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The stock market fell into the red on Tuesday after regaining losses on Monday. The consensus is that no one knows what will happen once the Trump administration’s tariffs go into place and Wall Street doesn’t like uncertainty.

President Trump said that he is willing to put a 104% tax on China and China basically said: Bring it.

“China is not a seeker of trouble. But make no mistake: when challenged, we will never back down. Intimidation and threats never work with China,” read a statement by the Lin Jian, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.

The President also announced that he will put tariffs on pharmaceuticals. At an event on Tuesday, he said this: “We’re going to tariff our pharmaceuticals and once we do that they’re going to come rushing back into our country because we’re the big market… So we’re going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals and when they hear that, they will leave China, they will leave other places because they have to – most of their product is sold here and they’re going to be opening up their plants all over our country.”

Guess who that would hurt badly? Europe. Many pharmaceuticals sold in the U.S. are made in Europe, India and China. CEOs from Big Pharma in Europe issued this panicked statement to European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen saying that Europe must change the way it does business to compete with the U.S. or risk losing billions of Euros of investment.

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Monday was not Black Monday with a major stock market fall out, as predicted by CNBC’s Jim Cramer and about every other corporate media outlet. Instead, markets ended up for the day.

The market was up at the end up Monday so Cramer explained it…this way. I don’t even know what he’s saying really. I think he’s saying it’s not that big of a deal actually and we’re not heading for such a bad time. On second thought, don’t sell everything, he’s saying.

Maybe the tariff plan is not so bad. European Commissioner Ursula Von Der Leyen now says that Europe will offer the U.S. a zero-for-zero tariff deal and there are reports that more than 70 countries have called the White House to negotiate their own trade deals. Considering there were 100 tariffs announced, that’s a 70% success rate in just a few days so…could it work?

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By the looks of it, President Trump declined to ask Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the American citizen that was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers just days ago in the West Bank. Or the 15 medics that were murdered by the Israeli Defense Force. Or the civilians that were killed in Gaza in the last week.

Instead, he gave him a tour of the White House where large framed photos of the two leaders are mounted and reiterated that the U.S. is “a friend of Israel … It’s an honor to be so.”

And while it would seem that there is a bestie relationship here, the meeting was not a home run success for Netanyahu.

The President and Prime Minister held a “bilateral meeting” but did not take press questions in a podium format. That was reportedly canceled.

Netanyahu says that they would “eliminate the trade deficit with the United States. We intend to do it very quickly. We think it’s the right thing to do and we’re going to also eliminate trade barriers.”

When the President was asked if he would lift tariffs on Israel as a result, he said he doesn’t actually think he needs to since the U.S. gives Israel $4 billion per year.

President Trump also says that “direct talks with Iran” are planned for this upcoming Saturday in order to avoid a war. He says that a war with Iran is “not something that I want to be involved with or frankly that Israel wants to be involved with.”

The Israeli people want to avoid a war. Does Netanyahu know that?

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked President Trump for “the first TRILLION dollar
@DeptofDefense budget.”

The President mentioned this in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary Hegseth added this postscript: “we intend to spend every taxpayer dollar wisely — on lethality and readiness.”

One area that DOGE has been silent on is bloated military contracts, which we know are a reality. A 2023 CBS News investigation uncovered that the Pentagon was billed $71 for a pin that previously cost less than a nickel, and $80 for a drainpipe segment valued at $1.41. Does the defense budget expansion mean that these inflated prices have not been addressed?

China has a military that is approximately twice the size of the U.S. military with approximately one third the budget. Why do you think that is?

The Pentagon has failed every audit since 2018. Perhaps we should see some public accountability before championing a bigger budget.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. says that he plans to instruct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending water fluoridation nationwide. This. Is. Necessary!

The U.S. government has known that fluoride is a neurotoxin for decades and actively fought to keep that data suppressed. For more on this, read this book: “The Fluoride Deception.”

