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President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was authorizing a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs while raising China's levy.
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, ups China's levy to 125%: Live updates
The Chinese Finance Ministry announced 84% tariffs on U.S. goods. The EU said it would impose 25% tariffs on a range of U.S. imports.
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was authorizing a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs while raising China's levy.
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DOGE's most high profile staffer 'Big Balls' reportedly ran a company used by a cybercriminal ring who allegedly abused an FBI agent.
Musk’s DOGE Goon ‘Big Balls’ Helped Gang That Abused FBI Agent
“They’re not a pleasant group,” the anonymous former intel agent said.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DOGE's most high profile staffer 'Big Balls' reportedly ran a company used by a cybercriminal ring who allegedly abused an FBI agent.
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
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NEW: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has received approval from the Department of Labor to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data out of Labor’s systems, according to records and interviews with two employees.
DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees
Elon Musk’s DOGE subordinates received approval to use software at the Labor Department that could be used to transfer large amounts of data, two employees said.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has received approval from the Department of Labor to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data out of Labor’s systems, according to records and interviews with two employees.
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Somehow I missed this one.
A United Regional Jet plane carrying 27 passengers and crew, slid off the taxiway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport yesterday.
Where’s the guy from The Real World?
A United Regional Jet plane carrying 27 passengers and crew, slid off the taxiway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport yesterday.
Where’s the guy from The Real World?
February 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Somehow I missed this one.
A United Regional Jet plane carrying 27 passengers and crew, slid off the taxiway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport yesterday.
Where’s the guy from The Real World?
A United Regional Jet plane carrying 27 passengers and crew, slid off the taxiway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport yesterday.
Where’s the guy from The Real World?
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COLLISION ALERT ⚠ The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a merchant ship collided Wednesday while operating near Egypt’s Port Said.
The collision did not endanger the ship or the crew.
The collision did not endanger the ship or the crew.
USS Harry S. Truman and merchant ship collide near Egyptian port, official says
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a merchant ship collided Wednesday while operating in Egypt’s Port Said.
www.stripes.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
COLLISION ALERT ⚠ The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a merchant ship collided Wednesday while operating near Egypt’s Port Said.
The collision did not endanger the ship or the crew.
The collision did not endanger the ship or the crew.
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Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served 2 tours in Iraq, was taken into custody last month by ICE because his citizenship papers, which were supposed to be processed while he was in the Army, were lost.
Read his story:
Read his story:
Former Fort Carson Iraq war veteran gives up the fight to stay in the US
www.stripes.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served 2 tours in Iraq, was taken into custody last month by ICE because his citizenship papers, which were supposed to be processed while he was in the Army, were lost.
Read his story:
Read his story:
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A Black family now owns the site of America’s largest slave revolt. Twin sisters, whose ancestors were enslaved in the area, purchased the plantation to ensure the history will never be buried again. capitalbnews.org/largest-slav...
A Black Family Now Owns the Site of America’s Largest Slave Revolt
Twin sisters, whose ancestors were enslaved in the area, purchased the plantation to ensure the history will never be buried again.
capitalbnews.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A Black family now owns the site of America’s largest slave revolt. Twin sisters, whose ancestors were enslaved in the area, purchased the plantation to ensure the history will never be buried again. capitalbnews.org/largest-slav...
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In the Soviet Bloc, the Communist Party assigned political minders/ commissars to every school, factory, army unit, etc to ensure ideological compliance and loyalty to the regime. Hiring was based on class background and demonstrated loyalty.
Obviously, this is very different.
Obviously, this is very different.
This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In the Soviet Bloc, the Communist Party assigned political minders/ commissars to every school, factory, army unit, etc to ensure ideological compliance and loyalty to the regime. Hiring was based on class background and demonstrated loyalty.
Obviously, this is very different.
Obviously, this is very different.
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Garcia: "Elon Musk is sending his unqualified DOGE staff to carry out this agenda across all these agencies. And in some cases, actually teenage staffers. No accountability, no experience, and problematic records. They're trying to rob you, and they're probably a minorrrrrr."
