#Sanders says #Arkansas in ‘dire need of federal assistance,’ but #Trump says no

source: arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/202…

#usa #help #disaster #humanrights #politics #money #finance #news #government #whitehouse #president

Sanders says Arkansas in ‘dire need of federal assistance,’ but Trump says no

The state of Arkansas has appealed the federal government's denial of a request for assistance following disasters in North Arkansas.

^{Griffin Coop (Arkansas Times)}

from the #WhiteHouse:

#trump #rename #america #crazy #politics #government #president #joke #lol #lmao #humor #just4fun

#Trump:

As #president of the #UnitedStates of #America it is my holy duty to protect the #SecondAmendment.

And not the #Constitution !

🇺🇸🔫

#Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran #Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme #Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters

source: techdirt.com/2025/04/14/trump-…

#usa #politics #government #whitehouse #president #crime #humanrights #news #press #journalism #justice

Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters

In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the sort, Donald Trump and Salvadoran dictator Nayib B…

^Techdirt

Can't we raise tariffs on lies so that the truth still has a chance?

#trump #politics #tariffs #usa #future #news #question #ethics #politics #government #president #WhiteHouse

#Apple Customers Dash to Stores to Buy #iPhones Ahead of #Tariffs

source: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Apple’s best-selling and most important product, are manufactured in #China, which is in line for tariffs of 54%.

#trade #production #panic #usa #politics #trump #president #technology #whitehouse #government #globalization #economy #consume #news

The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok

openculture.com/2025/04/the-st…

Just out of curios­i­ty, and apro­pos of noth­ing, we asked Grok (the AI chat­bot cre­at­ed by Elon Musk) the fol­low­ing ques­tion: If a pres­i­dent of a super­pow­er want­ed to destroy his own coun­try, what steps would he take? Here’s what Grok had to say:

#trump #us #usa #president #musk #grok #open-culture #chatbot

The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk's AI Chatbot, Grok

Just out of curiosity, and apropos of nothing, we asked Grok (the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk) the following question: If a president of a superpower wanted to destroy his own country, what steps would he take? Here's what Grok had to say:

^{OC (Openculture.com)}

#Trump Tells Inner Circle That #Musk Will #Leave Soon

source: politico.com/news/magazine/202…

#politics #usa #president #whitehouse #government #future #finance #oligarchy #money #news

#Trump orders ‘ideological’ cleanup of Smithsonian #museums and a ‘restoration’ of American #history

Source: english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03…

#fnord #newspeack #news #usa #politics #president #WhiteHouse #government #America #museum

Trump orders ‘ideological’ cleanup of Smithsonian museums and a ‘restoration’ of American history

The president signs a decree to stop a ‘revisionist movement that seeks to undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States’

^{Iker Seisdedos (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

"The #Trump team, taking its cue from the #president, is trying to pursue two #ContradictoryVisions at the same time — to maintain #America’s status as the world’s leading power while also trying to scale down its international commitments. They want to simultaneously #dominate the #world and #withdraw from it."

vox.com/on-the-right-newslette…

Or, put differently, Trump is #Stalin and everybody around him is trying to guess what he wants.

☎️

big difference with that orange-thing in #USA that demanded personal gratitude for not doing anything and the #Finnish #President #Stubb who thought it was a honor that President of #Ukraine #Zelensky made a visit to his country.

I wonder how come #Finland has more allies than USA nowadays. 😜

#Billionaires at #Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 #Billion

Source: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Seven weeks later, it’s a different story. The start of Trump’s second term has delivered a stunning reversal for many of those billionaires sitting behind Trump in the #Capitol Rotunda, with five having lost a combined $209 billion in #wealth...