Fluoride is toxic waste when it is a byproduct in industry and yet it is knowingly added to prevent cavities in humans, even though there is little data that it does even that. In fact, fluoride causes dental fluorosis, the spots on human teeth.

Secretary Kennedy says that he will develop a task force to continue to address fluoride in water.

Last year, Kennedy promised that “the Trump White House [would] advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water” on Day One of the Trump administration. He added that “fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease.”

Well, it’s a few months late but better late than never.

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Anti-Trump protests happened in all 50 states this weekend. It was called the Hands Off protest.

According to the organizers, Hands Off is a “nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights—enabled by Congress every step of the way.”

The event was sponsored by many progressive organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Greenpeace, Women’s March and the Human Rights Campaign.

According to Business Insider, “the crowd looked older, with middle-aged Americans seeming to outnumber the 20-somethings that dominated rallies during the pandemic. It makes sense since many Americans are watching their retirement savings dwindle in the face of crashing markets and worry that staff cuts to the Social Security Administration could impact the crucial safety net.

While the anti-government protests held during Trump’s first term focused on social issues — like abortion and civil rights issues — many of the signs today targeted the economy.”

It also could be because younger people wanted the system to be dismantled. That’s what they’ve been calling for these last four years and they’re getting it, aren’t they?

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The White House says that more than 50 countries have reached out to the U.S. to come to make a deal over tariffs.

Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that these negotiations will happen fast so price changes will not much affect the American consumer.

“They’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff,” he said.

We don’t know which countries have done this other than Thailand and Taiwan. American markets have not shown enthusiasm for this as progress. Dow Futures are still down significantly for Monday. Crude oil prices dropped approximately 6% on fears of a recession. This could mean cheaper gas but it could also mean a full market collapse so, glass half full, ya’ know?

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President Trump bragged about killing a group of “Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack,” along with aerial footage of the U.S. murdering a group of people.

“Oops,” said the President. “There will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!”

The Houthis have never sunk an American ship. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. ships though.

How can we be sure that these people were planning an attack on U.S. ships? The last U.S. attack on Yemen killed civilians too so we should demand proof that civilian deaths are being avoided. And how do we know that this was a group of military combatants? Many are saying that these men were in a traditional tribal formation and they are not combatants.

President Obama came up with the precedent of calling any male of military age that was killed by the American military a “combatant.” Americans must be vigilant that this never happens again.

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Israel was caught in a lie over the death of 15 emergency medical workers in Gaza on March 23.

The BBC says that “Israel changes account.” No. They were caught lying due to footage.

Israel originally claimed that it fired on the car because it approached “suspiciously” without headlights or flashing lights. The video footage shows that wasn’t true.

Israel’s next explanation is that they were “linked to Hamas – but has so far provided no evidence. It admits they were unarmed when the soldiers opened fire.”

Over the weekend, a U.S.-backed Israeli airstrike hike Gaza again, killing at least 43 children, including civilians in the al-Tuffah neighborhood. Again, the images are just awful. This after Israel hit a school in the same area where displaced families were sheltering. Dozens were killed, including children.

Last week, Israel reported that a 17-year-old boy who was imprisoned for allegedly throwing stones at soldiers died after collapsing in prison even though he was never charged with a crime. A report on his autopsy shows that he starved to death in an Israeli prison.

Israeli officials say that this is all part of the plan to “eliminate Hamas,” followed by “a large-scale opportunity for voluntary migration.”

Why would the Palestinian people have to leave Gaza if Hamas were eliminated?

Hamas reportedly fired “10 rockets at southern Israel on Sunday night in the largest such barrage in months.” Israel disrupted at least five of them but “a 30-year-old man was lightly injured by shrapnel,” according to The Times of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the U.S. on Sunday for a visit with President Trump. Over the weekend, the Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed documents that they claim “prove” that Iran funded October 7. He claims that the documents were found in the tunnels of Gaza.

