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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 18h

China does not need our trade. China is at a mfg scale the USA can't touch. We are a rounding error in their acctg books.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t understand why we need a “Columbus Day” when this country celebrates incompetent white men failing up and taking what isn’t theirs all year round.

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 2d

'I’ve never seen anything like this before': US bound packages pile up amid tariff nightmare

NBC News reports President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs are pushing UPS to toss U.S.-bound packages with customs paperwork issues.“Thousands of U.S.-bound packages shipped by UPS are trapped at hubs...

www.alternet.org

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 1d

Can Trump be a glitch please?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry.

CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 2d

www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Think twice before you purchase, or ship ANYTHING into the USA. The #StableGenious has totally screwed up our #SupplyChain for small business and others due to #Tariff policy. #Econsky

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 3d

#ICE #corrupt #Fascist #PoliceState

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 3d

I also learned today that they are not the only foreign country with a base at this location. I need to do more research on why this is so.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

This Is Fascism

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 3d

The #internet, #intention, and #AI and the state of our current world. This answers a lot of my concerns. What about you?
#Econsky
youtu.be/675d_6WGPbo?...

Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 3d

#econsky there's no insider trading going on in #trumps #fascist administration. Prove me wrong. Oh I just did.
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

Trader makes $88 million in 30 minutes, times Trump’s tariff move perfectly with Bitcoin short

Bitcoin short trade: Learn how a trader made $88 million in just 30 minutes by shorting Bitcoin before Trump's tariff announcement. The timing has sparked debate about possible insider trading in the ...

m.economictimes.com

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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 3d

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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 7d

CHT co-founder Tristan Harris returns to "The Daily Show" for an incisive conversation about the reckless AI path we're on, driven by the race to achieve market dominance: "This is an insane way to roll out a technology."

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbo

Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

www.youtube.com

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 4d

Okay,

So our troops will be working but not getting paid.

While the Republican House Members will be away from work but getting paid.

Allrighty then.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4d

Speaker Johnson just declared the House will remain in recess all next week. This will mark a full month off; the chamber has not been in session since September 19.

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 4d

There is no Superman. The people have to fight this one, once and for all.

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fakenickrees.bsky.social @fakenickrees.bsky.social · 4d

ICE in Chicago hitting a car and arresting the victims inside

ICE is a stain that will never wash off

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 4d

#econsky the #stablegenious strikes again with 100% China tariffs.

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CD Wilson @wilsoncd.bsky.social · 4d

#fakenews

Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 8d

The GOP post was illustrated with an image that seemed designed to support Trump’s false claim that protests against immigration sweeps in Portland are so out of control that the city is “burning to the ground”.

READ: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...