How's it going over on State News dot com?

Social Security Website Crashes as DOGE-Linked Disruption at the Agency Continues

https://gizmodo.com/social-security-website-crashes-as-doge-linked-disruption-at-the-agency-continues-2000583777

Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/01/elon-musk-group-removes-video-of-1m-winner-under-bribery-concerns/82766242007/

Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-mills-social-security-maine-leland-dudek_n_67ed2d99e4b0b937ab8f135c

It is kind of odd that the Republicans won't voluntarily wear the fascist label despite adopting fascism in every other respect. I guess they were programmed that "fascist" is just an insult not a political description.

They should wear the shoe that fits.
#uspol

Laut Medienberichten (SPON) "berechnete" Trump seine Zölle so:

"Das Handelsdefizit der USA mit dem jeweiligen Land wurde durch die Exporte des Landes in die USA geteilt.

Das Ergebnis dieser Rechnung wurde halbiert und ergab den Steuersatz."

Dabei hat er nur Waren, aber keine Dienstleistungen berechnet.

Ich faende es fair, wenn die betroffenen Staaten diesen Lapsus korrigieren und die gleiche Berechnungsgrundlage nutzen und die Dienstleistungen, insbesondere den Bereich des Internets, besteuern.

Da Trump ja so ueberzeugt von seinen Zöllen ist, hat er bestimmt nichts dagegen, sondern kann diesen Erfolg dann auch fuer sich reklamieren...

:-)

Da werden sich die US-Bürger aber sehr schnell freuen, wenn sie auf alles plötzlich Zoll zahlen sollen.

Es wird die Ärmere eher treffen, und somit hat er die Unruhen im Innern, die er wohl anstrebt.

Hall of Fame of the resistance.

Yep, only 4 out of 260 (213+47) elected officials of the opposition, including Democrats and independents, have done something noticeable in the face of Trumps fascistic regime, something that's not business as usual. That's a whopping 𝟏.𝟓% (#sarcasm)

If we consider the total of 535 elected officials in US Congress, noticeable resistance to fascism / authoritarianism / oligarchy (pick one) has been a shameful 𝟎.𝟕%.

American exceptionalism at its worst.

The best gem from the Vermilion Villain, was his tariff of 10% on the uninhabited Heard Island, home of the King Penguins

A spokespenguin for the King 'king penguin' said, that a boycott of all goods in solidarity with Canada and the EU was already underway, before slapping an unsuspecting penguin on the head sending him into an ice hole!

Also, nice to read that some Republicans managed to find their spine and vote to rescind the Canada tariffs!

#uspol

Skip Williamson, demented genius, lays out my sentiments on Our Present Situation.

REPUBLICAN
A PARTY TOTALLY WITHOUT PRINCIPLES EXCEPT STAYING IN POWER
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White House and Capitol Hill Republicans fear their president fantastically more than they love their country. They don't love the United States of America ... they love their jobs.

Don't judge Republicans by what they say. They lie the way the rest of us grow hair. Judge Republicans by what they do in this time of national peril. Caving to Trump is their way of life. You watch.

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#democrats #uspol #uspolitics

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I'm sure a lot of us are feeling nervous following #Trump's batshit crazy #tariff announcements

It can feel overwhelming, but we're not powerless!

Heres my anxiety relief suggestion of the day, write your MP and tell them to cancel Trump's state visit!

It's time to stop playing nice with bullies. No using our taxes for fucking fancy dinners for this idiot

You can find your MP and write them directly here!

https://stoptrump.org.uk/mp-state-visit/

RUINATION DAY
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Paywalls being what they are, the attached screenshot is the best I can do to give an idea of this intelligent, highly informed piece in The Economist. It is perfectly clear to me, at least, that Trump is mentally ill; and he is totally prepared to wreck the United States of America with his mindless followings of paranoid conspiracy theory delusions. We are about to pay dearly, possibly severely, for electing a mentally ill president. Donald Trump, quite simply, is not fit to serve as president of the United States; and his cabinet, the House, and the Senate are likely to do nothing at all about it for no reason other than narrow, rigid partisanship.

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#democrats #economy #ruinationday #useconomy #uspol #uspolitics

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31% tariffs for Switzerland goods.... Looking forward to seeing all his billionaire friends whine about paying 1/3 extra for their Swiss luxury watches And I hope the brands will cascade that to US clients and not absorb it.