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Trump went to a LIV golf tournament instead of attending the dignified transfer of four U.S. Army soldiers who died in Lithuania.
If you're wondering why this is so disgusting and insulting, I wrote about my time in the Army doing dignified transfers here: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
If you're wondering why this is so disgusting and insulting, I wrote about my time in the Army doing dignified transfers here: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"Rather than attend the dignified transfer of the bodies of four U.S. Army soldiers who died on a training mission in Lithuania, Trump flew to Florida to watch a Saudi-funded LIV golf tournament at his own course."
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-picks-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-picks-...
Trump Picks Golf Dinner Over Dignified Transfer of U.S. Troops’ Bodies
Trump flew to the Saudi-funded event in Florida on Friday.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Trump went to a LIV golf tournament instead of attending the dignified transfer of four U.S. Army soldiers who died in Lithuania.
If you're wondering why this is so disgusting and insulting, I wrote about my time in the Army doing dignified transfers here: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
If you're wondering why this is so disgusting and insulting, I wrote about my time in the Army doing dignified transfers here: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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A small cluster of mostly uninhabited islands in the South Indian Ocean was hit with 10% tariffs on U.S. imports ... which is home to a U.S. military base and not much else.
Trump’s tariffs will mostly affect the service members there.
Trump’s tariffs will mostly affect the service members there.
Stable Genius Trump Just Put Tariffs on a U.S. Military Base
Donald Trump imposed tariffs on an island inhabited only by American soldiers.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A small cluster of mostly uninhabited islands in the South Indian Ocean was hit with 10% tariffs on U.S. imports ... which is home to a U.S. military base and not much else.
Trump’s tariffs will mostly affect the service members there.
Trump’s tariffs will mostly affect the service members there.
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Elon Musk and DOGE have taken a blowtorch to federal agencies. But the tariffs are a helpful reminder that it's Donald Trump who's fiddling while it all burns.
The Blunt Force Trauma of the Trump Tariffs
Elon Musk and DOGE have taken a blowtorch to federal agencies. But the tariffs are a helpful reminder that it's Donald Trump who's fiddling while it all burns.
wrd.cm
April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Elon Musk and DOGE have taken a blowtorch to federal agencies. But the tariffs are a helpful reminder that it's Donald Trump who's fiddling while it all burns.
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"Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian @quinnslobodian.com on Trump, Musk & the Movement to "Shatter" the State
“Crack-Up Capitalism”: Historian Quinn Slobodian on Trump, Musk & the Movement to “Shatter” the State
Who are the minds behind DOGE, and what do they really believe? Historian Quinn Slobodian says three strains of conservatism have converged to form the second Trump administration’s anti-democratic...
www.democracynow.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian @quinnslobodian.com on Trump, Musk & the Movement to "Shatter" the State
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Guardian [Feb 7] -- Judith Butler op-ed: The E/O's outrageousness "is its own accomplishment. He defies shame & legal constraints to show his capacity to do so...To be gripped by his statements is their aim....We are in its thrall when it captures and paralyzes us."
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Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Guardian [Feb 7] -- Judith Butler op-ed: The E/O's outrageousness "is its own accomplishment. He defies shame & legal constraints to show his capacity to do so...To be gripped by his statements is their aim....We are in its thrall when it captures and paralyzes us."
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Finally some action newrepublic.com/post/190784/...
Trump Hit With New Lawsuit for Funneling Sensitive Info to Elon Musk
Pretty alarming!
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Finally some action newrepublic.com/post/190784/...
We all need to call the democratic and republican members of the DOGE committee and demand they go to the office of OMB and see what Musk is doing and secure the systems. Enough with the words we need to demand they take action. They need to take the press with them and dare Musk to stop them.
February 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We all need to call the democratic and republican members of the DOGE committee and demand they go to the office of OMB and see what Musk is doing and secure the systems. Enough with the words we need to demand they take action. They need to take the press with them and dare Musk to stop them.
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Normalcy bias is fcking folks up. Snap out of it. This is real.
February 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Normalcy bias is fcking folks up. Snap out of it. This is real.