Sara Danner Dukic
@saradannerdukic.bsky.social
Performing arts professional, mom, out of ideas for lunch.
Just in case you think only Americans are talking about it…
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just in case you think only Americans are talking about it…
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Since this administration loves to charge people with making false statements (see, e.g., Comey, James), I assume they will be charging Maxwell for lying to Blanche and the FBI agents who interviewed her, right?
Ghislaine Maxwell lied about Trump never going to Epstein's house (directly contradicted by her email correspondence with Epstein), and she was rewarded for that lie with a transfer to a cushier prison. The coverup is happening in plain sight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Since this administration loves to charge people with making false statements (see, e.g., Comey, James), I assume they will be charging Maxwell for lying to Blanche and the FBI agents who interviewed her, right?
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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
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The administration that called Canada “the 51st state” and said “we’re going to get” Greenland is suddenly cowed by sovereignty.
Bondi on Garcia: "That's up for El Salvador if they want to return him. That's not up to us."
April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The administration that called Canada “the 51st state” and said “we’re going to get” Greenland is suddenly cowed by sovereignty.
Let me guess: Trump alone gets to decide which crimes warrant deportation. And, people who are simply “a problem” are “accidentally” sent away. This is terrifying.
Trump says he'd like to deport US citizens to El Salvador: "I'd like to go a step further. I don't know what the laws are, we always have to obey the laws, but we also have homegrown criminals that push people into subways... I'd like to include them in the group of people to get out of the country"
April 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Let me guess: Trump alone gets to decide which crimes warrant deportation. And, people who are simply “a problem” are “accidentally” sent away. This is terrifying.
Also, I think ppl don’t realize that the extra costs are being compounded when you consider materials being tariffed, the finished product being tariffed, the value of the dollar tanking, and the cost of borrowing going up. It’s almost like Trump has never run a legit business or made anything.
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 9:16 PM
Also, I think ppl don’t realize that the extra costs are being compounded when you consider materials being tariffed, the finished product being tariffed, the value of the dollar tanking, and the cost of borrowing going up. It’s almost like Trump has never run a legit business or made anything.
This seems…illegal?
You gotta be kidding me. No one should be forced to create an account on X to boost Elon Musk’s numbers just so they can get info about the Social Security benefits they paid for.
www.wired.com/story/social...
www.wired.com/story/social...
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This seems…illegal?
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I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
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Can we talk about this in a per-month metric? I think it might be easier for folks to internalize.
It's like having a new $316 bill every single month.
That's a lot of groceries.
It's like having a new $316 bill every single month.
That's a lot of groceries.
Trump’s reckless, across the board tariffs will cost families $3,800 per year.
That may not be a lot to Donald Trump or Elon Musk — but it's way too much for working families to pay while billionaires get tax cuts.
That may not be a lot to Donald Trump or Elon Musk — but it's way too much for working families to pay while billionaires get tax cuts.
Trump's new tariffs will hit lower-income households the hardest
While Trump campaigned on a pledge to lower prices for struggling Americans, his tariffs are expected to increase the cost of everything from kids’ shoes to fresh produce.
www.nbcnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can we talk about this in a per-month metric? I think it might be easier for folks to internalize.
It's like having a new $316 bill every single month.
That's a lot of groceries.
It's like having a new $316 bill every single month.
That's a lot of groceries.
Pretty steep climb to a veto-proof majority on this…but that’s what is needed.
This Senate bill to slap limits on the president’s tariff power now has SEVEN Republican sponsors:
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
April 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Pretty steep climb to a veto-proof majority on this…but that’s what is needed.
Right. If we’re all paying “protection money” it kills margins and desire to do business here. Meanwhile we’re told that we’ll eat Nutellish and we’ll like it (new product made out of chicory and recycled axel grease b/c the real thing is now out of reach).
Rule of law, stable institutions, constraints on bureaucratic corruption/dictatorial abuses of power facilitate economic prosperity and flourishing. This is how to reconcile the tension David Shor discussed w/ @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @ericlevitz.bsky.social:
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
April 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Right. If we’re all paying “protection money” it kills margins and desire to do business here. Meanwhile we’re told that we’ll eat Nutellish and we’ll like it (new product made out of chicory and recycled axel grease b/c the real thing is now out of reach).
