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Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
April 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
March 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.
This is why journalism matters.
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Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
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This is really remarkable. A pardon attorney was told that Gibson was a personal friend of the President and she should recommend he be given his access to guns back. She didn't and was immediately fired.
They will fire lawyers who won't bless their cronyism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
They will fire lawyers who won't bless their cronyism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is really remarkable. A pardon attorney was told that Gibson was a personal friend of the President and she should recommend he be given his access to guns back. She didn't and was immediately fired.
They will fire lawyers who won't bless their cronyism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
They will fire lawyers who won't bless their cronyism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
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"I can see why the Trump administration is going after Columbia, rather than, say, Stanford, where swastikas were drawn on campus whiteboards, or the University of Alabama, which recently decided to name a building after a former KKK member."
As an American Jew, I Feel Completely Reassured for My Safety Now That Trump Has Targeted the Epicenter of American Anti-Semitism, Columbia University
“The Trump administration said Friday that it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the g...
buff.ly
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"I can see why the Trump administration is going after Columbia, rather than, say, Stanford, where swastikas were drawn on campus whiteboards, or the University of Alabama, which recently decided to name a building after a former KKK member."
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Trump pardons “the kingpin of a worldwide digital drug-trafficking enterprise” who oversaw digital marketplace for money laundering and murder for hire. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Trump pardons “the kingpin of a worldwide digital drug-trafficking enterprise” who oversaw digital marketplace for money laundering and murder for hire. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
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China just banned US exports of two minerals key to AI chips, clean tech, fiber optics and loads of other high-tech applications in addition to smart weapons.
Trump's trade war is going to greet him on the steps of the Capitol on January 20th.
The DOD has ZERO reserves of one of these materials.
Trump's trade war is going to greet him on the steps of the Capitol on January 20th.
The DOD has ZERO reserves of one of these materials.
China's gallium and germanium bans hit their trade war mark - Asia Times
China recently banned the export of the minerals gallium and germanium to the US amid growing tensions between the two countries on trade. The minerals
asiatimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:45 AM
China just banned US exports of two minerals key to AI chips, clean tech, fiber optics and loads of other high-tech applications in addition to smart weapons.
Trump's trade war is going to greet him on the steps of the Capitol on January 20th.
The DOD has ZERO reserves of one of these materials.
Trump's trade war is going to greet him on the steps of the Capitol on January 20th.
The DOD has ZERO reserves of one of these materials.
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Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
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NEW: The Kremlin is attempting to dictate the terms of any potential "peace" negotiations with Ukraine in advance of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. 🧵(1/9)
Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar111324
Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar111324
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 AM
NEW: The Kremlin is attempting to dictate the terms of any potential "peace" negotiations with Ukraine in advance of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. 🧵(1/9)
Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar111324
Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar111324
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Other stories are already coming out with Musk and Trump butting heads, so hopefully this bromance (gag) is over after New Year's. That's a popular time for breakups anyway.
If this is what Elon did to the valuation of Twitter just wait till he gets his hands on the U.S. Government.
November 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Other stories are already coming out with Musk and Trump butting heads, so hopefully this bromance (gag) is over after New Year's. That's a popular time for breakups anyway.
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