The U.S. federal budget for 2024 is projected to be around $6.8 trillion, $160 billion savings represents ~ 2.35% of that budget. Wow????

"Elon #Musk bids farewell — sort of — to Trump Cabinet, claims #DOGE saved $160 billion"

#Economic #Tariffs #Finance #Monetary #Hegemony #China #USA #News #Stocks #Polls #GDP #Economy

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/elon-musk-trump-cabinet-doge-tesla.html

@tofugolem https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists

@benroyce I have to find a more obvious quick-link to this reminder....

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists

Another #Failure ?

"U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses"

#Economic #Tariffs #Finance #Monetary #Hegemony #China #USA #News #Stocks #Polls #GDP #Economy

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/gdp-q1-2025-.html

@writeblankspace Social media IS an echo chamber. All social media.

@artemis @tofugolem If people are too lazy to learn their rights, they will be abused. That is a certainty. They have no one to blame more than themselves.

It's curious don't you think? Grab 'em while they're hot...

"Cyber Weapons Lab"

#Hardware #Software #Security #Cybersecurity #Technology #Engineering #Freedom #FreeSpeach #Cyber #Weapons #Drones

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/

@georgetakei and for those naive children out there... you ain't seen nothing yet. I'd say pay attention next time... but there's a decent likelihood there will be no next time for this country.

For those interested in ethical hacking. You may find this of value.

#Hardware #Software #Security #Cybersecurity #Technology #Engineering #Freedom #FreeSpeach

https://www.hardbreak.wiki/

"Trump latest: President cries 'fake news' as poll reveals what Americans think of him after 100 days

It's Trump's 100th day in office - and Carney has issued a warning about the president after his historic election win in Canada. Listen to the 100th episode of Trump 100"

#Economic #Tariffs #Finance #Monetary #Hegemony #China #USA #News #Stocks #Polls #Ukraine #Russia #War

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-100-days-executive-orders-tariffs-stock-markets-trade-war-latest-live-13209921

#Failure

"Over 1,400 NPR/PBS News/Marist poll respondents graded President Trump on how he has handled his first 100 days in office. Nearly half gave him a failing mark.."

#Economic #Tariffs #Finance #Monetary #Hegemony #China #USA #News #Stocks #Polls #Ukraine #Russia #War

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/g-s1-63270/up-first-newsletter-trump-100-days-mohsen-mahdawi

@Researchbuzz @StillIRise1963 Those who fear knowledge & history choose ignorance. Our future is built from our collective past. Always. It happens whether or not people find it convenient or pleasant.

Enough said.

A powerful, full-rhroated Harris endorsement from the NYT: “Ms. Harris is more than a necessary alternative. There is also an optimistic case for elevating her, one that is rooted in her policies and borne out by her experience as vice president, a senator and a state attorney general.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala-harris-2024.html

EXCLUSIVE: We just got our hands on JD Vance's new movie trailer

As a purely visual and political matter, these shots of @VP on the tarmac looking presidential are pure gold.

🎥: Atlanta News First

Exit polls give the Venezuelan opposition clear victory. Now what? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/28/venezuela-election-maduro-gonzalez/

Incredible stuff going on at Amazon

fairness demands that we acknowledge that Donald Trump is the youngest convicted felon ever to have received a major-party nomination for president