Owen Rowley

Is anyone shocked the first American detained by the Marines is a Black man?

Yeah me neither.

Trump approves Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, companies say U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the partnership between United States Steel Corp and Japan's Nippon Steel , the companies said on Friday.

Trump approves Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, companies say reut.rs/4n2txYB

Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—And It’s Gonna Be Huge Politics / June 3, 2025 Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—And It’s Gonna Be Huge The fight might between the president and the old conservative guard might just be the biggest legal d...

If Leonard Leo is out, who’s calling the judicial shots for Trump now?
I have an answer. You’re not gonna like it. But still, the FedSoc/Trump war is a good thing because it will slow Trump’s nominations down.
My latest in @thenation.com

Reposting by request the exchange from Trump's ABC interview about Abrego Garcia's tattoos here on Bluesky 👇👇👇

TRUMP: He had MS-13 on his knuckles, tattooed!

MORAN: That was photoshopped

TRUMP: Terry, they're giving you the big break of a lifetime. I picked you. But you're not being very nice.

NEW

In the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Judge Xinis notes that her order pausing discovery expires today at 5 p.m. ET, and four named Trump admin officials from DHS, ICE and State must be deposed by May 9.

There may be two more depositions after that. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“We’re all sitting here pinching pennies...while this guy is out here making cash off of your pain.” @michaelsteele.bsky.social slams Trump for his new meme coin scheme.

Education Department to resume 'involuntary collections' of defaulted student loans The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid will resume "involuntary collections" on May 5 for federal student loans that are in default.

They’re going to start garnishing wages for past due student loan payments in two weeks

Trump wants to nominate the new Pope. My god, does this man ever close his mouth?

Trump Can Fire Hegseth But Refuses To; Cannot Fire Powell But Wants To Anyway Trump attacked Fed chair Jerome Powell as a “major loser,” and the stock market responded by tumbling. Again.

NEW -- Jay Powell managed a "soft landing" coming out of the pandemic, a feat many economists thought impossible.

Pete Hegseth is already under investigation for using a phone app to discuss military attack plans.

Guess which one Trump wants to fire.

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They spent the last four years telling us people who invaded the capital and beat police officers with flagpoles were unjustly persecuted civil rights heroes and now it’s taken about 45 minutes for them to be like “yeah if you write an op-ed you’re going to the blacksite that’s just common sense”

Either the courts get to decide who is a “violent criminal” or “gang member”, or Donald Trump gets to decide.

That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.

China Imposes 34% Tariff on All U.S. Imports

China Imposes 34% Tariff on All U.S. Imports — China announces 34% tariff on U.S. goods, escalating the trade war with new retaliatory measures.

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/04/04/china-punches-back-trump-tariffs-34-import-duties-all-us-products/

Republican Party just 'exposed itself to a possible bloodbath': former GOP insider "Read the writing on the wall," is the advice the Republican Party is getting from former RNC chair Michael Steele who advised a course correction if they don't want to experience a blowout in the 2026 midterms.In a column for MSNBC, "The Weekend" co-host claimed the tighter-than-normal election in ...

Republican Party just 'exposed itself to a possible bloodbath': former GOP insider https://twp.ai/4imOR9

“They’re Forcing Us Out”: VA Doctors Warn of Sabotage and Mass Exodus Frontline VA physicians say they're being pushed out by chaos, retaliation, and political interference. Here’s what whistleblowers want you to know.

Powerful voices from VA clinicians under attack. Veterans are going to see dramatic changes. The suicide rate is going to climb. Homelessness will go up. SecVA Collins knows and doesn't care. Great piece from my friend @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social. Free read. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

'Folks are fired up!': Rep. Brendan Boyle slams Trump and Musk's attacks on Social Security Rep. Brendan Boyle joins Katie Phang to discuss the Trump administration's attempts to weaken Social Security.

Convicted Felon, Donald Trump, and his Co-President, Elon Musk, are hellbent on destroying your Social Security.

I discussed this and much more with @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social:

www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...

Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.

Hillary Clinton is right. People around the world are watching the US to see if democracy can function. But if Trump continues to rule as he's been ruling, with corruption and disregard for law and precedent, we lose that argument. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...

Former Trump White House Lawyer Calls Trump Administration 'Lawless' In Eye-Popping Interview Even former Trump officials are saying it.

Even they know Trump is lawless.

So from 30 days to a full suspension lol. Guess Elon didn't like my video from last night.

Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had n...

SCOOP: Before the IRS fired nearly 7,000 probationary employees, a senior lawyer raised the alarm that:

- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system

Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...

We’re in the upside down.

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