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I love music (it's my magic), big Bob Dylan fan. Enjoy reading and walking with my pup.
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The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
Chinese counter-tariffs to kick in as Trump threatens more to come
The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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President Trump ended a first-of-its-kind assessment of land, water and wildlife across the U.S. that its leader called "too important to die," weeks before the study was set to be completed.
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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JUST IN: Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency
Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after liberation
Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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"We'll see if Trump will continue to tolerate this kind of trouble-making."
Trump caught up in fight he 'did not need' due to 'unnecessary trouble-making': analyst
At a time when Donald Trump's inner circle should be working on getting his Cabinet nominees primed for getting Senate approval, now time is being spent tamping down on a foreign worker controversy th...
www.rawstory.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year
The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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The Biden administration is considering major new financial sanctions on energy, in part to give the new Trump team leverage in Ukraine talks. But Biden may not want to drive gas prices up, even in his final days.
With election over, Biden eyes parting blow to Putin war chest
The administration is considering major new financial sanctions on energy, in part to give the new Trump team leverage in Ukraine talks. But Biden may not want to drive gas prices up, even in his fina...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men | Robert Reich
Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men | Robert Reich
All of Trump’s nominees are unprincipled enablers who are unlikely to push back when he makes reckless decisions The media has it all wrong about Trump’s picks for his administration. The conventional view is they’re “Trump loyalists” whom Trump…
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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President-elect Donald Trump announced he would impose sweeping tariffs on key trading partners.

The fallout could have major damaging effects on California’s globally integrated economy, affecting thousands of businesses and many more jobs, consumer prices and choices of goods.
Trump tees up tariff hikes on top trading partners. What's at stake for California?
Donald Trump's proposed tariffs could have major consequences for California's economy, which has a lot riding on trade, especially with China and Mexico.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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Trump’s tariff plan will send prices ‘through the roof’, warn US firms
Trump’s tariff plan will send prices ‘through the roof’, warn US firms
US manufacturers are bracing for disruption and sounding the alarm that customers will be hit by price increases Donald Trump set the business and political world alight late on Monday. The incoming president said he would impose a 25% tariff on goods…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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Matlock review – Kathy Bates has spent years waiting for a role like this
Matlock review – Kathy Bates has spent years waiting for a role like this
An actor of the Oscar-winner’s calibre has deserved better for a long time – and is now front and centre of this legal drama. It’s far more than a spinoff of the 1980s US series … it’s a mystery fuelled by corporate greed Matlock is an almost complete…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Breaking News: The Biden administration will propose that Medicare and Medicaid cover obesity medications, a change President-elect Trump would need to endorse.
Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it would also put pressure on the federal budget.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2024 at 11:07 AM
If you want to know how damning the Matt Gaetz report is:

1. Gaetz voluntarily lost his only job to stop us from seeing it; and then

2. Gaetz voluntarily refused his only job offer to stop us from seeing it.

Must be incendiary. - Mrs. Betty Bowers
November 21, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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Word of the day. Or week. Or next four years.
November 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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When I think about Joe & Mika appeasing Trump so they can maintain their comfy lives, I think about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss enduring years of harassment for simply doing their jobs.

So when Joe defends it by saying people need to live in the real world, he should respectfully go screw himself.
November 20, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Trump is reportedly bummed that Bernie Madoff is dead because he would have made an amazing Treasury Secretary. - Andy Borowitz
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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*laughs at 25% of the electorate* 😂🤣☠️
November 19, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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I’m absolutely done with people pretending he’s not a felon. I’m exhausted by his lies, his smug grin, his terrible makeup, his arrogance, his voice, and his face. I can’t wait for him to be out of our lives for good.
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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me watching Bluesky's user count grow by another million in a day

hello and welcome to all 19M of you! 🥳
November 18, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
November 19, 2024 at 1:18 AM
After watching his picks, I clearly understand how he bankrupted those casinos.
November 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Says the world’s richest man, who will indeed benefit from all this.

Elizabeth Warren's Sarcastic Take On DOGE's Split Leadership Gets Slammed By Elon Musk: 'Unlike You, Neither Of Us Are Being Paid'
November 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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BREAKING NEWS:

President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Hannibal Lecter to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, multiple sources confirm
November 15, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Wow, that's eye opening.
November 16, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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November 15, 2024 at 8:04 PM