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U.S. increases duties on Canadian softwood lumber, bringing total to more than 35% | CBC News The United States has increased countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, bringing the total to 35.19 per cent.

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JD Vance’s Past Embrace of the ‘Post-Liberal Right’ Sparks Fierce Debate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) both voiced their strong opposition to the emerging ideology known as the “post-liberal right” on Friday

Republicans roasting JD Vance’s embrace of “post-American” tech fascism. (That’s what Peter Thiel’s puppet means by “post-liberal)

Interesting!

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The highest tariff rates since before the Great Depression

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’

Outrageous! Must be why he wasn’t available to meet about his Big Bonanza for Billionaires Bill which will devastate Ohio manufacturing jobs and our rural hospitals. The Army Corps of Engineers should share records with relevant committees of jurisdiction in Congress.

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VA ends union contracts for most workers at its Cleveland medical center, citing Trump executive order Rep. Shontel Brown calls the move "a shameful assault" on VA employees, while the department claims it will improve veteran services and accountability.

Union busting is disgusting. The Trump Administration is working to fire tens of thousands at the VA including countless veterans. This will immediately harm vulnerable vets! As a proud union daughter I was taught what unions mean: honor—dignity—solidarity. We MUST stand up for veterans and workers.

Trump is making the White House as tacky as he is Donald Trump can’t stop gilding the White House.� Recent photos show somehow even more golden trim in the already gold-dusted Oval Office.� Progressive influencer Brian Tyler Cohen posted the ...

Trump is making the White House as tacky as he is

"What I can say to the people, to President Trump...is let's be more empathetic, let's be more humane." Andry Hernández Romero knows those values, and their absence.

Andry, now freed from CECOT, joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Trump’s Fake Awards. FBI’s Real Numbers. One Heck Of A Week For The Resistance. And we’re exposing it all

Trump’s Fake Awards. FBI’s Real Numbers. One Heck of a Week for the Resistance.

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’ Stephanie Kirchgaessner and David Smith Wed 6 Aug 2025 17.46 EDT Share JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned. The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE). Vance was spotted in the south-western Ohio area on 2 August, his 41st birthday, according to social media posts that noted he was seen canoeing on the river, a tributary that Caesar Creek Lake feeds into. One source with knowledge of the matter who communicated with the Guardian anonymously alleged that the outflow request for the Caesar Creek Lake was not just to support the vice-president’s Secret Service detail, but also to create “ideal kayaking conditions”. The Guardian could not independently confirm this specific claim.

What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?

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The cult leader's hold weakens Trump's bungled Epstein coverup demonstrates that he's past his prime.

"Trump was the assiduous curator of the paranoid theories, hatreds, and obsessions of others. His attention to the fringes of popular culture, and his recognition of just what tidbits appeal most to resentful white baby boomers like himself, has long been second to none."

Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?

Hi, former Foreign Service Officer here

The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.

New orders for manufactured goods in June, down two of the last three months, decreased $30.9 billion or 4.8 percent to $611.7 billion
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Trump spent $4.1 trillion on his bill and my paycheck hasn't increased a cent.

Thank you for calling this out!

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Firing the nonpartisan commissioner of Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after a deeply worrying report showing serious job loss in manufacturing is what you'd expect in a Banana Republic. Dr. McEntarfer is nonpartisan, and was confirmed with 86 bipartisan votes. This is no way to run a nation.

Today's jobs report shows what many Americans already knew: despite record highs in the stock market, the “economy” is not working for ordinary people.

Rather than accept reality & try to address it, Trump chooses to fire the bearers of bad news.

This is what authoritarians do.

He said the quiet part out loud — not only does the Big Bonanza for Billionaires Bill kick millions off health care, and take food off tables — it’s also a back door deal to privatize Social Security. They are stealing your hard earned benefits to give tax breaks to Billionaires!

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There is something wrong with an economy in which the typical CEO earns 290 times average worker pay

*Strengthen unions
*Raise minimum wage
*Tax the rich
*Break up monopolies
*Require companies to give at least 10% of board seats to workers

We had such a blast at Pride! It’s so important that we show up to support communities who are being targeted by elected officials. Thank you for welcoming us @fremontpride.bsky.social!
And shoutout to our own @iamtammy.bsky.social for being awarded the Damean Caldwell Award for advocacy!

Six months into Trump’s second term and he’s failed to actually implement any trade deals.

Ohio's 988 Crisis Lifeline fielded nearly 600,000 calls, texts and chats in three years • Ohio Capital Journal The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 600,000 calls, texts, and chats from Ohioans in the three years since it was launched.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 600,000 calls, texts, and chats from Ohioans in the three years since it was launched. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohios...

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

🧵Last month, 325 Mayors, Tribal, and First Nation leaders committed to clean water, US-Canada relations, and climate resilience. They met to champion the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. Their efforts reflect the urgent needs of our Great Lakes communities. Thanks for your leadership!

I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?

900?!

Unpredictable Tariffs and labor shortages are tanking America’s Heartland economy — driving prices up, and economic security down. It’s time for the GOP to LISTEN to hurting families and deliver relief. I’m ready to work.

Ohio US Sen. Husted takes down post of him laughing with lobbyists, bragging about Trump's bill • Ohio Capital Journal The office of Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post Thursday claiming the new Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill "for "working class families." The law will take…

The office of Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post claiming the Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill for "working class families." The law will take health insurance and food support away from thousands of low-income, working Ohioans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/15/o...