US consumers pay 95% of tariffs

Trump lied as usual. We pay, not other countries.

Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social http://www.cbo.gov/system/files…

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T18:15:29.221Z

Tariff bills across U.S. states mount as affordability and Trump head for midterm elections showdown#Trump #EpsteinFiles #Pedophile #PedophileProtector #PamBondi #KashPatel #ElonMusk #UnitedKingdom #GhislaineMaxwell

— (@adnan-rahman.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T18:58:04.387Z

Most people captured by ICE are not criminals

Trump is using this as his private police force to attack minorities and people who disagree with him.

Just 14% of people rounded up by ICE were “the worst of the worst” criminals. That means 86% were NOT. Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.

— Rachel Bitecofer (@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T21:18:11.916Z

ICE Is Not Arresting CriminalsLess than 14% of 390,000 immigrants arrested by ICE last year had charges or convictions for violent crimes.Not dangerous or violent criminals.Less than 2% were murderers or rapists.Racist eugenics predominate.www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr…

— Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only (@papootx.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T15:54:39.253Z

The latest research shows that less than 2% of immigrants detained in Trump's second term are rapists and murderers, and less than 2% are gang members. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr…

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-02-10T22:10:38.306Z

The AP’s wimpy post and article on Lutnick

Cowards! He’s a liar!

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after the late financier’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child.

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-02-10T20:48:46Z

"reversing Lutnick’s previous claim" means that he lied before. Your post should be something like "Lutnick forced to admit the truth about contacts with Epstein when confronted with evidence."

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T20:54:12.524Z

Most Republicans did not say that Trump should apologize for his racist post

BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.Q:  "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T01:25:53.829Z

Sounds like Trump posted it. If he did, his staff lied when they said a staffer posted it.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T01:56:31.627Z

The story is that most Republican office holders didn’t say Trump should apologize. To me, that means they are racists like Trump or they don’t find racism to be objectionable.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T19:49:18.982Z

Posts on Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post

Bezos is wrecking the Post to get benefits for his much larger businesses.

I believe the debate about whether Bezos is "obligated to fund $100m+ annual losses" misses the point. He intentionally expanded those losses by millions of dollars for basic corruption reasons, so that the Trump administration would be nicer to Amazon and Blue Origin slate.com/business/202…

— Alex Kirshner (@alexkirshner.com) 2026-02-05T16:09:06.185Z

While Amazon touts the surveillance state enabled by its Ring cameras, remember…Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.Is this the world we want to live in?

— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T18:31:14.300455Z

Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.

— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) 2026-02-06T22:02:08.991Z

Trump repeatedly withholds funding from blue states

The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYTGift link: http://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h…

— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorvanyt.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T23:09:05.981Z

Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado

Trump draws ire of Lauren Boebert after veto of Colorado water project

A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to unfreeze billions of dollars in funding for the Gateway rail tunnel project — a win for both New York and New Jersey.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T16:55:25.140Z

If Trump is really going to hold back Federal money from Blue States only then citizens need to STOP paying our Federal taxes in my view. How is he able to withhold funding? l.smartnews.com/p-76ZvHeaQ/j…

— Zico (@willownbirch.bsky.social) 2026-02-08T13:10:43.194Z
https://bsky.app/profile/sumoh7.bsky.social/post/3md4zt7lbbc2c

Expanding the Supreme Court is the only way to fix it

Term limits would take decades to have an impact since I assume they don’t apply to current justices. The Court has no credibility since they are backing Trump’s extremist policies and bending the laws to suit conservatives. Expansion is the only solution.

People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:www.theguardian.com/commentisfre…

— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T16:47:51.617Z

Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.

— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T23:04:12.791Z

For a long time John Roberts was supposed to be the Supreme Court's savviest *politcian*, in terms of preserving its image while pushing his conservative agenda. But "I helped Trump win and now I'm locking this place down" is pretty good evidence he lost the thread http://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u…

— Jay Willis (@jaywillis.net) 2026-02-02T16:47:16.379Z

@nytimes.com editorial board: "Many lower courts have responded heroically to Mr. Trump’s ill-founded efforts to centralize power and weaken democracy." But the Supreme Court is "allowing Mr. Trump’s power grabs" instead of stabilizing American democracy.🎁 http://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o…

— Jill Lawrence (@jilldlawrence.bsky.social) 2025-12-07T03:06:13.688Z

More posts on the Trump/RFK, Jr. measles increase

Such impressive accomplishments by RFKJr

— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T18:33:07.831Z

People of DC, more than two weeks into being totally iced in, now get news of measles spread—brought in by Right to Life marchers.Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al. dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal…

— James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T03:57:44.140Z

Conditions At ICE Detention Centers Could Fuel Major Measles Outbreaks

— Forbes (@forbes.com) 2026-02-05T19:44:45.313Z

Q: What does it mean if the US loses its measles elimination status?Doctor: It signals we’re reversing public-health progress. Preventable illnesses will rise and strain the system—especially children’s hospitals, which have already lost 20% of bed capacity.

— Pat Fuller (@bannerite.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T02:41:43.934Z

Measles cases, by vaccination status, in South Carolina.It’s almost like vaccines work!

— The Real Truther (@therealtruther.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T18:07:50.912Z

D.C. health officials are warning of possible exposure to measles after three people with the illness made several stops in the region in recent weeks, including at the National March for Life rally and concert and Catholic University.

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-02-10T15:00:50.593182296Z