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So, About Those Big Trade Deals If you read the fine print, the “concessions” from America’s trade partners don’t add up to much.

No one but the most ignorant, low-information rube or hopelessly delusional MAGA cultist should be in the least surprised that Trump’s much-ballyhooed trade “deals” are largely fake. Essentially all just smoke and mirrors (gilded, of course).
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(above an image of Governor Tim Walz) "Shame on any of us who throws a trans child under the bus. ... That child deserves our support. Don't worry about the pollsters calling it distractions, because we need to be the party of human dignity."

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. 

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Remember that time Herschel Walker flashed his plastic cereal box police badge and said he was a real cop? That was some sad, but funny, shit.

Anyway, Dean Cain is an ICE Agent.

Cartels may be able to target witnesses after major court hack There is growing concern that cartels and foreign actors could use the stolen data to identify informants and foil criminal probes.

BREAKING: Drug cartels are feared to be among those that obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system.

Tell Congress: Gaza aid must flow freely and safely The intentional starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is so cruel and dire that even Donald Trump has said it must stop, but words are meaningless without action. The Trump administration has the power t...

Urge your Members of Congress to call for an end to Netanyahu’s intentional starvation of over two million people in Gaza. Elected officials from both parties must force the issue with Trump’s administration with demands to lift aid restrictions and allow trusted third parties to distribute food.

Where I come from, we call this Medicare fraud.

(Where I come from = public health sector health systems specialist - the job I had before Trump ousted me during his first term. Part of my job was to seek and destroy rich people that would overcharge the VA for medical devices.)

I miss the days when Louie Gohmert was the stupidest Republican.

Texas Judge Freezes Fundraising by Beto O’Rourke for Quorum-Breaking Democrats Read more here.

BREAKING: A Texas judge has temporarily blocked Beto O’Rourke and his nonprofit from using donations to help Dems fighting the GOP’s redistricting.

Paxton is using a consumer fraud law against political fundraising — a rare move with big First Amendment stakes.

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This is perfect.

This is not the quality of pseudoscience infotainment to which I have grown accustomed Teasing the public with fraudulent or self-deluded promises of aliens used to mean something. It took work. It meant slapping together…

I have a complaint about Avi Loeb's latest work and I want to speak to management.

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Signal boost!

Are you in a blue state? Then it’s time to call on your state Democrats to fight fire with fire by readying new congressional maps: www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistrictin...

A 24-year-old from Ottawa, Saihajpreet Singh, has developed a network of bots including DOGEai to influence U.S. elections to support Trump and the Republican Party. He says he has received interest from political campaigns regarding his bots, which post thousands of times daily. (Ottawa Citizen)

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Small succulent plants in decorative pots that resemble cartoon unicorns

The appearance of these succulent pots immediately made me think of @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

JD Vance in England: Soooo, over here you guys call em a "settee" is that right?

Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97 Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.

JUST IN: Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.

Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show.

Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up,

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Every snide/funny thing I might say about this is already in the comments

From what I understand Andrew Cuomo is angry that one of his opponents pays less rent than he does

RFK Jr. saw 20 million lives saved by mRNA vaccines and thought, 'let's try the opposite!'

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

"Trump Is Replacing Billy Long as I.R.S. Commissioner" says the NYT. That would mean **SIX** IRS commissioners since January.

I'll have a new report up on leadership changes at IRS next week, but here's the summary as of May. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...

Getting the first universities to cave has led them to up the extortion for the next. And they're demanding this at the same time as they're issuing Executive Orders that will allow them to cut portions of this funding for other reasons even if UCLA caves too.

Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle Texas lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objected to relocating a space shuttle it has owned for over a decade.

Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

Texas Democrats Are Subverting Democracy by Preventing Us from Subverting Democracy “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congre...

Texas Democrats Are Subverting Democracy by Preventing Us from Subverting Democracy www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tex...

As Fire Season Ramps Up, Thousands of U.S. Firefighting Positions Are Vacant

Your periodic reminder that Trump's DOGE cuts hobbled the nation's fire fighting efforts.

“We were told: Don’t commit to an attack thinking the cavalry is going to come. As fire activity continues to pick up across much of the West, that warning rings true."
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Black t-shirt with the words "Empathy is Cool, Actually"

I had this shirt but now I can't find this shirt and I want to wear this shirt during my fall tour and other events so now I have reordered this shirt and you will see me in it on the road starting in September and if you want it this is the actual site it's from

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