Friday, April 18, 2025

4-17-2025

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-demands-termination-fed-jerome-powell-rates-2060933

Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution 

Russian propaganda campaign used AI to scale output without sacrificing credibility, study finds. AI-generated articles used source content from Fox News or Russian state media, with specific ideological slants, such as criticizing U.S. support for Ukraine or favoring Republican political figures.

US senator blocked from visiting deported constituent in El Salvador

Trump’s Tariffs Hit Hard Tech Realities: China’s role in smartphone and chip supply chains is blunting the U.S. president’s ambitions—at least for now.

TAKE IT DOWN Act Shows That Noble Intentions Can Make Bad Tech Policy Politics

Trump's "Counterterrorism Czar" now saying that anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Garcia is "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and could be looking at being federally charged.


The Economist: Trump administration ''fed up'' with Europe's efforts to strengthen Ukraine

US IRS planning to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status


El Salvadoran VP Reveals Trump Is 'Paying' to Keep Abrego Garcia at CECOT, Senator Says




Whistle Blower: Russian Breach of US Data Through DOGE Was Carried Out Over Starlink "Directly to Russia"




Judge scraps US rule capping credit card late fees at $8




Exclusive: Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army




US fed chair Jay Powell speaking today in Chicago, warns of decreasing growth combined with increasing and prolonged price inflation ahead


'Ableist' RFK Jr. Called Out for Claiming Autistic Children Will Never Fall in Love: 'Love on the Spectrum Would Like a Word'

CALIFORNIA FIRST STATE TO SUE TRUMP ON TARIFFS...
Customs and Border Protection Says Revenue Much Lower Than Expected...
POWELL: FED IN A PICKLE...
Xi Fights Back With Global Charm Offensive...
EVANS-PRITCHARD: USA has ALREADY lost...
Dollar as global reserve currency increasingly uncertain...
'Mar-a-Lago Accord' to rewrite global financial system...
Shock hits companies...
DOW -699...

JUDGE THREATENS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
'WILLFUL DISREGARD'
BONDI ATTACKS

BEAST: USA NO LONGER NATION OF LAWS...

LUCE: THE DON ON HIS WAY TO MAKING POLICE STATE...

Ex-Official Targeted With Govt Probe Vows to Fight...

Whistleblower Accuses DOGE of Letting RUSSIANS Access Govt Accounts in Shocking Security Breach!

Putin praises Musk...

Large mysterious bruise RE-APPEARS on president's hand...

IRS making plans to rescind HARVARD tax-exempt status...

Leading University Fight Against Trump...

In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access...

SHOWDOWN OVER ILLEGALLY DEPORTED MAN... DEVELOPING...

US senator blocked from meeting...

El Salvador Bukele Plans to Double Giant Prison Holding U.S. Deportees...

To keep Canadians coming, Palm Springs hangs love letters in its streets!

Conspiracies swirl after BLUE ORIGIN 'door gaffe'...

In unprecedented move, DNC official to spend big to take down fellow Dems...

US office that counters foreign disinformation eliminated...

DC prosecutor appeared on Russian state media over 150 times...

UPDATE: Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation...

MORE MAYHEM AT REPUBLICAN TOWN HALLS...

MTG HECKLER TASED...

'BUTCH-BODIED BIGOT!'

40% Tax Rate Idea Not Going Over Well With MAGA...

The Tactics Musk Uses to Manage His 'Legion' of Babies -- and Their Mothers...

World's richest juggles more than dozen children and 'harem drama'...


RECRUITING ON X...

'No romance, just sperm'...

The billionaire presidency is here. How's the 99% feeling?

NOT FUNNY: Rogen Trump Jokes Edited Out of Awards Broadcast...

Television could go way of newspapers -- if recession hits...

Supreme Court Ruling Could Weaken Fed Independence, Shake Markets...

Top Forecasters Warn Housing Market's Days of Big Gains OVER...

Realtors, ZILLOW going to war. Homebuyers will pay the price.....

How The Don and His 'Gold Guy' Are Redecorating White House...

Trump Targets His NY Nemesis by Formally Demanding She Is Prosecuted...

Big parlays, fake injuries, TELEGRAM tips: Betting scandal in college and pro sports...

Burglars hit 5-star resort during Coachella, luxury goods stolen...

Little-known quake fault has been quiet, but could unleash devastation across SoCal...

Sleep training no longer just for babies. Schools teaching teens how to sleep...

Puerto Rico hit by total blackout...

Has flying in America become more dangerous?

RFK Taps Man Who Injected Autistic Children With Anti-Puberty Drug...

CDC says measles cases most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas...

More Americans Believe In God -- But Not Religion...

The strange rebirth of Christian England...

Bieber Crisis of Faith?

Ex-collaborators warn: 'Disintegrating' amid mental health concerns...

UK Supreme Court Rules Trans Women CAN NOT Be Defined as Women...

Dog kidnapped in Oct. 7 attacks rescued from Gaza...

UPDATE: Alleged arsonist targeted PA Gov. Shapiro over Palestine...

RED FLAGS: Has DOGE Been Infiltrated By a Russian Spy Network?

Russian IP Addresses Accessing US Government Data via DOGE | Whistleblower Exposes High Level Breach Into DOGE Using Approved ID And Password

For those not informed this regime has violated the following Amendments to the Constitution already: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 14. They are currently threatening the 19 and 22. We are not dealing with a democratic republic. We are in a fascist regime. Wake Up


DOGE putting backdoors in Federal agencies for Russian IP addresses should be the lead story on every network tonight. TNA
Trump has “single-handedly destroyed all of American science.”




AP: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against | Amid IRS staff cuts, employees were told to stop working on Direct File.

Russia's SVR Intelligence Service publishes an official statement: "Eurofascism is a common enemy of Moscow and Washington"


Trump’s tariffs fuel China’s dream of railway link with Southeast Asia

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.


Judge Opens Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Officials

‘Extreme’ US-China decoupling could cost US$2.5 trillion, Goldman warns

ECB cuts rates, warns of 'deteriorated' growth outlook...
Dollar reserve status uncertain...
'Mar-a-Lago Accord' to rewrite financial system...
EVANS-PRITCHARD: USA ALREADY lost trade war...
Shock hits companies...

TRUMP BLASTS POWELL
FED CHAIR DEFIANT

UDGE THREATENS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT...

'WILLFUL DISREGARD'...

BONDI ATTACKS...

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear...

BEAST: USA NO LONGER NATION OF LAWS...

The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline...

IRS making plans to rescind HARVARD tax-exempt status...

ICE Barbie Joins War With Threat to Foreign Students...

FCC Commissioner Threatens COMCAST License Over 'News Distortion'...

Bondi Insists Wrongly Deported Dad's Wife and Child Better Off With Him Gone...

The billionaire presidency is here. How's the 99% feeling?

40% Tax Rate Idea Not Going Over Well With MAGA...

Televangelist Finds Herself at Home in White House...

NOT FUNNY: Seth Rogen Trump Jokes Edited Out of Awards Broadcast...

Television could go way of newspapers, analyst warns...

Top Forecasters Warn Housing Market's Days of Big Gains OVER...

ZILLOW just started all-out war over listings...

National Weather Service buyouts will leave gaps as storm season ramps up...

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on alien planet...

Puerto Rico plunged into darkness again as island-wide blackout hits...

The view from China: “The US is not getting ripped off by anybody” “The problem is the US has been living beyond its means for decades. It consumes more than it produces. It has outsourced its manufacturing and borrowed money in order to have a higher standard of living than it’s entitled to based on its productivity. Rather than being ‘cheated’, the US has been taking a free ride on the globalisation train.”
The beauty of Donald Trump is that because he’s so bad, so corrupt, so ignorant, so cruel, so authoritarian, and so lawless, he’s forcing us in real time to decide what kind of country we want to be.
I miss having a president who didn’t suck up to dictator‘s, authoritarians and despots.
Due Process! 5th and 14th Amendment! Due Process for everyone in America regardless of who they are!!! That’s the Constitution!

