Chris Becker

Confidence isn’t just in the fit—it’s in the mindset.

The connections we make, even in the smallest moments, have the power to shape our days in ways we don’t always realize.

What if Donald Trump calls the courts’ bluff? [FREE TO READ] The US judiciary poses the ultimate test of whether the president will break the system

"Trump thinks the US electorate gave him an unchecked mandate. It follows that any interference in his power — including an Alice-style belief that the US constitution means what he chooses it to mean — amounts to a block on democracy." Me on the republic's ultimate test. on.ft.com/4jQACdc

Waltz: “We need to recoup the costs, it's going to be a partnership with Ukrainians in terms of their rare earths, natural resources, oil and gas and also buying ours. Europeans have to own this conflict going forward. Trump is going to end it, and then security guarantees will be squarely the EU.”

Analysis | Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years A four-year Fact Checker project comes to an end.

"It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived."

-- René Descartes, who died #OTD 1650

Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years

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If you had to search the world for the best person to lead Canada through this trade war, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone with the smarts of Mark Carney. He has successfully led banking in two G7 countries: Canada and England. Carney for PM. We're smaller but we won't be outsmarted.

@business: Private-jet flights, tuition and even snacks are among more than 140 expenses big multistrategy hedge funds pass through to investors, a Bloomberg analysis of regulatory filings shows.

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This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.

"A darkly, disturbing tale that stands as one of the best thrillers of 2024....Not to be missed."

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White House opens funding spigot for DOGE expenses - Roll Call Nearly $7 million over the past week has gone to cover the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s expenses.

Meanwhile... we the people have spent 7 million dollars on Elon and his stooges for a weeks worth of "work". Make it make sense. rollcall.com/2025/02/04/w...

Trump just said on Fox that Palestinians would NOT be permitted to return to Gaza as part of his plan for the U.S. to take ownership of the territory.

ON THE DOCKET: The Pentagon reveals a new memo from Secretary Hegseth pausing all accessions for transgender recruits and pausing all related medical procedures. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

ALERT: CBS News has confirmed President Trump will issue a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today

Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman’s plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.

Interesting, Ari Emanual and his firm Endeavor are in on this deal. They're the ones that withheld funding from down ballot democrats until and unless Biden dropped out of the race three months before the general election. I'm sure it's unrelated. www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...

Breaking:

A federal district court judge in Boston just temporarily blocked the Trump admin from reducing health research grants.

Judge Angel Kelley has issued a temporary restraining order. 22 states had sued to block the reductions.

Justice Dept. Seeks Dismissal of Federal Corruption Case Against Adams The New York City mayor cultivated a close relationship with President Trump, who said they had both been persecuted.

BREAKING: DoJ moves to drop the charges against Eric Adams. Because of course they do. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...

What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.

This is hilarious. I especially like the annexation of Green Bay and the mystery Mississippi River announcement.

How Talking Animal Books is bringing a love of reading to Texas Owners of Talking Animal Books say their store aims to educate and show books have the "power to connect communities."

SHOUT-OUT to my friend’s at Independent “Talking Animals Books”📚 in historic downtown Grapevine(North Texas).

The women-owners are passionate supporters of K-12 public schools & promoting the power of reading📖

PLEASE READ ARTICLE 👇 & come visit our town!
#booksky

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The problem with calls for “discourse,” is that MAGA isn’t interested in an exchange of ideas. It wants to leverage the rules of polite to destroy discourse. It wants to walk in, shout us all down, spit lies, and thumb their noses at us.
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”

Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Minting New Pennies to Cut Waste President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.

Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value.

Typical MAGA characterize “real discussion” to contain insults, name calling, “yeah-but” and (my favorite) “you just don’t like him, there is no point in talking to you.”

Billionaire Mark Cuban goes to war with Musk's team: 'They don’t want anyone questioning' Mark Cuban on Sunday took the fight directly to fellow billionaire Elon Musk, as well as the so-called Department of Governmental Efficiency. Cuban, who supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the ...

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Endless blue above, a world full of possibilities below. Take a deep breath, embrace the moment, and let the sky remind you..there are no limits. #BlueSky #NewDayNewOpportunities

One day, you’ll wake up and realize you’re living in the moment you once dreamed about. Keep going.