As the global markets were tumbling at record levels, President Donald Trump was reportedly on a money-making spree in Mar-a-Lago.

As everyday folks were checking in on their 401ks and worrying about losing their Social Security payments, Trump’s family was pushing numerous separate money-making schemes, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

In an article entitled “Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out,” the Times reports, “The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.”

‘Turbulence far away’: NYT exposes Trump ‘moneymaking weekend’ amid huge ‘market meltdown’

As the global markets were tumbling at record levels, President Donald Trump was reportedly on a money-making spree in Mar-a-Lago. As everyday folks were checking in on their 401ks and worrying about losing their Social Security payments, Trump’s family was pushing numerous separate money-making schemes, the New York Times reported on Saturday. In…

‘Turbulence far away’: NYT exposes Trump ‘moneymaking weekend’ amid huge ‘market meltdown’

Bronze or orange? You decide!

Donald Trump was mocked for his botched bronzer job on his face during a White House press event on “Liberation Day.”

Donald Trump Ridiculed for Wearing Too Much Makeup During ‘Liberation Day’ Speech

Donald Trump was mocked for his botched bronzer job on his face during a White House press event on “Liberation Day.” When the president announced a slate of new tariffs imposed on over two dozen nations around the world, several critics were quick to point out how dark the commander-in-chief’s face was compared to his hands. One user on X, formerl…

Donald Trump Ridiculed for Wearing Too Much Makeup During ‘Liberation Day’ Speech

Trumps Cronies rake in the bucks while the “little people” suffer:

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made hefty trades days before Donald Trump‘s tariffs announcement tanked the stock market.

The MAGA proponent made 15 investments between March 16 and March 24. Her three largest moves were putting hundreds of thousands of dollars towards US Treasury Bills, also know as T-Bills.

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On March 16, March 19 and March 24, Greene spent $100,000 to $250,000 per transaction on T-Bills, according to Capitol Trades, a platform devoted to sharing politician trading data. 

The Trump ally invested between $300,000 and $750,000 in Treasuries, according to the filings. 

These massive purchases were sprinkled among multiple smaller ones that spanned from $1,000 to $5,000 in companies including Apple Inc, AbbVie Inc and Costco Wholesale Group. 

Marjorie Taylor Greene makes stock market play days before tariffs

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made hefty trades days before Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement tanked the stock market.

Marjorie Taylor Greene makes stock market play days before tariffs

Support for establishment of independent Palestinian state remains at majority level

Although Americans remain more likely to say their sympathies in the Middle East situation are with the Israelis rather than the Palestinians, the 46% expressing support for Israel is the lowest in 25 years of Gallup’s annual tracking of this measure on its World Affairs survey. The previous 51% low point in this trend of Americans’ sympathy for Israelis was recorded both last year and in 2001.

At the same time, the 33% of U.S. adults who now say they sympathize with the Palestinians is up six percentage points from last year and the highest reading by two points.

Less Than Half in U.S. Now Sympathetic Toward Israelis

More Americans express sympathy for the Israelis (46%) than the Palestinians (33%) in the Middle East situation, but the margin has shrunk to a new low.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/657404/less-half-sympathetic-toward-israelis.aspx

In other words, the tides are changing and the Trump administration is totally missing the boat.

Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse

Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have caused “complete, utter chaos” and are threatening to send the agency into a “death spiral”, according to workers at the agency.

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The SSA website has crashed several times this month. Wired reported Doge staff want to migrate all social security data and rewrite code in months, which could cause system collapse and further outages.

The agency plans to eliminate the jobs of 7,000 workers at the agency through voluntary buyouts, resignations or firings, though the union representing SSA employees anticipate even more firings beyond cutting staff to 50,000 workers.

Acting commissioner Leland Dudek has acknowledged to staff that Doge are making the decisions at the agency. Musk, Donald Trump and others have claimed action is being taken to tackle widespread fraud at the agency.

Dudek was appointed acting commissioner after he reportedly secretly shared information with Doge staff. He has threatened to shut down the agency in response to a court order barring Doge from accessing the data.

Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says

Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/musk-doge-social-security

I’ll bet Trump and his cronies, who knew the tariffs were coming, are making millions, perhaps billions, by short selling stocks as the markets crumble.

It’s likely insider trading on a galactic scale.

Has DOGE gutted the Securities and Exchange commission yet?

President Donald Trump has reached the “peak of not giving a fuck,” one White House official told The Washington Post for a lengthy report on what went on behind the scenes leading up to the president’s massive tariff announcement this week.

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“He’s at the peak of just not giving a fuck anymore,” a White House official familiar with Trump’s thinking told The Post. “Bad news stories? Doesn’t give a fuck. He’s going to do what he’s going to do. He’s going to do what he promised to do on the campaign trail.”

‘He Doesn’t Give a F**k’: White House Official Tells Washington Post Trump Has Reached Peak ‘Not Giving a F**k’

Donald Trump has reached the “peak of not giving a fuck,” one White House official told The Washington Post for a report on what went into his tariff policy.

Trump At ‘Peak’ Not ‘Giving a F**k,’ WH Official Says

Dumbass King Donald tanks the economy and stock markets with his friggin’ tariffs, and now he is declaring a state of emergency so he can “protect” the economy?

We don’t your protection, asshole. What we need is to be rid of you!

Trump declares state of emergency in US to protect economy

Last week’s shocking report that Mr. Hegseth shared sensitive information about a yet-to-be-launched air attack in Yemen on an unclassified messaging app is now straining the limits of his credibility as an everyman — and his fitness to lead the American military’s 2.1 million service members.

Americans stationed across the globe know if they violate similar security protocols, they can expect swift reprimand, the loss of security clearance and perhaps a court-martial. In his first departmentwide message on Jan. 25, Mr. Hegseth told troops he was a firm believer in holding everyone to account. “Our standards will be high, uncompromising, and clear,” he wrote. Now those same operational security standards don’t appear to apply to him. What message is sent to American troops if that imbalance continues?

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For now, the affair raises profound questions about whether Mr. Hegseth can handle an actual national security crisis, after he’s managed to blunder into such a major unforced error.

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It’s difficult to imagine that two of his recent predecessors, Jim Mattis and Lloyd J. Austin III, who retired six ranks above Mr. Hegseth as four-star generals, would have copy and pasted such details onto a publicly available app. It’s not that either man flawlessly executed the role of defense secretary, but at least they were accountable…. Mr. Hegseth, so far, hasn’t shown that he is willing to admit any fault. Instead, he has taken a defiant tone, attacking Mr. Goldberg’s credibility and arguing that “nobody was texting war plans.”

Opinion | The Message Pete Hegseth Sends the Troops – The New York Times

The so-called Save Act would strip millions of their access to the vote and make the process harder for everyone else

One such piece of legislation is the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or Save Act, which would require Americans seeking to register or re-register to vote to prove US citizenship. This dangerous bill would in effect strip millions of Americans of their access to the vote, while making the voting process more difficult and burdensome for everyone else. Rather than make our elections more secure, the Save Act would disenfranchise millions based on nothing but a series of debunked conspiracy theories.

Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of voters | Alexis Anderson-Reed

The so-called Save Act would strip millions of their access to the vote and make the process harder for everyone else

Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of voters | Alexis Anderson-Reed | The Guardian