Gov. Gavin Newsom appealed what appears to be an unlawful decision by the Department of Agriculture to reverse its "irrational and malicious slashing of funds" that will hurt farmers and families who need food banks:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/newsom-appeals-irrational-and-malicious-decision-to-cut-usda-food-assistance-program/ar-AA1CpoAU
#Trump #destructive #poverty #hunger #politics
As Parker Molloy notes, massive demonstrations against the Trump regime took place Saturday. But if you picked up a major print newspaper the next day, you'd barely know they happened.
New York Times: Turn to page 18.
#Trump #protests #HandsOff #solidarity #resistance #media #WallStreetJournal #NewYorkTimes #WashingtonPost #FOX
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https://www.readtpa.com/p/print-media-to-mass-protests-please
"Yesterday, millions of Americans rallied nationwide at #HandsOff! protests, taking a stand against the Trump-Musk chaos regime... The energy was electric as #Americans delivered a clear message to #Trump & #Musk: Hands off our #Constitution.
Now, the real work continues. We must never stop fighting for #democracy. Never stop organizing. Never stop speaking out."
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/april-5-millions-take-to-the-streets
Video of #protests around the country.
#Resist #Resistance #Protest #Video #Politics #USPol #US #USA #News
So I’ve got a vision of #Trump as the Hungry Caterpillar in my head, increasing his greedy tariffs every day this week, thinking he’ll cocoon himself up at his golf course and then be hailed as an economic genius by the the end of the week…
What are the chances?
Why is Trump engineering a recession? Robert Reich:
"A recession is not necessarily bad for Trump and his billionaire buddies. America’s oligarchy depends on periodic recessions.
Recessions are opportunities to buy up real estate, companies, and shares of stock at bargain-basement prices. Recessions also give political cover to Trump, Musk, and Republican efforts to reduce labor and environmental standards."
#Trump #tariffs #billionaires #StockMarket #recession
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-and-his-billionaires-welcome
John Roberts blocked a district court order demanding Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia be returned to the US by midnight. Suri Crowe responds:
“Roberts is grossly corrupt. I cannot … an innocent man is in a death camp and Roberts pauses his return?!”
Not to be forgotten: Roberts is a "pro-life" Catholic.
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #deportations #Venezuelans #ElSalvador #SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts
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the libs ditched the wholly unsuitable candidate for the seat of #whitlam yesterday… and replaced him with a #MAGA man! 
#dutton is attracted to, not repulsed by #trump.
reneweconomy.com.au/all-aboard-t...
“All aboard the Trump train!” ...
As Evan Hurst notes, Vera Papisova spent a year dating alt-right men to find out what makes them tick (this is so difficult to figure out?) and ended up comculding that on the whole they're “erratic, violent and incapable of managing their emotions." But, get this, "we" are somehow responsible that they're that way, since "we" have pushed them into isolation.
Himpathy much?
#MAGA #Trump #AltRight #masculinity #himpathy #ToxicMasculinity
https://www.wonkette.com/p/overrun-by-feral-cats-tabs-monday
https://www.europesays.com/1976296/ ‘Gaza peace not too distant,’ says Donald Trump, Netanyahu eyes ‘new deal’ for hostages | World News #BenjaminNetanyahu #DonaldTrump #Gaza #GazaWar #HamasWar #POTUS #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #trump #WhiteHouse
"This proves that the Trump administration is carrying out its cruelty campaign indiscriminately—if you’re a South American immigrant with tattoos, you could find yourself in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s infamous megaprison with a shaved head and without a day in court."
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #deportations #Venezuelans #ElSalvador
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"The news program reported that they 'could not find criminal records for 75 percent of the Venezuelans—179 men—now sitting in prison.' Less than a quarter have an arrest record in the U.S., and they are mostly for nonviolent offenses."
~ Malcolm Ferguson
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #deportations #Venezuelans #ElSalvador
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https://newrepublic.com/post/193673/60-minutes-trump-deportations-el-salvador
"The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they’re all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them."
~ 60 Minutes
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #deportations #Venezuelans #ElSalvador
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"Donald Trump 40 years ago thought that he was smarter than everybody else and tariffs were the answer. And he never admitted he was wrong. And now he's going to prove that he was right all along, no matter how deep a depression he generates along the way."
#Trump #destruction #tariffs #economy #crash #StockMarket #depression
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"This is really the first time in history that a president has caused you know, a terrible economy. We've had presidents who failed to respond. And Herbert Hoover screwed up or was hapless in response to the Great Depression, but he didn't cause it."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #destruction #tariffs #economy #crash #StockMarket #depression
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"Trump apologists, Republican officials, and MAGA acolytes are gaslighting the world right now, trying to make you think Donald Trump is an unorthodox genius who is playing 4-D chess as the global economy collapses around us."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #Musk #destruction #tariffs #economy #crash #StockMarket
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-playing-4d-chess-hes-an
Axios: "The Elon Musk-led effort to cut down on alleged fraud at the Social Security Administration is threatening the agency's ability to execute its core mission and the financial stability of millions of people across the country.
Why it matters: What the richest person in the world has called the 'biggest Ponzi scheme of all time' is a lifeline for some of the nation's most vulnerable residents."
#Musk = #greed #Trump = #destructiveness. #politics
"The attorney general argued that when Americans take their legal concerns about the administration to the courts, it creates a “constitutional crisis.” "
Should we tell trumpsters who yapped about "less government" that now they'll have no way to stop the government to do whatever it wants?
"Project 2025 goals are being met, rapacious religious rascals are in the white house, and pseudo son Musk is DOGE’ing the American public’s safety net and government. If this had been any other country, we would say it was a coup. …
The country we knew is being trashed. Whether we can get it back remains to be seen."
"America’s house is burning down. By this summer, everything will be scorched earth.
Let me be clear. Trump has destroyed America in less than 100 days. Coming back from this DOGE takeover, mob shakedown and chaos is going to take much more than over 1200 marches across America on an April Saturday."
~ Anthea Butler
#Trump #Musk #destruction #tariffs #Project2025 #coup
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https://profantheabutler.substack.com/p/burning-down-the-house
simon holmes à court 
