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There is more information besides the grand jury testimony that may be released. My understanding is that one does not preclude the other?

List of states with highest crime rates.

Yes there may have been an issue in DC, but here are the states with the highest crime rates. Why is the National Guard not being deployed in these mostly red states?

"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."

I'm guessing the Vances were not really welcome?🤔💀

Ergo why he’s invited Putin to Alaska. I’m wondering when to take my 60 day ‘IRA loan’ :)

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of their China chip sale revenues to the US to gain export licenses from the Trump administration, the FT reports.

Gangster shit.

When he became president, I put most of my money in cd’s. The issue is he’s so mercurial that no one can trust him. How do you bet your life savings on that? You don’t.

It seems plausible that he is trying to gain full control over D.C. ahead of the midterm elections. Crime is down a lot in D.C., so there is no logical motivator other than he wants to maintain power in 2026 and beyond.

@lisakudrow.bsky.social personification of this. Brilliant!

He doesn’t care. Unfortunately, it’s all about him.

Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?

You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.

Trump Is a Degrowther — The Atlantic What else do you call a strategy designed to raise prices and lower productivity?

Imho, the biggest issue is the attack of our educational and scientific-research institutions. Not to mention the attacks on global banking, the labor market, etc…

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Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority — POLITICO An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online.

Democrats vaguely remember 47 and republicans calling for transparency, but we could be wrong. Court orders spending database to go online by Aug 15th.

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Nixon's resignation letter.

Fifty-one years ago today.

What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?

ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles

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Congrats. That’s great.

Met a post grad PhD at a party. He said, while most people understand that scientific communities are being ruined, that’s not the worst of it. Some scientists around him who have been given funding for research, are not accepting the grants. They are afraid of retribution from the admin. WTH???

I would really like to give this man a big hug!

Opinion | Trump is letting Putin manipulate him, again — The Washington Post The president’s desperation to end the Ukraine war might lead to another Munich moment with Russia.

I can see Russia from my kitchen, needs an update to I can see Putin from my kitchen. Who the heck thinks this meeting will accomplish anything? Trump is imho definitely being played.

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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

Extortion?

Trump Warned Courts Not to Strike Down Tariffs. What Could Happen If They Do. — Barron’s If courts rule against the levies, international trade lawyers expect a messy period of red tape as refunds are processed and the administration scrambles to impose tariffs through other avenues.

Will the SCOTUS rule that our president can extort from other countries? apple.news/AZnionhomSM2...

I’m all in on nominating him for the Noble peace prize.

Too far! What happened to our First Amendment? Oh wait. This dude is from Moscow, Idaho.

This is where it’s going to get dicey. When you think the shooter is going after Kennedy for firings of the entire 17 expert members of a committee that advises the CDC; and the shooter was in actuality targeting the CDC because he blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine.

How Trump Could Be Setting Up the Next Financial Crisis — Slate Private equity and credit firms need new investors. This is where Donald Trump—and you—come in.

Great article from Slate about how the current administration is attempting to manipulate the markets.

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