And that's the beginning. No taxes or contributions to social security paid by those now unable to work.
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2h agoTrump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each www.axios.com/2026/08/05/t...
@nyc118.bsky.social
She/her. Just connecting the dots. This isn't the way it was supposed to be. I still block stupid. 🇺🇦 🐷 Brooklyn
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2h ago
“The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress.“ This is insane. You can’t walk four blocks without running into a group of them standing around and doing nothing.
Guard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows
The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. The figure offers...
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And like all his other rush jobs (reflecting pool, Qatari jet), it will be a disaster and cost four times what it should.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h ago“.. In April, Mr. Trump fired his Navy secretary for not moving quickly enough on building the battleship of his dreams.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Good to see Ron Insana on MSNow on a regular basis. And who would have thought that the new @stephruhle.bsky.social show would be such a great way to start the day?!
"...Last year a report from M.I.T.’s Project NANDA put a number on it, finding that 95 percent of enterprise generative A.I. pilots never delivered real results."
Opinion | I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess. (Gift Article)
The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.
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What do you think would happen if "Democratic Socialist" was replaced with "FDR Democrat"?
Michael Flynn got paid by the Russian government to do anti-American propaganda, got paid by the Turkish government to conspire to break US laws, and now got paid by the US government for helping cover up a hostile anti-American foreign intelligence operation, ensuring perpetrators got away with it.
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 12h ago🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵
Now, let's hop to 1 of my favorite podcasts, Trashfuture. In the latest segment, "The Grafters ["Grifters"?] Baccalaureate", we learn that a Price Waterhouse Cooper affiliate has recently published an authoritative-seeming report which claims the existence of a revolutionary new product called...
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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So what has Trump promised Oman et al to get him out of the mess he's made with Iran?
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social is so much better without Joe and Mika. Unwatchable with them.
Probably would've been nice to know this before the 2024 election, but sure
@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d agoABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
The only time Trump played a golf tournament where he couldn't cheat, the American Century Celebrity Tournament in 2006 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada., he shot 52 over par in 3 rounds and finished in 62nd place out of 80 celebrities.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d agoHow come Trump has won every golf tournament held at one of his own courses but has never won one on any other courses?
An embarrassment to @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social, their fans, and the whole city of Pittsburgh.
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 2d agoIt’s August 2026 and Aaron Rodgers is having a full blown meltdown about Anthony Fauci.
And Trump won't send help. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfires
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to the federal agency expressing frustration with the decision.
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NPR@npr.org · 2d agoSpokane Mayor Lisa Brown says nearly half of the city's neighborhoods have either been evacuated or are at risk as the fires remain uncontained. n.pr/4fJ5f32
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem." - Carl Sagan
Padilla co-wrote a bill that would let the public sue a sitting president to recover money taken through corruption. Yes, a sitting president. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-law...
Three teenage boys printed directions for a hike on a trail in British Columbia, Canada that Google Maps estimated to be over five hours. In reality, their hike weeks ago lasted at least 12 hours and required the intervention of rescue crews, according to the Lions Bay Search and Rescue team.
Teen Hikers Rescued 12 Hours Into Google Maps Hike
The three teenage boys estimated their hike time would be over five hours on a rugged trail in British Columbia, Canada. A helicopter crew had to retrieve them.
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I don't always agree with everything they say or do but @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @newyorkstateag.bsky.social make me proud to be a NYer even if I'm too often embarrassed to be an American under the Trump regime.
Blazered old queen with a combover at a gay bar in early 1970s Turtle Bay hitting on a cadet who's wandered in by mistake.
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d agoTrump's insecurities and narcissism are just spilling out all over his Turth Social media account at the moment.
