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Reuter got this story wrong… It’s not mislabeled countries. None of those blobs are the shape or location of any actual African nation. It’s entirely AI slop! What a joke! www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Challenged idealist. 59, gay, pro-science, MPH, UW; BA Rhetoric, CSUS. Lang: English (1), German (2) Native Californian 💙 Democrat. Gadfly-you’ve been warned. 🇩🇪🇫🇮🇮🇩
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Reuter got this story wrong… It’s not mislabeled countries. None of those blobs are the shape or location of any actual African nation. It’s entirely AI slop! What a joke! www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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It's been nearly 2 weeks since the current administration said "90 trade deals in 90 days? No problem!" They have not even secured ONE www.reuters.com/business/tru...
If the Biden administration was so wasteful, and this one is so parsimonious, why did spending go up 8% despite all the DOGE cutting? Follow the money, please, somebody, follow the money.
CBO finds that DOGE failed to achieve measurable savings in March. At first glance, spending fell $38B (7%) compared to last year. But March began on a Saturday so payments that normally go out in March went out in Feb After adjusting, spending *rose* $45B (8%) compared to March 24.
Oh, it is over. RIP, rule of law. The Supreme Court’s ruling is fascistic and authoritarian and now there is nothing stopping “them“ from removing any one of us if we dare say anything “they“ don’t like. This is how the freedom of speech dies and many other freedoms that are about to die as well
A federal judge has ordered the Trump White House to let Associated Press journalists return to the Oval Office and other spaces to cover news events, ruling it was unlawful to block the news service in a dispute over its choice of words.
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@schiff.senate.gov on republican senators protecting billionaires and betraying the rest of us in the reconciliation bill last night. Hands off of everything at this point. Damn. #MomSky
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Tariff pain is not shared equally: The less money you make, the more Trump's proposed higher taxes on imports will hurt. That does not mean middle-class or wealthy Americans are going to escape unscathed.
“A very stable genius.” Can’t wait to see what chaos looks like. 🙃 stocks.apple.com/AcaDSb7b9Ri6...
Think for one second why Finland decided to join NATO after this many years at this moment in history. God, we have become so stupid and arrogant so quickly.
Finland knows what Russia is all about. We should take lessons from them. Siding with Putin will lead to more death and destruction. Why the fuck is this administration so fucking stupid.
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I’m betting (hoping) there is a lot more of this. We can’t have nice things because we are cruel and stupid. Renowned violinist cancels U.S. tour, including S.F. stop, over Trump policies www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
We are sucking so bad right now. Are we great again, yet? Why does making America great again involve making America into total ass cheese in the eyes of the world? I used to enjoy the respect other had for us. Now, if someone respects us, I assume they’re a Nazi.
WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit. The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever.
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Fact check: No, Zelenskyy doesn't have 4% approval as Trump claims; it's over 50% abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Stupidity is not the same as accident. This was caused by brazen stupidity.
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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It might be important to understand that the rule of law does not preclude the breaking of unjust laws. The rule of law does not mean adherence to ALL law, but adherence to just laws that apply to all people. If it doesn’t pass this sniff test, it is morally right (and necessary) to flush it.
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This seems bad. The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, which has caused the death of hundreds of millions of birds in the last five years around the world, is spreading across Antarctica, a pristine paradise for wildlife. english.elpais.com/science-tech...
Hmmm…are we strong arming Panama to become the dumping ground for people we think might be here illegally and who live too far away for us to repatriate, or did Panama realize it might be good to have a couple ten thousand “prisoners” who were ejected from the US to defend Panama when we attack it?
CBS News: The US is now sending planes to Panama to deport adults and families with children from Afghanistan, China, India, Iran. Uzbekistan, and Cameroon
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