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“A stunned world reckons with economic fallout from Trump’s tariffs. Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.” — New York Times

My fellow Americans,

For far too long, we have been held captive, prisoners of an unfair and unjust system—one that would see us access goods and services beyond the wildest imaginations of most developing nations. No longer! At long last, we have been liberated from being able to afford anything.

For many years, we have struggled to right this ship, to bring our spending and employment to heel. We have chipped away at our economy, bit by bit, but somehow we have continued to suffer under a global hierarchy in which we are both the wealthiest and most influential country in the world. A terrible fate to suffer, indeed.

The scientific potential of an overlooked flower

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Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

In this interview, I argue that how Trump’s Shock pans out will largely depend on whether Europe and China will act in concert or turn against one another. As for the UK, Trump has given Brexit a major boost. And here is another interview with Emily Jeshinsky of Unherd’s Undercurrents on the same subject: Trump’s […]

The post How will Europe, Britain & China react to the Trump shock: On TIMES Radio & Unherd’s Undercurrents appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

President Trump has announced a sweeping plan of tariffs against dozens of nations, including the Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited by humans but very much inhabited by penguins. The fake liberal media criticized this as a mistake, but Trump’s tariffs are actually a brilliant long-term strategy to help America win the war against birds.

Birds have taken advantage of America’s generosity for too long. Every year, millions of illegal and undocumented birds cross the border into American airspace. These birds come here to commit criminal acts (e.g., pooping on Teslas) and to take our jobs (e.g., pooping on Teslas). There are even reports that some birds fly in violent gangs called “murders,” probably to support Hamas.

Every day, good Americans face the dangerous threat of birds. Birds are not the cute, harmless animals depicted in the mainstream media. Birds have sharp beaks that can poke American eyes, talons that can stab American hearts, and feathers that can tickle American noses and cause American sneezes.

Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires.

The post Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires.

The post Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man named Elon Musk. But he lost out on one thing: he didn’t get a top secret briefing on Pentagon war plans for China. And the news people breathed a sigh of relief. With apologies to John Lennon and The Beatles, a day in the life is getting increasingly tough to take here in the land of the free. I’m meant to be reassured that Musk didn’t get to see America’s top-secret plans for — yes! — going to war with China, even as I’m meant to ignore the constant drumbeat of propaganda, the incessant military marches that form America’s background music, conveying the message that America must have war... Read more

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A comic about a horse in a swamp.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasts he’s nixing contracts and grants amid DOGE’s cost-cutting campaign. But those trims won’t hit SpaceX.

The post DOGE’s Pentagon Budget Cuts Don’t Touch Elon Musk’s SpaceX appeared first on The Intercept.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasts he’s nixing contracts and grants amid DOGE’s cost-cutting campaign. But those trims won’t hit SpaceX.

The post DOGE’s Pentagon Budget Cuts Don’t Touch Elon Musk’s SpaceX appeared first on The Intercept.

Hey!

Oh my god, I’m so glad I found you. I was starting to get worried. The game is about to start, and there’s no way I could even begin to pay attention until I found the one. The one other person of color at this hockey game, that is. You see, it’s a rule that we have to find each other before the puck drops. We have to make intense eye contact but share no words. We have to assure each other with a look that says “You’re not alone” and “Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.” Because when someone shouts something alarmingly racist during the national anthem, we have to be able to find each with wide eyes that say “What the actual fuck is going on?”

During the first intermission, we should meet by the bathroom near section 112 to check in on each other. Maybe we can even grab a giant pretzel. Silently, of course. That’s the key to this relationship. No words, all eyes.