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some words fron the sage of Omaha
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Trump Is In Far DEEPER TROUBLE Than Anyone Expected | Warren Buffett Responds
YouTube video by WW2 Echoes
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November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
some words fron the sage of Omaha
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Mid terms are essential! Do not get weary... Engage!
"We have to keep the record straight and the lights on. We need to make alliances, including with people and organizations that, in normal times, we would be adversaries on policy issues. It will be a long haul," he warns.
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"We have to keep the record straight and the lights on. We need to make alliances, including with people and organizations that, in normal times, we would be adversaries on policy issues. It will be a long haul," he warns.
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'Survival-minded' ex-national security officials warn 'guardrails are collapsing' under Trump
Despite the Democrats' sweeping electoral victories, President Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans "are far from surrendering," and, according to a former national security official, they are moving at ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Mid terms are essential! Do not get weary... Engage!
"We have to keep the record straight and the lights on. We need to make alliances, including with people and organizations that, in normal times, we would be adversaries on policy issues. It will be a long haul," he warns.
flip.it/NtXZjX
"We have to keep the record straight and the lights on. We need to make alliances, including with people and organizations that, in normal times, we would be adversaries on policy issues. It will be a long haul," he warns.
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Tariff the world... by taxing the US taxpayers...every one is an 'emergency'
Call everyone 'the orange pedo' doesnt like a terrorist.
Beat up nannies and baristas.
Send immigrants legally waiting for a hearing to foreign 'hell'camps.
How low the R's have fallen.
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Call everyone 'the orange pedo' doesnt like a terrorist.
Beat up nannies and baristas.
Send immigrants legally waiting for a hearing to foreign 'hell'camps.
How low the R's have fallen.
flip.it/op.NkY
Trump administration designates 4 left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations
President Donald Trump's administration is designating four left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Tariff the world... by taxing the US taxpayers...every one is an 'emergency'
Call everyone 'the orange pedo' doesnt like a terrorist.
Beat up nannies and baristas.
Send immigrants legally waiting for a hearing to foreign 'hell'camps.
How low the R's have fallen.
flip.it/op.NkY
Call everyone 'the orange pedo' doesnt like a terrorist.
Beat up nannies and baristas.
Send immigrants legally waiting for a hearing to foreign 'hell'camps.
How low the R's have fallen.
flip.it/op.NkY
Um... How about NOT cancelling the Dept of Education? Or maybe NOT attacking universities, colleges, libraries, science? Maybe fund an open , multi-ethnic worker , college, advanced science program seeking and promoting excellence?
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UNCAPTIONED: Trump Says H-1B Visas Are Needed To Bring In 'Certain Talents' The U.S. Lacks | Flipboard
Trump Says H-1B Visas Are Needed To Bring In ‘Certain Talents’ The U.S. Lacks. President Donald Trump defended the use of H-1B visas, saying foreign workers are sometimes necessary because Americans “...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Um... How about NOT cancelling the Dept of Education? Or maybe NOT attacking universities, colleges, libraries, science? Maybe fund an open , multi-ethnic worker , college, advanced science program seeking and promoting excellence?
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So let me clarify. Tariiff revenue, a tax on the American people, is to be given BACK to the...American people? BTW not HIS money to spend. And, of course, there is much less revenue on hand than he claims. Deficit anyone?
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‘People against tariffs are fools’: Trump says each American will be paid $2000 dividend
Donald Trump’s vociferous defence of his tariff policy becomes crucial as it comes after the unsettling victory of Democrats in the recent elections. What pinched him the most was the convincing and d...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
So let me clarify. Tariiff revenue, a tax on the American people, is to be given BACK to the...American people? BTW not HIS money to spend. And, of course, there is much less revenue on hand than he claims. Deficit anyone?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"In plain English, the Justice Department is telling the court that it would hurt the federal government more to comply with a judge's order requiring full food stamp payments than it would hurt millions of low-income Americans to potentially starve."
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In SNAP appeal, Trump administration says it faces more harm than people who can't buy food: ANALYSIS
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's requirement that it make full November SNAP payments.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"In plain English, the Justice Department is telling the court that it would hurt the federal government more to comply with a judge's order requiring full food stamp payments than it would hurt millions of low-income Americans to potentially starve."
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Can't afford to fund the ACA yet are quietly gutting the minimum corp tax on ultra wealthy?