Plus people seem to be forgetting that not every single thing on earth can be produced here, at least not a level that matches consumption. Where the hell do people think our bananas, avocados, cocoa and coffee are coming from?
Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
April 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Plus people seem to be forgetting that not every single thing on earth can be produced here, at least not a level that matches consumption. Where the hell do people think our bananas, avocados, cocoa and coffee are coming from?
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Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
April 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
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absolutely insanity on Fox Business. this would be a bit much even in Pyongyang.
April 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
absolutely insanity on Fox Business. this would be a bit much even in Pyongyang.
Cool cool. Can’t wait to eat “fish-like” sticks and use corn cobs instead of toilet paper.
Sen. Sheehy on tariffs: "It's certainly going to have a negative impact shortly ... [but] we have to be able to be self-sufficient."
April 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Cool cool. Can’t wait to eat “fish-like” sticks and use corn cobs instead of toilet paper.
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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
April 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
Yes, Trump—who just unleashed a set of willy-nilly tariff rates and caused an historic market crash—cares when the math doesn’t work.
Sen. Josh Hawley says Trump unequivocally promised him he won’t sign a bill that cuts Medicaid benefits.
But the Trump-endorsed House budget requires hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicare or Medicaid; without that the math doesn’t work.
Big disconnect. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
But the Trump-endorsed House budget requires hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicare or Medicaid; without that the math doesn’t work.
Big disconnect. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP concerns about tax cut strategy and Medicaid loom over Senate budget
A brief delay before a key vote Thursday pointed to the hurdles Republicans are likely to encounter as they craft a massive bill to pass Trump's agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yes, Trump—who just unleashed a set of willy-nilly tariff rates and caused an historic market crash—cares when the math doesn’t work.
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Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners
Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners
WASHINGTON—Saying that Americans should anticipate certain lifestyle changes as a result of his newly announced tariffs, President Donald Trump informed the nation Thursday that they better start liki...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners
Sorry everyone—you can’t retire, ever, and you will only be able to afford Dharma Initiative Cat Food to fuel you through your tin years (downgraded from golden).
President Trump’s trade war is sending shock waves through financial markets and rattling business owners around the world as they try to make sense of new tariffs that are taking hold as early as Thursday.
The rollout of new tariffs threatens to radically alter the economic outlook.
The rollout of new tariffs threatens to radically alter the economic outlook.
Stocks fall and businesses recoil after across-the-board tariffs
Other countries vowed to respond after President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from much of the world, including many U.S. allies.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sorry everyone—you can’t retire, ever, and you will only be able to afford Dharma Initiative Cat Food to fuel you through your tin years (downgraded from golden).
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The US Constitution gives Congress the sole power to impose tariffs.
Trump is using the National Emergencies Act (and the IEEPA) to bypass Congress to levy tariffs.
All Congress has to do is pass a bill denying this explicit emergency power to levy tariffs to Trump and all of this goes away.
Trump is using the National Emergencies Act (and the IEEPA) to bypass Congress to levy tariffs.
All Congress has to do is pass a bill denying this explicit emergency power to levy tariffs to Trump and all of this goes away.
April 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The US Constitution gives Congress the sole power to impose tariffs.
Trump is using the National Emergencies Act (and the IEEPA) to bypass Congress to levy tariffs.
All Congress has to do is pass a bill denying this explicit emergency power to levy tariffs to Trump and all of this goes away.
Trump is using the National Emergencies Act (and the IEEPA) to bypass Congress to levy tariffs.
All Congress has to do is pass a bill denying this explicit emergency power to levy tariffs to Trump and all of this goes away.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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The stock market at 9:29am
April 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The stock market at 9:29am
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Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
Good thing absolutely everything needed to make machines, labels, trucks, bottles, caps, cleaning agents, uniforms, booties, gloves, and storage tanks are all ubiquitous and cheap here in the US. Oh, wait.
Lutnick: "Foreign goods may become a little more expensive, but domestic goods do not. So if you're looking at Poland Springs water vs Fiji Water, the Poland Springs is not gonna be more expensive. For the first time in your lives you're gonna actually think about Americans who make the products."
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Good thing absolutely everything needed to make machines, labels, trucks, bottles, caps, cleaning agents, uniforms, booties, gloves, and storage tanks are all ubiquitous and cheap here in the US. Oh, wait.