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As expected, Liberation Day was about reciprocal tariffs. President Trump announced a list of tariffs that will be put on imports for countries that charge the U.S. tariffs on exports.

As you can see, it is not exactly reciprocal. China charges 67% on U.S. products but the new tariffs on Chinese products are only 34%. Still, that’s 34% more than cheap Chinese goods were before so that’s gunna hurt.

The White House also ended “duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China.” That means no more cheap things from Temu. Those items will have to be treated like other imports, tariffs and all. That’s a pretty big deal.

“For generations, countries have taken advantage of the United States,” the White House press account said on X. “No longer. President Trump is implementing reciprocal tariffs to increase our competitive edge, protect our sovereignty, and strengthen our national and economic security.”

It is embarrassing to see how unfavorable many countries are to U.S. products but is this the way to allow American companies to compete globally? Kentucky Senator Rand Paul calls this executive overreach. He says that this will amount to a tax on American families and “one person is not allowed to raise taxes—the constitution forbids it.” He also says that this will cost Republicans dearly in upcoming elections.

“On many fronts, I’m a supporter of the president,” he said. “On tariffs, I think it’s economically a fallacy to think it will help the country. Tariffs are a tax.”

Asian markets and U.S. exchanges were all down on this news.

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Israel bombed a UN-run clinic on Wednesday. At least 22 people are reported dead including 9 children and a newborn baby. This was an UNRWA clinic, which Israel has repeatedly claimed is linked to Hamas. They say that the clinic was a Hamas “command and control center.”

The images are horrific. Hamas says that everyone inside the building were civilians.

Israel also ramped up the ground attacks in Gaza on Wednesday after they stated clearly that intend to “capture extensive territory that will be added to the State of Israel’s security areas.”

There are new reports that Israel is working with the U.S. to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities in just a few weeks. Israeli sources told The Daily Mail that President Trump is the best partner in this goal that they could hope for in the White House.

“From Israel’s perspective, with Trump in the White House, this represents the optimum moment to deal with Iran. There won’t be a better chance,” the official said.

Iran has repeatedly declared that these are nuclear POWER plants, not nuclear weapons plants and they have worked with the IAEA on inspections but some dangerous people want a war with Iran so this dangerous rhetoric persists.

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Amazon made a bid to buy TikTok on Wednesday.

Jeff Bezos, who attended the Trump inauguration and has a personal relationship with the Trump White House, submitted an offer to buy the social network and the White House has confirmed that their received the letter.

Former State Department whistleblower Mike Benz says that “this retroactively makes the past 6 months make sense.” Like it was all a game to concentrate this power into the hands of a tech oligarch.

ByteDance, the only Chinese company that currently owns TikTok (not to be confused with the Chinese government) will still retain 19.9% of TikTok, which is just below the 20% threshold limiting Chinese ownership outlined in Congress’s law. There is no word if them and the other investors want to sell a controlling stake to Amazon.

President Trump’s executive offer to keep TikTok in the U.S. expires this weekend so something has to happen before then.

The short-term ban that took place in January did cost TikTok users. The company has begun to lose young users to Instagram Reels and YouTube shorts.

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We are being invited to be inspired by these women because they are “the all-star lineup of Blue Origin’s historic all-female space crew.” It is manufactured feminism and it makes me a little mad.

First, the word “crew” is generous. A flight crew is usually the personnel responsible for operating and managing an aircraft during a flight. The Blue Origin rocket that these gals will be on flies itself so they are passengers, not exactly a crew.

And we are told that they were chosen by Lauren Sanchez, the fiance of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, because “of their proven ability to inspire others.” Really?

CBS News anchor Gayle King has repeatedly said that she doesn’t want to go because she’s terrified so what inspiring message is that for us gals? Let other people pressure you into dangerous things?

This Elle profile of the flight really had me with this line: “Based on the statistics of women and space exploration, it’s evident the representation is needed. Not only has it been over 60 years since women (or technically just a woman) traveled to space without men, but women also only make up about 11 percent of those who’ve ventured into space in total.”

