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<p>Excellent</p><p>Federal judge throws out <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> order blocking development of <a href="/tags/wind/" rel="tag">#wind</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a></p><p>A federal judge on Monday struck down Trump’s executive order blocking <a href="/tags/windenergy/" rel="tag">#WindEnergy</a> projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of <a href="/tags/windfarms/" rel="tag">#WindFarms</a> on federal <a href="/tags/lands/" rel="tag">#lands</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/waters/" rel="tag">#waters</a> was “arbitrary &amp; capricious” &amp; violates US <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-wind-power-offshore-attorney-general-a8c2f1201ac6b0607e8c4a1c36e651ba?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-08-Wind+energy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-wind-power-offshore-attorney-general-a8c2f1201ac6b0607e8c4a1c36e651ba?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-08-Wind+energy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-wind-</span><span class="invisible">power-offshore-attorney-general-a8c2f1201ac6b0607e8c4a1c36e651ba?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-08-Wind+energy</span></a></p>

<p>MAGA&#x27;s triggered right now. It&#x27;s being reported that social media feeds are being swarmed by MAGAs slinging insults at anyone who dares to question the majesty of and sagacity of Donald. </p><p>What has them triggered:</p><p>1. The big turnout for No Kings, which they&#x27;ve tried to pretend was a tiny turnout of paid agitators.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/trolling/" rel="tag">#trolling</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> <a href="/tags/approvalratings/" rel="tag">#ApprovalRatings</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="/tags/ballroom/" rel="tag">#ballroom</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinballroom/" rel="tag">#EpsteinBallroom</a> <a href="/tags/eastwing/" rel="tag">#EastWing</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a><br>/1</p>

<p>&quot;Trump is clearly getting worse, growing even more out of touch with each passing week. Regardless of whether it’s advancing age or growing frustration, even Trump, I think, realizes that his efforts to suppress all opposition are running into serious resistance.&quot;</p><p>~ Paul Krugman</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/mentaldecline/" rel="tag">#MentalDecline</a> <a href="/tags/dementia/" rel="tag">#dementia</a> <a href="/tags/rage/" rel="tag">#rage</a> <a href="/tags/dissociation/" rel="tag">#dissociation</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> <a href="/tags/shitshow/" rel="tag">#ShitShow</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-has-lost-touch-with" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-has-lost-touch-with"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/don</span><span class="invisible">ald-trump-has-lost-touch-with</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> Accepts $130M From Private Donor To Help Pay Troops</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> said that an *anonymous* private donor who he described as a “patriot” &amp; a personal friend has given $130M to the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> government to help pay troops during the <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a>.</p><p>It is not clear how far the donation would go toward covering the salaries of the more than 1.3 million troops who make up the active-duty <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a>. A $130M donation would equal about $100 a service member.</p><p><a href="/tags/privatemilitary/" rel="tag">#PrivateMilitary</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us/trump-canada-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us/trump-canada-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/2</span><span class="invisible">4/us/trump-canada-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;The man’s mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story.&quot;</p><p>~ Mark Jacob</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/mentalacuity/" rel="tag">#MentalAcuity</a> <a href="/tags/mentaldecline/" rel="tag">#MentalDecline</a> <a href="/tags/dementia/" rel="tag">#dementia</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/sanewashing/" rel="tag">#sanewashing</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/media-must-cover-not-cover-up-trumps" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.stopthepresses.news/p/media-must-cover-not-cover-up-trumps"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.stopthepresses.news/p/medi</span><span class="invisible">a-must-cover-not-cover-up-trumps</span></a></p>

<p>Fuuuuuck</p><p>Benton of <a href="/tags/8thcircuit/" rel="tag">#8thCircuit</a> to take senior status, giving <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> first Federal Circuit Judgeship of 2nd term</p><p>U.S. Circuit Judge Duane Benton has announced that he will step down from active service on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating the first vacancy on the <a href="/tags/stlouis/" rel="tag">#StLouis</a>, <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> court that Trump could fill.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#judiciary</a> <a href="/tags/coequalbranchesofgovernment/" rel="tag">#CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment</a> <a href="/tags/trumpcoup2/" rel="tag">#TrumpCoup2</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/8th-circuits-benton-take-senior-status-giving-trump-first-vacancy-2025-10-27/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/legal/government/8th-circuits-benton-take-senior-status-giving-trump-first-vacancy-2025-10-27/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/legal/governme</span><span class="invisible">nt/8th-circuits-benton-take-senior-status-giving-trump-first-vacancy-2025-10-27/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>