If the idea of police agents hiding their identity behind a mask, covering their badges snd refusing in violation of the law to show a warrant when they detain and arrest somebody doesn’t make you sick in the pit of your stomach you have no business calling yourself an American.
Everything I just talked about is straight up Gestapo. 


POLL: Tariffs to trigger sharp slowdown; Chance of recession jumps to 45%...
ECB cuts rates, warns of 'deteriorated' growth outlook...
Dollar reserve status uncertain...
'Mar-a-Lago Accord' to rewrite financial system...
EVANS-PRITCHARD: USA ALREADY lost trade war...
Shock hits companies...
The Don brushes aside courts' attempts to limit his power...
BOOK: Musk fury over TESLA death investigation foreshadowed his war on DC...
Elon installed top lieutenants at agency you probably haven't heard of...





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



Powell Says The Fed Won't Rescue Stocks This Time Around

Trump set on firing Jerome Powell (Posted on Truth Social)

Trump tweet complaining about Jerome Powell and the Fed not cutting rates "fast enough" while praising the ECB for their aggressive cuts. I have to break down how flawed this take is and why this thinking can actually harm the economy in the long run.

Calling Jerome Powell “Too Late” and demanding his "termination" because he didn’t cut rates to suit trade war is extremely dangerous.

Let’s not forget: market stability requires trust in the Fed's independence. Undermining that trust can loose investors more than any interest rate hike ever could.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-demands-termination-fed-jerome-powell-rates-2060933

What happens when Trump eventually fires/replaces Powell?


What happens when Trump eventually fires/replaces Powell?

He’ll probably replace him with a DUI hire like hegseth or a yes man like Bessent. My bet is the market would react, negatively, very negatively to the news.

Powell has handled inflation and covid decently well. Managed through Trumps first term and was re-elected by Biden even though Powell is a registered republican.

My prediction is it will be seen as massive loss in federal banking stability and result in a crash in DXY. DXY could go to 90 in first 24h and S&P to 4500 as foreign investors start trumping treasuries to get ahead of Turkey like chaos.

Further, we could also see increased selling of bonds and yields hitting 5%. We could see a double whammy of 08 like financial panic with tariffs induced geopolitical damage.

Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

US mulls penalties to block DeepSeek from buying American technology, NYT reports


China calls bluff on 245% US tariff: 'Meaningless'

X Is Ditching DMs Hours After as News of Musk Messaging Women About Impregnating Them Breaks


Republican allowed into El Salvador prison, as Democrat denied access

Republicans consider increasing taxes on the rich

Tesla whistleblower wins latest legal battle in fight against Musk


Canadians cancel U.S. business trips en masse amid tariff anger and border fear


Make Work Manly Again : Trump wants his tariffs to bring back "masculine" manufacturing jobs. There's only one problem: Men don't want them.

Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison. The father said ICE agents knew his son was not a target but arrested him anyway.

Man deported to El Salvador will never live in US, says White House





Trump and His Admin Are Publicly Mocking the Supreme Court. Here’s Why


It’s Time to Protect America From America’s President
Trump administration denies FEMA funds to Democratic-led states


RFK Jr.'s child autism comments spark backlash: "Flat out lie"

Vladimir Putin lauds Elon Musk as rare pioneer

Harvard Law School professor says that Trump demanded to appoint a federal overseer to choose curriculum

Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'

Abrego Garcia updates: Defiant senator 'won't rest' until he brings deported man home


RFK pushes to find 'environmental' cause of autism, calls rising rates an 'epidemic'

Russia has violated ‘energy ceasefire’ more than 30 times, Ukraine says

El Salvadors CECOT is a concentration camp, this is fascism

Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave

Isn't calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a "terrorist" and "MS-13 gang leader" on public television illegal under slander, defamation, or prior restraint, or tainting future witnesses, jurors, or something?


