Allison Tinius

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.

james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country

"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Donald Trump has already committed at least 23 potential illegalities, in only 16 days 🧵

1. Freezing funding for Medicaid and all other federal assistance programs

2. Revoking birthright citizenship

3. Using “expedited removal” to deport immigrants with zero due process

My Amazon Alexa has also stopped answering simple questions about black history too. I posted some videos but it was wild!

Trump is an evil man.

My Amazon Alexa can no longer tell me facts about Black History Month or tells me that "onlt a small number of slaves were brought to America". Posted some videos about it!

Apparently also dead at Amazon. My Alexa can't answer questions about black history now. I posted some videos.

Fwiw, even my Amazon Alexa will no longer tell me about Black History Month. Posted some videos!

“DEI is not a threat. It’s a gift.” —Alicia Keys

Here's another example of Alexa being insane. When asked for a fact about black history it answered in part, "Only a relatively small number of African slaves were brought to the United States."

Tried to celebrate Black History Month with my kids today and got this from Alexa. Asked dozens of ways and got nothing but nonexistent or offensive answers.

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

I worked at Catholic Charities for almost a decade. Republicans in TN once forced us to help with a study meant to show immigrants were a drain on our economy. Surprise - the study showed they were overwhelmingly positive for the economy and they then tried to bury it.

Afghans who helped the U.S. are in dangerous limbo after Trump's order on refugees Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.

Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.

I live in Nashville and I'm reaaaaaddddy to hit the streets for a protest. We just had another school shooting and this is what he is doing?

Just confirmed this with my friends still on Meta apps too. They had to block the accounts to stop following them!

Donald Trump's inauguration sets fundraising record: $250 million and counting. Who are the top donors? Donald Trump inauguration: US President-elect Donald Trump brought in record-breaking $250 million for inaugural fundraising. Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other top tech companies in…

Reminder that Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google are each facing federal antitrust lawsuits.

They each gave cash hand over fist to Trump’s inaugural fund, which raked in a record $250 million.

When I say money in politics corrupts our system, this is what I’m talking about.

Heartless. Cruel.

Not surprised but it's still so upsetting and disgusting to see.

Elon just did this…

My friend's kid made me this "badge" and asked if I wanted to join her club.

When your Mom asks you to put on some chill music for the morning but what do Moms know anyway?

I haven't enjoyed many of the historical events I have lived through, but I am loving the RedNote phenomenon.

A group of men sit in front of a chart that incorrectly spells "military" as "miltary."

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!

Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.

NEW: House Republicans are passing around their plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, SNAP, climate policies, and other benefit programs.

An important point.

Canceled Amazon Prime. Might watch Newsies later. Eat the rich.

This week I told a man at the gym his Elon Musk shirt was dumb and I downloaded this app. Find joy where you can, eat the rich, and be a little insufferable to someone who deserves it, y'all!