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**Neon Ignition** · 15-04-2025, 12:08

Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html

The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/china-tells-airlines-stop-taking-boeing-jets-as-trump-tariffs-expand-trade-war

Trump might be all

Project 2025 Tracker
But he has been President for 86 days and has so far completed 42% of Project 2025's targets

Objectives for CFTC and USAID are now fully complete, the 12 objectives for the White House are the next closest to completion

With Americas financial and political standing on the global stage crumbling around it things are going really well for them

Only 1376 days to go...

**Neon Ignition** · 15-04-2025, 12:19

US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/trump-tariffs-tourism-business

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to define

Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – as it happened

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/15/donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-ukraine-russia-europe-news-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-67fe00308f0819448f7d8bd3#block-67fe00308f0819448f7d8bd3

Mark Rutte makes unannounced visit to Odesa and tells Zelenskyy that ‘Nato support is unwavering’

**Brad** · 15-04-2025, 20:33

Why aren't my tariffs working?
Have you tried turning them off and on again?

Not my joke.

**Neon Ignition** · 15-04-2025, 22:24

Politico (@politico.com)

https://bsky.app/profile/politico.com/post/3lmuubqhef22l

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/ocasio-cortez-raised-9-6-million-in-three-months-smashing-her-own-record-00291694

Trump donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with Greenland land-grab

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/trump-greenland-donors-investors-finance?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=1744718623

Ethical doubts over role of campaign backers and investors with financial ties to president worth hundreds of millions

The Supreme Court threatens to bring “Don’t Say Gay” to every classroom in America

https://www.vox.com/scotus/408356/supreme-court-mahmoud-taylor-dont-say-gay

An influential Christian right law firm asks the justices to impose an impossible burden on teachers.

The AI Tools CBP Is Using to Scan Social Media

https://www.404media.co/the-ai-tools-cbp-is-using-to-scan-social-media/

Customs and Border Protection released more documents last week that show which AI-powered tools that agency has been using to identify people of interest.

https://www.aol.com/decapitated-woman-head-reattached-freak-134254064.html

**Neon Ignition** · 16-04-2025, 09:24

Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security | Joe Biden | The Guardian

Judge rebukes Trump officials for not securing return of wrongly deported man | US immigration | The Guardian

China tells US to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs as it reports GDP growth spurt | China | The Guardian

Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China | Nvidia | The Guardian

**Yakumo** · 16-04-2025, 09:58

Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post

China tells US to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs as it reports GDP growth spurt | China | The Guardian

As a China watcher, I'm telling you right now thats a pile of bull**** the size of their tallest building.
As we all know, China's GDP like everything they say is made up.

**Neon Ignition** · 16-04-2025, 10:53

White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/?comments-page=1#comments

Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS “is not budget discipline, it’s cultural sabotage.”…

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https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/tesla-accused-of-using-sneaky-tactic-to-dodge-car-repairs

wsj.com

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c?st=7R8wfD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

**briareos_kerensky** · 16-04-2025, 14:02

Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post

Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China | Nvidia | The Guardian

Should have spent more on that dinner, Jensen.

**Neon Ignition** · 16-04-2025, 17:34

Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lmwxvv3dv224

JUST IN: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt of court for defying his order to turn around planes, demands new details in order for officials to “purge” their contempt. Details TK

Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lmwxw7ulqc24

BOASBERG said the evidence shows willful defiance by the Trump administration that amounts to criminal contempt. Full 46-page opinion: https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0766-81

Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social)

https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lmwyc6wyc224

BOASBERG says the administration can “purge” its contempt by bringing back the people he ordered not to be sent in the first place and giving them appropriate due process. If not, he will conduct further proceedings https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0766-81

**Anpanman** · 16-04-2025, 19:29

Originally posted by Yakumo View Post

As a China watcher, I'm telling you right now thats a pile of bull**** the size of their tallest building.
As we all know, China's GDP like everything they say is made up.

Thanks, that just reminded me I've not had a look at China in Focus on YouTube for a while.

**Neon Ignition** · 16-04-2025, 22:06

RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/rfk-press-conference-autism-cdc-b2734554.html

Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes nor go on dates during a press conference on Wednesday, 16 April. It comes after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of U.S. children diagnosed with autism continues to rise. CDC experts dispute the idea that the condition is becoming more widespread, despite the rise in its data, instead attributing the uptick in cases to improved diagnostics. RFK Jr has vowed to uncover the root cause behind what he claims is an “epidemic." As autism is a spectrum, some people with autism require more support than others, but many people need little or no assistance with their daily lives.

Trump seeks criminal prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vn1rymz38o

Federal housing officials accused Letitia James, who won a real estate case against Trump in 2023, of mortgage fraud.

Hong Kong suspends package postal service to the US after Trump’s tariff hikes | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/business/hong-kong-suspends-postal-service-to-us-intl-hnk/index.html

Hong Kong’s postal service will stop handling packages coming from or going to the United States amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Access Denied

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/04/16/trade-war-fallout-china-freight-ship-decline-begins-orders-plummet.html

Access Denied

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/us-customs-tariffs-revenue-generated-since-april-5.html

Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/gold-card-visa-trump-musk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.y1oz.pHTzo-J5jp4D&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The project represents something of a shift in mission for Elon Musk’s initiative, from cutting government costs toward a new goal of generating revenue.

**briareos_kerensky** · 17-04-2025, 06:00

Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/new...-b2734554.html

It's nice to see that the top health official doesn't even know what autism is.

**QualityChimp** · 17-04-2025, 07:36

Seth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough Prize
While presenting an award at the event known as the Oscars of Science, 'The Studio' star pointed out the irony of tech titans' support for the Trump administration's defunding of science. The potentially embarrassing comments were edited out.

Seth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough Prize

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seth-rogens-breakthrough-prize-video-cut-1236191599/

While presenting an award at the event known as the Oscars of Science, 'The Studio' star pointed out the irony of tech titans' support for the Trump administration's defunding of science. The potentially embarrassing comments were edited out.

**Neon Ignition** · 17-04-2025, 11:46

reuters.com

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-will-pay-no-attention-us-tariff-game-2025-04-17/

**Neon Ignition** · 17-04-2025, 18:40

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-savings-website-millions-vanish-b2735173.html&ved=2ahUKEwjYjom029-MAxWPa0EAHb11HbgQxfQBKAB6BAgKEAE&usg=AOvVaw1-16gLYaU4uHQYq6ZzT8Nc

So either lying about the savings or stealing money

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