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President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by sending stocks to record highs.
Here's a puzzling question: Why are stocks at record highs despite looming tariffs?
President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by sending stocks to record highs.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by sending stocks to record highs.
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Trump was found to have:
Committed housing discrimination
Defrauded Trump university “students”
Sexually abused E Jean Carroll-before defaming her
Perpetrated massive fraud for which he was fined $454 million
And to have committed 34 felonies in the State of New York
Yet he struts around, free
Committed housing discrimination
Defrauded Trump university “students”
Sexually abused E Jean Carroll-before defaming her
Perpetrated massive fraud for which he was fined $454 million
And to have committed 34 felonies in the State of New York
Yet he struts around, free
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Trump was found to have:
Committed housing discrimination
Defrauded Trump university “students”
Sexually abused E Jean Carroll-before defaming her
Perpetrated massive fraud for which he was fined $454 million
And to have committed 34 felonies in the State of New York
Yet he struts around, free
Committed housing discrimination
Defrauded Trump university “students”
Sexually abused E Jean Carroll-before defaming her
Perpetrated massive fraud for which he was fined $454 million
And to have committed 34 felonies in the State of New York
Yet he struts around, free
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Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
There Will Be Retribution
From Marc | Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents.
www.democracydocket.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
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Nearly every single Congressional Republican giving Trump a standing ovation tonight voted to advance the largest Medicaid cuts in history.
Why? To fund a tax break for the richest 1%.
Why? To fund a tax break for the richest 1%.
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Nearly every single Congressional Republican giving Trump a standing ovation tonight voted to advance the largest Medicaid cuts in history.
Why? To fund a tax break for the richest 1%.
Why? To fund a tax break for the richest 1%.
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The order could allow the Trump administration to make mail voting — which was used by tens of millions of voters last year — more difficult. Trump has repeatedly said he’d like to end the practice, falsely claiming it allows for widespread fraud. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
Trump Bid to Take Over Postal Service Could Threaten Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The order could allow the Trump administration to make mail voting — which was used by tens of millions of voters last year — more difficult. Trump has repeatedly said he’d like to end the practice, falsely claiming it allows for widespread fraud. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
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This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
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"Shutting down operations results in children out of school, going hungry, and not getting medical attention. What does it say to host countries when we don’t honor our commitments? And you’d better believe the Chinese and other actors are ready to fill the void."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
The Human Faces of the USAID Shutdown
The agency’s sudden closure is a betrayal both of the hardworking civil servants who carried out its mission and the people around the world whose good it served.
www.thebulwark.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Shutting down operations results in children out of school, going hungry, and not getting medical attention. What does it say to host countries when we don’t honor our commitments? And you’d better believe the Chinese and other actors are ready to fill the void."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-human-...
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Carville: USAID spent $41 billion the federal budget is 6 trillion. Actually comes to something like .014%. So take that and put it against the 6 trillion and see what you have done when your president is responsible for more federal debt than any president in the history of the United States.
February 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Carville: USAID spent $41 billion the federal budget is 6 trillion. Actually comes to something like .014%. So take that and put it against the 6 trillion and see what you have done when your president is responsible for more federal debt than any president in the history of the United States.
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".. not only did Trump not win any sort of mandate, his honeymoon numbers are basically a participation trophy compared with other presidents."
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Trump's "Honeymoon" Didn't Even Last a Month
“You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, prime minister of free, independent Canada, after last night’s OT hockey win over the USA.
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February 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
".. not only did Trump not win any sort of mandate, his honeymoon numbers are basically a participation trophy compared with other presidents."
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Hegseth and Trump think they can bully everyone. They think Russia is the strong one in this discussion. They are wrong as always. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe must be part of peace talks
“There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine. And Ukraine’s voice must be at the heart of any talks,” said UK Defense Secretary John Healey.
www.defensenews.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hegseth and Trump think they can bully everyone. They think Russia is the strong one in this discussion. They are wrong as always. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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That … is not better
UPDATE: Secret Service agents — not ICE — were denied entry at a Chicago school despite initial CPS reports, a CPS source said.
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
Secret Service agents were looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video, the source said. https://buff.ly/3EatFDz
January 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
That … is not better
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Per NBC's chicago affiliate, ICE says this was not them, that it was Secret Service:
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/s...
