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Does someone coach these cabinet members ahead of time on what to say?
Burgum: "Everybody I've met, whether it's at a coal mine or the border, law enforcement, the one thing they say is please thank President Trump from all of us."
April 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Does someone coach these cabinet members ahead of time on what to say?
The longshoremen and the truckers and the retailers who are going to lose their jobs are now fully reassured.
Trump on China: "They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us stuff. Much of it we don't need. Somebody said, 'oh, the shelves are gonna be open.' Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more."
April 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The longshoremen and the truckers and the retailers who are going to lose their jobs are now fully reassured.
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A reminder.
Presidents often get too much credit - and blame - for what happens in the economy.
This one really is all Trump
Presidents often get too much credit - and blame - for what happens in the economy.
This one really is all Trump
April 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A reminder.
Presidents often get too much credit - and blame - for what happens in the economy.
This one really is all Trump
Presidents often get too much credit - and blame - for what happens in the economy.
This one really is all Trump
I thought China paid the tariffs. Right Mr. President?
Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
April 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I thought China paid the tariffs. Right Mr. President?
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
If you question whether all billionaires are inherently more intelligent than the rest of us, consider how many supported the red hat guy in the last election in spite of said guy’s pledge to increase inflation and drive us into a recession.
April 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you question whether all billionaires are inherently more intelligent than the rest of us, consider how many supported the red hat guy in the last election in spite of said guy’s pledge to increase inflation and drive us into a recession.
I saw a pickup truck today that had a Trump sticker. That wasn’t the eye-popping part. It also had a sticker that read “Make Orwell Fiction Again, Legalize Freedom.” The cognitive dissonance here is astonishing.
April 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I saw a pickup truck today that had a Trump sticker. That wasn’t the eye-popping part. It also had a sticker that read “Make Orwell Fiction Again, Legalize Freedom.” The cognitive dissonance here is astonishing.
This is how unions support their members. Not whatever the UAW President is doing.
STAND and DEMAND the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
April 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is how unions support their members. Not whatever the UAW President is doing.
What is particularly heinous about his claim is the implied blaming of the victim.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What is particularly heinous about his claim is the implied blaming of the victim.
Happy stagflation day to all who celebrate. (Looking at you, MAGA)
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy stagflation day to all who celebrate. (Looking at you, MAGA)
I am beginning to notice a common thread with regard to the Doge cuts. Apparently “waste” is any money spent helping the average citizen.
April 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I am beginning to notice a common thread with regard to the Doge cuts. Apparently “waste” is any money spent helping the average citizen.
No, I do not. He bankrupted 6 businesses and was convicted of fraud.
REPORTER: Do you think the president should move forward tomorrow with tariffs?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
No, I do not. He bankrupted 6 businesses and was convicted of fraud.
No, I do not. He bankrupted 6 businesses and was convicted of fraud.
REPORTER: Do you think the president should move forward tomorrow with tariffs?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
No, I do not. He bankrupted 6 businesses and was convicted of fraud.
People won’t buy American, they just won’t buy a car or they will buy used.
April 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
People won’t buy American, they just won’t buy a car or they will buy used.
Have you ever watched 1950’s sitcoms? So, so boring.
We're not ready for how eye-gougingly boring art is going to be under fascism.
Like Disney removing the context of Lilo taking photos of white tourists in order to remove the critiques of colonialism sucks all the depth and humor out of the scene.
It's so boring.
Like Disney removing the context of Lilo taking photos of white tourists in order to remove the critiques of colonialism sucks all the depth and humor out of the scene.
It's so boring.
March 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Have you ever watched 1950’s sitcoms? So, so boring.
The number one unifying belief amongst all Trump supporters is that life is a zero sum game. For their religion to be valid, all others must be eradicated. Politics are about power, not service. Which is then used to ensure they can grab as much for themselves as possible.
March 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The number one unifying belief amongst all Trump supporters is that life is a zero sum game. For their religion to be valid, all others must be eradicated. Politics are about power, not service. Which is then used to ensure they can grab as much for themselves as possible.
Any company that goes back to doing business in Russia deserves what they get.
From the WH readout of Trump’s call with Putin, where Putin did not agree to a ceasefire. It seems that while Trump is launching a trade war with the EU and North American countries, Trump expects “enormous economic deals” with Russia soon.
March 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Any company that goes back to doing business in Russia deserves what they get.
Exactly .
One problem with the idea of reserving due process for law-abiding people is that due process is how we figure out which people are law-abiding.
March 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Exactly .
Christians like to “think” they are persecuted because it feeds their feelings of self-righteousness.
No. Christians feel persecuted because there is a vast media apparatus telling them that they are persecuted. There is no evidence whatsoever of large-scale discrimination against Christians in this country.
Interesting story that gets to the heart of why many Christians feel persecuted in the U.S.: The secular elite find many of their views abhorrent and uncouth
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Christians like to “think” they are persecuted because it feeds their feelings of self-righteousness.
Judge points out the very real problems with social media bans for kids.
Haven't seen this reported anywhere but a judge overseeing Florida's attempt to age gate all social media pointed to the failure of D&D to make him worship Satan as a kid to suggest the state needs actual evidence, and not just vibes about a social media moral panic. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/11/j...
Judge Uses D&D’s Failure To Make Him Worship Satan To School Florida On Social Media Moral Panics
When Florida’s lawyers tried to defend the state’s social media age restriction law by claiming it’s “well known” that platforms harm children, they probably werenR…
www.techdirt.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Judge points out the very real problems with social media bans for kids.
Injustice makes my heart hurt. 😢
March 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Injustice makes my heart hurt. 😢
The issue was not a lack of respect from Zelensky. That was the excuse. The issue was Zelensky demanded security guarantees and criticized Putin for reneging on previous deals.
March 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The issue was not a lack of respect from Zelensky. That was the excuse. The issue was Zelensky demanded security guarantees and criticized Putin for reneging on previous deals.
I now know how Iranians must feel watching their government take actions that they do not support, and are not in their interests.
March 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I now know how Iranians must feel watching their government take actions that they do not support, and are not in their interests.
I keep hearing people say we are in the midst of a fascist coup. The fascist part, yes, but not a coup. The American electorate VOTED for this, even if unwittingly. Stop saying coup, it absolves them of responsibility.
February 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I keep hearing people say we are in the midst of a fascist coup. The fascist part, yes, but not a coup. The American electorate VOTED for this, even if unwittingly. Stop saying coup, it absolves them of responsibility.