Trump’s Tariffs Tank Us
As if he’s some small-town Mayberry sheriff,
Like speeding tickets, Trump is doling out tariffs.
We know where this all ends —
With the U.S. having no friends
And a lot of new enemies with no incentive to spare us.
Author: Buck Banks
Mixed Signals on Signal
We knew Trump’s Cabinet of Deplorables was abysmal,
But the dumbness of their hubris is truly dismal.
The plan was to bomb Yemen’s Houthis,
So they grabbed an armload of emojis
And got together for a text fest on Signal.
EPA Rolls Back 31 Regulations Protecting Air, Water and Climate
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry, reported the Associated Press. Many of the moves would affect landmark regulations aimed at protecting clean air and water.
That Feeling Is ‘Collective Fear’
“We are witnessing an extraordinarily broad chilling effect in American society. It is not just what you want to say, but what you are allowed to ask. It is about both formal government actions and informal threats, with threats of professional ruin or even violence from the President’s supporters. It is about both censorship and self-censorship. It is about a sense of collective fear.”
— Don Moynihan
Musk: ‘Lack of Care and Arrogance’
“Musk’s behavior is emblematic of tech’s most heinous figures, who now feel emboldened to enter the analog world with the same lack of care and arrogance with which they built their sloppy platforms.”
— Kara Swisher
No Dodging DOGE
Why does Elon Musk get to decide fed workers’ fates?
We didn’t elect him to be the United States’ Potentate!
Let men of good will firmly resolve
That Musk is the problem he aims to solve,
Because the fact is, DOGE is indeed the Deep State.
