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Paul Chambers🚧<p>Steak ’n Shake was struggling. It turned to beef tallow — and MAGA.</p><p>“We RFK’ed our fries,” Steak ’n Shake COO Dan Edwards said in a February Fox News interview.</p><p>"Now, Steak ’n Shake’s X account posts images of Tesla-themed storefronts on Mars and slogans like “Make Frying Oil Tallow Again” printed on MAGA-esque red hats." <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/03/13/steak-shake-maga-beef-tallow/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/food/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/13/steak-shake-maga-beef-tallow/</span></a></p><p>Paywall Archive: <a href="https://archive.ph/5gVck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/5gVck</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Green Roc Thoughts<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@servelan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>servelan</span></a></span> Oh yeah, good. His unlawful actions should not be carried out. He is definately harming people. DOGE's firings has caused delays my access to necessary-for-living assistance. I need Social Security involved in my application to my local regional center, delayed due to staff shortages.</p><p>but far worse happenings for other Americans I'm sure. He is harming poor people's lives while spending millions on a weekend of golf. Unsuitable potus. Unruly human.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings b/w extreme wet &amp; dry weather as the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> intensifies.</p><p>Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid &amp; Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analyzed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, &amp; found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather.<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals</span></a></p>
Chris Moorehead 🇨🇦 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alexlunaview" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexlunaview</span></a></span> This is big. The Swiss are normally very diplomatic people who avoid the political affairs of other countries. When you piss off Switzerland, you’ve really shit the bed. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
David August<p>The musk/45 regime has articulated their economic policies as: </p><p>Step 1: break everything <br>Step 2: trigger recession/depression <br>Step 3: magic <br>Step 4: prosper</p><p>Sadly, they’ve never said anything specific about how step 3 happens. </p><p>And musk may well be aiming just for a depression. Musk’s Malthusian fantasies are echos of his own ancestors’ twisted technate fantasies. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/real-reason-elon-musk-population-panic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/real-reason-el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-population-panic/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/03/08/sanewashing-donald-and-the-technate-of-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">08/sanewashing-donald-and-the-technate-of-america/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> in contempt of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congrss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congrss</span></a>?</p><p>Ranking Member of the influential <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaysAndMeansCommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaysAndMeansCommittee</span></a>, Congressman <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnLarson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnLarson</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a> blasts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> for not appearing in the Social Security Subcommittee's hearing regarding his 👉"plans to privatize <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>."</p><p>In the👉 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putinesque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putinesque</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Patrimonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patrimonialism</span></a> 2) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is establishing, this translates into feasting on the carcass of the decimated State.👈</p><p>1)<br><a href="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/tsTFJv58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/tsTF</span><span class="invisible">Jv58</span></a></p><p>2)<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794</span></a></p>
DJM (freelance for hire)<p>"More" info:<br>Trump to DR Congo’s rescue? What we know about a proposed US-Congolese mining deal</p><p>"Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in a bid to secure US support in their fight against the M23 rebels and Rwandan forces leading an offensive in eastern DR Congo. While preliminary discussions have begun, details of the settlement remain very vague."</p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250313-trump-to-dr-congo-s-rescue-what-we-know-about-a-proposed-us-congolese-mining-deal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/africa/2025031</span><span class="invisible">3-trump-to-dr-congo-s-rescue-what-we-know-about-a-proposed-us-congolese-mining-deal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a> <br>___________________</p><p>Hitler had a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> who funded his rise: Alfred Hugenberg, an industrial and media magnate, controlling a chain of news organisations under the name Telegraph Union, and a film studio. He was also a director of Krupp AG.</p><p>According to historian Timothy Ryback:</p><p>“Hugenberg practiced what he called Katastrophenpolitk, ‘the politics of catastrophe,’ by which he sought to polarize public opinion and the political parties with incendiary news stories, some of them Fabrikationen – entirely fabricated articles intended to cause confusion and outrage …</p><p>"Hugenberg calculated that by hollowing out the political centre, political consensus would become impossible, and the democratic system would collapse. </p><p>"As a right-wing delegate to the Reichstag, Hugenberg proposed a ‘freedom law’ that called for the liberation of the German people from the shackles of democracy and from the onerous provisions of the Versailles Treaty.”</p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>Instead of F-35, Portugal turns to Europe in search of new fighter</p><p>The change in the United States government’s policy towards NATO has prompted the Portuguese Defense Minister to consider an agreement unlikely<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.airdatanews.com/instead-of-f-35-portugal-turns-to-europe-in-search-of-new-fighter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">airdatanews.com/instead-of-f-3</span><span class="invisible">5-portugal-turns-to-europe-in-search-of-new-fighter/</span></a></p>
