Pretext for the next war, same as pretexts for the last wars. Some old story, same old song and dance.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) found herself denying that President Donald Trump meant what he said when he claimed he didn't think about Americans' financial situation.

'Didn't mean it': GOP senator scrambles after Trump's stunning admission

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) found herself denying that President Donald Trump meant what he said when he claimed he didn't think about Americans' financial situation."When you're negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are American financial situations motivating you to make a deal?" the...

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"In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..." www.wkow.com/news/politic...

Rep. Mark Pocan draws packed crowd at town hall meeting, calls out Rep. Derrick Van Orden on transparency

VILLAGE OF BELMONT, Wis (WKOW) -- In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed the Village of Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall meeting

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Posted by @ianbremmer.com on another platform: “Mexico president Sheinbaum with 85% approval, strongest leader of a major democracy. Hell of a turnout in Mexico City today.”

With all the ugliness in America right now, don't forget the other state of the Union... That America is black and gay and Muslim and indigenous and undocumented and Jewish and lesbian and White and Atheist and Latino and transgender and female and... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-other-...

Don't Forget The Other State of the Union

Sometimes what we see can make us forget what we know.

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⬇️ Dow drops over 400 points on Monday as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persist, while investors brace for a slew of economic data reports this week that are fueling recession fears.

Dow drops 400 points as market sell-off gains steam on recession fears: Live updates

Stocks dropped as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persisted, while investors braced for a slew of economic data reports this week.

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The perfect metaphor for what the Supreme Court did to this country with Citizens United v. FEC.

What a different world we could have.

Market down. Twitter down. Recession talk up.

Harvard University announced a temporary hiring freeze Monday, citing “substantial financial uncertainties” as colleges and universities face widespread scrutiny of their federal funds by Trump. Last year, Harvard's endowment had $53.2 billion, so this is big. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Harvard pauses hiring amid ‘financial uncertainties’ under Trump

The university’s pause on faculty and staff hiring comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million worth of grants and contracts at Columbia University on Friday.

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Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup

Brazil’s attorney general charged the former president Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the 2022 elections.

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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil

Former president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power.

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This is the way… “The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.” With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.

Don’t you just love how the people who wanted school open during the pandemic think we don’t need a Department of Education?

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

Hey DOGE bros - found some of that wasteful spending you were looking for. How many gov employees could have kept working and feeding their families with the estimated $2.5M this stunt cost?

I repeat…

Is Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…” If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.

Money talks

Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · 2y ago

We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

Of course the Democrats will be going to Houston to find and interview voters who were laid off , to ask them what their expectations of the new administration were and how they feel they are doing at the moment. And posting here and everywhere. Right ?

Art Candee 🍿🥤@artcandee.bsky.social · 2y ago

On Fox Business this morning, Chevron Chair and CEO Mike Wirth discusses all of the records that the company has broken last year. "Record" production, record distributions to shareholders, etc... Yet they're laying off 15%-20% of their workforce. Vile.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

Cheri Jacobus@cherijacobus.bsky.social · 2y ago

I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.

We are forgetting the point- this funding has already been approved by congress so holding any funding up is unconstitutional. If they want to change the budget then it should happen through congress not Vought or FElon making cuts at their whim

THANK YOU! This action is inspiring! @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Anyone out there ever work in Treasury Payments? I'm curious if this is actually the case: The Secure Payment System (SPS) employs a strict separation of duties as a core security measure. The point of the ? Is to know how many people are required to approve a payment and where are they located

2 insurrections, same President.

How traumatic must it be for Rocky #246633 and June Bug #248632. They arrived as housemates when their owner died. Now they're in one of the deadliest shelters in SoCal, Apple Valley. Two and four years old, these dogs have already lost everything, they shouldn't now lose their lives.