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Just in case you forgot:
Putins Puppet and his Nazi Party are STILL trying to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, all so they can pass a $4.5 trillion tax cut for the richest 1%.
#uspol #uspolitics #politics #theft #crime #criminal #criminals #CROOKS #Regime #republicans #gop #trump
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Bluesky Social · Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov)Just in case you forgot:
Trump and Republicans are STILL trying to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, all so they can pass a $4.5 trillion tax cut for the richest 1%.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal compute.
#hegseth #signal #trump #uspol #uspolitics
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d
Tariffs on Asian-made solar cells to skyrocket up to 3,521%
#uspolitics #renewables #climatechange #climatecrisis https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/us_solar_cells_tariffs/
The Register · US to slap up to 3,521% tariffs on SE Asian solar imports – especially you, Cambodia
Young people abroad are no longer buying what America is selling.
#USA #Trump #USPolitics #education
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trade-war-donald-trump-tanking-economy.html
Slate · Donald Trump Is Tanking One of America’s Greatest Exports in the Middle of a Trade War
Salvadoran President Bukele refused {to #Trump's face} to return the wrongly deported man.
Donold said China was talking to him about a deal. China told the press that they were not talking. But China tells Donold to ‘cancel ALL unilateral tariffs’ if he wants talks.
The people Donold thinks are his friends don't have any respect for him.
So why do you think begging 'Vladimir, STOP!' will make a difference?
From 1860 to 1912, Democrats won the White House only twice, while losing the popular vote but winning the Electoral College two other times.
The country was intensely partisan and divided over tariffs and immigration. Sound familiar?
https://theconversation.com/a-warning-for-democrats-from-the-gilded-age-and-the-1896-election-250887
The ConversationA warning for Democrats from the Gilded Age and the 1896 election
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Հիշում եմ և պահանջում is a phrase that echoes louder every year on April 24th, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
This is my first time posting about this tragedy, but every child in Los Angeles has grown up knowing of the 1.5 million Armenians systematically exterminated by the Ottoman Empire.
In a time when my own country is increasingly complicit in enabling atrocities abroad, and when my president refused today to call genocide what it is, I am struggling more than ever with navigating the dichotomy of living in the liberal capital of a fascist autocracy.
Հիշում եմ և պահանջում means “I remember and I demand”, and it feels now like something I have to share. Because recognition is not just about the past-- it's about what we tolerate in the present.
History denied is history repeated, and I feel the weight of everything I was taught in history class growing up repeating itself now.
For the lost. For the survivors. For those still fighting to be seen.
Հիշում եմ և պահանջում
CLARITY
Watching this, am now understanding the monumental impact of #SCOTUS 1am decision re deporting Venezuelans to an El Salvador gulag, +more.
Conway is a bit obtuse, but lays out just why and how the court's orders - and the orange clown + team's responses - are so massively over the line outrageous. It's sinking in, & it's chilling. Watch/Listen here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6zdS799HqIE&si=OJBPgdzznGGsON0v
@TheBulwark #theBulwarkPodcast @TheBulwark #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #News #Project2025 #Fascism
Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/25/trump-administration-news-updates-today #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USnews
The Guardian · Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights
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Re upping this:
What would a JD Vance Presidency look like?
Referring to #Ukraine & #Russia peace talks, #convictedFelon #DonaldTrump said "it takes two to tango", implying Ukraine is not negotiating enough.
That logic is comparable to saying that during an attack, a rape victim must give in to the rapist a little in order to end the rape fairly.
‘Trump 2028’ hats and t-shirts for sale on US president’s online store https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/25/donald-trump-2028-merchandise-online-store #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews
The Guardian · ‘Trump 2028’ hats and T-shirts for sale on US president’s online store
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/barnard-college-texts-jewish-faculty “this survey in effect creates a list of Jewish faculty, staff and students at Barnard” #HigherEd #Barnard #USPolitics
The Guardian · US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish
DUE PROCESS AND THE ECONOMY
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Stablecoin bills have hit a little turbulence in Congress, with Coinbase now actively fighting against a standalone stablecoin bill and various people expressing concern that Trump’s crypto corruption could derail the industry’s desired legislation.
![In Congress
Congress is still working on stablecoin regulation, though it’s not been without snags. I noted last issue that even Republican House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (AR) had noted that Trump’s crypto endeavors were “complicat[ing]” Congress’s work in passing stablecoin legislation.
Now there’s infighting among the crypto lobbyists pushing to get these new rules through Congress, with reports that Coinbase is trying to convince Congress to pump the brakes on standalone stablecoin bills in favor of passing one giant bill that would combine stablecoin and crypto market regulation changes. It seems that they’re concerned that goodwill for crypto is drying up somewhat in Congress, and their priority is a market structure bill that might definitively safeguard their company from the bigger threat of crypto assets being designated as securities. An anonymous source quoted by Decrypt explained their reasoning: “If we only do stablecoin, they think there might not be enough interest or appetite or time left to also do market structure.” According to the outlet, this is “causing friction in the tight-knit world of crypto policy” as the GENIUS Act approaches a floor vote [I79, 76].38 This is a sentiment shared by some outside of politics, with analysts from the major investment bank TD Cowen commenting that “political threats could intensify to the point where they become a threat to legislative and regulatory reforms for crypto”, citing controversy around](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/114/395/395/241/531/602/original/6b4a55962b52b87a.png "In Congress
Congress is still working on stablecoin regulation, though it’s not been without snags. I noted last issue that even Republican House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (AR) had noted that Trump’s crypto endeavors were “complicat[ing]” Congress’s work in passing stablecoin legislation.
