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President Trump’s tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the U.S. But sales to other regions are surging.
How China Is Weathering the Trade War With Trump
Tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the United States, but its global trade surplus is larger because sales to other regions are surging.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
President Trump’s tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the U.S. But sales to other regions are surging.
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Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
n.pr
September 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
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Many of the unsolicited pizza deliveries have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policies.
Judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries are meant to intimidate them
Judges in several states say they have faced threats and intimidation tactics associated with pizza deliveries.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Many of the unsolicited pizza deliveries have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policies.
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Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
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There's been a lot of hype about what's going on with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Here's the facts:
❌ They're not really stuck in space
❌ A mission launching tonight isn't a rescue mission
❌ Biden didn't do it
let's walk through it (short 🧵)
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
❌ They're not really stuck in space
❌ A mission launching tonight isn't a rescue mission
❌ Biden didn't do it
let's walk through it (short 🧵)
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
NASA's latest space launch: Stranded astronauts and messy politics
President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There's been a lot of hype about what's going on with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Here's the facts:
❌ They're not really stuck in space
❌ A mission launching tonight isn't a rescue mission
❌ Biden didn't do it
let's walk through it (short 🧵)
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
❌ They're not really stuck in space
❌ A mission launching tonight isn't a rescue mission
❌ Biden didn't do it
let's walk through it (short 🧵)
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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Ask a political scientist (hi!) - this is fairly standard at just about all levels of government. But they also think government spends too much.
So: more stuff less money 💰
So: more stuff less money 💰
March 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ask a political scientist (hi!) - this is fairly standard at just about all levels of government. But they also think government spends too much.
So: more stuff less money 💰
So: more stuff less money 💰
Agreed to? Oh ok we trust you now. Thanks so much for striking an unbindable contract . 🤦🏼♀️
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the prisoner at Guantánamo Bay who is accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, has agreed to never disclose secret aspects of his torture by the CIA if he is allowed to plead guilty rather than face a death-penalty trial. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Sept. 11 Plea Deal Includes Lifetime Gag Order on C.I.A. Torture Secrets
The clause is included in a disputed plea agreement between a Pentagon official and the man accused of planning the attacks that killed 3,000 people.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Agreed to? Oh ok we trust you now. Thanks so much for striking an unbindable contract . 🤦🏼♀️
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Trump says his tariffs address the fentanyl crisis. OK. But then why impose a 25% tariff on Canada but only 10% on China, the source of illegal fentanyl?
February 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump says his tariffs address the fentanyl crisis. OK. But then why impose a 25% tariff on Canada but only 10% on China, the source of illegal fentanyl?
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are warning residents not to drink from the tap or even to shower.
Amid the fires, LA is warning some residents the tap water isn't safe. Here's why
Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are warning residents not to drink from the tap or even to shower.
www.npr.org
January 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are warning residents not to drink from the tap or even to shower.
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NEW: Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program. Employees aren't buying the company's argument that it's the result of a 'shifting legal landscape.' What they're saying inside the company ➡️ www.platformer.news/meta-kills-d...
January 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NEW: Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program. Employees aren't buying the company's argument that it's the result of a 'shifting legal landscape.' What they're saying inside the company ➡️ www.platformer.news/meta-kills-d...
It’s a new dawn It’s a new day. 🥂
November 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM
It’s a new dawn It’s a new day. 🥂