<p>Well done.</p><p><a href="/tags/fulbright/" rel="tag">#Fulbright</a> Board Resigns After Accusing <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Aides of <a href="/tags/politicalinterference/" rel="tag">#PoliticalInterference</a></p><p>The board of the prestigious program told the <a href="/tags/state/" rel="tag">#State</a> Department it had no right to cancel <a href="/tags/scholarships/" rel="tag">#scholarships</a> for nearly 200 American <a href="/tags/professors/" rel="tag">#professors</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/researchers/" rel="tag">#researchers</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/academicfreedom/" rel="tag">#AcademicFreedom</a> <a href="/tags/separationofpowers/" rel="tag">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/americanautocracy/" rel="tag">#AmericanAutocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>Out today: Feeding <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/trump-cu</span><span class="invisible">ts-texas-food-banks/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/snap/" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#poverty</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>&quot;As food assistance runs out and a billionaire offers money for troops, Trump dances in Malaysia. ...</p><p>While Trump could be seen dancing like a fool on a red carpet in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, actual patriots at food banks and other grassroots organizations were bracing to serve large populations in need.&quot;</p><p>~ Steven Beschloss</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a> <a href="/tags/snap/" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/economicelites/" rel="tag">#EconomicElites</a> <a href="/tags/foodstamps/" rel="tag">#FoodStamps</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.americaamerica.news/p/hunger-bribes-and-sociopathy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.americaamerica.news/p/hunger-bribes-and-sociopathy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.americaamerica.news/p/hung</span><span class="invisible">er-bribes-and-sociopathy</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/wompwomp/" rel="tag">#WompWomp</a> 1/...</p><p>“A <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia </p><p>A group of preservationists has thrown a wrench in the plans for a Trump-branded hotel complex backed by the president’s son-in-law, Jared <a href="/tags/kushner/" rel="tag">#Kushner</a>, in Belgrade”</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/politics/trump-serbia-kushner-development.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/politics/trump-serbia-kushner-development.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-serbia-kushner-development.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>Under <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, Federal <a href="/tags/workplace/" rel="tag">#Workplace</a> Anti-Discrimination Agency Engaged in…Workplace <a href="/tags/discrimination/" rel="tag">#Discrimination</a></p><p>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (<a href="/tags/eeoc/" rel="tag">#EEOC</a>) was established by the 1964 <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> Act to enforce anti-discrimination laws in workplaces across the country. But under Trump, the federal agency tasked with helping workers who experienced hostile work environments became a hostile work environment itself, acc/to one judge’s recent ruling.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/laborlaw/" rel="tag">#LaborLaw</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/under-trump-eeoc-discriminated-against-trans-man-marc-seawright/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/under-trump-eeoc-discriminated-against-trans-man-marc-seawright/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.motherjones.com/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">025/10/under-trump-eeoc-discriminated-against-trans-man-marc-seawright/</span></a></p>

<p>Next thing you know he’ll be demanding to be named sexiest man of the year, which he deserves just as much as he deserved the Nobel Peace Price. Get your political rebellion attire here: 🔗<a href="https://capitoltrash.etsy.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>capitoltrash.etsy.com</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/dictator/" rel="tag">#dictator</a> <a href="/tags/pedo/" rel="tag">#pedo</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/beta/" rel="tag">#beta</a></p>

<p>THE EXPRESS: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> health fears soar after &#x27;humiliating&#x27; <a href="/tags/dance/" rel="tag">#Dance</a> in Malaysia... <a href="/tags/lol/" rel="tag">#LOL</a>...&quot;&#x27;What is he doing?&quot;....</p><p>President <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> was spotted showing off his dance moves during his weekend arrival in <a href="/tags/malaysia/" rel="tag">#Malaysia</a>, prompting fresh questions about his well being. </p><p>Footage rapidly spread across <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>, <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a>&#x27;s X News Discussion Platform and Mastadon captured <a href="/tags/presidenttrump/" rel="tag">#PresidentTrump</a>, 79, swaying to music as he moved forward to meet <a href="/tags/malaysian/" rel="tag">#Malaysian</a> officials......</p><p><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2126121/donald-trump-health-fears-malaysia" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.express.co.uk/news/world/2126121/donald-trump-health-fears-malaysia"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.express.co.uk/news/world/2</span><span class="invisible">126121/donald-trump-health-fears-malaysia</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;In the dead of night, Donald Trump slipped out of the White House and boarded Air Force One for a trip to Asia. Twenty-four days into a government shutdown of his own making, Trump became the first president in American history to leave the country during an active shutdown. Millions of federal workers remain furloughed or unpaid.&quot;</p><p>~ Ben Meiselas</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/snap/" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="/tags/groceries/" rel="tag">#groceries</a> <a href="/tags/prices/" rel="tag">#prices</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/breaking-saturday-afternoon-news" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.meidasplus.com/p/breaking-saturday-afternoon-news"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.meidasplus.com/p/breaking-</span><span class="invisible">saturday-afternoon-news</span></a></p>

<p>I know drugs are not the reason <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> wants war with Venezuela - It has the world’s largest oil reserves. By Greg Palast</p><p>“For years, I was BBC Television’s correspondent covering <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a> and US attempts to overthrow their elected government. </p><p>Trump invented nothing. </p><p>This is at least the fourth US-backed attempt at overthrow and assassination of a Venezuelan president.”</p><p><a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/venezuela-when-i-met-with-chavez-and-maduro/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gregpalast.com/venezuela-when-i-met-with-chavez-and-maduro/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gregpalast.com/venezuela-w</span><span class="invisible">hen-i-met-with-chavez-and-maduro/</span></a></p>

<p>In response to <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> / <a href="/tags/gavinnewsom/" rel="tag">#GavinNewsom</a> suit, <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin argues it has no obligation to consult with or get consent of the <a href="/tags/governor/" rel="tag">#governor</a> before sending in <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> or <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a>.</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.22.0.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.22.0.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.22.0.pdf</span></a></p><p>The Trump admin defends sending ~5,000 troops to LA: &quot;The statute empowers the President to determine what forces &#x27;he considers necessary&#x27; to &#x27;suppress&#x27; a &#x27;rebellion&#x27; or to &#x27;execute&#x27; federal &#x27;laws&#x27;—not the Governor, &amp; not a federal court.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a></p>

<p>Exclusive: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> officials tried to ban half of US <a href="/tags/votingmachines/" rel="tag">#VotingMachines</a>, citing <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> </p><p>Trump’s “election-security czar” last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/states/" rel="tag">#states</a> by asking whether the <a href="/tags/commerce/" rel="tag">#Commerce</a> Department could declare their components national-security risks, according to 2 ​people with direct knowledge of the matter.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/electionlaw/" rel="tag">#ElectionLaw</a> <a href="/tags/electioninterference/" rel="tag">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="/tags/biglie/" rel="tag">#BigLie</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/seditiousconspiracy/" rel="tag">#SeditiousConspiracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-officials-tried-ban-half-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories-2026-05-22/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-officials-tried-ban-half-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories-2026-05-22/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/legal/litigati</span><span class="invisible">on/trump-officials-tried-ban-half-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories-2026-05-22/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>

