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I love this mural in Glasgow.
It's so bloody excellent
It's so bloody excellent
May 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I love this mural in Glasgow.
It's so bloody excellent
It's so bloody excellent
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Wannabe dictator.
It gets worse: The order found that the administration was covertly withholding millions in FEMA funds from blue states.
The Trump Administration Just Violated Another Court Order
It gets worse: The order found that the administration was covertly withholding millions in FEMA funds from blue states.
newrepublic.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wannabe dictator.
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The reports of European visitors having their phones searched at the border and turned away if they've criticised Trump in private messages has already had an impact on US tourism.
Keep in mind most people book these trips way in advance. This is just the start.
www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
Keep in mind most people book these trips way in advance. This is just the start.
www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The reports of European visitors having their phones searched at the border and turned away if they've criticised Trump in private messages has already had an impact on US tourism.
Keep in mind most people book these trips way in advance. This is just the start.
www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
Keep in mind most people book these trips way in advance. This is just the start.
www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
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In recent weeks, the number of people travelling from Europe to the U.S has plummeted — by as much as 35%. The sharp decline in tourism is a direct response to Trump’s punishing policies — including tariffs and the horrific treatment of immigrants and foreigners.
April 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In recent weeks, the number of people travelling from Europe to the U.S has plummeted — by as much as 35%. The sharp decline in tourism is a direct response to Trump’s punishing policies — including tariffs and the horrific treatment of immigrants and foreigners.
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After 80 days in power, Trump has no headway in his alleged endeavor to reach a ceasefire between Russia & Ukraine.
He abused Ukraine & stopped all assistance for 11 days & closed USAID in Ukraine.
Trump has posed no conditions on Russia & Putin has made no concessions.
Trump stands with Putin.
He abused Ukraine & stopped all assistance for 11 days & closed USAID in Ukraine.
Trump has posed no conditions on Russia & Putin has made no concessions.
Trump stands with Putin.
April 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After 80 days in power, Trump has no headway in his alleged endeavor to reach a ceasefire between Russia & Ukraine.
He abused Ukraine & stopped all assistance for 11 days & closed USAID in Ukraine.
Trump has posed no conditions on Russia & Putin has made no concessions.
Trump stands with Putin.
He abused Ukraine & stopped all assistance for 11 days & closed USAID in Ukraine.
Trump has posed no conditions on Russia & Putin has made no concessions.
Trump stands with Putin.
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Elon Musk is such a sad, pathetic little man.
April 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Elon Musk is such a sad, pathetic little man.
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
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Russian forces yet again committed a warcrime. Four Ukrainian soldiers were shot while laying face-down in the grass, unarmed. It happened in Piatykhatky, Zaporizhzia region.
April 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Russian forces yet again committed a warcrime. Four Ukrainian soldiers were shot while laying face-down in the grass, unarmed. It happened in Piatykhatky, Zaporizhzia region.
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Whew -- get a load of that stock ticker in the bottom right corner during Trump's cabinet meeting. Grim stuff.
April 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Whew -- get a load of that stock ticker in the bottom right corner during Trump's cabinet meeting. Grim stuff.
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JUST IN: A judge has denied Trump's motion to dismiss a defamation claim brought by the Central Park 5 rleated to statements Trump made during debate with Harris. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
JUST IN: A judge has denied Trump's motion to dismiss a defamation claim brought by the Central Park 5 rleated to statements Trump made during debate with Harris. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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He already discussed with his rich pals during the presidential transition the idea of doing this for them ==>> bsky.app/profile/swin...
April 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
He already discussed with his rich pals during the presidential transition the idea of doing this for them ==>> bsky.app/profile/swin...
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🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%.
Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.
Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.
April 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%.
Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.
Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.
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Again, 90 percent of these men have no criminal record.
Renditions to a foreign prison to serve life sentences with absolutely zero legal basis.
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/k...
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/k...
Migrant detainees should be in El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Noem says
The detainees were arrested and deported to a foreign, maximum-security prison without being given a court hearing.
www.axios.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Again, 90 percent of these men have no criminal record.
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That’s because there weren’t any.
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That’s because there weren’t any.
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This has been the GOP MO for as long as I've drawn breath
offer you a giant pile of shit then "compromise" with a giant pile of shit half the size
GOP and corporate press then normalize and celebrate the new, relocated goalposts together
offer you a giant pile of shit then "compromise" with a giant pile of shit half the size
GOP and corporate press then normalize and celebrate the new, relocated goalposts together
This is driving me crazy too. Not long ago 10% universal tariffs were considered the worst-case scenario, something even Trump wasn’t crazy enough to impose. Now have those PLUS 125% tariffs on China. Together, these raise raise inflation by about as much as original “Liberation Day” tariffs did!
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This has been the GOP MO for as long as I've drawn breath
offer you a giant pile of shit then "compromise" with a giant pile of shit half the size
GOP and corporate press then normalize and celebrate the new, relocated goalposts together
offer you a giant pile of shit then "compromise" with a giant pile of shit half the size
GOP and corporate press then normalize and celebrate the new, relocated goalposts together
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Yes there's the strong temptation to ascribe Trump’s actions to market manipulation - but as I keep saying - we cannot rule out the possibility that he is just an incredibly stupid and incompetent individual atop an administration made up of absolute clowns.
April 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Yes there's the strong temptation to ascribe Trump’s actions to market manipulation - but as I keep saying - we cannot rule out the possibility that he is just an incredibly stupid and incompetent individual atop an administration made up of absolute clowns.
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"TRUMP is embarking on the economic equivalent of the Vietnam War—a war of choice that will soon result in a quagmire, undermining faith at home and abroad in both the trustworthiness and the competence of the USA and we know how that turned out"
Spot on
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Spot on
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trade Wars Are Easy to Lose
Beijing has escalation dominance in the U.S.-Chinese tariff fight.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"TRUMP is embarking on the economic equivalent of the Vietnam War—a war of choice that will soon result in a quagmire, undermining faith at home and abroad in both the trustworthiness and the competence of the USA and we know how that turned out"
Spot on
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Spot on
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Watching trump fold on tariffs shouldn't surprise you. He folded to Russia before we even negotiated.
April 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Watching trump fold on tariffs shouldn't surprise you. He folded to Russia before we even negotiated.
"I see no kelpies"..
Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.
A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin
@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"I see no kelpies"..
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Trump factors in nothing other than, look how powerful he is;
countries were "kissing his ass".
With a few words, he can cause panic at a world level, cause markets/ppl to lose $$$...
This is not a stable man. He is destabilizing America financially, socially,... and damaging our security.
countries were "kissing his ass".
With a few words, he can cause panic at a world level, cause markets/ppl to lose $$$...
This is not a stable man. He is destabilizing America financially, socially,... and damaging our security.
April 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump factors in nothing other than, look how powerful he is;
countries were "kissing his ass".
With a few words, he can cause panic at a world level, cause markets/ppl to lose $$$...
This is not a stable man. He is destabilizing America financially, socially,... and damaging our security.
countries were "kissing his ass".
With a few words, he can cause panic at a world level, cause markets/ppl to lose $$$...
This is not a stable man. He is destabilizing America financially, socially,... and damaging our security.
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Trump has cut the part of the FDA that notifies doctors and the public when there is a safety problem with a drug or a medical device.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump has cut the part of the FDA that notifies doctors and the public when there is a safety problem with a drug or a medical device.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...