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Some American travelers are reconsidering international trips due to concerns about U.S. politics and potential negative perceptions abroad.

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Affirming Canada's sovereignty and other throne speech takeaways King Charles delivered the first throne speech in Canada by the head of state since 1977 as the country amid tensions with the US.

Tuesday's speech emphasised that "this moment is an incredible opportunity to think big and to act bigger. An opportunity for #Canada to embark on the largest transformation of its economy since the Second World War."

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“The COIN-operated Presidency” 🤡

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Donald Trump and House Republicans are crashing the economy.

Costs are up, the stock market is down and America’s credit rating has been downgraded.

Is another Republican Recession next?

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Still Think Russia Is Defeating Ukraine? Watch This

Last night was the largest air and drone attack on Ukraine against civilian targets by Russia of the war. They are desperate...why? Because they are LOSING:

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When you are elected president, you are supposed to be president of the whole country.

And protect the whole country, from natural disasters and more.

No state should be denied critical funding simply because of how they voted.

“.. the most brazen use of government office in American history, perhaps eclipsing even Teapot Dome, Watergate ..

“.. ‘I’ve been watching and writing about corruption for 50 years, and my head is still spinning’ ..”

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It's weird to me that so many of my neighbors voted to take away their own healthcare to give me a tax cut. They need their health care. I don't need a tax cut. Neither does anyone who makes more than me, either.

Over the past four months, Ed Martin has abused his position as interim U.S. Attorney to advance a dangerous agenda that places the president’s personal interests above those of the public, tramples the rule of law, and puts our democracy at risk.

He is unfit to serve in public office.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost took the name Leo XIV as he became the first ever pope from the U.S.

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It’s a beautiful day outside, reading in my rocking chair with my best girl #sweetolive

Donald Trump Has Already Spent $10.7 Million Of Taxpayer Money Playing Golf Somehow, the expense has flown under the radar of the waste, fraud and abuse experts at DOGE.

We have some quick and easy advice for those attempting to cut wasteful government spending:

Stop letting Donald Trump make the government pay his own resorts so he can golf.

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House Democrats strongly opposed the partisan Trump-Musk spending bill.

MAGA extremists are marching America toward a Republican recession.

😂😂😂

ECONOMIST: “With his aggressive and erratic protectionism, Mr Trump is playing with fire.”

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’ The judge had ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

JUDGE MCCONNELL: “.. the executive put itself above Congress. It imposed a categorical mandate on the spending of congressionally appropriated and obligated funds without regard to Congress’s authority to control spending.”

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Shadow Surgeon General @vinguptamd.bsky.social giving you the advice you need

DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.

SSA is in complete chaos. Buried in this article is a service worker noting that "the phone never stops ringing" and **retirement claims aren't being processed**. Hard to overstate the significance of that. End goal is to privatize the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And Musk is calling the shots:

Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

A new low bar for morally delinquent behaviour.
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An emergency defense summit started in Brussels, particularly regarding military assistance to Kyiv.

As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters.

Outstanding webinar this afternoon with Heather Cox Richardson and Simon Rosenberg. Three, among many, take-aways:
1) We need to put pressure on our elected leaders.
2) We need to act out. Trump hates protests.
3) We are are stronger than we know.
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Will you meet us
in the ashes,
will you meet us
in the ache
and show your face
within our sorrow
and offer us
your word of grace:

…that you are what
survives the burning,
that you arise
to make us new.

And in our aching,
you are breathing;
and in our weeping,
you are here…

©Jan Richardson

Trump’s trade war sparks broad backlash He levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning.

www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

There’s always a tweet

Canadians Shun Amazon in Consumer Protest Against US, Poll Finds (Bloomberg) -- A majority of Canadian consumers said they’ve pulled back on buying US-made products and are shopping less on Amazon.com Inc. since US President Donald Trump escalated his threats again...

Trump has angered Canadians with his threats to use “economic force” and has caused an outburst of patriotism in the nation of 41 million people, with consumers sharing lists of available Canadian products, canceling or delaying US travel plans. www.yahoo.com/news/canadia...

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

The Memphis Ostranders need your help.

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

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