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Typical MAGA nonsense: propose something that flys in the face of all experts in its field and then claim it is a “common sense” genius plan.
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The 'Trump-class' battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: Reality - CNBC

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The 'Trump-class' battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: Reality — CNBC
Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
Large battleships have not been used since the 1990s for a reason: the technology is outdated and they are floating targets for enemy missiles.

Fitting his name will be put on such a stupid idea.
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Trump announces new US warship class named after himself - AFP News

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Trump announces new US warship class named after himself — AFP News
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself -- an honor usually reserved for leaders who have left office.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
The chaos and bumbling incompetence continues. Apparently we already had 80 vacancies in ambassador posts. Now we have 30 more.
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Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Global Vacancies - The Wall Street Journal

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Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Global Vacancies — The Wall Street Journal
Almost 30 envoys are being recalled, some from countries where President Trump has lauded U.S. efforts to end armed conflicts
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December 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
adamschadt.bsky.social
A blockade is an act of war. I guess he figured that since he didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize, he might as well start a new war with Venezuela.
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Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela - Reuters

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Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a
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December 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
Want to know if Trump did something illegal or unethical? Simply see if he accuses his enemies of it: if yes, he probably committed the act.
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Trump’s personal mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal - ProPublica

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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
adamschadt.bsky.social
Good for them! These brave people said no to our would-be dictator who is trying to turn the country into a one-party authoritarian state. Hopefully others in the GOP will grow spines!
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Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push - POLITICO

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Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push — POLITICO
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Good news for Sora users: Disney will allow use of its characters in AI videos starting next year.

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The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War - WIRED

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The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War — WIRED
Disney is hedging against the future. OpenAI is clearing a path for Sora. And together they’ve made a blueprint for how AI and Hollywood can move forward.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
adamschadt.bsky.social
This is a new requirement for even our closest allies. Way to pummel the tourism industry, Trump. We are heading into a recession due to idiotic moves like this and his tariffs.
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U.S. to require foreign tourists to submit 5 years of social media history - CBS News

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U.S. to require foreign tourists to submit 5 years of social media history — CBS News
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
The one good thing about Trump’s first term was no new forever wars. Looks like he has taken up the nation-building mantle now with Venezuela.
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Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast - The Guardian

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Venezuela decries ‘act of piracy’ after US forces seize oil tanker off country’s coast — Guardian US
Footage uploaded to X by US attorney general shows its forces landing on the tanker in major escalation of Trump’s pressure campaign
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December 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
Wouldn’t it make more sense to end the tariffs, thus negating the need for a bailout? These morons voted for Trump: they should be left to suffer the consequences of his policies. No to a bailout

Trump Unveils $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers - The Wall Street Journal

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Trump Unveils $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers — The Wall Street Journal
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs
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December 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
A great article discussing AI slop and whether it is a true threat or merely a nuisance

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Commentary: Everyone complains about 'AI slop,' but no one can define it
The hand-wringing over 'AI slop' has reached a fever pitch, but no one can define it
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December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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No interventionism, undefined wars, or regime change? Mr. Secretary, can you explain why all three of those things are going on with US forces in the Caribbean towards Venezuela?

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Hegseth declares end of US 'utopian idealism' with new military strategy — POLITICO
The Defense secretary, speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum, outlined defense priorities that focus on the Western Hemisphere and reevaluate the U.S. relationship with Europe.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
adamschadt.bsky.social
This has been a long-time problem that Congress has refused to address for decades. The longer we wait, the harder it will be to solve without drastic changes.
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Social Security's day of reckoning is nearly here - Axios

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Social Security's day of reckoning is nearly here — Axios
For decades, people have fretted about the financial sustainability of America's bedrock retirement income program. Now, Social Security's precarious fiscal state is an issue for the here and now.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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It's really not brought up enough how any Dem admin following a GOP admin has to spend pretty much its first two years just putting out arson fires set by the GOP before it can even really START to work on its own agenda.
October 10, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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Trading ahead of the markets with advance knowledge of bills that would pass or not should be banned. It is unseemly that many members of Congress have better returns on their investments than top hedge fund managers. Ban them from trading individual stocks.

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Congress is considering pre-disclosing their stock trades. Some see a distraction from the need for a ban.
A formal debate over lawmaker stock trading got underway on Capitol Hill this past week and injected a new term into the now years-long debate: pre-disclosure.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Members of the military take an oath to the Constitution, not an oath to Trump.

It’s time to impeach Trump and remove him from office for his dangerous rhetoric.
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Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of “seditious behavior, punishable by death” - The Guardian

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Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ — Guardian US
US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
adamschadt.bsky.social
One in three six-figure earners described themselves … as financially distressed. Two in three said six-figure pay is not a sign of wealth.

Americans with six-figure incomes are in 'survival mode' - USA TODAY

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Americans with six-figure incomes are in 'survival mode' — USA TODAY
A six-figure salary doesn't mean what it used to, a new poll suggests.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Trump “solved” his self-created crisis of high tariffs raising prices on consumers by going back to the status quo we had before he implemented the tariffs. Genius lol.

U.S. to Cut Tariffs on Bananas, Coffee and Other Goods From Four Countries - The Wall Street Journal

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U.S. to Cut Tariffs on Bananas, Coffee and Other Goods From Four Countries — The Wall Street Journal
Move would ease some signature Trump duties on items from Ecuador, Argentina, El Salvador and Guatemala
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November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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New emails suggest Trump knew about conduct of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - The Guardian

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Trump knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails reveal — Guardian US
In messages released by Democrats, Epstein wrote Trump ‘spent hours’ at his house in company of one of his victims
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Republicans need to address this issue now and extend the tax credits so we don’t have massive spikes in premiums and millions lose their health care.
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5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown - NPR

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5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown — NPR
If Congress doesn’t act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here’s what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Stagflation is our best case scenario. The chaos of Trump’s tweet-from-the-toilet tariffs are slowing all corporate planning to a crawl as no one has any clue what supply chains will be safe. Sometime in late Q4 to Q1 we will see the full inflation from tariffs.

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US hiring plans sink to lowest since 2009 in September as labor market slowdown continues
Hiring plans among US employers for the year through September were at their lowest since 2009, according to a new report.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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What a waste of time and money dragging all those generals and admirals in for a partisan rally. But what do you expect from this clown show of an administration.
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Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face - The Atlantic

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Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face — The Atlantic
Pete Hegseth gathered commanders from around the globe to unveil new physical-fitness standards.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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This is designed to criminalize opposition to Trump.
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The order gives government agencies a broad mandate to “investigate, disrupt, and dismantle” any operations conducted by antifa or for any operation where an antifa member “provided material support.”

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Trump goes after antifa, sparking fears about crackdown on dissent — The Hill
An executive order labeling antifa as a domestic terrorist organization is spurring pushback from critics across the ideological spectrum who say President Trump is laying the groundwork to crack down...
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September 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook? - The New Yorker

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Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook? — The New Yorker
What it was like to live through the takeover of one of Russia’s most influential television stations—and what the experience suggests about the state of free expression in the U.S. today.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This whole administration is crooked and fueled by bribery. Homan is just the latest example.

The handoff occurred before Trump took office, but after Trump got in the FBI nixed the case.

Under Trump, his supporters can be as corrupt as they want.

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Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents — Guardian US
Alleged handoff occurred before Trump won second presidency, after which administration killed federal corruption case
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September 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM