A Buffoon Walks Into The Oval Office...
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- "You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know." - William Wilberforce
- Reposted by A Buffoon Walks Into The Oval Office...Layoffs just hit their highest start-of-year total since January 2009 — the height of the Great Recession — according to data tracking firm Challenger. Meanwhile, CEO pay and corporate profits continue to hit record highs. Does anyone still believe that trickle-down tax cuts create jobs?
- The United States’ diplomatic relationship with Poland faces a severe crisis as Ambassador Tom Rose severs ties with the Polish Parliament over comments regarding Donald Trump. This geopolitical breakdown threatens the stability of the NATO alliance and the security of the European eastern... 1/3
- How can you tell when someone has lost their argument? They resort to name calling. Does this not describe every maga who has ever responded to anything.
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- Lawrence O’Donnell details how Scott Bessent’s testimony before House and Senate committees this week reveals that he is “Donald Trump's best student in the art form of Trump speak, which is deranged, irrational, irrelevant lying.”
- This analysis examines the latest controversy surrounding a Trump Truth Social post and the subsequent reaction from US political figures. Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a formal response to the Republican leader's social media content, sparking intense debate across the American political... 1/2
- The National Football League’s decision to have Bad Bunny, the most streamed artist on Spotify with 85m monthly listeners, play the half-time show at the Super Bowl this Sunday has proven controversial. Turning Point USA, a right-wing youth organization, even set up an “All-American”... 1/2
- A federal judge in Texas struck down a ban on state agencies investing in companies that allegedly boycott fossil fuels. He agreed with the plaintiffs—which included two blacklisted companies—that the law is too broad and vague, and that it violates rights to speech and due process. Texas... 1/2
- Trump launched TrumpRX, a website that allows consumers to buy drugs directly from manufacturers. The website will initially direct users to discount offers on 40 drugs. The president lauded the platform as “one of the most transformative health-care initiatives of all time”. Prescription... 1/2
- The price of bitcoin fell below $65,000 for the first time since November 2024 before recovering slightly. Mr Trump’s pledge to make America the “crypto-capital of the world” helped push bitcoin to $126,000 in October 2025. His administration has followed through by deregulating... 1/2
- Abigail Spanberger, the governor of Virginia, ordered state agencies to end all Section 287(g) agreements, which deputize state law-enforcement officers as federal immigration agents. Ms Spanberger said that agencies should devote resources “to the safety and security of their communities... 1/2
- The Office of Personnel Management removed employment protections from 50,000 senior civil servants. That will make it easier for the government to sack employees who are “resisting” Donald Trump’s policies. Labor unions sued the government when it revealed its plan last year. That lawsuit... 1/2
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- Bezo's sacked a bunch of Washington Post employees because he spent so much on his wedding. Probably not true but if it were true then, at least, it would be justifiable. Bezos' actions are unconscionable .
- The Bill of Rights 1st Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petition. 2nd Right to keep & bear arms. 3rd Protection against quartering of soldiers in private homes. 4th Prohibition against unreasonable searches & seizures; requires warrants to be judicially sanctioned. 5th Right to... 1/3
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- Alphabet said it would invest around $185bn in building AI infrastructure this year, more than double the amount it spent in 2025. The announcement by Google’s parent company came after it reported strong quarterly results. Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2025 rose by 18% year on year to...
- "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu
- Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, is testifying to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr Bessent has spent months auditioning candidates to chair the Federal Reserve. Last week Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh. Now Mr Bessent will need to give Mr Warsh’s nomination a big push in the... 1/3
- Russia’s massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure amid freezing temperatures, aimed at breaking the country’s will to resist, mean that the American-sponsored peace negotiations under way in Abu Dhabi are mostly for show. On a visit to Ukraine this week NATO’s... 1/4
- Tech stocks fell for a 2nd consecutive day, amid concerns about software firms’ vulnerability to AI & worries about chipmakers. The NASDAQ dropped by 1.5% while the S&P 500 fell by 0.5%. Shares in Advanced Micro Devices, a big chipmaker, plunged 17% after it warned that demand would grow more... 1/2
- How do you spell "Luddite"? T-R-U-M-P
- "If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me." —Chad Mizelle, a former chief of staff to the Justice Department, trawls for Assistant United States Attorneys on X amid an exodus of lawyers from the federal government.
- Every week YouGov polls Americans on behalf of The Economist. Democrats want significant reforms to immigration enforcement before agreeing to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Our polling suggests that a majority of Americans support all of the above measures. Even the least popular... 1/2