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Can't afford to fund the ACA yet are quietly gutting the minimum corp tax on ultra wealthy?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
@squawkstreet.bsky.social To ANYONE on CNBC. When is there a deep dive about the concentration of wealth and stock ownership in thievery top %. Why is bashing business common? Because the fruits of the wealth are kept at the very top. THIS is BAD BUSINESS!
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From American Conservative no less -
This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
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This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
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What Kind of ‘America First’ Is This?
Donald Trump suddenly looks and sounds a lot like George W. Bush.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@squawkstreet.bsky.social To ANYONE on CNBC. When is there a deep dive about the concentration of wealth and stock ownership in thievery top %. Why is bashing business common? Because the fruits of the wealth are kept at the very top. THIS is BAD BUSINESS!
bsky.app/profile/velv...
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From American Conservative no less -
This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
flip.it/7vbYgx
This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
flip.it/7vbYgx
What Kind of ‘America First’ Is This?
Donald Trump suddenly looks and sounds a lot like George W. Bush.
flip.it
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
From American Conservative no less -
This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
flip.it/7vbYgx
This admin is NOT R or Conservative.
Ritholtz Wealth Mgt -'Top 10 % of US households now own 87 % of all U.S. stocks, with the top 1 % alone owning 50 percent. By comparison, the bottom 50 % of households hold only 1% of all U.S. stocks.'
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share... Must hold ICE accountible.
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All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s Plans GO HORRIBLY WRONG
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
share... Must hold ICE accountible.
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@squawkstreet.bsky.social
Does anyone in the business press community have a patriotic commitment? Have all sold out ?
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Does anyone in the business press community have a patriotic commitment? Have all sold out ?
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corruption on a scale never before ... by a US President, in plain view of the world. Further, puts at risk national security.
And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
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And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
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The Business Press Is in Denial About Trump’s UAE Bribe
As Microsoft sends AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, reporters are failing to explain exactly how it was made possible.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@squawkstreet.bsky.social
Does anyone in the business press community have a patriotic commitment? Have all sold out ?
bsky.app/profile/velv...
Does anyone in the business press community have a patriotic commitment? Have all sold out ?
bsky.app/profile/velv...
corruption on a scale never before ... by a US President, in plain view of the world. Further, puts at risk national security.
And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
flip.it/IB.qYU
And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
flip.it/IB.qYU
The Business Press Is in Denial About Trump’s UAE Bribe
As Microsoft sends AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, reporters are failing to explain exactly how it was made possible.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
corruption on a scale never before ... by a US President, in plain view of the world. Further, puts at risk national security.
And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
flip.it/IB.qYU
And quisling R's? Silent. Biz community? Silent. The billionaires are selling out the country.
flip.it/IB.qYU
The MAGA movement has as one of its core foundations a constituency of racism. Not subtle, not fringe, ...central. Ron Johnson can't even hear it it is so deeply embedded within his psyche. R's have ripped off their hoods to boast and laugh about it.
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Racist Newsmax Host Says SNAP Recipients Use Benefits To 'Get Their Weaves' And Nails Done
Newsmax anchor Rob Schmitt said on air that SNAP recipients use their benefits to "get their nails done" and "to get their weaves."
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November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The MAGA movement has as one of its core foundations a constituency of racism. Not subtle, not fringe, ...central. Ron Johnson can't even hear it it is so deeply embedded within his psyche. R's have ripped off their hoods to boast and laugh about it.
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Selling out the US day by day...in plain sight.
November 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Selling out the US day by day...in plain sight.
@squawkstreet.bsky.social RE Cramers saying building roads under Eisenhower is the same as AI now. Issue. Roads are pubic used by all. Benefit all. AI is private managed by private oligarch companies without any regulation. Jobs need to be protected. Education, reason, thinking must be protected.
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@squawkstreet.bsky.social RE Cramers saying building roads under Eisenhower is the same as AI now. Issue. Roads are pubic used by all. Benefit all. AI is private managed by private oligarch companies without any regulation. Jobs need to be protected. Education, reason, thinking must be protected.
Support the opposition candidates in these districts. Call, donate, let them know!
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How the 7 most vulnerable House Republicans feel about an ACA extension
House Republicans in the toughest races in the nation are generally open to talks with Democrats on extending subsidies, with caveats.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Support the opposition candidates in these districts. Call, donate, let them know!
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So the admin patches a farmers problem
they created , using emergency relief funds... But won't release the funds, available, for snap, another problem they have created.
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they created , using emergency relief funds... But won't release the funds, available, for snap, another problem they have created.
