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Bohannan: Tariffs Wreaking Havoc On Farm Economy

 “This is clearly a winnable seat – if we do the work.” – Simon Rosenberg

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Give Me A Receipt For That Tariff!

Just a short thought on a summer’s day before school starts. Now that tariffs are beginning to be nearly fully implemented I would call on retailers and restaurants and online stores (How about you, Amazon?) to add a line item … Continue reading

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Trump Policies Screw US Trade

11 minutes Disruptive. That is what MAGAs like to think of themselves as. Their goal is to disrupt things that are the normal way things are done so they can create opportunities for themselves and their buddies to make some … Continue reading

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Hey MAGAs! Trump Raises Your Taxes By 15%+

And MAGA Republicans Cheer! Neal Katyal explains why what Trump (aka “the Felon In the White House or FIWH) has done is illegal (10 minutes): HEY MAGAs! Your taxes just went up. As best as I can understand the FIWH … Continue reading

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No Surprise Here: Walmart To Raise Prices

  Not as if we didn’t know this was coming. The question was just how to sell it and when to do it. But we all knew that the tariffs that King Donald is using to create mass confusion throughout … Continue reading

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Al Franken And Robert Reich: Fighting The Trump Autocracy

Topics covered include the reconciliation bill, Citizens United, Powell memo, corporate democrats, tariffs, due process, protests and more. Plus did you know Robert Reich went to law school with Bill and Hillary Clinton and Clarence Thomas? A couple of stories … Continue reading

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Some Math From Thom Hartmann

(4 minutes) Many of us have been making statements that the deficit is almost exactly equal to the amount of tax cuts for the wealthy that Republicans (pre MAGAs) and MAGAs have showered the wealthy with in this country over … Continue reading

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Market Manipulation? Time To Impeach

“He made $2 billion today and he made $945 million” View post on imgur.com Wednesday’s play by Stinky Pants behind the scenes was a combination of a person getting pantsed in public and at the same time a person manipulating … Continue reading

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Tax The Rich

  This happened last week in Nebraska’s first congressional district. Congress member Mike Flood decided that it was time to face the people of his district in a town hall. He was not greeted well (20 seconds): The smirk on … Continue reading

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Some Questions For Ernst At Her Town Hall Meeting In Muscatine Saturday

Also, Progress Iowa reports on reactions from Iowans on Ernst and Grassley voting to end pre-existing conditions coverage In case you missed it, Senator Ernst will be holding a town hall meeting in Muscatine Saturday at: 12:30 PM at the  … Continue reading

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