David D 🦬 🇺🇦

Believe in Buffalo!

[David D 🦬 🇺🇦 @BfloDoubleD]

Molson Canadian raises a glass to Buffalo Sabres fans with free beer at WNY bars after viral anthem moment https://t.co/p5dWXZo0Fg

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Rob Reiner was a great man

Trump is a piece of shit

[Erick Bretas @bretas_erick]

Since you asked an honest question here’s my attempt to honestly answer it:

America’s wealth is driven primarily by high-value service industries such as banking, technology, and entertainment. Just think of companies like JPMorgan Chase, Netflix, or Amazon. These sectors not only dominate the domestic economy but also play a key role in U.S. exports.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2023 the services sector accounted for over 77% of the U.S. GDP, while manufacturing contributed approximately 11%. The U.S. is also the world’s largest exporter of services, with exports totaling more than $970 billion in 2023—covering financial services, software, cloud computing, intellectual property, and consulting. These are areas largely not subject to tariffs.

In a sense, manufacturing is a game the U.S. has already outgrown, shifting its focus to more sophisticated and less labor-intensive sectors. This evolution allows the U.S. to leverage its comparative advantage in innovation and productivity, rather than competing on low-cost labor.

Meanwhile, many other countries impose tariffs on U.S. agricultural and consumer goods because they lack competitiveness in fields like finance, technology, and professional services. By protecting these less efficient sectors, they attempt to shelter local jobs, but at the cost of higher consumer prices and economic inefficiencies.

Americans are major consumers of agricultural and manufactured goods, not because these sectors dominate the economy, but because of the purchasing power generated by a highly productive, service-oriented economy. Imposing tariffs on imports may create the illusion of protecting domestic jobs, but in reality, it often leads to higher prices for consumers and little to no job creation, especially in a country operating near full employment (the U.S. unemployment rate was just 3.7% in early 2024).

In short, tariffs are a blunt instrument that may be politically appealing but are economically inefficient in a modern, dynamic, service-led economy like the United States.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump’s tariffs will result in a massive transfer of wealth from working people into the hands of millionaires and billionaires. Here’s how.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Traitor?

Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Ronald Reagan: “We should beware of the demagogues who are willing to declare a Trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the American flag…”

[David D 🦬 🇺🇦 @BfloDoubleD]

@RpsAgainstTrump We have a moron for our president!

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

For those of you listening to these clips without any context and thinking that Zelensky did anything wrong, here’s the context you’re missing:

0:00 - 0:25 – Zelensky starts off by explaining to Vance that, no, he can’t just sign a ceasefire agreement with Putin like Ukraine has done in the past—because Putin has repeatedly broken those agreements. Putin previously promised not to invade Ukraine and to release prisoners, yet he never released the prisoners and, of course, went on to invade Ukraine. For Vance to be so naïve as to think that another signature from Putin would mean anything is purely ignorant.

0:25 - 0:38 – Vance claims Zelensky is being “disrespectful” for simply explaining why he can’t trust Putin’s word. He says it’s "disrespectful" for Zelensky to "come to the Oval Office to litigate" the matter publicly. What else is he supposed to do? Just nod along and accept a deal that would set Ukraine up for failure?

0:41 - 0:46 – Vance tells Zelensky he should be thanking the President. Let’s be clear—Zelensky has already thanked Trump multiple times over the past 40 days, even after Trump blatantly lied and claimed that Ukraine started the war. So let’s talk about actual disrespect—who exactly is the one being disrespectful here?

1:03 - 1:10 – Vance accuses Zelensky of coming to the Oval Office to attack the Trump administration. But there was no attack. Zelensky was simply explaining why Trump’s idea of signing a flimsy, unenforceable deal with Russia makes no sense, given that Putin has broken almost every agreement he has ever signed. That’s not an attack on Trump—it’s a reality check.

1:15 - 1:34 – Zelensky explains that during a war, "everybody has problems, even you." Trump loses it, snapping back, "You don’t know that. Don’t tell us what we are going to feel." But let’s be real—America has absolutely felt the effects of this war.

Higher gas prices
Increased inflation
Over $100 billion in U.S. aid sent to Ukraine
Political infighting over the war
More U.S. troops stationed in Europe
Depleting U.S. weapons stockpiles

Zelensky is 100% right—but for some reason, Trump completely lost it and is now trying to paint Zelensky as the disrespectful one?

This was pure theater. It was a staged act by Trump to vilify Zelensky. The only real disrespect in that room was directed at Zelensky himself.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

No shit! 💩

[Alyssa Farah Griffin @Alyssafarah]

It’s not about politics, it’s about humanity & the future of the free world. This video sums it up perfectly - a WW2 Vet kisses Zelensky’s hand & says “you are the savior of the people.”

Zelensky replies: “no, you saved Europe.”

https://t.co/HPUV0QWaP0

[Kels 💋⛓️🪚🎈🌸 @11spiced]

Republican Thomas Massie is the only GOP House member to vote no on the “budget” bill… and he did so with his chest out.

The bill will be catastrophic for many. Trump’s not cutting spending at all… they’re vastly increasing it.

Just not to help you. #obviously

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Trump firing much of our top military leadership overnight is wrong. I’ll speak out against this but I need you to join me. I want all of us, especially our veterans, to call this what it is — politicizing our military. This is dangerous behavior by a President.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

This guy got two Bronze stars in Iraq and clerked for Roberts before landing at SDNY

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

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[Acyn @Acyn]

Walz: And then this dude is nearly 80 years old. He tells us he's a genius, a stable genius. He apparently went to the Wharton school. In those 80 years, you would have thought he learned what a damn tariff is and who pays for it.

[David D 🦬 🇺🇦 @BfloDoubleD]

@AccountableGOP Asking for a friend,

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former NH Republican Senator Gordon Humphrey endorsed VP Harris: “I voted for Republicans for more than 50 years. I can't vote for Trump, as a father, as a grandfather, as a veteran, as a former U.S. senator."

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵

[Acyn @Acyn]

Obama: When I was president, I had been talking to scientists for a while so during my last year in office, we put together a pandemic playbook for how to deal with the eventuality of a pandemic.. When Trump came in, we gave over this playbook and he threw it out. I want to be fair on this, no matter who was going to president, this was going to be a problem… But if you look at a country like Canada, their per capita death rate was 40% lower than here. So just do the math. That’s more than 400k people. People’s grandparents, people’s fathers, people’s moms who would’ve been alive if Trump had just paid attention and tried to follow the plan that we gave him. It might have been somebody in your family that could’ve been impacted. So, if somebody tells you that this doesn’t make a difference, having somebody competent who cares about you.. it does matter and at some point, it will make a difference to them