Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking That What's Now Happening is Mostly About Tariffs At this moment, a huge amount of attention is being justifiably paid to the announced tariffs and their very big impacts on markets and economies while very little attention is being paid to the circu...

Ray Dalio: "What is happening now is just a contemporary version of what has happened innumerable times throughout history." www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-m...

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Donny’s emotional support has-been while Donny signed an executive order on who even gives a shit at this point. can I just remind everyone of something that seems to have been forgotten? executive orders are not laws. "Executive orders are issued from the executive branch of the government, specifically the U.S. President. An executive order is not a law in the sense that it does not go through the legislative process. It is not binding on everyone, only on employees of the executive branch." that’s why so many of Donny’s EOs have been so easily smacked down by judges. when Mad King Donny decrees that all his subjects must wear underpants on their head, the judiciary will step in to say not so fast, Donny, only executive branch employees need humiliate themselves. Donny’s fascistic blizzard of unconstitutional executive orders are being treated as laws of the land only because a Republican-controlled Congress — aided and abetted by the compliant scribblers of the corporate-controlled media — are allowing them to be treated as such.

PRO TIP: EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS!

I explain this in today's post on No Longer A Kid Rock's weird-ass photo op in the Oval Office —
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Bestselling author of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ dies at 66 Bestselling author L.J. Smith, best known for the book series “The Vampire Diaries,” which also became a TV hit, has died at 66.

Bestselling author of 'The Vampire Diaries' dies at 66

Alabama honors doctors amid growing physician crisis A new report shows Alabama is now ranked as the most difficult state in the region for physicians to practice medicine.

A new report shows Alabama is now ranked as the most difficult state in the region for physicians to practice medicine.

A woman disappeared 10 months ago from a Northern California city. Her sisters won't stop looking for her Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain disappeared in May. Ten months later, her case is being investigated as a homicide.

Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain disappeared in May. Ten months later, her case is being investigated as a homicide.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
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As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story. Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.

Nearly 10,000 Jewish children fled Nazi Germany to Britain from December 1938 to September 1939 on the Kindertransport rescue mission. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.

Who Needs Bourbon When You Have Award-Winning BC Liquors? | The Tyee From a Delta bog to the Great Bear Rainforest, the province’s distilleries infuse their spirits with local flavour.

The idea to make an all-Canadian cocktail list came to Michaela Kafer in the most Canadian of ways.

“On a sleigh ride.” 🛷🍸

Toy sales are on the slide — but not for Lego Lego saw revenue jump is 2024 as competitors including Mattel and Hasbro reported sales declines. The Danish firm proved popular among adults.

Lego saw revenue jump is 2024 as competitors including Mattel and Hasbro reported sales declines. The Danish firm proved popular among adults.

No easy fix to clean up the slide on SR 971 South Lakeshore Rd near Chelan. Our geotech team reviewed the site and is working on a plan but it's not going to happen overnight. Road remains closed from the state park to Scenic Ranch Lane, detour is Navarre Coulee Rd. @wspd6pio

Home improvements help people age independently. But Medicare seldom picks up the bill. CAPABLE, a program that helps seniors live independently, is available in about 65 places across 26 states, including Colorado.

Home improvements help people age independently. But Medicare seldom picks up the bill.

This is quite a kicker in Thomas Edsall’s latest op-ed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...

Mexico president condemns U.S. tariffs and vows retaliation Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said there was no justification for U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and said her government would respond with tariff and non-tariff measures.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said there was no justification for US President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and said her government would respond with tariff and non-tariff measures reut.rs/4i1hMyR

Your Target run could be more expensive in the coming days, CEO warns The CEOs of Target and Best Buy each said price increases are highly likely amid Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.

The CEOs of Target and Best Buy each said price increases are highly likely amid Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.

This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny.

Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.

If this is true, then Elon is taking the third rail of American politics and shoving it down Trump’s throat.

If you’re not buying stock in pitchforks and guillotines you’ll be missing out.

Nat King Cole's success challenged the structural racism that sought to confine Black artists to the margins and opened doors for future generations.

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Donna M. Cox writes about the musician's enduring legacy about the Civil Rights Movement.

#Music #NatKingCole

Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead Forget about inflation. Now it’s all about cutting ‘waste’ in the form of jobs and our already paltry social safety net

Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead

In latest White House bid to ’normalize’ ties with Moscow, Defense Secretary Hegseth halts U.S. Cyber Command’s Russia planning — The Record — Meduza Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, three sources have told…

Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, multiple sources told The Record.

'You're losing everything': One of Sitka's fired Forest Service workers speaks out Anna Eischen is among thousands of federal workers fired by the Trump administration.

Anna Eischen in Sitka is among thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees recently fired by the Trump administration.

She spoke with KCAW reporter Meredith Redick about getting the abrupt termination email.

"You're losing everything," she said.

In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.

The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service.

“It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

USDA trying to rescind terminations for fired officials working on bird flu efforts The accidental firings come amid the Trump administration’s sweeping push to reduce the size of the government and cut the federal workforce.

USDA trying to rescind terminations for fired officials working on bird flu efforts

Nikola, E.V. Start-Up That Once Thrilled Investors, Files for Bankruptcy The company, which once enjoyed a surging stock price, struggled to turn its plans for electric and hydrogen trucks into a viable business.

Breaking News: Nikola, a start-up that once thrilled investors with plans for electric and hydrogen trucks, filed for bankruptcy.

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