Lisa Gets Politik<p>Jenifer Bunty, a recently fired Forest Service specialist said: “It’s really hard to let go of that mission, that drive that is bigger than myself,” Bunty says. When she told her daughters, ages five and seven, that she’d been fired, they didn’t understand the word. So she explained that it meant she couldn’t do her job. “They’re, like, ‘Wait, you don’t get to help the forest and the animals anymore?’ And they started to cry.”</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-felling-of-the-us-forest-service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/the-lede/th</span><span class="invisible">e-felling-of-the-us-forest-service</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/FORESTSERVICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FORESTSERVICE</span></a> <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/NewYorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorker</span></a></p>
Brian Tatosky<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrWtV2qqucM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=BrWtV2qqucM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Schiff says no on Cloture, no on CR. Good man. We need everyone on board.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>"We Knew This Would Happen! Trump's America is NOT Trustworthy!" <br>- Aure </p><p>Portugal Rejects F-35, Eyes European Alternatives</p><p>Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Melo announced that Portugal will not acquire F-35 fighter jets from the U.S., citing geopolitical uncertainty and unpredictability in American policy.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Ready to help out with our work? We're looking for volunteers in the following fields! </p><p>Managing our social media, creating posts and graphics, and publishing our newsletter with Mailchimp.<br>Making short-form videos to help educate people on our topics.<br>Tracking federal, state, and local legislation and working with our state and local legislatures and Mayor Lurie. <br>Organizing our protests and other in-person actions. </p><p>No prior knowledge required: we'll train you!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>The Wealthy Will Never Be Audited Again. </p><p>Government Revenue will dry up</p><p>US DEBT WILL SKYROCKET! </p><p>IRS Lawyer Ousted as Elon Musk’s DOGE Plans Even More Cuts</p><p>DOGE is planning crippling cuts to the IRS—and has shoved a top agency lawyer out in the process.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192722/irs-lawyer-ousted-elon-musk-doge-cuts?utm_medium=notification&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=pushly_launch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192722/ir</span><span class="invisible">s-lawyer-ousted-elon-musk-doge-cuts?utm_medium=notification&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=pushly_launch</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Trump admin deports 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer to Mexico<br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/child-brain-cancer-deported-mexico-rcna196295" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/c</span><span class="invisible">hild-brain-cancer-deported-mexico-rcna196295</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>But he would have made such an excellent and selfless public servant.<br>_______________________</p><p>“It is a shock, but, you know, in some ways, it’s relief,” Dr. Weldon said. “Government jobs demand a lot of you, and if God doesn’t want me in it, I’m fine with that.”</p><p>“I’m going to get on an airplane at 11 o’clock and I’m going to go home and I’m going to see patients on Monday,” Dr. Weldon said. “I’ll make much more money staying in my medical practice.”</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/health/cdc-weldon-confirmation-hearing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k4.Yf_k.YN3Q_upVvyVh&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/13/health/</span><span class="invisible">cdc-weldon-confirmation-hearing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k4.Yf_k.YN3Q_upVvyVh&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Brian Tatosky<p>The rest of the world being independent of the US military industrial complex would be good for the rest of the world and GREAT for the parts of the US that matter. A collapse of the war industry in the US is only long-term positive.</p><p>(this is not confirmed, BTW.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alexlunaview/114157235239211428" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@alexlunaview/</span><span class="invisible">114157235239211428</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicanRapistOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanRapistOfTheDay</span></a></p><p>Shocker! Former Trump crony has been indicted for child sex crimes<br><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/13/2309952/-Shocker-Former-Trump-crony-has-been-indicted-for-child-sex-crimes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/13</span><span class="invisible">/2309952/-Shocker-Former-Trump-crony-has-been-indicted-for-child-sex-crimes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicanKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoteBlueToSaveEverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueToSaveEverything</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Trump poised to blow up America's 'superpower' — and 'engine of our wealth': analysis<br><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-science-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-science-res</span><span class="invisible">earch/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>"STOP SPENDING! <br>SAVE YOUR MONEY....YOU'LL NEED IT!"<br>- Aure </p><p>S&amp;P 500 slips into correction territory as stagflation fears and Trump tariff threats shake markets</p><p>The index has now fallen 10% since reaching an all-time high in February.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/sp-500-approaches-correction-territory-stagflation-fears-trump-tariff-rcna196277" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/business/markets/s</span><span class="invisible">p-500-approaches-correction-territory-stagflation-fears-trump-tariff-rcna196277</span></a></p>