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Just throwing this out there: what if, instead of just a transfer, they agree to invest a certain amount of money in US firms each year. We could even tie that amount to the trade deficit.
Trump calls for Europe to pay reparations to the US: "We put a big tariff on Europe. They are coming to the table. They want to talk, but there's no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis number one for president but also for past."
April 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Just throwing this out there: what if, instead of just a transfer, they agree to invest a certain amount of money in US firms each year. We could even tie that amount to the trade deficit.
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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we have an utter fucking nimrod attempting to set himself up as dictator because for 50 years anyone who could have stopped him has dithered and procrastinated, hoping someone else would do it
So Trump saw Dems pathetic response to Jan 6th and concluded basically everyone with 'power' in America was actually a pathetic push over coward and... It turns out he was right.
March 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
we have an utter fucking nimrod attempting to set himself up as dictator because for 50 years anyone who could have stopped him has dithered and procrastinated, hoping someone else would do it
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“I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped.
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky” 3/19/25 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky” 3/19/25 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped.
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky” 3/19/25 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky” 3/19/25 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A guy falls off a 40 story building. As he passes by the 20th floor, a friend sticks his head out the window and goes "good news, so far you're all right"
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A guy falls off a 40 story building. As he passes by the 20th floor, a friend sticks his head out the window and goes "good news, so far you're all right"
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Stop defining Trump defying the Supreme Court as the red line. He is a lawless tyrant *right now*. He is failing to comply with court orders *right now*. He is violating the Constitution and the law *right now*. We're past all the red lines.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Stop defining Trump defying the Supreme Court as the red line. He is a lawless tyrant *right now*. He is failing to comply with court orders *right now*. He is violating the Constitution and the law *right now*. We're past all the red lines.
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the way I encourage you all to think about it right now is that we need fighters to put the government back together and their cowardice created the conditions to transform this party and give us the leadership that will be required
anger good, dooming bad
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
the way I encourage you all to think about it right now is that we need fighters to put the government back together and their cowardice created the conditions to transform this party and give us the leadership that will be required
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“Area merchants uniformly like the concept of what the mafia set out to do—provide protection from unexpected disasters—but have been frustrated by the threats of broken kneecaps and the expensive bribes.”
![Cabinet officials almost uniformly like the concept of what [highlight] Mr. Musk set out to do - reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government [/highlight] - but have been frustrated by the chain saw approach to upending the government and the lack of consistent coordination.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u45hqzk7counfbwyg5edhmvi/bafkreib7qcj2wmhd4noedfwr4eb7kgql5wsjm2yqipqjsmwc3japsrb2bu@jpeg)
March 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“Area merchants uniformly like the concept of what the mafia set out to do—provide protection from unexpected disasters—but have been frustrated by the threats of broken kneecaps and the expensive bribes.”
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It’s pretty interesting that both Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom are clearly positioning themselves to run for President and one thought he should publicize that he’s having diplomatic conversations with Canadian provinces close to Minnesota and the other thought he should publicize that he sucks
March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s pretty interesting that both Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom are clearly positioning themselves to run for President and one thought he should publicize that he’s having diplomatic conversations with Canadian provinces close to Minnesota and the other thought he should publicize that he sucks
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wrote about this morning's Supreme Court decision, in which five justices said maybe we're not a monarchy yet--and the other four, already half-dressed for the coronation, said wtaf
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/usaid...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/usaid...
Four Republican Justices “Stunned” Trump Isn’t a King Yet
The Court's decision in the USAID lawsuit reveals an institution perilously close to making Donald Trump a king.
ballsandstrikes.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
wrote about this morning's Supreme Court decision, in which five justices said maybe we're not a monarchy yet--and the other four, already half-dressed for the coronation, said wtaf
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/usaid...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/usaid...
The resemblance between the George W. Bush Administration as portrayed in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and the 2nd Trump Administration in reality are uncanny. Not to make light of this hellscape, but I'm getting real Rob Corddry-esque vibes here
Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
March 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The resemblance between the George W. Bush Administration as portrayed in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and the 2nd Trump Administration in reality are uncanny. Not to make light of this hellscape, but I'm getting real Rob Corddry-esque vibes here
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i feel like people do not get this isn’t some distance hypothetical hard-to-model impact assessment. 20mm people receive life sustaining medical care via pepfar, they will die without that care. Republicans shut it off
elon musk is right now in the process of killing more people than the holocaust
Elon Musk says that as long as you aren't "committing genocide and starting wars" you are "not a Nazi"
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-te...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-te...
March 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
i feel like people do not get this isn’t some distance hypothetical hard-to-model impact assessment. 20mm people receive life sustaining medical care via pepfar, they will die without that care. Republicans shut it off
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“Why don’t you say thank you”
A Russian drone just struck a crowded hospital in Kharkiv. Fire is raging at the site. Rescuers are rushing to the scene.
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“Why don’t you say thank you”
the wages of sin is death
March 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
the wages of sin is death
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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
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Watching Putin’s little stooges try to bully Zelenskyy in our goddamned White House is pretty repulsive.
February 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Watching Putin’s little stooges try to bully Zelenskyy in our goddamned White House is pretty repulsive.
this @people.com headline is real as hell
March 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
this @people.com headline is real as hell
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I hope you realize that you and Pritzker just are the Democrat Party leaders now. I know that's not how it works for committees or other officialese, but nobody has picked up the keys and the car is full of gas. Just take over. Obama did this in an incredibly similar precarious moment. It's yours.
February 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I hope you realize that you and Pritzker just are the Democrat Party leaders now. I know that's not how it works for committees or other officialese, but nobody has picked up the keys and the car is full of gas. Just take over. Obama did this in an incredibly similar precarious moment. It's yours.
While much has been made of the structural break in Musk's tweeting pattern after Musk's Twitter acquisition, there appears to be an earlier structural break that has received less attention: the marked increase in tweeting in mid-2018.
February 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
While much has been made of the structural break in Musk's tweeting pattern after Musk's Twitter acquisition, there appears to be an earlier structural break that has received less attention: the marked increase in tweeting in mid-2018.
When have we ever referred to the Secret Service as the "SS"?
February 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
When have we ever referred to the Secret Service as the "SS"?
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Are you a federal worker who has been illegally fired by Trump & Musk?
Meet every day at the US Senate to do your job search.
10am, Hart Building Atrium
120 Constitution Ave., NE
Show up as often as you can and let’s go ALL OUT for Tuesday, February 25th.
Meet every day at the US Senate to do your job search.
10am, Hart Building Atrium
120 Constitution Ave., NE
Show up as often as you can and let’s go ALL OUT for Tuesday, February 25th.
February 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Are you a federal worker who has been illegally fired by Trump & Musk?
Meet every day at the US Senate to do your job search.
10am, Hart Building Atrium
120 Constitution Ave., NE
Show up as often as you can and let’s go ALL OUT for Tuesday, February 25th.
Meet every day at the US Senate to do your job search.
10am, Hart Building Atrium
120 Constitution Ave., NE
Show up as often as you can and let’s go ALL OUT for Tuesday, February 25th.
they SAID they would do this
February 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
they SAID they would do this
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️