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March 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Jeff

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Everyone and their mom was panic buying what they could before duh Fuhrers tariffs kicked in. Wait until the April report in May. That'll show something worst IMO

Retail sales increased 1.4% in March, greater than expected

www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/r...

Retail sales increased 1.4% in March, greater than expected

Retail sales were expected to increase 1.2% in March, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

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April 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Jeff

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It only took three months for people to start thinking about something worse than a recession. Unbelievable.

Billionaire Ray Dalio: 'I'm worried about something worse than a recession'

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Billionaire Ray Dalio: 'I'm worried about something worse than a recession'

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said that he is worried about a breakdown of the global monetary order.

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April 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Jeff

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Yet another policy being walked back. What a joke.

Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

Smartphones and computers will be exempted from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The guidance comes after Trump earlier t...

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April 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Jeff

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We're not going to have any nice things left by the end of this nightmare 😞

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

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Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

President Donald Trump’s administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation announced F...

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April 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Jeff

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Pretty accurate lol
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April 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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Good!!
A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump’s plans to cut its workforce

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A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump’s plans to cut its workforce

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced Tuesday he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs, raising the stakes in Democrats’ bid to get the Trump administration to back off plans to cut jobs from the sprawling agency that serves millions of military veterans.

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April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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March 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Jeff

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Can we just get through 1 day where he doesn't say or do something that tries to start a fucking war? Trade or otherwise? FFS I hate this timeline.
Trump says "there will be bombing" if Iran does not make nuclear deal - www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Trump says "there will be bombing" if Iran does not make nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs on Sunday if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

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March 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM

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March 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Jeff

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Tax the wealthy and no more corporate exemptions for taxes. That'll take a big chunk out of this.

CBO sees US deficits rising over 30 years, economic growth slowing - www.reuters.com/world/us/cbo...

CBO sees US deficits rising over 30 years, economic growth slowing

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office on Thursday projected significant increases in federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years, in part due to rapidly rising interest costs, as it sketched out sluggish economic growth and a shrinking workforce.

www.reuters.com

March 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM

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March 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM

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Trump portrait to be removed at Colorado Capitol after president’s criticism

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Trump portrait to be removed at Colorado Capitol after president’s criticism

A portrait of President Trump that has been hanging in the Colorado Capitol for years is coming down after the president trashed the painting as “truly the worst” and suggested it was intentionally di...

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March 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM

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March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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March 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM

Jeff

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He still doesn't get why we wanted the shutdown to happen and that's why he needs to step down but no. Let's keep going what we've been doing, cuz it's worked out so well. Thanks Chuck.

Chuck Schumer rejects calls to step down as Senate Democratic leader

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Chuck Schumer rejects calls to step down as Senate Democratic leader

A defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that he won’t step aside as the chamber’s top Democrat, rejecting calls from some House colleagues and liberal advocates critical of his move to he...

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March 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM

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March 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Jeff

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This is what scares me most about losing my VA benefits. Just the amount of people being fired is causing this and the real cuts haven't even happened yet.

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March 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Jeff

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I could have saved them a lot of money and just told them the answer.

Studies show a decline in human intelligence: Report

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Studies show a decline in human intelligence: Report

Recent studies suggest that people across different age groups are experiencing a decline in cognitive skills, including concentration, reasoning, and problem-solving. Benchmarking tests, such as the ...

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March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM

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March 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM

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March 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM

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Trump administration accuses judge of overstepping in Venezuela deportations case

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