Joe In Absurdistan

Trump's BLS nominee suggests suspending jobs report It's one of the world's most fundamental pieces of data, crucial for investors to understand the health of the U.S. economy.

No longer a need for uncomfortable statistics from the statisticians?

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Trump’s Agents in D.C. Caught on Video Randomly Harassing People Washington, D.C., residents got a chilling preview of Trump’s takeover of their city on night one.

They'll be coming for the rest of us in due time.

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Sanders Takes Oligarchy Fight to Appalachia With Standing-Room-Only Crowd in West Virginia | Common Dreams Join Bernie Sanders on his Fighting Oligarchy Tour as he rallies against the billionaire class's control and Republican cuts to healthcare and social programs. #FightingOligarchy

"...Seven hospitals are expected to shut down in the state as a result of the law's Medicaid cuts, and 84,000 West Virginians will lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, according to estimates."

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ICE Responds After Arresting “Trump Burger” Co-Owner Donald Trump’s anti-immigration crusade is sweeping up everyone.

Choking Hazard

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We're all now all migrants serving the interests of the billionaire class.

Calling out this liar should've always been standard practice for news organizations.

Senile, high on Adderall or just an idiot? You decide!

'Middle-aged Manson girls': Far-right 'bloodthirsty' MAGA women mocked in scathing take-down Salon's Amanda Marcotte has often stressed that many MAGA try to curry favor with President Donald Trump not only by aggressively promoting his policies, but also, by altering their appearances and tr...

"...Like middle-aged Manson girls, Pam Bondi, Tulsi Gabbard, Linda McMahon, and Kristi Noem take orders from a supremely nasty felon. But they have vile streaks all their own. The vileness blends their private and public actions in a filthy smoothie."

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The U.S. Economy Is Stumbling Badly | Washington Monthly Understanding GDP growth: The reality behind the numbers. A former top Commerce Department official explains why the economic outlook is grim.

"a new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta confirms that most businesses plan to respond to the tariffs by raising prices. So as they take hold, inflation will accelerate, further slowing or contracting consumption and investment."

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'Reality eroding before our eyes': Trump called out for 'absurd' claim about drug prices President Donald Trump was jeered for a "preposterous" claim about lowering prescription drug prices.The president sent letters last week to the heads of 17 major pharmaceutical companies demanding th...

"...Tomorrow, it'll be eleventy thousand percent, and the media will report it without question, and we'll all shake our heads and move along..."

'Reality eroding before our eyes': Trump called out for 'absurd' claim about drug prices

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'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

"...it's not just Josh Smith, but thousands of others just like him who put their faith in Trump and who got punched in the nuts."

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

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Bill Burr Says ‘CNN and Fox News Are a F—ing Disease,’ Fires Back at ‘Horrible’ Conservatives Bashing Him as ‘Woke’: ‘They’re Racists’ and ‘Cowards’ Bill Burr says the conservatives calling him "woke" are "racists" and "cowards."

Many thanks, Bill.

“There’s an ugliness out there right now where if you’re a racist, if you’re an antisemite, if you’re a psycho nationalist and you want a softball interview, there’s podcasts out there where you can get one."

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Rich men's property.

Fool's Errand

Trump Administration Halted Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses of Prisoners and Mentally Ill People The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive gro...

Sick

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Rode Scholar

'Hard disagree': Lauren Boebert torched after saying constituents' health is 'not' her job Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was recently seen in a video plainly saying that safeguarding the health of her Eastern Colorado constituents wasn't her priority, sparking outrage on social media.In the...

Free to Suffer?

My job as your representative, as a congresswoman, is not to make sure that you are healthy and safe in every aspect of your life," Boebert said...My job is to keep you free."

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MAGA Won't Let Trump Off The Hook For The Epstein Files — And Psychologists Know Why President Trump has called his base "stupid" and "foolish" for inquiring about the Epstein sex trafficking investigation. People still want answers.

“There’s a growing awareness that power doesn’t equal virtue, and that often, those in power use it to harm rather than help,” she added. “The Epstein case symbolizes that betrayal, and for many, it’s a line that can’t be morally overlooked."

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