The genius businessman strikes again
$11 billion spent in just six days of war.
$38 trillion in debt.
Let's go the moon.
Big Tech and Big Media donated some $63 million to a Trump-aligned nonprofit that was set up to help finance Trump's presidential library.
Now the nonprofit has disappeared and with it the money.
Three guesses on where it's gone.
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Spain MEP Irene Montero: “Send your son, Donald Trump — If you want war, send your own people to the front line. We in Spain want our children, our daughters, & our loved ones at home, safe. We don’t want war — those who want war should send their own children”
Trump says high oil prices are good now because oil companies will make a lot of money
Slotkin: "If Russia is helping to kill US forces, we have crossed a rubicon. We have to take decisive action on that. Instead, we're giving them breaks on oil. They're making a ton of money."
Hey GOP — this you?
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.
Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.
They are good for society and the economy.
Popular podcast host Joe Rogan has increasingly broken with Trump since endorsing his 2024 White House campaign.
How it’s playing in France. 🤡
In a 41-word statement posted on Trump-owned platform Truth Social on Thursday morning, Trump appeared to U-turn on what he told FIFA president Gianni Infantino less than 48 hours ago.
Read more:
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congratulations to FIFA on their incredible choice of recipient for the first FIFA peace prize
I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...
Oil Shock Sends Tremors Through World Economy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.
PAPER PLANET: “While Trump gutted food stamps for the poor and disabled, Hegseth ran up the largest single-month bill in history… $93.4 Billion in September… $6.9 million on lobster tails… they told you there’s no money for health care, there’s plenty.”
"Look at past conflicts and look at what people were saying at a similar point in past conflicts... Every war begins with an assumption it's going to be easy and none of them turn out that way."
Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."
They either didn't know Iran would shut down the Strait of Hormuz or they knew and didn't have a plan.
Either way - just totally clear they don't give a damn about what this war means for hardworking Americans.
NEW: The FAA once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.
Congress should take another stab at campaign finance limits. If SCOTUS has any integrity, it would find that preventing billionaires from stealing democracy is a compelling governmental interest that is narrowly tailored to satisfy First Amendment concerns.
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Could America please be known for something else?
The US was isolated in its opposition to the adoption of agreed conclusions at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, recording the only “no” vote at the UN on Monday.
The Maduro Regime is still in power in Venezuela. The IRGC regime is still in power in Iran. The Epstein regime is still in power in D.C.
New in PN: Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss
"The evident fact is that the president is completely nuts, and that he’s 'governing' the country — and has now taken the US to war — based on his impulses alone, without even the pretense of a strategy or goal."
Highest price ever recorded for beef steak fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU00...