Jason Szep

Have no fear, Republicans will bail you out at some point with a huge chunk of taxpayer money to pay you for not being able to sell your products because of their policies. Then you can post on social media that you’re voting for them because you are against socialism.

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

Reading everything I could about the Spanish Civil War 20 yrs ago (!), this generalization stayed with me

A third were fascists

A third just wanted it to stop

The third fighting for
democracy couldn’t get their act together, wasting time and energy infighting w each other

Are any Republican lawmakers condemning this talk??

Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."

BYU grad student has I-20 visa revoked, leaving student, family, unclear Suguru Onda has been living legally in the US with a Form I-20, or I-20 visa, and said he has one year before completing his doctoral degree.

BYU PhD student, father of 5, just had his student visa revoked and he and his family may have to return to Japan 1-year short of finishing his doctorate. 😡

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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.

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"The states are just an agent of the federal government"

U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them.

60 Minutes“could not find criminal records” for 75% of the 238 men the Trump admin sent to a Salvadoran prison. Of the 22% that had records, the “vast majority are for non-violent offenses.” Trump admin still insists they’re “terrorists.”

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First, Steves finds a way to talk about institutions and oligarchy that is dirt simple:

1. Institutions are PUBLIC WEALTH. They are our shared wealth, dammit.
2. Billionaires can't stand wealth they don't control.
3. So they are going to dismantle our public wealth to better bleed us dry

Huge turnout in NYC

Carney: Canada must be looking elsewhere to expand our trade, to build our economy, and to protect our sovereignty. Canada is ready to take a leadership role in building a coalition of likeminded countries who share our values… If the US no longer wants to lead, Canada will

Harris Faulkner's Fox News show has been on for 20 minutes now. She has not mentioned tariffs or stocks once and a stock ticker isn't being displayed. Strong state media vibes.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

These tariffs reflect Trump's obsession with mafia-like executive power. He's now better placed to force countries and companies to bend to his will, like what he’s doing to universities and law firms. If they want relief, they must plead their case, hat in hand. He can wield carveouts like a cudgel

The tariffs today are the biggest self-destruct that the US has engaged in for a long time. But MAGA Now owns this. Check out my emergency video

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Jim Cramer says Trump tariffs are more punitive than reciprocal As President Donald Trump announced 'reciprocal tariffs' on Wednesday, CNBC's Jim Cramer said the president is focused on punishing U.S. trading partners.

Jim Cramer on Trump's tariffs. "He’s about making these countries bend to his will, and if it causes inflation, then it causes inflation.” www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/j...

Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world It’s a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration’s national security team relies on Signal.

Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world - Politico. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

This slandering of Jeffrey Goldberg, an excellent journalist, is outrageous, especially by an administration that pumps out a velocity of disinformation and misinformation that's unprecedented in Washington.

Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.

Trump's cabinet officials and advisers "are effectively institutionalizing disinformation" and ushering "the country into a new era of post-truth politics, where facts are contested and fictions used to pursue policy goals." Important story on the disinfo presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/b...

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This Trump administration doesn’t even bother to hide the corruption.

"Woke just means you give a damn about other people."

— Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards

This new EO is a doozy, clearly written to test the constitutionality of independent agencies at the SCt. It purports to effectively bring all independent agencies - including the Fed Election Cmsn and the Fed (in part) under presidential control. Irreconcilable w/existing law full stop. /1

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

BREAKING — USDA says it accidentally fired officials working to combat bird flu and says it’s trying to rehire them

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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

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John Fetterman Has a Message for Democrats in New Interview “Buckle up and pack a lunch, because it’s going to be four years of this,” the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania said.

Fetterman’s advice to nervous Democrats: “Buckle up and pack a lunch, because it’s going to be four years of this…I’m going to pick my fights. If you freak out on everything, you lose any kind of relevance.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/u...

Musk's X claims ownership of InfoWars accounts in sale to The Onion X users own the content they post, not the accounts themselves, the company argues.

If you have an account on X, Musk says he owns it. From Axios: "X in a Monday court filing argued that its users don't own their accounts and those accounts can't be sold or transferred to a third party without X's permission." www.axios.com/2024/11/26/m...