<p>Sworn declarations submitted overnight from <a href="/tags/venezuelans/" rel="tag">#Venezuelans</a> deported by <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> to <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a> prove innocent &amp; legal <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> were sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center forced labor facility.</p><p>Here is one from a professional soccer player imprisoned in <a href="/tags/cecot/" rel="tag">#CECOT</a> &amp; forced into hard labor on the basis of soccer-related tattoos &amp; a single, innocent hand gesture. </p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/alienenemiesact/" rel="tag">#AlienEnemiesAct</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#Judiciary</a> <a href="/tags/constitutionalcrisis/" rel="tag">#ConstitutionalCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p>There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <a href="/tags/slushfund/" rel="tag">#SlushFund</a></p><p>by <a href="/tags/jamieraskin/" rel="tag">#JamieRaskin</a></p><p>These days it takes a spectacular burst of <a href="/tags/corruption/" rel="tag">#corruption</a> to get the attention of our scandal-weary nation, but <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &amp; his admin have managed, once again, to transfix Americans by establishing a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund in the <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> that will undoubtedly be used to line the pockets of Trump’s partisans &amp; foot soldiers — with your tax dollars.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/theft/" rel="tag">#theft</a> <a href="/tags/taxpayersmoney/" rel="tag">#TaxpayersMoney</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opinion/trump-congress-blanche-treasury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.qgbr._vGHusTOpqUc&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opinion/trump-congress-blanche-treasury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.qgbr._vGHusTOpqUc&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opi</span><span class="invisible">nion/trump-congress-blanche-treasury.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kVA.qgbr._vGHusTOpqUc&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>

<p>Considering how the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> admin only factored in exports related to goods (not services) when making up the tariff amount to impose on each country, it’s not surprising that it is not contemplating the impact that foreign attendance at US schools has on the US economy 🤷‍♀️</p><p><a href="/tags/mythoughts/" rel="tag">#MyThoughts</a> <a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/useconomy/" rel="tag">#USeconomy</a> </p><p>From: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dalfen</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/114588618728064035" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mstdn.social/@dalfen/114588618728064035"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@dalfen/114588618</span><span class="invisible">728064035</span></a></p>

<p>No <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> decision on <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s absolute <a href="/tags/immunity/" rel="tag">#immunity</a> claim.</p><p>Chief *Justice* <a href="/tags/johnroberts/" rel="tag">#JohnRoberts</a> announced that Monday is the final day of the term.</p><p>Monday will mark the first time since 2020 that the Supreme Court term runs into July. The court extended the session that year because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Before that, it had not happened since 1996.</p><p><a href="/tags/lawlessness/" rel="tag">#lawlessness</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/ginnithomas/" rel="tag">#GinniThomas</a> <a href="/tags/marthaannalito/" rel="tag">#MarthaAnnAlito</a> <a href="/tags/partisancourt/" rel="tag">#PartisanCourt</a> <a href="/tags/activistcourt/" rel="tag">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="/tags/extremistcourt/" rel="tag">#ExtremistCourt</a> <a href="/tags/corruptcourt/" rel="tag">#CorruptCourt</a> <a href="/tags/darkmoney/" rel="tag">#DarkMoney</a> <a href="/tags/courtreform/" rel="tag">#CourtReform</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> on Thurs will issue more end-of-the-term rulings, potentially including whether <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> is immune from prosecution in his federal <a href="/tags/electioninterference/" rel="tag">#ElectionInterference</a> case, whether <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/insurgents/" rel="tag">#insurgents</a> may be charged w/ <a href="/tags/obstruction/" rel="tag">#obstruction</a> &amp; whether <a href="/tags/federalregulatoryagencies/" rel="tag">#FederalRegulatoryAgencies</a> should have their <a href="/tags/powers/" rel="tag">#powers</a> reduced. Wed, the court inadvertently posted a ruling it has not yet announced that, while <a href="/tags/litigation/" rel="tag">#litigation</a> continues, would allow emergency <a href="/tags/abortions/" rel="tag">#abortions</a> to stabilize patients in <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> where <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> is banned.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>

<p>&quot;In the days before <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> suddenly paused most of the punishing <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to 1000s of $worth of stock transactions, incl significant purchases as stock market tumbled&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/congress-stock-market-trading-trump?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/congress-stock-market-trading-trump?cid=ios_app"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/congress-stock-market-trading-trump?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;Unless the government shutdown ends this week, which seems basically impossible, federal support for SNAP will be cut off this Saturday.</p><p>Here are four things you should know about the imminent hunger games.&quot;</p><p>1. &quot;This is a political decision — specifically, a Republican decision.&quot;</p><p>~ Paul Krugman </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a> <a href="/tags/snap/" rel="tag">#SNAP</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/hunger/" rel="tag">#hunger</a> <a href="/tags/groceries/" rel="tag">#groceries</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hunger-games-begin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hunger-games-begin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-hunger-games-begin</span></a></p>