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Toyota Says $10 Billion U.S. Investment Touted by Trump Isn’t New Japanese officials have called into question some elements of the flurry of big new investments announced by President Trump during his Japan visit.

On multiple occasions during his time in Tokyo, President Trump said Japan’s Toyota Motor had committed to him that it would spend $10 billion building auto plants in the U.S. But a Toyota executive clarified that the investment wasn’t new.

The Department of Energy said it was saving taxpayers $7.56 billion. The actual amount is much less The termination of 223 projects will likely put companies out of business and lead to layoffs … and lawsuits.

The DOE said it canceled more than $7.5 billion in energy projects. The actual amount appears to be much less. And many projects had broad support.

This is terrifying:

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

The pardon wasn’t enough. It’s immunity for life.

Eric is a Missouri congressman.

He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

About 28 percent of the people the administration has deported have a prior criminal conviction.

“.. perhaps the most cruel and unlawful offense the Trump administration has perpetrated yet — freezing funding already enacted into law to feed hungry Americans while he shovels tens of billions of dollars .. to Argentina and into his ballroom.”

@politico.com #SNAP
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Early-stage autocracy. 🇺🇸

LAST YEAR: “3% inflation? Throw the bums out.”

THIS YEAR: “Inflation is defeated.” 🤡

@mcopelov.bsky.social #CPI 🇺🇸

Would have loved to see the due-diligence on this one. 🤡

@financialtimes.com $UMAC
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How Soon Will the Seas Rise? | Quanta Magazine The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen — and how fast — is anything but settled.

“By 2100, we will be talking about a coastline radically different than what I grew up with.” —Jeremy Bassis, glaciologist

Coincidence or not, that’s pretty crazy.

(via MS desk)

@dkthomp.bsky.social

In Germany, the police academy is 2.5 years. In Finland, 3 years.

Even the NYPD is 6 months.

ICE is was already 3 months. Now 1.5 months.

Pure indifference to any actual skill or ability. Makes them both more dangerous and less effective.

Hell of a double-edged sword.

1. Promote and write code for Trump’s stablecoin.

2. SEC drops its Binance lawsuit.

3. Get a Trump pardon.

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Paging every GOP member of Congress to remedial constitutional literacy class, stat

That clampdown on the Pentagon press corps has done wonders. 🤡

@jamiedupree.bsky.social
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Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

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Missouri.

@piperformissouri.bsky.social
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The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

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!!! Trump now says he's secured $20 TRILLION in investments in America. His fake number has increased by $2 trillion just since last Thursday! (The entire US GDP is $30 trillion)

President Gustavo Petro, of Columbia, is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields, all over Columbia. It has become the biggest business in Columbia, by far, and Petro does nothing to stop it, despite large scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long term rip off of America. AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLUMBIA. The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc. Petro, a low rated and very unpopular leader, with a fresh mouth toward America, better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won't be done nicely. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President Donald J. Trump

Another leverage for Putin.

I explain.

Trump goes against Maduro - Venezuela ends up singing a 10y cooperation deal with Russia.

Now Colombia, part of BRICS-led New Development Bank, whose president is pro Russia to begin with. It gives Putin a leverage to be the “mediator” who ends up on top.

She’s either…

….disgracefully uninformed about the president’s policies in her area of responsibility.

Or…

…lying.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Trump tariffs to cost companies $1.2 trillion this year, mostly hitting consumers, study finds S&P Global said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is likely conservative.

President Trump's tariffs will cost businesses more than $1.2 trillion this year, with most of that cost being passed on to customers, according to a new study from S&P Global.

OH MY GOD SOMEBODY TEACH HIM MATH!!!

$40 billion dollars is the size of the entire NIH budget.

Open AI is currently building a data center in Texas that will require roughly the equivalent of the power the Hoover Dam produces to operate.

Last week the Whitehouse killed a renewable energy project that was going to produce as much powers as three Hoover Dams.

None of this makes any sense.

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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The search on Mar-a-Lago happened in August 2022. Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel in November 2022.

Time, how does it work