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One of the ways that Trump reminds me of Bush Jr. is that you never want him to do anything you agree with, because he’ll fuck it up and discredit it. Trump’s tariffs are the platonic essence of fucking up a good idea.

Let’s run thru this:

Companies and individuals need predictability. Everyone has pointed this out, but it’s still true. You can’t lay on new production if you don’t know if the tariffs are here to stay or not.

It takes time to increase production so tariffs should come in like a lamb. Personally I’d have most tariffs increase by 1% every month or two, depending on how long a specific type of production takes to increase, until it reached my target. Companies can’t just spawn in new production, this isn’t a video game.

The page went dark as Columbia caved to the Trump administration’s anti-Palestinian and anti-immigrant attacks.

The post Columbia Admissions Guidance for Undocumented Immigrants Vanishes From Site appeared first on The Intercept.

The recording to the UTS ACRI panel discussion can be accessed via this link: With a 20% tariff (this includes an additional 10%) imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration, the Chinese Government has remained defiant and hit back by announcing that it would not shy away and concede any fight (trade or otherwise) Continue reading »

Czeslaw Milosz, lawyer, poet, acclaimed author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature 1980, and central figure in the Polish resistance during the Nazi occupation 1940-45, wrote this: ‘This book was written in 1951/2 in Paris when the majority of French intellectuals resented their country’s dependence on American help…Its subject is the vulnerability of the twentieth century Continue reading »

In our post-truth world, the art of messing with words has been perfected. When the Ramallah-based Ishtar Theatre issued a global call to creatives of all disciplines to join the cultural intifada in solidarity with the Palestinian people, I responded by writing a series of poems. Words under Occupation is an act of resistance and Continue reading »

Will the international community hold accountable those who financed and were complicit in Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody, state-sanctioned killing campaign?

The post Trump and Biden Financed Duterte’s Crimes. They Too Should Pay for It. appeared first on The Intercept.

The billionaire’s rage-tweets protected the corporate middlemen inflating your medicine prices and killing your community’s economy.

“President Trump’s promised immigration crackdown is here. Over the past two weeks, his administration has pushed against the limits of executive power—and surpassed them, critics say—to kick more people out of the country.”
— New York Times

For far too long, Democrats have been suppressing free speech. They’ve tried to cancel right-wing pundits under the guise of “hate speech” or “shouting fire in a crowded theater” simply for voicing perfectly reasonable opinions like “Jews control the weather” or “the COVID vaccine makes your penis fall off.”

We Republicans, on the other hand, are free-speech absolutists who would never try to cancel someone for sharing their beliefs. Unless you disagree with us, in which case, you’re obviously a terrorist.

“President Trump’s promised immigration crackdown is here. Over the past two weeks, his administration has pushed against the limits of executive power—and surpassed them, critics say—to kick more people out of the country.”
— New York Times

For far too long, Democrats have been suppressing free speech. They’ve tried to cancel right-wing pundits under the guise of “hate speech” or “shouting fire in a crowded theater” simply for voicing perfectly reasonable opinions like “Jews control the weather” or “the COVID vaccine makes your penis fall off.”

We Republicans, on the other hand, are free-speech absolutists who would never try to cancel someone for sharing their beliefs. Unless you disagree with us, in which case, you’re obviously a terrorist.

The president just fired antitrust regulators investigating his corporate boosters. The Lever speaks with one of them about why he’s now taking Trump to court.

Newly-released documents reveal the peer also helped a "generous and loyal supporter" of the Conservative party secure another £93 million PPE contract

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate owns a company that profited off a cancer-linked makeup ingredient. Now the firm aims to create a legal precedent — and deny victims remuneration.

Infringements on the right to protest have been 'emboldened' by successive governments, report argues

Long before this week’s deadly strikes, Israel failed to abide by the terms of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.

The post Israel Violated the Gaza Ceasefire From the Start. Why Won’t the Media Tell You That? appeared first on The Intercept.

“San Francisco Pride loses $300,000 after sponsors drop out: ‘The tone has changed in this country.’” — Them, 3/17/25

Dear Queer Organization,

This isn’t an easy letter to write, but after so many years together, we owe you honesty and transparency, so we will say this as plainly as we can: We, a multinational corporation, will no longer be funding your pride parade or any of its associated homosexual activities. We know that for years we donated funds, shamelessly appropriated rainbow branding for the month of June, and gave away countless branded T-shirts at pride parades, but now, we think it’s best that we go our separate ways.

Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s public dressing down of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office sent shockwaves across the Western political establishment.

The post Trump wants a deal with Putin to loot Ukraine for US interests first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Israel has flagrantly broken the terms of the ceasefire with Hamas, killing over 700 Palestinians, mostly women and children, as it renewed the bombing of Gaza.

The post Israel unleashes more terror on Gaza, aided by Trump and Albanese first appeared on Solidarity Online.

There has been a wave of outrage following Donald Trump’s attempt to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

The post Protests erupt across US following attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Trump’s bullying and threats against US allies are part of a crude effort to restore US power, and a display of naked imperialism, writes James Supple

The post Trump, imperialism and the new world order first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Erima Dall looks at Labor’s drop in support and why it has disappointed its supporters

The post As the threat of Dutton looms: Why has Labor been such a failure? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Adam Adelpour looks at the difference between fascism in power and other forms of far right politics, and the lessons from history on how to stop them

The post Will Trump lead to a fascist America? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

‘My dad will be gone by the time I reach him’ – a filmmaker captures the first time their father forgets who they are

- by Aeon Video

Watch at Aeon

Employees at the federal tech unit 18F say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back.

The post Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts appeared first on The Intercept.