Carol Carlson

He’s golfing today. He can stay awake for thst but not the drowning of Americans

Strain of the presidency? He’s literally not doing any work. He attends press conferences and looks at architectural drawings. Miller, Vance are acting President.

The three ways Trump is shafting his base It’s the economy, stupid

The three ways Trump is shafting his base
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Donald Trump Says He Passed No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Social Security Security, and No Tax on Overtime — He’s lying. We’re going to keep this one simple:

Donald Trump Says He Passed No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Social Security Security, and No Tax on Overtime — He’s lying.
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Watch this number in the months to come.

Especially as federal job cuts continue and ~1/3 of federal workers are vets. And they fall off after deferred resignations and they start collecting unemployment.

Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay analysis of long-term trends.

The CDC's plans to consolidate data on diseases, as part of a new system managed by Palantir, has raised concerns about patient privacy, delays in spotting long-term trends and ways the Trump administration may use the information.

The bird dance for the ages

UK sales of new Tesla cars slumped by third in May amid Musk backlash Elon Musk’s company sold 36% fewer cars in Britain compared with the same month last year Sales of new Tesla cars slumped by more than a third in the UK last month, as the electric carmaker lost ground to China’s BYD and other rivals, amid a political backlash against Tesla’s billionaire boss, Elon Musk. Tesla sold 2,016 vehicles in the UK in May, down from 3,125 in May 2024 – a 36% drop, according to the monthly snapshot from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT). Continue reading...

UK sales of new Tesla cars slumped by third in May amid Musk backlash

An American Problem We cannot afford to excuse, indulge, or minimize political violence.

“When violence aimed at Jews—or those seen as aligned with them—is dismissed, excused, or rationalized, it undermines the civic norms that hold our society together,” write Reihan Salam and Jesse Arm:

The Ukrainians Ushered in a New Era of Warfare Expensive planes, tanks, and ships can be destroyed on the cheap.

“For Ukraine’s doubters, these attacks should lead to a period of quiet reflection” @phillipspobrien.bsky.social writes:

Jesus Christ🔥
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has just struck over 40 aircraft at the Olenya airbase, including A-50s, Tu-95MS, and Tu-22 bombers.

'It can happen to anyone': Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged.

“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...”

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"This Is What Losing Feels Like" Trump’s America doesn’t run on hope or optimism; it runs on vengeance, vanity, and victimhood. Judges are jailed, facts are fake, and freedom is just a slogan on a red hat. Time to end this nonsense!

"This Is What Losing Feels Like"
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How Calling a Child the N-Word Made One Woman $700,000 The Shiloh Hendrix GiveSendGo campaign exposes the right’s patronage system for public displays of racism.

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It Sure Looks Like Trump Just Killed His Own Budget Bill Donald Trump spent his morning urging Republicans to fall in line. It doesn’t seem to have worked.

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Trump Threatens Republican Representative Exposing His Budget Lies Thomas Massie isn’t falling in line on the budget—and Trump is pissed.

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How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.

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Mike Johnson Quietly Moves to Block Democrats Investigating Trump The House speaker is preparing to block Democrats’ inquiries into the Trump administration, as the scandals keep piling up.

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UPS Prepares for Mass Layoffs as Trump’s Economy Takes a Toll The move comes as Trump’s tariffs begin to hit American consumers—and the entire shipping industry.

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16 Democrats Just Voted to Confirm Another Trump Appointee What the hell is going on with the Democrats?

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Carol Carlson on Pete Buttigieg's Substack You got it right, Pete, as usual. Even making sense won't change many minds - they are so brain-washed. But we all must NOT GIVE UP, for doing so, will put our fragile democracy in even more jeopardy...

Why I Sat Down for a Two-Hour Podcast That Recently Hosted Trump
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@maddow.msnbc.com Hey Rachel, I really appreciate you mentioning the little places that protest. We had about 150 in Baton Rouge march from the capital to the steps of the Federal courthouse.

GOP Rep Risks Trump Ire With First Call for Hegseth’s Firing “If a Democrat did this, we’d be demanding a scalp,” Rep. Don Bacon said on Monday.

Rep Don Bacon continues to be a nearly lone voice of leadership and reason in the GOP.

The retired Air Force General was my guest recently on #IndependentAmericans: youtu.be/k1AQP-wGtpU?...

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Info Pete Hegseth shared with wife, brother came from top general's secure messages Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.

Here’s some new stuff.

And it’s not even 10AMET.

“But then Hegseth used his personal phone to send some of the same information Kurilla had given himto at least two group text chats on the Signal messaging app, three U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the exchanges told NBC News.”

Denmark Just Took Hillbilly JD Vance to the Woodshed That was just about the worst vice presidential trip abroad ever.

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DOGE closing IRS offices in Salem, Bend The Trump administration is set to close more than 100 IRS offices, including some here in Oregon.

This is just a game for Elon, but the consequences for families in Oregon and across the country are real and dire. His purge of the federal government is going to make life harder and more expensive for all of us.

RFK Jr.’s Policies Could Spread Measles Far Beyond Texas Many areas of the country are already dangerously below the 95 percent vaccination threshold needed to prevent measles outbreaks. The Trump administration could cause them to sink further.

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Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

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🚨The Pentagon purge has begun. As expected. CQ Brown is an honorable and heroic public servant who is loyal to the Constitution—not to Trump. So of course he’s out. Along with others. And the first and most-high profile of many to come.