Shannon
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Proud inconvenient woman
Actually Christian Rosenkreuz
non desistas non exieris
Actually Christian Rosenkreuz
non desistas non exieris
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THAT I'd how you do it!
San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat
June 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
THAT I'd how you do it!
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Those dozen or more "trade proposals" the WH says it has received?
They're "far from final offers, according to a dozen foreign diplomats .. Rather, they are preliminary outlines of what their governments are willing to discuss .."
@politico.com #PinkyPromise
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
They're "far from final offers, according to a dozen foreign diplomats .. Rather, they are preliminary outlines of what their governments are willing to discuss .."
@politico.com #PinkyPromise
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
What’s in those trade ‘proposals on paper’ countries have sent the White House? Depends who you ask.
While the Trump administration has been bragging about a number of potential trade deals, foreign officials say discussions are much more tentative.
www.politico.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Those dozen or more "trade proposals" the WH says it has received?
They're "far from final offers, according to a dozen foreign diplomats .. Rather, they are preliminary outlines of what their governments are willing to discuss .."
@politico.com #PinkyPromise
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
They're "far from final offers, according to a dozen foreign diplomats .. Rather, they are preliminary outlines of what their governments are willing to discuss .."
@politico.com #PinkyPromise
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Echoes of former Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross’s famous line about tariffs: “Who’s gonna be very bothered?”
LUTNICK: “A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.” 🤡
@cnbc.com
LUTNICK: “A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.” 🤡
@cnbc.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Echoes of former Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross’s famous line about tariffs: “Who’s gonna be very bothered?”
LUTNICK: “A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.” 🤡
@cnbc.com
LUTNICK: “A 10% tariff is not going to change virtually any price.” 🤡
@cnbc.com
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* FBI DIRECTOR, IN POST TO X LATER DELETED, SAYS FBI ARRESTED A MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN JUDGE ON OBSTRUCTION CHARGES
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April 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
* FBI DIRECTOR, IN POST TO X LATER DELETED, SAYS FBI ARRESTED A MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN JUDGE ON OBSTRUCTION CHARGES
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@reuters.com
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
April 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
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Judge Boasberg: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders ... To permit such officials to freely 'annul the judgments of the courts' … would not just 'destroy the rights acquired under those judgments'; it would make 'a solemn mockery' of 'the constitution itself.'"
Reuters: JUDGE FINDS 'PROBABLE CAUSE' TO HOLD TRUMP ADMINISTRATOIN IN CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATING COURT ORDER IN VENEZUELAN MIGRANT CASE-COURT ORDER
April 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Judge Boasberg: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders ... To permit such officials to freely 'annul the judgments of the courts' … would not just 'destroy the rights acquired under those judgments'; it would make 'a solemn mockery' of 'the constitution itself.'"
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The "just following orders" defense could be up for testing in American courts soon - if the Republican president allows it to get that far before issuing pardons.
Judicial v Executive is a title card fight.
Judicial v Executive is a title card fight.
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The "just following orders" defense could be up for testing in American courts soon - if the Republican president allows it to get that far before issuing pardons.
Judicial v Executive is a title card fight.
Judicial v Executive is a title card fight.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... yall feel all that greatness??
Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... yall feel all that greatness??
This is the economic version of “grab them by the 🐱” — he doesn’t know the difference between flirting and political cooperation, so he assumes them asking him to be reasonable, is them kissing his ass.
Donald Trump is burning down the world’s economy just so he can have his ego stroked. It’s lunacy that Republicans in Congress are allowing it.
Trump: "These countries are calling us up. Kissing my ass."
April 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is the economic version of “grab them by the 🐱” — he doesn’t know the difference between flirting and political cooperation, so he assumes them asking him to be reasonable, is them kissing his ass.
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Donald Trump is burning down the world’s economy just so he can have his ego stroked. It’s lunacy that Republicans in Congress are allowing it.
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Donald Trump is burning down the world’s economy just so he can have his ego stroked. It’s lunacy that Republicans in Congress are allowing it.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Is this officially a #tradewar now? Like, China keeps hitting back and Europe is prepping to do the same…so, are we great yet? Also, can anyone help?? I’d also like to unsubscribe from “unprecedented” for a while.
Is this officially a #tradewar now? Like, China keeps hitting back and Europe is prepping to do the same…so, are we great yet? Also, can anyone help?? I’d also like to unsubscribe from “unprecedented” for a while.
Trump Tariffs Live Updates: China Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs With 84% Levy (Gift Article)
After President Trump imposed a 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods, Beijing announced a levy on U.S. goods of 84 percent. Stocks and bonds slumped as Europe also prepared to retaliate against the Uni...
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Is this officially a #tradewar now? Like, China keeps hitting back and Europe is prepping to do the same…so, are we great yet? Also, can anyone help?? I’d also like to unsubscribe from “unprecedented” for a while.
Is this officially a #tradewar now? Like, China keeps hitting back and Europe is prepping to do the same…so, are we great yet? Also, can anyone help?? I’d also like to unsubscribe from “unprecedented” for a while.
That feeling when your 12 year-old daughter comes down to tell you that she saw a video of POTUS saying that he’s renaming the French horn to the horn of America and she can’t tell if this is a joke and neither can you.
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
That feeling when your 12 year-old daughter comes down to tell you that she saw a video of POTUS saying that he’s renaming the French horn to the horn of America and she can’t tell if this is a joke and neither can you.
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NOBODY IS SAFE.
“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NOBODY IS SAFE.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...
Are we great enough yet?
Are we great enough yet?
China Retaliates Against Trump With 34% Tariff on U.S. Goods (Gift Article)
The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...
Are we great enough yet?
Are we great enough yet?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a... I say again, I don’t want watered down make believe history. I want the raw, ugly, emotional, powerful, beautiful—I want to see how far our nation has come, and where we will go. I want the truth.
Smithsonian’s Leader’s Future Unclear After Trump Executive Order (Gift Article)
The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls a partisan Democrat.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a... I say again, I don’t want watered down make believe history. I want the raw, ugly, emotional, powerful, beautiful—I want to see how far our nation has come, and where we will go. I want the truth.
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Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
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Tariffs expected to cost each American household $5,000.00/yr.
There are roughly 132 million households.
That's $660 billion.
That's a lot of golf.
#Trumpflation
There are roughly 132 million households.
That's $660 billion.
That's a lot of golf.
#Trumpflation
April 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Tariffs expected to cost each American household $5,000.00/yr.
There are roughly 132 million households.
That's $660 billion.
That's a lot of golf.
#Trumpflation
There are roughly 132 million households.
That's $660 billion.
That's a lot of golf.
#Trumpflation
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* U.S. ANNOUNCED JOB CUTS TOTAL 275,240 IN MARCH, RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH: CHALLENGER
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@reuters.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
* U.S. ANNOUNCED JOB CUTS TOTAL 275,240 IN MARCH, RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH: CHALLENGER
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
“I may be afraid — my voice may shake — but I’m going to speak up more.” @booker.senate.gov — thank you.
April 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“I may be afraid — my voice may shake — but I’m going to speak up more.” @booker.senate.gov — thank you.
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people for helping others travel across state lines to access abortion care.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
April 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people for helping others travel across state lines to access abortion care.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
Bro looks like he’s about to be shot out of a cannon.
Somehow.
Not The Onion, somehow.
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Bro looks like he’s about to be shot out of a cannon.
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NOW: Sen. Cory Booker is speaking on the Senate floor and said he intends to hold the floor for as long as he is "physically able" to do so.
April 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NOW: Sen. Cory Booker is speaking on the Senate floor and said he intends to hold the floor for as long as he is "physically able" to do so.