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‘All will be forgiven’: Farmers and lawmakers have all eyes on Trump-Xi meeting with a bailout hanging in the balance | CNN Politics
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins burst into the White House last week explaining that her team had found a legal way to help unlock billions in relief funds for US farmers caught up in the trade w...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So the admin patches a farmers problem
they created , using emergency relief funds... But won't release the funds, available, for snap, another problem they have created.
flip.it/N6xmoL
they created , using emergency relief funds... But won't release the funds, available, for snap, another problem they have created.
flip.it/N6xmoL
Amazing how tone deaf and out of touch. Praising Trump and how trickle down jobs cleaning , doing plumbing, electric work is how AI will provide jobs? How about THEY pay a billionaires tax, pay ALL electric, enviro impact, assure unions, support GOAL of people first!
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Nvidia and Palantir CEOs on AI's impact on the labor market
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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October 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Amazing how tone deaf and out of touch. Praising Trump and how trickle down jobs cleaning , doing plumbing, electric work is how AI will provide jobs? How about THEY pay a billionaires tax, pay ALL electric, enviro impact, assure unions, support GOAL of people first!
youtube.com/shorts/NuGVW...
youtube.com/shorts/NuGVW...
The Asean Conference has not been in the headlines, but should be. The growing movement in reaction to Trumps abandonment rules of law, and respect for agreements, and mutual respect has grown where many countries now plan their futures in a world without the US.
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Carney RESPONDS to Trump at ASEAN Summit in Malaysia: FULL MOMENT
YouTube video by Diario AS
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October 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Asean Conference has not been in the headlines, but should be. The growing movement in reaction to Trumps abandonment rules of law, and respect for agreements, and mutual respect has grown where many countries now plan their futures in a world without the US.
youtu.be/sQsiD6kZ43k
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I haven't verified the actual status of FIFA games being moved, but apparently, ab number of semi finals and other already moved to Mex and Can directly due to Trumps fees, tariffs and immigration bans.
Little coverage here- big losses for America in global standing
hitting.
youtu.be/6JYwSEgAAyw
Little coverage here- big losses for America in global standing
hitting.
youtu.be/6JYwSEgAAyw
AMERICA STUNNED! FIFA SHIFTS Matches to Canada — Trump's Visa Policy BACKFIRES!
YouTube video by Canadian Politics Direct
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October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I haven't verified the actual status of FIFA games being moved, but apparently, ab number of semi finals and other already moved to Mex and Can directly due to Trumps fees, tariffs and immigration bans.
Little coverage here- big losses for America in global standing
hitting.
youtu.be/6JYwSEgAAyw
Little coverage here- big losses for America in global standing
hitting.
youtu.be/6JYwSEgAAyw
One of several reasoned, sane, thoughtful presentations of the decline of the US particularily in the iratic tariff age of Trump.
A global perspective worth listening to.
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A global perspective worth listening to.
youtu.be/ZZbJbOA_uY8
Singapore PM Full Speech | Lawrence Wong's Message To US Amid Trump's Tariff War With China
YouTube video by NDTV
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October 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
One of several reasoned, sane, thoughtful presentations of the decline of the US particularily in the iratic tariff age of Trump.
A global perspective worth listening to.
youtu.be/ZZbJbOA_uY8
A global perspective worth listening to.
youtu.be/ZZbJbOA_uY8
This will be a good use of US judicial resources. (NOT!) And massive expense and waste of time to those being attacked for defending democracy.
12 months to potentially taking back the house. Keep focused!
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12 months to potentially taking back the house. Keep focused!
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Trump ally says grand jury empaneled in Florida to investigate a sweeping conspiracy against Trump
A key Trump ally says a federal grand jury has been empaneled in Florida that will begin meeting in January.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This will be a good use of US judicial resources. (NOT!) And massive expense and waste of time to those being attacked for defending democracy.
12 months to potentially taking back the house. Keep focused!
flip.it/pS9TAs
12 months to potentially taking back the house. Keep focused!
flip.it/pS9TAs
In the deluge of scandals, corruption and attacks on the operating foundations of our country THIS has to be front and center. Voting rights, fairness, transparency free from predatory litigation. Suppprt local election integrity with $ and action
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Trump Is Putting Election Deniers in Charge of Elections
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October 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In the deluge of scandals, corruption and attacks on the operating foundations of our country THIS has to be front and center. Voting rights, fairness, transparency free from predatory litigation. Suppprt local election integrity with $ and action
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...