Notices by Tony Stark (tonystark@progressivecafe.social)

The Trump Administration thinks you're weak and stupid if you don't want to lose your retirement savings and thinks you should pay more for things because Trump feels like it. They hate you and are willing to destroy your life for keeping tax cuts for the very wealthy.

Bessent says Americans who are ready to retire aren't worried about 'day-to-day' fluctuations:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/bessent-americans-retire-arent-worried-stock-market-recession-rcna199892

If you joining the protests today, here are some sign suggestions:

HANDS OFF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM
HANDS OFF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY
HANDS OFF OUR HEALTHCARE
HANDS OFF MEDICARE/MEDICAID
HANDS OFF OUR BODIES
HANDS OFF OUR NATIONAL PARKS
HANDS OFF OUR PERSONAL DATA
HANDS OFF OUR VETERANS’ BENEFITS
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY
HANDS OFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HANDS OFF OUR WALLETS
HANDS OFF OUR PUBLIC LANDS

Also try talk to people about voting, because ultimately winning elections is the best way to defeat Trump.

The United States could have a Supreme Court like this but some dipshits thought that "vote because the Supreme Court matters" was "blackmail.”

South Korean court upholds President Yoon's impeachment over martial law order:
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/south-korean-court-upholds-president-yoon-s-impeachment-over-martial-law-order-236491845703

A lot of people have their retirement accounts wrapped up in the stock market at least partially and while I know it’s fun to imagine rich people’s money disappearing, retirement accounts evaporating and recessions caused by market instability will hurt the regular folks more.

No schadenfreude here.

JPMorgan raises recession risk to 60% as global sell off continues: 'There will be blood' | Fortune
https://fortune.com/2025/04/04/trump-tariffs-jpmorgan-raises-recession-risk-amid-global-market-rout/

We do not have enough contempt for modern "journalism." We can never have enough.

This is what tariffs actually do. They do not create jobs. They destroy them at the margins first.

Stellantis laying off 900 workers is not a fluke. It is the first crack.

When you force companies to absorb higher input costs, they pass it down, either to the consumer or to the workforce.

Once again, there’s no upside on this to anyone who felt like Kamala Harris wasn’t worth voting for.

Stellantis to idle Windsor plant, layoff 900 workers in Michigan, Indiana:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/04/03/stellantis-to-idle-windsor-plant-layoff-900-workers-in-michigan-indiana/

If Trump was a Russian plant intending to destroy the American economy and stature in the world in order to help Russia and China gain power, what would he be doing differently?

Nothing.

The DNC, Chuck Schumer, and Hakeem Jeffries have filed a lawsuit against Trump for his anti-Constitutional executive order requiring voters to prove they are U.S. citizens, a ridiculous ask because you have to be a citizen to register to vote, for preventing states from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, and for threatening to take federal funding away from states that don't comply.

Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-sue-trump-administration-over-election-executive-order-2025-04-01/

We can beat Trump, Musk, and the party that’s doing this.

$722K in food shipments to East Tennessee food bank canceled by U.S. Department of Agriculture:
https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/usda-cancels-722k-food-shipment-to-second-harvest/

I think if Cory Booker can speak for TWENTY FOUR STRAIGHT HOURS, we can get ourselves to stick together and to vote together. No excuses.

@CindyWeinstein Rock star ⭐️

Ah yes. The far left liberals that have so much power in…

*checks notes*

Louisiana.

The citizens of the state he governs rejected his amendments. They have their own minds and showed up and voted accordingly. The people of Louisiana spoke. Don't go crying about George Soros and outside influences. Your own voters rejected you, Jeff.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry reacts to amendments failure | Local Politics | nola.com
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-reacts-to-amendments-failure/article_20f7b0c2-e8df-4951-a193-16e35f122e16.html

There is no version of the United States where eliminating funding for libraries and museums makes us "great again.”

There is nothing about it that will lead to the magic revolution, either.

IMLS staff put on administrative leave : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5334415/doge-institute-of-museum-and-library-services

@peachfront @Barbramon1 and @samiamsam

The time wasn’t January 21. It was November 5.

The thing about fascist dictators is that you need to stop them *before* they take over your country.

Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-quickly-works-consolidate-power-muzzle-dissenting-voices-rcna197766

For the people who said Kamala Harris would be no different from or worse than Trump: Kamala Harris would not have turned ICE into a modern Gestapo that kidnaps students off the street and disappears them.

Do not listen to people who said such things or who are saying them even now. They are detached from reality and harmful.

I’ve gotten a response on this platform more than once that consists of something like “Kamala Harris had more billionaires’ donations than Trump” and it’s one of the bigger lies I’ve seen.

This is why Dems need big donors. They don’t stand a chance without them.

Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million • OpenSecrets
https://opensecretsnews.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/elon-musk-tops-list-of-2024-political-donors-but-six-others-gave-more-than-100-million/

I use group chats for letting my coworkers know that there are cookies in the kitchen not for national security issues.

No shit.

GOP Sen. John Curtis says politicians are 'not being honest' when they say they won't touch Social Security:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-john-curtis-politicians-not-honest-wont-touch-social-security-rcna197659

As I’ve said before, the far left won’t accept anyone, even their most ardent advocates in office, if they don’t specifically meet every single requirement they have at all times.

Listening to these people is a mistake.