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Trump backed down to China of tariffs. I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Positively blown away.

Good morning, Bluesky. Today is another writing day. I'm on draft two of my latest novel, and I feel the ending approaching. Disassociating from current events to focus on creativity has done wonders for my mental health. Have a lovely day!

Good morning, Bluesky. Good vibes and a pleasant day to you all. Never forget: there is more good in the world than evil. But you'll rarely hear about that in the news. Find your joy and embrace it. "Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." -Dalai Lama

Happy Earth Day! And happy release day for fans of Andor! I'm striving to spend less time on news and politics and more time writing and reading. I always feel so much better putting my head to my pillow after a day of creative progress. Find your happy place, and dig in deep 😊

Hegseth is dead man walking. Musk's influence is dropping faster than Tesla's stock price. But things won't get better even when these disasterous men are gone. Trump is an anchor pulling America's greatness to dangerous, dark depths. We can not slow down. Resistance is more important than ever.

Welcome to MAGA, where children are savaged by eradicated, deadly diseases as a choice preferable to them being on the spectrum despite zero correlation between the two.

Good morning, Bluesky! The news is stressful, and social media can be great to blow off steam. It can also exacerbate anxiety sometimes. Don't neglect yourself. Engage in hobbies, go for a walk, or send a message to an old friend. Self-love is crucial to a balanced life. Great vibes to you all

What I wouldn't give to sit in on that call.

They are obviously slow learners

Not that I'm suggesting malfeasance, of course not. But this is a friendly, unrelated reminder that Opera browser is free to install and has a free, simple VPN included.

UPDATE: Abrego Garcia's lawyers urge the judge to reject DOJ's effort to delay. They say the government was under order for multiple days to begin facilitating Abrego Garcia's return prior to Chief Justice Roberts' stay order on Monday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is disturbing but rings true because there can never be good news. The lack of specifics give them lots of room to wiggle and delay. They don't want him free to talk. Anyone have a good legal counter argument to the points raised here by Danny Cevallos? www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-ana...

Huge. Supremes come through with 9-0 ruling, ordering the Trump administration to comply with lower court and facilitate the return of mistakenly deported man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Document of ruling linked below. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Trump and MAGA will tout this genius move, but make no mistake: Trump folded. He was facing total economic meltdown. The Western world will buy in because an American collapse harkens Chinese socialist dominance, which is bad business for capitalist elite. www.mediaite.com/news/foxs-ga...

Trump punts on Liberation Day and removes the loaded gun from the economy's temple. MAGA/GOP cheers his genius, reversing course on days of cheering those same tariffs as also genius. Victory lap ensues. I'm tired.

Trump suggested a 90-day tariff pause on many countries, sending markets into the stratosphere. He is forced to punt on "Liberation Day," but a victory lap will naturally ensue. He doubled down on China, increasing duties to 125%, citing "lack of respect." And so continues our economic whiplash.

Things are getting spicy. Market turmoil likely to continue today. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/c...

Sad reminder that we are still in the infancy of Trump's term. Midterms will be so important. He won't be stopped, but he might be slowed.

Mania in the market. 2300 difference between high and low on the DOW, ending on a 4th day of heavy losses for all indexes. This after starting the day big in the green. This level of volatility is astounding. It seems the only thing preventing free fall are rumors and hopes.

Let fear and paranoia rule the day. How long before bounties are offered by the feds to rat people out. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...

Market volatility continues as Trump hints at willingness to consider trade deals. Politically, this will be interesting. If Trump scores deals with major trading partners, markets will soar. One false tweet sent indexes (momentarily) to the moon. After all, money made is loss forgiven.

DIJA opens up 3.5%. Will today be a rally, or is this a phantom rebound?

Massive misplay. China can really screw up the US economy with greater escalation. Especially true with joint responses between China, Japan, and Korea on tariffs. Congress must act. GOP must choose country over king. www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuter...

Premarket data shows a potential massive spike at open.

Pump and dump on a whole new level.

Big yikes. Dow closes at session lows, down over 2200pts. This after 1700pts drop yesterday. No end in sight. Nasdaq-7.5% S&P -6%

Americans aren't ready to learn just how expensive shoes and clothing can be. Or electronics. Or almost everything else we import from Asia. I've got kids. They go through clothes and shoes like crazy and it's already expensive to keep up with. I know I'm not alone in that.

Wheel of Time is so good this season! Episode 6 is another banger. #wotskies

Tiny quibble: job numbers from March are typically not impacted by April policy announcements. Also, while job growth was higher than expected, the unemployment rate also climbed in March. Just a small detail.

"It's just the beginning" was way more ominous than Rep Van Drew may have meant it.

What a day... Dow closes just off session lows. Will tomorrow bring us below 40k?

The most watched news network is indistinguishable from state-sponsored media.

"But dividing the U.S.’s 2024 goods-trade deficit with China, of some $295 billion, by the amount the U.S. imported from China results in the 67% tariff value presented by the White House." Only the best people. 👌

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Funny how Trump's tariff tax announcement comes right as the market closes.

Senator Booker got it started. Who is next? We don't need every senator up there for 25 hours. But filibusters need to become the norm. Unanimous consent needs to be denied. Frustrate the process. Delay. Gum up the works.

Tuberville might be sort of dumb. No, scratch that. Tuberville knows how dumb his supporters are.

We've fought long and hard to win this seat, and we have the numbers to prove it! There's still time to phonebank and canvass in the final 24 hours. Please, help us out at the Mobilize link in my bio. Together, we can take back this seat for hardworking Floridians!

Good for Booker for doing something, but without a call for greater action, this will unfortunately fall flat as performative bullshit. On the other hand, if the Democrstic chamber used their full and united powers to disrupt, delay, and frustrate, change can begin.

Better late than never. The minority has tools to disrupt business and call attention to the executive overreach. We need more Democratic senators to follow suit.

Massive mobilization for this critical vote. Hillary Clinton chose today to join Bluesky just to help get the word out. Consider volunteering!