Havyhh2
havvyhh2@mas.to
<p>US expat living in SE Asia, retired CPA....world news / politics / finance / economics....but food, cooking, wine, books & adventures mostly! Live & let live! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>classical</span></a> music <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Singapore</span></a></p>
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"In reality, no amended contract exists, no required signatures were obtained, and the settlement’s own modification clause was never satisfied, leaving Trump’s tax protections and the slush fund’s underlying authority fully intact." https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-blanche-deal-allows
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“After losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement." Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/trump-tariffs-25-states-lawsuit-supreme-court.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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House will vote to merge US military with Israeli military....seems a calamity worth calling your Congress members & tell them NO WAY!! https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mr7ku4bpcc2s
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"As a president second to none in blasphemous self-depiction and besotted by venomous white Christian nationalism, Donald Trump and his MAGA authoritarian enablers have attempted to supplant separation of church and state with an authoritarian-imposed neo-Confederacy — a theoretically mandated rigid hierarchy in which white males hold the power. During his 250th Independence Day celebrations, we once again saw how dramatically that anti-constitutional, anti-American vision conflicts with ou...
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&quot;Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has formally broken with the Republican Party, said Mr. Trump’s personal enrichment was further proof that MAGA voters needed to abandon the G.O.P. “The GOP is a disaster,” she wrote on X. “The Republican Party hijacked MAGA, pretended to be America First and MAHA, and then sold us all out. Then Trump rubber stamped the entire con job while taking checks from literally everyone.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-ear...
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@benroyce@mastodon.social I'm speechless...he, those words twists the heart....
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Have to love the headline..... Gift article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/opinion/iran-us-israel-war-drones-strait-of-hormuz.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.vMY6.1-tBIHD6uiy9&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Good. Seems if good dem candidates appear in Trump-ravaged red states and rural communities....could be a winning strategy....? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/democrats-midterms-house-primaries.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Supreme Court temporarily lifts mail ban on abortion pill mifepristone https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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The perpetrators.... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy523z7x0g5o
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Latest from Hormuz Strait.... https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-iran-ceasefire-erupts-usisraeli?
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&quot;Mark Carney said he believes the global international order will be reshaped, with Europe playing a central role in rebuilding it. His remark reflects a view that geopolitical power and leadership may shift toward European nations in response to current global instability.&quot; https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-monday-update-chaos-in-iran?
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&quot;At recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, judicial nominees, including John Marck, avoided stating whether the 22nd Amendment would bar Donald Trump from seeking another term after two wins. When Senator Coons pressed for a clear acknowledgment of the two-term limit, none responded.&quot; Should immediately disqualify such nominees... https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-judicial-nominees?
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MAGA wants you sick or dead, is the only conclusion here.... FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-studies-covid-shingles-vaccines-safe.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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Honestly, Scott makes Tuberville seem a genius....he just needs to wear a &quot;Bros for Trump&quot; t-shirt to be the full🤡 Powell making &#39;significant mistake&#39; by staying on at Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/tim-scott-jerome-powell-fed.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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FDA commissioner defends agency&#39;s drug approval decisions after wave of backlash https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-defends-himself-under-pressure-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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Mindnumbing.....$1.0 billion for ballroom, MAGA red states CANCELING ongoing elections &amp; redrawing maps to eliminate black voters. https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-seeks-1-billion-for-ballroom?
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@jik ...absolutely true....
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@tchambers@indieweb.social this is phenomenal!....."Let's try to understand what we're talking about. The mRNA cancer vaccine isn't advertised as a vaccine like the one for Covid: it's not intended to prevent anything. It's a real therapy. The principle is to teach the immune system to recognize tumor cells as enemies, providing it with a precise molecular profile. It's a bit like giving a detective a perfect mug shot, instead of telling him to "look for a tall...
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January job adds revised to 11,000....February added....oh, never mind....economy is in stagnation.... Private companies added 63,000 jobs in February, ADP says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/private-companies-added-63000-jobs-in-february-january-revised-to-just-11000-additions-adp-says.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
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"This is a militia that kills... of course they're not welcome in Milan," Milan Mayor Beppe Sala told Italian radio on Tuesday." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y29xzjdzvo
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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social "Primary every one of them until we have a Congress comprised of the people blowing the whistles, not the people hosting swank fundraisers. As the Democrats become the irrelevant Whigs of a new century, I’d love to see the best people forming a new political party from the ashes. Call it the Courage Party. We already know who is ineligible."