What you need to know about Trump’s tariffs and the rest of Trump’s madness The art of the deal, with him as dealer

What you need to know about Trump’s tariffs and the rest of Trump’s madness
Trump says he’s doing this for American workers. Nothing could be farther from the truth. He’s doing this for himself and for the world’s oligarchy, which, in turn, is busily siphoning off the wealth of the world.

February 2, 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...

February 2, 2025 DOGE has simply taken over government systems. Musk, using President Donald Trump’s name, is personally deciding what he thinks should be cut from the U.S. government.mpaign=post&utm_medium=email

Is Kash Patel worse than J. Edgar Hoover? Trump’s pick to head the FBI should not be confirmed. Consider what he has written and said.

Is Kash Patel worse than J. Edgar Hoover? Patel’s (and Trump’s) enemies list is no joke. Interviewed by The Washington Post, some on the list are lining up attorneys; a few are packing “go bags” in case they need to quickly flee;

How to Push Back There is a reason Trump is afraid of the federal bureaucracy, the career civil servants he wants to replace.

…federal employees are digging in for the fight. Donald Trump has always fantasized about a deep state inside of government that opposes him, something that didn’t exist. Now, he is well on the way to creating one.

The basic equation What's behind the apparent chaos today in Washington

The basic equation All of this, as I’ve pointed out, is illegal under the 1974 Impoundment Control Act.

Apparently, Trump wants the current Supreme Court to reverse its 1974 ruling — something that the court rarely does, especially when the original decision was unanimous.

The Incompetent Liars The first big attack on federal government assistance blew up in the White House’s face bigly.

With benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid and later the ACA on the line—programs heavily used by Trump supporting Republicans—Democratic messaging can be honed to a sharper point going forward.

Trump's first week: The Real Story Let it be known

What Trump is undertaking has nothing whatever to do with conservatism, which is about conserving institutions and shrinking the size of government. And it has nothing to do with populism, which is about confronting elites.

Trump is leading a move to replace democracy with oligarchy.

Other symptoms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD):

Inappropriate social behavior.
Loss of empathy.
Lack of judgment.
Loss of inhibition.
Increasing trouble using and understanding written and spoken language.
Trouble naming things.

My mole in the Department of Labor sent me this Friends,

My mole in the Department of Labor sent me this
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January 24, 2025 “NUTS!”

January 24, 2025 “Freezing these international investments will lead our international partners to seek other funding partners—likely US competitors and adversaries—to fill this hole and displace the United States’ influence the longer this unlawful impoundment continues.”

Trump store ‘unabashedly’ cashing in on his White House return, inquiry finds Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington found 168 new products appeared for sale on site since November

The Grift continues--->

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So much class

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN — DEPORT FOTUS

Not So Fast, Stephen Miller Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff is off to a bad start in the courts.

Not So Fast, Stephen Miller I’m happy to report that things aren’t going as planned for Discount Goebbels, as Miller is widely known on the internet.

Go, Judge! This morning, John Coughenour, a federal judge in Seattle, put an end to Donald Trump’s pretense that he could undo the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

The Judge ruled quickly. That’s how clearly wrong the Trump administration is on this issue.

I understand that as court adjourned, a woman in the back of the room yelled, “Go Judge.” She was speaking for all of us.

We’re in this together,

The Truth Speakers In a terrible week for our country, three stars shone brightly through the gloom.

The Truth Speakers There’s been no shortage of rich men kissing Trump’s ass lately, even showing up to his inauguration to cozy up to him and his fascist new bestie, Elon Musk. I’m looking at you Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook.

The Muskrat Strikes Back It could be his last strike

Musk just moved into his office in the Old Executive Building next to the White House. but he’s already a loose cannon that makes Trump look weak and submissive. My guess is Musk is out within a week.

Making Sense Out of the Chaos A helpful guide to some of the worst of Trump's Day One actions

But there’s a way to cut through the noise and clear out the smoke, a way to think about Trump’s actions on Day One and hereafter, that could prove useful not only as a parsing exercise but also for our collective peace of mind.

The jig is up Global corporations are now ending the pretense that they’re socially responsible. That’s progress, in a way.

The pretense is over. The blather about corporate social responsibility is revealed for what it really is and always has been — PR designed to make the public believe that big global corporations care about anything other than making as much money as possible, as soon as possible.

Trump's inauguration is going to be like a community theater rendition of "Anything Goes." Very low production values. Like Patti LuPone tap-dancing in a mall food court, only without the talent.

NO ONE WITH any integrity, with any intelligence or competence wants to be anywhere near FOTUS. THAT ALONE TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KOW ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE

Trump officials haven’t decided on post-inauguration Chicago raids, Homan says “Border czar” Tom Homan said the incoming administration is reconsidering plans for an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago next week after preliminary details leaked.

The thing that minimized the damage during the first Trump regime will do it again - their incompetence.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

So now they’re trying to claim the inauguration inside is because of the past assasination attempts.

MAGAs ability to convince themselves of anything is actually impressive

Does China allow convicted felons to visit their country?

Donald Trump launched a crypto currency. This is going to go down in history as the most corrupt self centered President in history. I PROMISE

Democrats are getting ready to embrace the benefits of Federalism, and Republicans are getting ready to pretend they’ve always been huge fans of US Government.

Clarence Thomas Brings Lifetime of Personal Experience to Complex Supreme Court Case A brief history of Clarence Thomas's acquaintances telling stories about how much Clarence Thomas loves porn.

I was operating blissfully free of the knowledge that Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas is a long-time, well-known porn addict, but thanks to @jaywillis.net, that little factoid is now lodged in my head.

The man who looks like a hot dog that rolled around at a gas station for a few weeks is going to be in charge of our health, you say?

So you think Russia is winning in Ukraine? The Bright bright red is what Russia took in 2024. Almost nothing, and it cost them hundreds of thousands dead.

Slava Ukrainii