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Hearing a lot of Republicans talk about how political violence is never justified and shouldn’t ever happen. So what about Jan 6? Was that peaceful? And how about taking healthcare away from people? Won’t that kill people? Isn’t increasing the cost of living while reducing jobs an act of violence?

After seeing Howard Lutnick on Bloomberg, I am convinced that the “data issue” with the BLS numbers is purely to hide the numbers to avoid the market selling off today so they can cash in on their calls. Next week I am expecting a bloodbath once the numbers come out.

LUTNICK BLAMES BLS ISSUES ON OLD LEADERSHIP

Discussing tariff negotiations with Japan, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears absolutely overjoyed that Trump has been able to circumvent the Constitution and steal the "power of the purse" from Congress to create his own personal slush fund using Japanese investment commitments.

Elon speaking at the Saudi Investment Forum just exposes how full of absolute shit Musk is. Taking a tunnel is like teleporting? Has this guy never taken a subway? How about we build some public transit instead of digging tunnels for his Tesla’s to get stuck in?

Is it just me or is China also sending a message by just sending a delegation to meet the US, while Xi was meeting face to face with Putin?

Folks.. I'm doubting all this posting about China "abruptly walking out of" the meeting with Bessent. The US and Chinese delegations were staying in separate hotels and are meeting elsewhere per the South China Morning Post. Both delegations "abruptly left" their hotels to travel to the meeting.

Busting up big corporations.  Tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics.  Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages. Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare... This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.

Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

100 men vs. 1 gorilla? How about the working class against the oligarchy? The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. This is the real fight we need to be talking about.

To the Chinese delegation that is meeting with Scott Bessent in Switzerland - please embarrass this clown and this administration. Bessent is clearly disingenuous and this administration needs to be humbled on the world stage.

📺JUST IN: Trump-Carney meeting #Trump: "It will be a wonderful marriage." #Carney: "It's not for sale. Won't be for sale ever." @en.france24.com #Canada #US

Scott Bessent speaking at Milken Institute - his voice cracked when he was saying something that is clearly false. I am serious - this guy has a tell when he doesn’t believe his own words.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s has a nervous tic when he’s lying. He is composed talking about trade talks with India, but his voice cracks when asked about China.

For an administration that is so anti-DEI, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender right now on Bloomberg talking about how the relationship with China is inequitable and they are just looking for equality in trade is just a joke. 🙄 #tariffs

If Canada joins the EU, it could be called something like CANEU; pronounced like “canoe”. Canoeing is great. Who doesn’t like canoeing?

Ha Ha Ha Ha Trump using pads so he doesn’t lean forward while talking.

Apple feature request for Safari: please give the option to always open links in a specific profile instead of the last one used.

I bet some nefarious folks are trying to figure out how to SIM spoof anyone and everyone in the Trump admin at this point. Guaranteed one of these geniuses will fall for an AI-generated phishing email. I think it’s safe to consider the US government completely compromised now.

Trump: I don’t know anything about the Signal chat. It’s a witch-hunt. Maybe Signal is defective. …somebody come get your grandpa his meds.

If the public is going to be subject to constant surveillance to ensure the good behaviour of the citizens, then government officials should be subject to extra scrutiny. The US government using Signal means that the official US records can no longer be trusted.

If #BlackBerry came out with a new phone right now I think they could really capitalize on the “Buy Canadian” sentiment.

. @jenpsaki.msnbc.com argues that acknowledging the “constitutional crisis” is not enough; what’s crucial is defining the available checks, balances, and real actions. #TheWeeklyShow #DOGE #Democracy

NEW VIDEO: Are we in a constitutional crisis? Not yet — but we're on the precipice of one, @marcelias.bsky.social says. Watch the full video now: youtu.be/untZXAal3oU

Trump’s tariffs gonna turn out like America’s Brexit. Looking forward to the interviews with Trump supporters a few years from now when America is ostracized from the rest of the world.

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eehe...

Today in Milan, a student activist group hung a trash-filled effigy of Musk upside down on a gate outside of piazzale Loreto, where Mussolini's body was displayed in 1945. They left the message: "C'è sempre posto a piazzale Loreto, Elon" (There's always room in piazzale Loreto, Elon)

The richest men in the world are on stage with Trump. The real dividing line in this country is not between right and left, it’s between oligarchs and the people. The rest is a distraction — And it’s how they keep power.

Watching the DA talk on ABC7 about how they are throwing the book at looters in LA… and yet Trump is walking around a free man. What a joke of a country.