January 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Per NBC's chicago affiliate, ICE says this was not them, that it was Secret Service:
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/s...
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This entire project is *very expliclty* about fully purging black people and women from huge swaths of public life, employment and education.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Far-right pundit rails against women in law enforcement: ‘It’s an absurdity!’
‘If we’re being honest, female cops are absurd. It’s an absurdity. I’m sorry. It’s just ridiculous. It’s cartoonish,’ Matt Walsh ranted on his podcast this week
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This entire project is *very expliclty* about fully purging black people and women from huge swaths of public life, employment and education.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I reported on how former staffers of the January 6th Committee are afraid of retribution from the Trump administration — If Trump is unable to prosecute members of Congress or other prominent former officials, it seems highly likely that lower level staffers and civil servants will be targeted.
January 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I reported on how former staffers of the January 6th Committee are afraid of retribution from the Trump administration — If Trump is unable to prosecute members of Congress or other prominent former officials, it seems highly likely that lower level staffers and civil servants will be targeted.
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"Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’
The details of this story just keep getting more disgusting: This Trump supporter chased the news reporter for FORTY MILES then tried to strangle him outside the TV station.
apnews.com/article/tv-r...
The details of this story just keep getting more disgusting: This Trump supporter chased the news reporter for FORTY MILES then tried to strangle him outside the TV station.
apnews.com/article/tv-r...
December 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM
"Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’
The details of this story just keep getting more disgusting: This Trump supporter chased the news reporter for FORTY MILES then tried to strangle him outside the TV station.
apnews.com/article/tv-r...
The details of this story just keep getting more disgusting: This Trump supporter chased the news reporter for FORTY MILES then tried to strangle him outside the TV station.
apnews.com/article/tv-r...
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Let’s keep this in mind, devout Christian Speaker Johnson tried to keep the house from releasing this report because he wanted Gaetz to be attorney general.
Typical
Typical
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Let’s keep this in mind, devout Christian Speaker Johnson tried to keep the house from releasing this report because he wanted Gaetz to be attorney general.
Typical
Typical
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The richest man in the world who is about to shutdown our government tweeting support for a German neo-nazi party in the middle of the night
I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
December 20, 2024 at 12:45 PM
The richest man in the world who is about to shutdown our government tweeting support for a German neo-nazi party in the middle of the night
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Since everyone is talking about Musk's support for Nazis, this is from November.
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence
www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/e...
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence
www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/e...
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence - emptywheel
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, one of Trump's most gleeful supporters, has set up a one-stop shop: Joining false claims about the election with networks of fascists who'll take to the street...
www.emptywheel.net
December 20, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Since everyone is talking about Musk's support for Nazis, this is from November.
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence
www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/e...
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence
www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/e...
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Don’t abuse ketamine, kids
I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
December 20, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Don’t abuse ketamine, kids
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House Republicans, who suffer from severe IQ deficits, have picked the wrong fight here.
Republicans seem to be very serious about sending Liz Cheney to jail.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189484/house-republicans-revenge-liz-cheney
https://newrepublic.com/post/189484/house-republicans-revenge-liz-cheney
House Republicans Set Their Sights on First Revenge Target
A new report reveals several grounds on which Republicans are preparing to punish Liz Cheney.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
House Republicans, who suffer from severe IQ deficits, have picked the wrong fight here.
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This was by design. After Brown v. Board, folks in southern states opened private and religious schools for white students to attend without having to sit next to anyone brown-skinned as they learn. Then states divested in public schools to keep the inequities going.
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across the Deep South: Alongside about 200 majority-Black public school districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.
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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with white students.
propub.li
December 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
This was by design. After Brown v. Board, folks in southern states opened private and religious schools for white students to attend without having to sit next to anyone brown-skinned as they learn. Then states divested in public schools to keep the inequities going.
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This is a far more accurate headline than you’re going to read in any major media outlet today.
In his first big flex of power on Capitol Hill, Elon Musk shitposted a bunch of misinformation to kill a bipartisan spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown, threatened reps supporting it, and demanded Congress stop working until Trump is in office. Awesome stuff
Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In
Elon Musk went on a posting spree on X to block a congressional funding bill, saying the government should shut down until Trump becomes president.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This is a far more accurate headline than you’re going to read in any major media outlet today.