IBM announces $150 billion American manufacturing investment amid Trump's tariff blitz

“Tech giant IBM on Monday announced it would invest $150 billion in American manufacturing over the next five years amid President Donald Trump's...”

Thank you IBM

Accused rapist Ryan Hemphill built false persona of wealth, power

“In the years before prosecutors accused him of torturing and raping women inside his Manhattan apartment, Ryan Hemphill presented himself as a...”

Researchers secretly infiltrated a popular Reddit forum with AI bots, causing outrage

“In recent months, a group of researchers conducted a secret experiment on Reddit to see how artificial intelligence can be used to influence human...”

4 girls killed in Illinois after-school program crash are identified

“The four girls who were killed Monday in a crash at a school camp program in Illinois were identified Tuesday.”

'We can do our own thing': Why Canadians are trading the US for these destinations

“Canadian travel to the US drops: Here's where they're going instead”

Is America going to let Trump get away with this? | Opinion

“The calamitous nature of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office shouldn't surprise anyone who was paying attention before the election.”

Trump gets an F as Americans say he's a 'dangerous dictator' after 100 days in office

Poilievre vows to stay on as party leader for reasons of being otherwise unemployable

Congress passes bill to fight deepfake nudes, revenge porn

“Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to quickly take down nonconsensual intimate images.”

Nothing like a good porn bill to bring Congress together in bipartisanship.

Trump would still beat Harris or Biden in election rematch | Opinion

“It's telling that a recent poll shows the vast majority of Donald Trump supporters would vote for him again, if given the opportunity for a do-over.”

Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress - ABC News

“State Rep. Donavan McKinney is the second Detroit Democrat to enter a primary to unseat second-term U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar”

Eating their own............ageism?

Trump Treasury Chief Drops Absurd Dodge When Asked Point-Blank if Trump Spoke to Xi

If you think Americans are mad now, just wait a few months

“Some guesses as to how long it will take the real pain to arrive.”

S-o-o-o much data! Either our NT MAGAs are illiterate... or they don't read by choice... or they read but do not understand... Zombies are like that.  There are links in the seed.

Trump is the Godfather in Reverse

“He's making offers countries can't accept”

If an action may be dangerous, the first thing to do is think about what to do in case something goes wrong. Don't you think? Make a Plan B. Be ready to change your approach. Right? Nah!!! Just wing it... There are links in the seed.

An American emergency: Is the patient half alive or half dead?

“At the 100-day mark, Trump's America lies wounded with no hope for help”

It's fascinating, in a "watch the train go off the rails" kind of way... Everyone knows we're speeding toward disaster, but no one knows how to stop. Trump's people are reduced to hoping that China will bail them out. Yeah, right....

DeLong Twofer

Donald, what have you done?!

“First quarter GDP is looking alarmingly flat, and way down from where it was.”

It seems clear that Trump's minions wanted "shock and awe", so they moved fast and hard. DOGE kids rampaged through one government sector after another breaking everything they found. Kinda like a bull in a china shop. Ya know what? All that smashed china is really, really hard to put back...

Mark Carney's Liberals win Canada election in stunning comeback - as he warns Trump 'trying to break us'

BUZZ NOTE: The image of Trump in the article is actually a video.  To hear what he had to say, click on the SEEDED CONTENT link just below this notice, which will open the original source article where the videio can be watched by clicking on the arrow in the middle of it. 

FDA appears to be slow-walking vaccine approvals

“Former government health officials fear the Trump administration is moving to slow-walk vaccine approvals, including by imposing new regulatory...”

Destination from history to treasure

Shanghai bookstore opens new chapter

2025 of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class includes Chubby Checker

“"I want my flowers while I'm alive," he famously wrote. "I can't smell them when I'm dead."”

Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials | US news | The Guardian

“Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago”

Sunday Reading

What Happens When There Are No Deals?

“Trump's tariff fantasies are colliding with reality. Now what?”

New York lawmakers are moving to shut down Elon Musk’s Tesla sales across the EV-friendly state

“New York Democrats are hoping to push through a statewide bill that could strip Tesla of its right to sell cars directly to customers in...”

Does the Democrats' need for political attention outweigh the harm they cause to workers and consumers?  While sales obviously garners the sole attention of politicians (look at all that money!), an auto dealership is much more than a sales floor.  There is also a service department that must...

Trump crypto soars as US president offers dinner to top holders

“The meme coin's website says its 220 top investors will be invited to a gala event with the president.”

The latest update from the kleptocracy... There are links in the seed.

MAGA doesn't build

“Instead of a "Fourth Turning", we got a backward-looking, destructive regime.”

Smith takes a different approach: MAGA isn't as bad as the Nazis... it's worse! At least the Nazis built stuff. MAGA has never built anything. MAGA destroys. MAGA is nihilist. There are links in the seed.

Donald Trump targets media outlets over polling results

“President Trump tore into news organizations and pollsters over surveys showing his favorability dipping, diagnosing them with "Trump Derangement...”

'No way' US can recoup lost China container imports

“President Trump's China trade embargo is projected to devastate containerized shipments moving through U.S. ports.”

It's not often the unbiased liberal press allows real information to leak into the reporting.  As the data shows, the United States is importing boatloads of cheap, disposable, plastic consumer products from China -- made with fossil fuels.  China gets the profits from these transactions and the...

Escape Velocity - Part Two

“Even the most determined opposition can’t stop the clean energy revolution,So if you want to know what you're talking about... READ THIS!!”

Bombshell new report reveals who made fatal mistake that caused Black Hawk to collide with jet and kill 67

“Although it remains unclear why Lobach defied orders, Aviation experts predict she may have been 'blindsided' that the American Airlines flight was...”

Behind the 60-year Republican plot to destroy American democracy - Alternet.org

“In a Daily Take here on Hartmann Report, I mentioned Russell Kirk and the origins of today's hard right GOP. A few people replied with, "Who's...”

get ready for the summer of maga love ...

The latest narrative

“"There was a story ten days ago that said this is the worst April for the stock market since the Great Depression. Ten days later, the Nasdaq is...”

Yesterday's edition of ABC's "This Week" highlights what has become the leftwing news's new narrative. As Trump hits his first hundred days mark polls indicate that many Americans are unhappy with the ride thus far. Trump has fought to fulfill his promises, but he has come up against considerable...

Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

“Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade war”

Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

“Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade war”

For some cancer patients, immunotherapy may be way to skip surgery and chemo

“Immunotherapy let some cancer patients with mismatch repair deficient tumors completely avoid surgery, chemo and radiation, a clinical trial finds.”

Canada in Pictures: Beautiful Places to Photograph