February 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Garcia: "Elon Musk is sending his unqualified DOGE staff to carry out this agenda across all these agencies. And in some cases, actually teenage staffers. No accountability, no experience, and problematic records. They're trying to rob you, and they're probably a minorrrrrr."
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Garcia: "I find it ironic that our chairman, Rep. Greene, is in charge of running this committee. In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight hearing, so I thought I'd bring one as well. This, of course, is President Elon Musk ... "
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Garcia: "I find it ironic that our chairman, Rep. Greene, is in charge of running this committee. In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight hearing, so I thought I'd bring one as well. This, of course, is President Elon Musk ... "
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We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
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How about we start off today with the best photos of your pets you got?
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How about we start off today with the best photos of your pets you got?
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There it is: we released a money launderer.
U.S. TO RELEASE RUSSIAN ALEXANDER VINNIK AS PART OF EXCHANGE THAT FREED FOGEL -NYT
February 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There it is: we released a money launderer.
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The world needs female scientists & their unique perspectives to tackle the triple planetary crisis. Yet, they continue to face long-standing barriers.
This #WomenInScience Day, learn more about what it takes to close the yawning gender gap in science: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This #WomenInScience Day, learn more about what it takes to close the yawning gender gap in science: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
February 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The world needs female scientists & their unique perspectives to tackle the triple planetary crisis. Yet, they continue to face long-standing barriers.
This #WomenInScience Day, learn more about what it takes to close the yawning gender gap in science: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
This #WomenInScience Day, learn more about what it takes to close the yawning gender gap in science: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Democratic leaders—-take note
Middle schoolers in Germany walk out in protest of Hegseth’s visit.
Civil disobedience is a powerful symbolic tool. Stand up for what’s right!!!! Take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Middle schoolers in Germany walk out in protest of Hegseth’s visit.
Civil disobedience is a powerful symbolic tool. Stand up for what’s right!!!! Take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout
The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Democratic leaders—-take note
Middle schoolers in Germany walk out in protest of Hegseth’s visit.
Civil disobedience is a powerful symbolic tool. Stand up for what’s right!!!! Take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Middle schoolers in Germany walk out in protest of Hegseth’s visit.
Civil disobedience is a powerful symbolic tool. Stand up for what’s right!!!! Take action.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Wow, would not have done that but ok, I guess. Who’s consulting Zelensky these days? Anyone in Europe or the world gonna step in while we falter?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to swap land with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a move U.S. President Donald Trump described as a goodwill gesture on ending the war.
Zelenskyy offers land swaps as Russia heartens Trump with prisoner release
The Ukrainian president said he was ready to trade land in Russia's Kursk region which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last year.
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Wow, would not have done that but ok, I guess. Who’s consulting Zelensky these days? Anyone in Europe or the world gonna step in while we falter?
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪👩🔬
February 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪👩🔬
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February 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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SCOOP: Earlier reports about DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin included no details about who he is. But @jsweetli.bsky.social found he appears to be lawyer who worked at Usha Vance's former law firm & as a Harvard Law research assistant to constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe.
Read The Handbasket's story:
Read The Handbasket's story:
New DOGE staffer appears to be rising legal star with surprising bio
New details emerge about an apparent member of Musk's squad.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
SCOOP: Earlier reports about DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin included no details about who he is. But @jsweetli.bsky.social found he appears to be lawyer who worked at Usha Vance's former law firm & as a Harvard Law research assistant to constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe.
Read The Handbasket's story:
Read The Handbasket's story:
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I know Elon has claimed he’s on the spectrum, and people have various theories on it, but what if he’s just a racist asshole who’s high on ketamine all the time?
February 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I know Elon has claimed he’s on the spectrum, and people have various theories on it, but what if he’s just a racist asshole who’s high on ketamine all the time?
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Go get ‘em. 🔥 Nobody elected Elon Musk.
Watchdog Group SUES Musk
In one of the first major tests of DOGE's transparency, American Oversight is suing under FOIA for DOGE records regarding the firing of Inspectors General across the federal government.
www.tealandorangereport.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Go get ‘em. 🔥 Nobody elected Elon Musk.