The locals didn't want it either; Plans for Australia's first #Trump Tower scrapped due to 'toxic' brand, developer says bbc.com/news/article...

#IranWar‌ is sucking us dry; #Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars abcnews.com/Politics/arm...

The best edit cartoonist of the 21st century, by miles and miles

Many of the brains 🧠 that were key in creating our Silicon Valley powerhouse are going to school elsewhere. Bad for our future; As U.S. Enrolls Fewer International Students, Universities in Asia Are Going the Other Direction time.com/article/2026...

FOX BUSINESS: “Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April — HIGHEST since May of 2023… Inflation is now RISING FASTER than paychecks.” #Trumpflation

Trump and Republicans did this; US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren't the only reason apnews.com/article/cons...

The so-called experts ridiculed #Trump claims during the 2024 campaign The Apotheosis of Willful Ignorance All of this was predictable and predicted #IranWar‌ #TrumpTariff #economy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Nick can't tell the #truth; The #California Home at the Center of a #Voter Fraud Hoax #Conservative influencer Nick Shirley sparks false claim that voter fraud is rampant in California, garnering support for the controversial #SAVE Act. #YouTube www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/the-califo...

It’s been going on for years.

Tue #NewsUpdates —5/12/26 #Inflation hits 3.8%, highest since May '23, wage growth wiped out #Gas prices up 65% over past 6 months; #energy commodity inflation at 29.2% #Trump posts racist memes about #HakeemJeffries vs fixing anything +more www.meidasplus.com/p/tuesday-af...

Suckers are born every minute; #Trump Mobile quietly rewrote its fine print to say the gold Trump phone may never be made, a year after taking $100 deposits #trumpphone #maga #trumpmobile fortune.com/2026/05/11/t...

SuckUpberg Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

#Oil prices jump on latest US-Iran peace process impasse #IranWar‌ #Irán #OilMarket #trumpsgasfailure www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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GM just laid off hundreds of IT #workers to hire those with stronger AI skills #ArtificialIntelligence #tech #jobs #career #education techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/g...

What a golden age trump has made for us; #Inflation Accelerates After Weeks of War in #Iran The CPI rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher #energy costs replaced #tariffs as the driver of higher prices for #Americans. #IranWar‌ #EconomicData www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...

But we do get a lot of conflicting statements; Two-thirds say #Trump hasn't made a case for #IranWar‌, poll finds #Irán #Hormuz #OilMarkets #trumpsgasfailure www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Our lifespan for adults & babies lag behind too many countries. Trump's #healthcare crap will make it worse; What Happens When #Americans Realize How Miserable We Are? Life is about more than #GDP #WSJ #trump #health #life #EuropeanUnion #China open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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Mon #NewsUpdates –5/11/26 #Trump floats pausing the federal #gas tax (only .18c & add $2.5B to debt per month) The US now spends more on #debt interest than #nationaldefense #Hantavirus passengers in US; @hhsofficial.bsky.social statement hides key details open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

So this was all a really large burden on the US public, completely without any payoff. Remember #Tariffs? The #IranWar‌ isn't the only big, illegal, stupid policy #trump #economy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The richest 1 percent of U.S. households got their #tax breaks & get richer via the #nationaldebt; Psst: What No One Will Tell You About the National Debt (But I Will) #AmericansFirst #DebtBomb flip.it/CYw9vP

Hence his #dictator statue; #Trump Demands #SupremeCourt Justices He Appointed Be Loyal to Him flip.it/XiiJ_d

But the billionaires got their #tax cut; The #families going #hungry because of Trump’s #food stamp cuts www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Another #whiteprivileged ass🕳️; 'I Don't Care': #Hawaii Tourist Detained for Hurling Rock at Endangered Monk Seal 'Lani' #tourist #animal #video www.ibtimes.co.uk/seattle-tour...

Fine. I'm tired of him and the zealots playing us for fools; #Netanyahu wants to wean #Israel off #USMilitary support, he tells CBS www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Classy Donald, making a national monument look like a suburban toilet.

Waiting for the short buying minutes before trump says #IranWar‌ will be over very soon, prices drop & insider traders make a killing; #WallStreet mixed, #oil prices jump as #Trump calls Iran’s response to peace deal ‘unacceptable’ #Irán #gasprice apnews.com/article/stoc...

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They are trying to run #America & it's time to put them in their place; Will our Hyper-Gilded Age Usher in Genuine Populism? The #tech bros are worse than the robber barons ever were — and #voters are catching on #wealthgap #AmericansFirst open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

This summer, the #American water crisis becomes real. Concerns over #water access are poised to consume summer in the U.S., as crises in #CorpusChristiTx and across the #Colorado River threaten to boil over. grist.org/drought/this...

"Trump has used his position as president to supersize government to satisfy his thirst for power, fame and greater wealth." #Trump rejects traditional conservatism, embraces a #Republican version of #socialism thehill.com/opinion/5870...

Sun #NewsUpdates - 5/10/26 #KevinHassett predicts 6% GDP growth with a straight face #LOL Sebastian Gorka explains the #IranWar‌ is taking longer because we’re “too effective” #WTF #ChrisWright confirms #Iran hasn’t responded to U.S. proposal open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

#Profit first, you get a FU; #Georgia officials knew #chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local #water. The people did not #illness #health #pollution #family apnews.com/article/pfas...

My Thoughts on AOC's Comments about Marge Greene open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Fact....

I’m tired of this.

SSDD

Sat #NewsUpdates —5/9/26 #Iran ignores Trump’s 48-hour deadline, asserts control on #Hormuz internet cables #MarcoRubio Friday, said Iran response “any minute now”, it never came #PeteHegseth calls his negotiating team “Deal Team Six” (Limp Team Six?) +more open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

But nothing for Trump’s pal #putin & #russia for helping Iran; U.S. sanctions companies and individuals in the #MiddleEast and #China for helping #Iran #PutinsPuppet #IranWar‌ www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/u...

The hill I’m dying on: The Marco memes are the best.

Mother of 4 legally in US detained by ICE for 6 weeks. "When the door locks, you become small. You start to believe that you perhaps are not equal. That you are not human." Last week, Federal Judge ordered her release stating that she was held for "no discernible reason." #TrumpsImmigrationMess

💎❤️‍🔥 Strong women don’t have attitude – they have standards and boundaries. Don't shrink who you are. Speak up and protect your energy, health, and self worth. #WomanPower #SheShed #Quote #WeekendVibes

A vote for #VivekRamaswamy is a vote for #tax breaks for billionaires as he says #Ohioans are lazy as he tours in his private jet; 'Anyone ever seen him?' Ramaswamy roasted for fumbling answer on #Ohio valley he's visiting #RepublicansForActon www.rawstory.com/vivek-ramasw...

#Russian military hasn't fared well since #WWII; #Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security #russia #putin #UkraineNeverSurrenders #Ukraine #russiainvadedukraine apnews.com/article/russ...

Idiot #trump lets us fall behind the world; Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore #wind farms is a bad deal for American #taxpayers and the US #energy supply #greenenergy #America theconversation.com/why-trumps-2...

The John Roberts #scotus court is as bad as the pro slavery Taney court; There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/theres-...