Now there’s infighting among the crypto lobbyists pushing to get these new rules through Congress, with reports that Coinbase is trying to convince Congress to pump the brakes on standalone stablecoin bills in favor of passing one giant bill that would combine stablecoin and crypto market regulation changes. It seems that they’re concerned that goodwill for crypto is drying up somewhat in Congress, and their priority is a market structure bill that might definitively safeguard their company from the bigger threat of crypto assets being designated as securities. An anonymous source quoted by Decrypt explained their reasoning: “If we only do stablecoin, they think there might not be enough interest or appetite or time left to also do market structure.” According to the outlet, this is “causing friction in the tight-knit world of crypto policy” as the GENIUS Act approaches a floor vote [I79, 76].38 This is a sentiment shared by some outside of politics, with analysts from the major investment bank TD Cowen commenting that “political threats could intensify to the point where they become a threat to legislative and regulatory reforms for crypto”, citing controversy around")
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While federal regulators are backing off the crypto industry under orders from the Trump administration, some state regulators are stepping up. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a case against Coinbase seeking to “fill the enforcement vacuum” left by Trump’s SEC.
![State regulators
While federal regulators are backing off the crypto industry under orders from the Trump administration, some state regulators are stepping up. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a case against Coinbase, saying that he believes “states must fill [the] enforcement vacuum being left by federal regulators who are abandoning these cases under [the] Trump administration”. The lawsuit makes similar allegations as the original SEC case, but under Oregon state securities laws.35 Coinbase is predictably furious, with Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer and designated Twitter attack dog Paul Grewal tweeting that “This type of political jockeying is an embarrassing waste of Oregon taxpayer dollars.”36 I can certainly think of some wasteful and embarrassing political jockeying, but it’s not happening in Oregon.
A judge has denied most of DCG’s arguments in the company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General over the losses of its now bankrupt Genesis subsidiary, related to its partnership with Gemini. Two claims were dismissed as duplicative, but the majority of the case will be allowed to proceed as the judge has found that the NYAG had adequately argued at this stage that the Gemini Earn lending program was a security.37 At the federal level, the portion of an SEC case against Gemini has been paused pending “potential resolution” [I81]. The portion targeting Genesis had already been settled in March 2024 with a $21 million penalty [I50]](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/114/395/393/626/962/530/original/75e01f8c3f8d7422.png "State regulators
While federal regulators are backing off the crypto industry under orders from the Trump administration, some state regulators are stepping up. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a case against Coinbase, saying that he believes “states must fill [the] enforcement vacuum being left by federal regulators who are abandoning these cases under [the] Trump administration”. The lawsuit makes similar allegations as the original SEC case, but under Oregon state securities laws.35 Coinbase is predictably furious, with Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer and designated Twitter attack dog Paul Grewal tweeting that “This type of political jockeying is an embarrassing waste of Oregon taxpayer dollars.”36 I can certainly think of some wasteful and embarrassing political jockeying, but it’s not happening in Oregon.
A judge has denied most of DCG’s arguments in the company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General over the losses of its now bankrupt Genesis subsidiary, related to its partnership with Gemini. Two claims were dismissed as duplicative, but the majority of the case will be allowed to proceed as the judge has found that the NYAG had adequately argued at this stage that the Gemini Earn lending program was a security.37 At the federal level, the portion of an SEC case against Gemini has been paused pending “potential resolution” [I81]. The portion targeting Genesis had already been settled in March 2024 with a $21 million penalty [I50]")
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Jay Clayton has been installed as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York despite having no prosecutorial experience. SDNY handles some of the biggest white collar cases.
![Jay Clayton, Trump’s pick for the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was sworn in on April 22 [I70]. His interim appointment follows a massive shakeup at the prosecutor’s office, which oversees many of the largest white collar crime prosecutions (including those against Trump), and which has already chewed through three acting US Attorneys since Damian Williams’ resignation in November. Danielle Sassoon, a familiar name to those who followed the FTX trial and observed her as the lead prosecutor in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, spent only three weeks in the role before she resigned in protest instead of agreeing to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.25 Trump had tried to install Clayton in the role during his first presidency, but then-US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who was handling cases involving Trump associates, refused to resign. Eventually Trump fired Berman, who agreed not to fight the firing when he was informed that his deputy would take the role instead of Clayton. Clayton was eventually installed as the SEC Chair under the first Trump administration.26 Trump has named Clayton as an interim appointee, apparently in an effort to exploit a loophole allowing Clayton to serve without going through the normal confirmation process.27 Clayton has no prosecutorial experience.](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/114/395/391/769/796/487/original/a65d04eade5ad990.png "Jay Clayton, Trump’s pick for the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was sworn in on April 22 [I70]. His interim appointment follows a massive shakeup at the prosecutor’s office, which oversees many of the largest white collar crime prosecutions (including those against Trump), and which has already chewed through three acting US Attorneys since Damian Williams’ resignation in November. Danielle Sassoon, a familiar name to those who followed the FTX trial and observed her as the lead prosecutor in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, spent only three weeks in the role before she resigned in protest instead of agreeing to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.25 Trump had tried to install Clayton in the role during his first presidency, but then-US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who was handling cases involving Trump associates, refused to resign. Eventually Trump fired Berman, who agreed not to fight the firing when he was informed that his deputy would take the role instead of Clayton. Clayton was eventually installed as the SEC Chair under the first Trump administration.26 Trump has named Clayton as an interim appointee, apparently in an effort to exploit a loophole allowing Clayton to serve without going through the normal confirmation process.27 Clayton has no prosecutorial experience.")