Why is this a problem exactly? And why are they treating this like such an accomplishment when all they are going to do is sit there? And why is this article so heavy on the hair and makeup tips? And also, do you need a bra in space?

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Today is Liberation Day in the U.S., as declared by President Trump but we don’t exactly know what that means yet. We know it means tariffs for other countries but…is there a cuisine we should eat to celebrate or a ritual of sorts for the rest of us?

I don’t think it is that kind of holiday. It is an economic milestone when the Trump administration will set taxes on imports from other countries that tax U.S. exports. He calls them “reciprocal” tariffs.

Not all Republicans support the President on this one. Senator Rand Paul co-sponsored a bill to terminate the emergency legislation that will place tariffs on Canada. Other Republicans have joined the efforts to stop the tarriffs, which President Trump said would “let the Democrats have a Victory. It would be devastating for the Republican Party and, far more importantly, for the United States.”

Economists are divided on the tariff idea so there really is no way to know what will happen. The best we can do right now is…hold on. Like we have been.

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The Trump administration admitted that it accidentally deported the wrong guy but it’s okay because that guy was a gang member.

The case involves a man named Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. He was sent to the megaprison in El Salvador that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem showed off last week. His wife saw him in a news report about the prison and pointed him out to the government.

“Although ICE was aware of his protection from removal to El Salvador, Abrego Garcia was removed to El Salvador because of an administrative error,” the court document says.

Trump cabinet members are arguing that the man was an MS-13 gang member with “no legal right to be here.”

But how do they know that he was a gang member? Was he convicted of gang membership or gang-related crime? He wasn’t. In a 2019 immigration proceeding, a confidential informant claimed he was a gang member and said that his clothing was proof.

Abrego Garcia refutes this. He is a father with no criminal record, a union sheet metal worker and he complied with his regular ICE checkins.

The police never followed up for evidence so none of us can truly know. That is why we need due process for every human being created by God. The government is not God and should not have the power to do this. As Reason reporter Liz Wolfe put it: “We hold ourselves to a higher standard than that, we believe in due process here, and that’s what makes America great. There will be political consequences to Trump admin’s sloppiness.”

The ACLU says that the government has a list of how it identifies gangmembers including “high-end urban street wear,” Michael Jordan’s basketball jersey, and “sports attire from U.S. professional sports teams with Venezuelan nationals on them” as Tren de Aragua identifiers.

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New data shows that the economy was good in the first month of President Trump’s second term. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Personal Income and Outlays Report show that consumer spending was up .4% in February 2025.

Also, incomes were up by .9%. According to the report, “personal income increased $194.7 billion (0.8 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $191.6 billion (0.9 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $87.8 billion (0.4 percent).”

Maybe it was because the liberal Economic Blackout handing started yet? That began on February 28 so until then, Americans were making more money and spending more money.

Economist Peter St. Onge said that this could still lead to a paper recession because these numbers are maybe a little “too good.” He says that there should be a bigger hangover from the Biden administration.

But will this economic upturn last through new tariff wars?

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How can a 3 year old get kicked out of school for being transphobic? That is what happened in the U.K, according to The Telegraph:

“Department for Education (DfE) data show the child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school in the 2022-23 academic year for “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity.”

How in the world can a 3 or 4 year old abuse someone’s gender orientation? A safe guess would be that a young child saw that his or her classmate was clearly a boy or a girl but pretending to be otherwise and pointed that out.

The Telegraph goes on: “statistics show that 94 pupils at state primary schools were suspended or permanently excluded for transphobia and homophobia in 2022-23.” They don’t give further details on the case but to protect gender identity to the point of kicking children out of schools is outrageous.

The Prime Minister’s office responded to this by saying “Obviously, the Prime Minister would not support those sorts of measures. But equally, I don’t know the specific incident.”

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