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Elon Musk Can't Take the Heat 17 dalton99a 22 hrs ago 1 hr ago 88 2786

Reuters: Trump's tariffs to lift companies' costs and hurt exports 5 Dennis Donovan 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 6 320

BREAKING: Australians Just started an official Government Petition asking the Government to permanently ban Trump, his f 49 riversedge 16 hrs ago 1 hr ago 292 7731

Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight ... 0 marble falls 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 0 214

Trump's first 50 days mark one of the worst starts for the S&P 500 under any presidency 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago 1 hr ago 6 322

"Hurt, angry Americans must stand with Sen. Cory Booker. Now." Birmingham Real-Time News 3 Amaryllis 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 12 187

Rand Paul -- consistent libertarian -- opposes tariffs. And wins. 4 4th 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 8 264

Tariff rates may have been suggested by AI Large Language Models 7 muriel_volestrangler 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 271

this has been bothering me, please help me sort it out... 8 keroro gunsou 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 2 371

Trump reminds me of the Governor in the movie Blazing Saddles. 6 surfered 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 227

Laura Loomer was at the friggin' White House yesterday to berate NSC staff 7 lanlady 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 435

Why couldn't we subsidize the industries we want to grow and place reasonable tariffs to protect them? 10 DemocratSinceBirth 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 2 232

So they laid off everyone who worked on LIHEAP 6 Tadpole Raisin 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 18 518

How Republicans Are Flouting the Rules of the Congressional Review Act 0 Celerity 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 123

CNBC on tariffs: "Burning down the house to cook a steak." "Defacto tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by the poor." 2 highplainsdem 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 9 292

Like Walmart slapping its customers 5 mac56 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 6 473

CNN: DOGE drove layoff announcements to their third-highest-ever level in March 0 Dennis Donovan 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 3 104

Let's see if it was really about prices. 4 yardwork 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 13 341

Gift article: The false things Trump said about tariffs during his announcement 2 PA Democrat 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 18 423

Remember, it is never a good idea to bet against the U.S. 0 JohnSJ 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 4 345

Bat Shit Crazy Rand Paul Drops The Mic Of Reason 40 MayReasonRule 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 86 3105

The tariffs are a 2 for 1 score for TSF 2 mn9driver 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 5 336

How LOW can/will it go? 5 hlthe2b 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 7 324

RECALL REQUEST: Dear mom, gun, and American pie MAGAs. Do you understand now why he had 6 bankruptcies? 0 Tadpole Raisin 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 13 261

There are no midsize cars made by the big threee domestic automakers. [View all] 84 DemocratSinceBirth 19 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 13 2812

Question: why did Trump impose tariffs on those penguins on an Island off Australia and not Russia? 6 surfered 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 6 191

Musk's kids hate him. And he disowned his trans daughter 1 Maraya1969 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 5 367

Myanmar's military declares temporary ceasefire as quake deaths pass 3,000 4 malaise 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 132

"They send us wine and cheese and Mercedes; that's not rape and pillaging. We send them paper in response to that." 3 BeyondGeography 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 9 488

Raw Story: 'The patient lived!' Trump celebrates tariffs with 'operation' comparison as markets tank 6 Dennis Donovan 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 227

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Under 40,000 by when 2 malaise 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 12 346

Taxes 1 Coolgoober 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 207

The country is being led by raving lunatics. 3 milestogo 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 11 271

Why Was Russia Left Off The Tariff List? 9 WiVoter 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 5 347

Denmark Offers to Buy Michigan, Citing "Strategic Clog Manufacturing Potential" 17 Layzeebeaver 8 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 37 1273

Let's see who has the unfortunate task of ringing the opening bell this morning ... Ah, perfect: Newsmax. 5 mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 4 339

South Korea about to find out 0 Joe Nation 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 8 390

Mike Johnson melts down after House proxy vote failure exposes MAGA's "pro-family" lie 5 marmar 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 10 348

Dow Is Down 1,600 Points 32 DemocratSinceBirth 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 10 781

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mucifer 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 34

"There Will Be Some Short Term Pain" 12 Chasstev365 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 13 400

You Can Bookmark This Post 0 DemocratSinceBirth 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 17 400

Mike Pence on the Trump tax 16 dalton99a 11 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 18 913

Tariffs are a sales tax and operate essentially the same way. 28 unblock 12 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 16 713

This message was self-deleted by its author 1 highplainsdem 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 0 72

Not "America First" but "America Fisted by old man by force" 2 RoeVWade 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 4 118

I can honestly say that I regret voting for Trump 13 HAB911 5 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 8 841

Medicare premiums for Supplemental were being taken on the 5th of each month. I see the premium deduction instead 5 JohnSJ 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 341

Senate passes resolution to block Canada tariffs 12 struggle4progress 14 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 25 737

Number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits highest since late 2021 1 Historic NY 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 143

Will folks go to Canada to shop ? 12 Beachnutt 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 1 306

Rubio dismisses speculation US could leave NATO as 'hysteria' 10 Swede 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 171

Americans will pay $6 trillion for Trump's tariffs -- the largest tax hike in US history 7 CousinIT 12 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 5 319

Ok, I'm scared. Second tornado "extreme" warning level alert 23 Tanuki 8 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 18 996

I just bought a brake kit 1 Henry203 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 1 289

I turn 65 tomorrow 11 Danmel 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 11 310

DOGE drove layoff announcements to their third-highest-ever level in March 0 dalton99a 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 205

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 Marthe48 3 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 4 471

Is The World Laughing Or Shuddering? -- Tom Sullivan 0 erronis 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 3 150

Remember these words today. - when the bell rings - Trump: If Biden is elected, 'the stock market will crash' 2 malaise 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 11 198

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Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans 8 Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 31 763

SS Payment on time... this month. 5 malthaussen 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 6 220

Hey! I found a store in which everything is "Made in America" 15 underpants 14 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 9 1143

Megyn Kelly Blames Dems for Elon Musk's Reported Exit, Says It's 'Sad' He's Not Embraced Like Einstein or Edison 34 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 22 935

Why no tariffs on Russia? 0 BoRaGard 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 4 200

Liberation Day is Libation Day. 0 Historic NY 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 2 95

History from Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2 SocialDemocrat61 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 3 314

It's all fun and games until you or someone you know or love loses their job. 0 DemocratSinceBirth 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 10 220

Lutnick on CNBC: It's not about helping workers (though he tries to say the opposite 4 Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 7 352

If you like everything fixed by "Hulk smash" policy, Trump is your man 5 RoeVWade 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 6 150

The dollar has taken a quick 2 per cent dive against the Euro, and the EU is circling the wagons 8 DFW 5 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 11 303

Unprecedented protests this morning on Heard and Macdonald Islands, as the population rises up against Trumps tariffs 3 Mr. Sparkle 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 15 348

The penguins are going to pay for what they did to our country. Believe me. 🥴 5 riversedge 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 8 269

Economists predict the USA will lose $64 BILLION in tourism. So Efficient!! 7 riversedge 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 13 251

This song, We Are Great Again, by Billy Simons Jr., nails what is happening these days. 2 S/V Loner 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 5 251

NBC News: Dangerous wx from NE Texas to Michigan. Now, about those cuts to NOAA... 3 Dennis Donovan 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 7 257

A little birdie in DC told me that ReTHUGs are in a state of stunned incredulity because 37 malaise 21 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 319 9748

Good racism tutorial on Threads 0 LiberalArkie 3 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 3 240

We Have Come Full Circle 8 MayReasonRule 7 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 48 1642

Krasnov's Tariffs Are A Mob Boss' Protection Racket 3 gab13by13 4 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 4 208

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