France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

Just a dent for Microsoft, but another in a long list of lost revenue to US businesses as a direct result of 47’s a-holery and short-sightedness.

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“I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and it had to do with the Red Cross”

Our emperor has no brains.

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Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency's budget by $700 million | TechCrunch The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs were used to "target the...

Never mind the reports that #CISA is already struggling to fulfill its core mission, this is part of the REVENGE FOR 2020 we've all been promised.

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Iran ceasefire deal a temporary win for Trump - but it comes at a cost The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

"A whole civilization will die tonight"

Spoken like a true hippie flower child, deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize I might add.

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US Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say U.S. Army Chief ​of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters, in ‌the latest purge among the Pentagon's most senior ranks.

Any guesses? Not loyal enough to the wannabe-king?

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Is Trump doing Putin's bidding? You be the judge:

* Stops diplomatic and financial support for democratic ideals
* Distances US from western allies, incl. #NATO
* Destroys trading alliances
* Does everything he can to wreck our resilient economy
* Sows internal divisions

An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below: 1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation … 3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people. 4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners … 5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice … 6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices … 7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: 12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit … 13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people. 20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.

#NoKings

San Diego just gave us the best reveal of No Kings Day. #NoKings

US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill. Treasury announced the idea Thursday.

Who would benefit if millions of people went cashless? Crypto obviously. Maybe MasterCard and Visa, who got in on “Trump Accounts”. Visa also donated to his inaugural committee.

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Pentagon has no plan to stop Trump sons profiting from defense contracts: Warren, Blumenthal Democrats have been hotly critical of the Trump family's business dealings while President Donald Trump serves in the White House.

Mo money, no problems. Trump family cashes in on literally anything the president does.

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Oil trades surged just before Trump's post on Iran talks. Some experts are suspicious. Trading in crude oil futures spiked only minutes before President Trump postponed an ultimatum on Iran, causing oil prices to drop and stocks to surge.

It can't be illegal if it keeps happening, right?

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You can’t imagine the party we’re going to have when you’re gone.

Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump. European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.

No one likes a bully - our closest allies would rather depend on China than the US under Trump.

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FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses amid Trump's criticism of Iran war coverage Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.

Silence the critics - A favorite tool of authoritarians. If you can’t have a loyalist buy them (à la CNN), shut them down.

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Exclusive | Justice Department Probes Iran’s Use of Binance to Evade Sanctions The investigation is focused on money flowing through the crypto platform to a network that backs terror groups, including Yemen’s Houthi militants.

Wait, why did Binance fall afoul of the law until their "don't call it a bribe" to the Trump family's crypto biz? Oh right, facilitating money laundering. Good thing we helped them out.

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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

Far from the first instance of ethical malfeasance from #DOGE employees, and almost definitely not the last. Leadership starts at the top.

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Trump Goes on Deranged Rant About Dead Soldiers Walking Around This is the man who’s led us into a new war with Iran.

"... all of the people that died through the roadside bombs died and are right now walking around with no legs, no arms."

Exactly the kind of clear-headed thinking you want from the commander in chief leading the war in the middle east.

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Trump administration starts to panic over rapidly rising oil costs | CNN Politics While senior Trump aides had anticipated some brief surge in oil prices in the first days of the war with Iran, the size and sustainability of the market reaction caught them off guard.

No surprise, this is the same “stable genius” who said “Who knew healthcare would be so complicated?” #clueless

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Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces, sources say The assistance could help Iran locate American warships, radar or other communication systems, but there's no indication Moscow is helping direct Iranian strikes, sources tell NBC News.

And that’s how world wars get started. Thanks 47.

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How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened

Anyone surprised that administration insiders once again leveraged classified info to enrich themselves?

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Pentagon’s Anthropic Designation Won’t Survive First Contact with Legal System This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick.

”The designation exceeds what the statute authorizes. ... Hegseth's own public statements may have doomed the government's litigation posture before it even begins.”

Shoot off mouth first, ask questions about legal authority later.

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Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work The penalty is usually reserved for companies from adversarial countries, like China's Huawei.

“Radical left, woke company”

The Art of the Doofus - Take the most extreme, nonsensical position possible to make room for your billionaire buddy with no ethical boundaries to swoop in. This is what happens in banana republics.

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US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’ Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threat

Why dismantle a program that aids in the free flow of information behind blockades? Because it’s often used by citizens of countries led by 47’s authoritarian buddies.

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Tariffs have failed to shrink the trade deficit as promised The U.S. imported more goods and services than it exported — around $70 billion worth — in December, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Surprise! The economists were right! The tariffs did not shrink the trade deficit.

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Exclusive: Trump pauses China tech bans ahead of Xi summit The Trump administration has shelved a number of key tech security measures aimed at Beijing ahead of an April meeting between the two countries' presidents. The measures include a ban on China Teleco...

If he/DOGE hadn’t gutted CISA and other agencies protecting our infrastructure this might be less of a concern, but now we’re opening the door of the henhouse to the fox.

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Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate change.

Now if only the Lead Producers of America would pay him off we could finally get it back in our fuel and paint.

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‘You’re a washed-up loser lawyer’: Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein US attorney general goes on attack during questioning by House judiciary committee over handling of files

Every bit as honest and classy as her boss.

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Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard A 130-million-user payment system backed by 16 major banks just launched to challenge Visa/mastercard

Imagine if Visa and Mastercard were to lose 1/3 of their business, because of this moron.

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Exclusive | Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat The departing staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances.

Does he actually care about the threats to our country from China? Once again, his actions say no.

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Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'

Any guesses as to how much of that tax windfall big tech is allocating to the severance packages of the workers they’ve laid off?

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