Due to the plummeting dollar, the markets are worse than they seem

As it has been wildly reported, the US dollar is down 10% YTD, which means that stocks themselves are even less valuable. To help visualize it, look at this table:

Index1/2/20254/16/2025Change
S&P 500$5,868.55$5,275.7-10.10%
Dow Jones$42,392.27$39,669.39-6.42%
Nasdaq$19,280.79$16,307.16-15.42%

It looks bad, but if we look at it in Euros:

Index1/2/20254/16/2025Change
S&P 500€5,692.49€4,642.62-18.44%
Dow Jones€41,120.50€34,909.06-15.11%
Nasdaq€18,702.37€14,350.30-23.27%

It is worse if we look at in gold, a common destination for one fleeing the dollar:

Index1/2/2025 (oz)4/16/2025 (oz)Change
S&P 5002.2091.573-28.77%
Dow Jones15.95411.829-25.85%
Nasdaq7.2564.862-32.98%

So what this mean? I have no idea. I am not a Forex trader, but this isn't a great image for the stability of the US Economy.


Trump hands EU over to china


Putin Ally Says Any European Peacekeepers in Ukraine Will Return in Coffins

‘How dare the US attack the UK’s free speech’: Readers call out trade deal demands

Judge rules against Trump admin after it couldn’t find evidence of fraud in clean energy program

Trump admin goes scorched Earth on senator traveling to El Salvador to fight for wrongfully deported immigrant - It is waging an online campaign against Chris Van Hollen.


House Democrat Calls to Impeach Trump for Defying Supreme Court

Republican allowed into El Salvador prison, as Democrat denied access

2 Defense Department officials, including senior adviser to Pete Hegseth, put on leave amid leak investigation


GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski Says 'We Are All Afraid' Of Retaliation By Donald Trump


BREAKING: China provides Russia with weapons, Zelensky says

Russia blames Europe for continuing war in Ukraine

A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it


Trump Media Sounds Alarm to SEC Over Stock Trading Regarding Short Activity in DJT: 'Suspicious Activity'


SENATOR BLOCKED FROM VISITING HOSTAGE IN EL SALVADOR

Florida State University shooter opened fire from 'orange Hummer' in terrifying campus attack...

SUSPECT SON OF LOCAL DEPUTY...

20 YEAR OLD STUDENT...

HARVARD warns of 'grave consequences' as Trump pushes IRS action...

ICE Barbie Threatens Foreign Students...

Supremes to weigh on restricting birthright citizenship...

USA says Chinese firm helping Houthis target American warships...

Why are Pentagon officials suddenly dropping like flies? Leaks, power, irrelevance...

Top spokesperson resigning...

Russia celebrates as The Don 'serving Russia's interests'...

Beijing now free trade champion?

FCC Commissioner Threatens COMCAST License Over 'News Distortion'...

Teary Mike Lindell tells judge: 'I'm in Ruins'...

Troops deployed on border mission killed in New Mexico...

El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear...

THE CUBAN TURNS ON VENEZUELANS!

MAGA's Favorite Communist...

American fatally shot after attempting to hijack plane in Belize...

Dems Step Up Resistance as Base Hungers for More Fight...

JUDGE FINDS GOOGLE HOLDS ILLEGAL ONLINE AD TECH MONOPOLIES...

BOOK: Musk fury over TESLA death investigation foreshadowed his war on DC...

Elon's sex harem exposes emptiness of Republican 'family values'...

National Weather Service buyouts will leave gaps as storm season ramps up...

Bondi Insists Wrongly Deported Dad's Wife and Child Better Off WITH HIM GONE...

The billionaire presidency is here. How's the other 99.9999% feeling?

Televangelist Finds Herself at Home in White House...

TRUMP BLASTS POWELL...

MULLS FIRING...

FED CHAIR DEFIANT...

POLL: Tariffs to trigger sharp slowdown; Chance of recession 45%...

IRS becomes 'zombie': Staff cut, audits of wealthy halted...

Depleted Hamas So Low on Cash That It Can't Pay Its Fighters...

Ready to release all remaining hostages for end of war?









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