#news #usa #politics #WhiteHouse #government #president #Musk #Zuckerberg #bezos #economy #money #finance #oligarch #oligarchy #capitalism

#WhiteHouse: In just over one month, illegal #border crossings have plummeted by numbers that nobody has actually ever seen before. It’s much more than 100 percent. 😱

source: whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/02…

#fail #mathematics #problem #education #usa #government #trump #president #problem #fakenews #news #politics #propaganda #fnord #newspeack #statistics #math

Remarks by President Trump Before Cabinet Meeting – The White House

Cabinet Room 11:42 A.M. EST      THE PRESIDENT:  Okay.  Thank you very much.  We appreciate you being here.  And

^{The White House}

‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, #Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the #president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.

source: nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/poli…

#fear #society #politics #government #whitehouse #president #criticism #protest #fail #justice #problem #usa #news

Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.

^{Elisabeth Bumiller (The New York Times)}

#Trump Promises To #Abuse Take It Down Act For #Censorship, Just As We Warned

source: techdirt.com/2025/03/06/trump-…

During his address to Congress this week, Donald Trump endorsed the Take It Down Act while openly declaring his plans to abuse it: “And I’m going to use that bill for myself too, if you don’t mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online, nobody.”

#news #usa #problem #law #justice #president #government #whitehouse

Trump Promises To Abuse Take It Down Act For Censorship, Just As We Warned

During his address to Congress this week, Donald Trump endorsed the Take It Down Act while openly declaring his plans to abuse it: “And I’m going to use that bill for myself too, if you…

^Techdirt

Elon #Musk thinks of himself as the #RebelAlliance from #StarWars. He is the richest #oligarch in the world and the best friend of the US #president, he is the fucking empire. #BigTech is the fucking #empire! We here in the #Fediverse are the Rebel Alliance and we need to finally blow up this ventilation shaft and stop this fucking empire!

Donald #Trump Threatens to Sue People Using #Anonymous Sources

Source: newsweek.com/donald-trump-thre…

President Donald Trump on Truth Social: "As a #President who is being given credit for having the Best Opening Month of any President in #history, quite naturally, here come the Fake books and stories with the so-called 'anonymous,' or 'off the record,' quotes. At some point I am going to sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers, or even media in general, to find out whether or not these "anonymous sources" even exist, which they largely do not."

**Write about me what I like or don't write about me! <- that's free speech Trump style... ** 😐

#news #freedom #freespeech #usa #WhiteHouse #government #media #justice #humanrights #Press #journalism

Donald Trump Threatens to Sue People Using Anonymous Sources

The president threatened to sue authors, publishers and the media in a post on Truth Social.

^{Marni Rose McFall (Newsweek)}

#EU: Commission stonewalls #criticism after hiding von der #Leyen’s week-long #hospitalization

source: politico.eu/article/european-c…

“We are a serious democratic institution,” #Pinho insisted at a press conference where she repeatedly tried to shut down journalists’ questions by changing the topic.

The EU actually believes it is a #democracy, but #president Leyen was not even elected by the people.

#politics #europe #health #hospital #fail #journalism #press #transparency #news

Commission stonewalls criticism after hiding von der Leyen’s week-long hospitalization

The Commission can be run from a hospital bed, an EU spokesperson says.

^{Eddy Wax (POLITICO)}

#Trump admin freezes EV charging program that gave #Tesla millions

Source: techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/trum…

The Department of #Transportation (DOT) has paused funding for a $5 billion EV #charging #infrastructure program that Tesla has received at least $31 million from. The move is widely viewed to be illegal.

#usa #politics #WhiteHouse #president #finance #government #electricity #traffic #environment #emissions #climate #news #dot

Trump admin freezes EV charging program that gave Tesla millions | TechCrunch

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has paused funding for a $5 billion EV charging infrastructure program that Tesla has received at least $31 million

^{Sean O'Kane (TechCrunch)}

#Freedom made in the US. Barbed wire means #security and security means freedom.

#policy #usa #government #wall #fences #border #whitehouse #president #war #terror #humanrights #ethics #art #artwork #military

#CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest #Trump -era purge

Source: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

#usa #politics #WhiteHouse #government #president #deepstate #news

CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge

The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts on Tuesday, citing aim to bring agency in line with Trump priorities, US media report

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}