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Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
April 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
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There is no plan
Trump sent his cabinet to the Sunday shows to reassure, and they said the tariffs are permanent/being negotiated, strategic/across the board and will fix the trade deficit/manufacturing/national defense/toe fungus.
Collectively they made it clear there's no plan beyond one man's whims.
Collectively they made it clear there's no plan beyond one man's whims.
Every Cabinet member has different, contradictory talking points about supposed purpose of these tariffs.
Are they a negotiating tactic? Are they instead permanent, because we need them to raise revenue/boost US manufacturing?
Are they designed to return us to 1790s lifestyles & living standards?
Are they a negotiating tactic? Are they instead permanent, because we need them to raise revenue/boost US manufacturing?
Are they designed to return us to 1790s lifestyles & living standards?
April 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
There is no plan
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Major stock indexes plunged in Asia as White House officials showed no sign of backing away from their sweeping tariff plans, and investors wagered the mounting risk of recession could see US interest rates cut as early as May reut.rs/4iYHUKY
Stocks dive in Asia, markets hunger for rapid US rate cuts
Major stock indexes plunged in Asia on Monday as White House officials showed no sign of backing away from their sweeping tariff plans, and investors wagered the mounting risk of recession could see U.S. interest rates cut as early as May.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Major stock indexes plunged in Asia as White House officials showed no sign of backing away from their sweeping tariff plans, and investors wagered the mounting risk of recession could see US interest rates cut as early as May reut.rs/4iYHUKY
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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Please … clap?
April 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Please … clap?
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The global stock markets have declared an unequivocal vote of no confidence in Donald Trump.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The global stock markets have declared an unequivocal vote of no confidence in Donald Trump.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
It’s time for Congress to do the same.
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%
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Tonight we learned that it was indeed Andry, the gay man sent to El Salvador because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, who an American journalist saw sobbing as guards slapped him repeatedly and shaved his head.
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
April 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Tonight we learned that it was indeed Andry, the gay man sent to El Salvador because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, who an American journalist saw sobbing as guards slapped him repeatedly and shaved his head.
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
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"Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared. One day he was there, and the next day we're supposed to have court, and he wasn't brought to court," @l-toczylowski.bsky.social [gay makeup artist Andry] Hernandez Romero's lawyer, said.
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared. One day he was there, and the next day we're supposed to have court, and he wasn't brought to court," @l-toczylowski.bsky.social [gay makeup artist Andry] Hernandez Romero's lawyer, said.
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Why is everything so, so dumb
The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Why is everything so, so dumb
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This is the second Elon Musk rocket to explode in 2 months
So can we please keep SpaceX and Starlink far, far away from the FAA now
Or have we learned nothing
So can we please keep SpaceX and Starlink far, far away from the FAA now
Or have we learned nothing
BREAKING: Debris over the Bahamas after SpaceX Starship falls apart during test flight
March 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is the second Elon Musk rocket to explode in 2 months
So can we please keep SpaceX and Starlink far, far away from the FAA now
Or have we learned nothing
So can we please keep SpaceX and Starlink far, far away from the FAA now
Or have we learned nothing
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Glad MAGA voters are hearing what Musk, Vivek, and the elites of the GOP think of them. They've always looked down on Trump voters. They mock them as stupid and ignorant behind their backs. Now Musk is calling them "contemptible fools."
Well, here's your new master, MAGA. Enjoy.
Well, here's your new master, MAGA. Enjoy.
December 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Glad MAGA voters are hearing what Musk, Vivek, and the elites of the GOP think of them. They've always looked down on Trump voters. They mock them as stupid and ignorant behind their backs. Now Musk is calling them "contemptible fools."
Well, here's your new master, MAGA. Enjoy.
Well, here's your new master, MAGA. Enjoy.
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If you had told me last month that Musk and Vivek and Trump and all their fanboys and supporters would, by late December, be furious with each other over the most clownish, unforced errors borne out of their unchecked egos and failure to read the room, I would have told you:
No shit, Sherlock.
No shit, Sherlock.
December 27, 2024 at 6:59 PM
If you had told me last month that Musk and Vivek and Trump and all their fanboys and supporters would, by late December, be furious with each other over the most clownish, unforced errors borne out of their unchecked egos and failure to read the room, I would have told you:
No shit, Sherlock.
No shit, Sherlock.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US workers would suffer the consequences of any tariffs or trade barriers imposed on Canadian goods by Washington, per Bloomberg.
November 28, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US workers would suffer the consequences of any tariffs or trade barriers imposed on Canadian goods by Washington, per Bloomberg.
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These world leaders are not messing around. Catch up on all the latest news 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/resistance...
November 27, 2024 at 4:14 AM
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It’s a battle of political leverage. Who can use tariffs, retaliatory tariffs or sanctions to create more political pain for the other leader. Forcing them to capitulate or face undesired consequences.
How crazy would it be if China, Mexico and/or Canada initiated tariffs before Trump took office
How crazy would it be if China, Mexico and/or Canada initiated tariffs before Trump took office
From your standpoint as a businessman and manufacturer, is there any sense behind this? Especially now that other countries are threatening tariffs of their own in retaliation. But that doesn't make sense cause it would mean raising their own taxes.
November 27, 2024 at 4:36 AM
It’s a battle of political leverage. Who can use tariffs, retaliatory tariffs or sanctions to create more political pain for the other leader. Forcing them to capitulate or face undesired consequences.
How crazy would it be if China, Mexico and/or Canada initiated tariffs before Trump took office
How crazy would it be if China, Mexico and/or Canada initiated tariffs before Trump took office
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The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
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If you voted Trump to lower costs, the next four years are going to be a real kick in the pants.
Luckily, you won't be able to afford pants.
Luckily, you won't be able to afford pants.
November 26, 2024 at 12:57 PM
If you voted Trump to lower costs, the next four years are going to be a real kick in the pants.
Luckily, you won't be able to afford pants.
Luckily, you won't be able to afford pants.