'm curious, what are you more worried about? Would that be higher prices and inflation from the tariffs or the job market and it showing these signs of weakening?"
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August 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Economics Professor Justin Wolfers:
"I am confident that we're going to see higher prices coming in the second half of the year as a result of the tariffs."
"I am confident that we're going to see higher prices coming in the second half of the year as a result of the tariffs."
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Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left
August 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left
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NEW: We're tracking tariff revenue as a % of monthly total import values US businesses pay (including shipping & insurance), by type of good & country of import, along with revenue compared to the federal budget deficit.
Check out the interactive charts here:
Check out the interactive charts here:
Trump's tariff revenue tracker: How much is the US collecting? Which imports are hit?
www.piie.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
NEW: We're tracking tariff revenue as a % of monthly total import values US businesses pay (including shipping & insurance), by type of good & country of import, along with revenue compared to the federal budget deficit.
Check out the interactive charts here:
Check out the interactive charts here:
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It's really hard to tell at this point but I think years from now this will be one of the most destructive things that RFK Jr did at HHS.
Mammograms, FIT tests and colonoscopies, diabetes, blood pressure, depression screens. All of these are as widely available as they are because of USPSTF.
Mammograms, FIT tests and colonoscopies, diabetes, blood pressure, depression screens. All of these are as widely available as they are because of USPSTF.
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs
The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.
www.wsj.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's really hard to tell at this point but I think years from now this will be one of the most destructive things that RFK Jr did at HHS.
Mammograms, FIT tests and colonoscopies, diabetes, blood pressure, depression screens. All of these are as widely available as they are because of USPSTF.
Mammograms, FIT tests and colonoscopies, diabetes, blood pressure, depression screens. All of these are as widely available as they are because of USPSTF.
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Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
July 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
Our front page has caused a stir online, prompting anger from Donald Trump's supporters. So, we want to ask: which part is factually inaccurate? 🤔
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files - Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victim...
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July 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files - Wall Street Journal
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Thankfully Politifact did not include all of the remarks I gave them, as they likely were not fit to print. That said, this piece is a reminder that Gabbard's "new analysis" is little more than politicized garbage.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
Trump’s falsehood that Obama tried to lead a ‘coup’
President Donald Trump said intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard “caught” former President Barack Obama and that he tried to lead a “coup.” That’s a distortion of records showing how Obama sought an asses...
www.politifact.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thankfully Politifact did not include all of the remarks I gave them, as they likely were not fit to print. That said, this piece is a reminder that Gabbard's "new analysis" is little more than politicized garbage.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
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Reupping my YouTube abt how corrupt Todd Blanche's attempt to save Trump from his pedophile problem is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-Z...
Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell problem
YouTube video by emptywheel
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July 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reupping my YouTube abt how corrupt Todd Blanche's attempt to save Trump from his pedophile problem is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-Z...
Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.
In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnn.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Politics
In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.
In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up.
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A black man appointed by a black president? Trump fanatics are going to lose it.
Trump's suit against @wsj.com has been assigned to Darrin Phillip Gayles, an Obama appointee.
July 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A black man appointed by a black president? Trump fanatics are going to lose it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI
Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau
www.muellershewrote.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
on.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump.
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Mehdi’s interview of Mulvaney was taped on Tues. at Conway Hall (no relation 🤣) in London. I watched the whole thing live, because I was on a panel that occasionally chimed in during the interview. The entire interview and program (called Head to Head, on Al Jazeera’s English-language channel) ...
"I imagine Donald Trump's name is in the [Epstein] file someplace. There are photographs of them together."
Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's White House chief of staff when Epstein died in prison, talked to me on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. Full interview coming soon.
Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's White House chief of staff when Epstein died in prison, talked to me on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. Full interview coming soon.
July 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mehdi’s interview of Mulvaney was taped on Tues. at Conway Hall (no relation 🤣) in London. I watched the whole thing live, because I was on a panel that occasionally chimed in during the interview. The entire interview and program (called Head to Head, on Al Jazeera’s English-language channel) ...
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For those interested in what the conversation about the Epstein files looked like on X over the last few days, I collected some data and put it into an interactive visualization: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...
July 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
For those interested in what the conversation about the Epstein files looked like on X over the last few days, I collected some data and put it into an interactive visualization: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/Spot...
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BEIGE BOOK: “.. Contacts in a wide range of industries expected cost pressures to remain elevated in the coming months, increasing the likelihood that consumer prices will start to rise more rapidly by late summer.”
www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...
www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BEIGE BOOK: “.. Contacts in a wide range of industries expected cost pressures to remain elevated in the coming months, increasing the likelihood that consumer prices will start to rise more rapidly by late summer.”
www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...
www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...
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Republicans see Whites as a target of discrimination as much as they see Black and Hispanic people that way. But they’re less likely to see any of them as targets than they were a year ago. Free to read: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Republicans see Whites as a target of discrimination as much as they see Black and Hispanic people that way. But they’re less likely to see any of them as targets than they were a year ago. Free to read: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
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Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
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I mean if any of this is true I’d say Trump has a problem on his hands, though I kind of wonder how it is that he’s still sitting on these taped interviews with Epstein if they really contain what he claims. . youtu.be/Ko_y_JnULxg?...
Author DROPS BOMBSHELL on Trump... SECRET TAPES?!?
YouTube video by Legal AF
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July 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I mean if any of this is true I’d say Trump has a problem on his hands, though I kind of wonder how it is that he’s still sitting on these taped interviews with Epstein if they really contain what he claims. . youtu.be/Ko_y_JnULxg?...
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Trump’s 50% Brazil tariff: Because nothing says "America First" like taxing your own citizens to defend someone else's coup.
July 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Trump’s 50% Brazil tariff: Because nothing says "America First" like taxing your own citizens to defend someone else's coup.
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Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months.
U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 33-Year High
Vaccination rates for kindergartners have fallen nationally.
on.wsj.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months.