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"If we buy coffee from Costa Rica and they buy nothing from us (which isn’t true, but just as an illustration), in no sense has Costa Rica taken advantage of America. We gave them dollars and they gave us coffee in return. That is called commerce."
On Trade and Tariffs, Trump’s Stubborn Ignorance Shines Bright
The president can't be taught. And we’re suffering for it.
www.thebulwark.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"If we buy coffee from Costa Rica and they buy nothing from us (which isn’t true, but just as an illustration), in no sense has Costa Rica taken advantage of America. We gave them dollars and they gave us coffee in return. That is called commerce."
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This was three months ago.
April 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This was three months ago.
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One of the greatest ongoing scandals of today is that our elected officials — Democrats included — continue to refuse to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
April 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
One of the greatest ongoing scandals of today is that our elected officials — Democrats included — continue to refuse to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
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The European Union and China are now starting negotiations to abolish EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
EU, China start talks on lifting EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Handelsblatt reports
The European Union and China have begun negotiations on the abolition of EU tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The European Union and China are now starting negotiations to abolish EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
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Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
April 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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Trump “reveals” what everyone already suspected, he’s been having regular phone calls with Putin.
Both Trump and Musk have been in frequent contact with the Kremlin long before the US election.
Both Trump and Musk have been in frequent contact with the Kremlin long before the US election.
Donald Trump reveals he's had more recent calls with Vladimir Putin
Trump told the Washington Examiner that the two leaders have engaged in multiple phone discussions over the past weeks.
www.newsweek.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump “reveals” what everyone already suspected, he’s been having regular phone calls with Putin.
Both Trump and Musk have been in frequent contact with the Kremlin long before the US election.
Both Trump and Musk have been in frequent contact with the Kremlin long before the US election.
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He couldn’t even run a charity without breaking the law—Now he believes he’s in charge of the Supreme Court, Congress, our rights, and the U.S. justice system. Who’s going to stop him?!
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
He couldn’t even run a charity without breaking the law—Now he believes he’s in charge of the Supreme Court, Congress, our rights, and the U.S. justice system. Who’s going to stop him?!
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Where’s the uh, where’s the
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
March 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Where’s the uh, where’s the
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
1) Kennedy files
2) UFO proof
3) Epstein files
4) proof of chemtrails
5) and so on
Also, why am i not in jail yet? So many people promised i would be. Hmm
It’s like they were lied to
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BREAKING: Chinese authorities are scrutinizing Li Ka-shing's $19 billion Panama port deal for any potential security breaches or antitrust violations
China Is Said to Scrutinize Li Ka-shing’s Port Deal for Breaches
Chinese authorities have begun looking into CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s sale of its overseas port businesses, people familiar with the matter said, amid signs that Beijing is unhappy that the Hong Ko...
www.bloomberg.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
BREAKING: Chinese authorities are scrutinizing Li Ka-shing's $19 billion Panama port deal for any potential security breaches or antitrust violations
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The consensus among independent Russian commentators as well as their Ukrainian counterparts is that the only "lasting peace" Putin wants is total Ukrainian capitulation.
Putin’s Phantom Peace
Will Trump help him bully Ukraine into surrender?
www.thebulwark.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The consensus among independent Russian commentators as well as their Ukrainian counterparts is that the only "lasting peace" Putin wants is total Ukrainian capitulation.
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A hike, a swim, then a full-on rave: is this Britain’s most remote club night?
A hike, a swim, then a full-on rave: is this Britain’s most remote club night?
Ullapool is a tiny Scottish fishing village in the north-west Highlands ringed by beautiful mountains. And when the tourists move out, the DJs move in. We meet the team making Baile/Baile boom boom
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
A hike, a swim, then a full-on rave: is this Britain’s most remote club night?
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This past weekend we went to Edinburgh and went to something like six bookshops and apparently wanted ALL of the books. Pretty excited about some of these.
August 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
This past weekend we went to Edinburgh and went to something like six bookshops and apparently wanted ALL of the books. Pretty excited about some of these.
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I could write up why there’s no constitutional problem with the President using an auto-pen to sign official documents—or I could just post the 30-page 2005 opinion by George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel that explains why in lots of detail.
I choose the latter:
www.justice.gov/file/494411/...
I choose the latter:
www.justice.gov/file/494411/...
March 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I could write up why there’s no constitutional problem with the President using an auto-pen to sign official documents—or I could just post the 30-page 2005 opinion by George W. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel that explains why in lots of detail.
I choose the latter:
www.justice.gov/file/494411/...
I choose the latter:
www.justice.gov/file/494411/...
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Fascinating.
Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
March 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Fascinating.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Of course, having to stay in DC past today would have interfered with Schumer’s book tour which begins Monday.
March 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Of course, having to stay in DC past today would have interfered with Schumer’s book tour which begins Monday.