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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Buttigieg becomes nightmare for Trump with unexpected move
Mayor Pete went behind enemy lines, so to speak, appearing on right-wing nüdarling Andrew Schultz's wildly popular "Flagrant" podcast and systematically dunked on Donald Trump's incredibly idiotic economic policies with impressive effect. Buttigieg predictably received blowback from some progressive corners of the Democratic Party, but the reality is as simple as it is stark: Democrats and progressives are not going to expand the party by ignoring spaces where large swaths of the American electorate spend their time. Don't like Schultz's particular brand of humor or his support for Trump in 2024? Fine. But ignoring these platforms and refusing to spread compelling and winning messages to potentially receptive audiences is a dead-end strategy, and Pete's foray into the fire is proof positive that there is fertile ground to be gained.

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Trump praises $5,000 "baby bonus" for moms after they give birth: "It's a good idea"
Having slashed various government agencies that have historically provided critical support to lower income Americans, criminalized reproductive healthcare, and supercharged the growing wealth gap with economic policies that disproportionately benefit the ultra-wealthy, the Trump regime is now considering $5,000 "baby bonuses" to new mothers in a ham-fisted effort to boost the slumping birthrate in America. Unfortunately, the cost of raising a single child to adulthood has skyrocketed to several hundred thousand dollars, so that little bonus isn't quite going to cut it. Maybe Republicans could spend a little less time obsessing over embryos and fetuses and enact policies that actually support the raising of children over the long term. Want more folks to start families? For starters, maybe consider free universal preschool, universal single-payer healthcare, tuition-free college for families making under $200,000 a year, a federal living wage, and several million more units of affordable housing. But we digress...

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Proven winner Haley Stevens launches run for top GOP target
Haley Stevens for Senate: In 2018, Rep. Haley Stevens flipped a battleground House seat from red to blue and helped usher in a Democratic House majority. Now she’s going to help flip the Senate from red to blue by running for Senate in Michigan, a top GOP target and a state where the last Senate race came down to just 0.3% of the vote. Will you chip in to help get her campaign off the ground?

Dozen US states sue to stop "insane" policy as president threatens more global levies
A dozen states, including Oregon, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, and New York, are suing the Trump administration over its "reckless" and incredibly chaotic tariff policies. Arizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes did not mince words, stating: "President Trump’s insane tariff scheme is not only economically reckless — it is illegal." If you are sure where things stand on Donald's many tariffs, you are not alone. Within hours of introducing so-called reciprocal tariffs as high as 50 percent on dozens of countries, the MAGA cult leader said he would pause those duties for 90 days to allow time for negotiations. In off-the-cuff comments at the White House yesterday, the yo-yo-in-chief warned he might reimpose his cherished tariffs in as little as two weeks if he doesn't get what he wants out of negotiations, which, to be clear, is a moving target in and of itself. Hang on tight, folks!

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife forced to move to safe house after Dept. of Homeland Security exposed her address on Twitter
As if having her family torn apart and her husband disappeared to a Salvadoran gulag by Trump's ICE goons wasn't distressing enough, Jennifer Vasquez Sura was forced to move to a safehouse with her children after geniuses at the Dept. of Homeland Security published her home address to several hundred million people on nüTwitter. "I don't feel safe when the government posts my address, the house where my family lives, for everyone to see, especially when this case has gone viral and people have all sorts of opinions," Sura said. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly detained and deported, of course, but the Trump regime refuses to admit error and has opted to embark on a character smear campaign to vilify the Maryland man instead, which apparently now includes doxxing his family. It's almost as if cruelty IS the point.

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"Harsh reality": Wall Street Journal dunks on Trump in stinging new editorial
The largest conservative newspaper in the country took yet another swing at the MAGA cult leader's incredibly chaotic tariff crusade, cautiously welcoming news that the president was "finally listening to reality" as he seeks to walk back from increasingly aggressive attacks against China and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. "The MAGA media echo chamber that praised Mr. Trump’s tariffs as strategic genius looks foolish," the newspaper’s editorial board wrote. The Journal took things a step further, writing: "Another harsh reality is that China called Mr. Trump’s bluff and seems to have won this round." Stand by for a thoughtful, measured response from the president in 3, 2, 1...

Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump’s executive orders
Two major law firms asked separate judges Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were meant to punish them and harm their business operations. The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — say the orders are unconstitutional assaults on the legal profession threaten their relationships with clients and retaliate against them based on their past legal representations or their association with particular attorneys whom Trump perceives as his adversaries. Courts last month temporarily halted enforcement of key provisions of both orders, but the firms asked in court Wednesday for the edicts to be struck down in their entirety and for judges to issue rulings in their favor. Another firm, Jenner & Block, is scheduled to make similar arguments next week and a fourth, Susman Godfrey, is set to make its case next month. It's good to know every major law firm in the country has yet to roll over, despite a most troubling trend emerging.

Work For America launches new program to help federal workers laid off by DOGE
CivicMatch: Know someone who lost their job because of DOGE? Civic Match is a nonprofit initiative by Work For America helping 8,000 (and counting) fired federal workers get back on their feet by connecting them to new local government jobs across 155 cities and 45 states.. Federal workers looking for new local government job opportunities can apply directly for Civic Match’s job matching support here. Civic Match is a new platform helping folks find jobs in state and local government—and already, over 8,000 laid-off federal workers have signed up. They’re ready to move, ready to lead, and ready to rebuild trust in government from the ground up. If you or someone you know is figuring out what’s next after a federal layoff, check out Civic Match. You’ll find real opportunities in real places that need your talent. Click here to visit CivicMatch and get the help you’re looking for!

Sen. John Fetterman calls on Trump to bomb Iran: "Waste that sh*t"
Oh, good. Sen. John Fetterman is rattling his blood saber again, calling for the MAGA cult leader to unilaterally bomb Iran and "waste that shit." Nothing problematic there, nope. "You're never going to be able to negotiate with that kind of regime that has been destabilizing the region for decades already, and now we have an incredible window, I believe, to do that, to strike and destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities," Fetterman said. "You know, they've been saying for years and years Hezbollah was the ultimate badass that kept Israel in check, and we can't move on anything beyond that," he said, before adding they can't "fight for shit." Wait, what? Who's "they," John? "And Hamas, literally, are just a bunch of tunnel rats with junkie rockets in the back of a Toyota truck," he continued. Respectfully, what the f*ck is he talking about? A reminder to all Pennsylvanians that Fetterman is thankfully up for reelection in 2028, should Democrats want to consider sending someone a little less bloodthirsty and little more, well, Democratic, to the US Senate.

White House calls screaming match between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a "healthy debate"
Of course! Everyone knows the tell-tale sign of a healthy working relationship is cursing at one another at the top of your lungs while the boss looks on. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the exchange a "healthy debate" while other sources described it slightly differently: Axios cited multiple witnesses that the alleged power struggle was actually a screaming match, during which "F bombs started to fly." "It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing," one person told Axios. ALL of this tracks.

Trump's meme coin, which had fizzled in value, surges after offer of dinner with the president
Trump's crypto venture has lost 88% of its value since its creation and the initial rug-pull, but that hasn't stopped the most corrupt president in American history from finding new ways to use it to sell access and reap even more profit. He's now offering a private dinner to the top 220 holders in the memecoin, meaning you can purchase access to the president of the United States by simply buying his bullshit crypto. Grifters gonna grift, grift, grift, grift, grift!

Hegseth very unhappy about revelation of his Pentagon makeup studio
Apparently trans people can't be allowed to serve in the military but Pete Hegseth can wear all the gender-affirming makeup he wants!