Trumpwatch 2.0

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NYT:

IRS resignation: The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service is stepping down, according to three people familiar with the matter, after the agency agreed to share undocumented migrants’ tax information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a fundamental change in how the tax collector uses its tightly regulated records.

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ABC:
Judge gives Trump Administration 24 hours to provide evidence that Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil should be deported.

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This is criminal.

NYT:

The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two administration officials said.

The funding pause involves mostly grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the unannounced decision.

The moves are the latest in a rapidly escalating campaign against the nation’s elite universities that has resulted in more than $3.3 billion in federal funds suspended or canceled. The other schools that have had funds frozen include Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Penn and Princeton.

Representatives for Cornell and Northwestern did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

I was invited to U-M for a LGBT study before the end of the month(I am intentionally being vague). They are encouraging attendees to wear masks. I guess they believe that Trump etc could get surveillance tape and start ID’ing people. I guess that even though the DEI department etc no longer exists, they are still running secret studies. My faith in them has been restored.

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MarketWatch:
Ten-year Treasury yield spikes as midnight strikes and Trumps tariffs set in.

[Matt]

This is criminal.

NYT:

The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two administration officials said.

The funding pause involves mostly grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the unannounced decision.

The moves are the latest in a rapidly escalating campaign against the nation’s elite universities that has resulted in more than $3.3 billion in federal funds suspended or canceled. The other schools that have had funds frozen include Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Penn and Princeton.

Representatives for Cornell and Northwestern did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

I was invited to U-M for a LGBT study before the end of the month(I am intentionally being vague). They are encouraging attendees to wear masks. I guess they believe that Trump etc could get surveillance tape and start ID’ing people. I guess that even though the DEI department etc no longer exists, they are still running secret studies. My faith in them has been restored.

I told you that there was no way to avoid the actions taken and that they were symbolic more than anything else. Research that hasn't been cancelled by dear leader/orange madman is continuing. All other programs remain.

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MarketWatch:
Stock futures hit as China retaliates vs. Trump with 84% tariff on U.S. goods.

This is a 50% hike from the previous 34%. Effective April 10.

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Politico:
The EU approved tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, hitting back in Trumps trade war.

AP:
U.S. Stocks open mostly lower as markets remain shaky following the latest escalations in the global trade war.

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MarketWatch:
Tesla among S&P’s leading advancers after analyst labels Musk issues overblown.

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Shithead just announced a 90 day pause for most tariffs for 75 countries. Markets are rallying based on this news.

However, he jacked up China's tariff to something like 125 percent.

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Shithead just announced a 90 day pause for most tariffs for 75 countries. Markets are rallying based on this news.

However, he jacked up China's tariff to something like 125 percent.

Yes 125%… he is insane.

Meanwhile…

AP:
A judge in Texas temporarily barred the U.S. government from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held at a facility in the state.

WLS Chicago:
7 UChicago students, recent grads have Student and Exchange Visitor Program status terminated.

MarketWatch:
Treasury’s $39 billion auction of 10-year notes is met with strong demand.

Translation:
Stronger demand than average and surprising strength given the current chaos.

[TC Talks]

Shithead just announced a 90 day pause for most tariffs for 75 countries. Markets are rallying based on this news.

However, he jacked up China's tariff to something like 125 percent.

We just made some bank in about 20 minutes as the market rallied.Trump is a world class negotiator He should write a book about it.

President Trump on Wednesday said he would pause his reciprocal tariffs for most countries for the next 90 days, backing down on his policy that had sent markets into a tailspin and threatened to upend global trade. But Mr. Trump said his break did not include China, announcing he would instead raise tariffs on its exports to 125 percent after Beijing announced a new round of retaliation.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the tariff level would be brought down to a universal 10 percent — a significant reduction for many countries.

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Shithead just announced a 90 day pause for most tariffs for 75 countries. Markets are rallying based on this news.

However, he jacked up China's tariff to something like 125 percent.

We just made some bank in about 20 minutes as the market rallied.Trump is a world class negotiator He should write a book about it.

President Trump on Wednesday said he would pause his reciprocal tariffs for most countries for the next 90 days, backing down on his policy that had sent markets into a tailspin and threatened to upend global trade. But Mr. Trump said his break did not include China, announcing he would instead raise tariffs on its exports to 125 percent after Beijing announced a new round of retaliation.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the tariff level would be brought down to a universal 10 percent — a significant reduction for many countries.

He is quickly becoming the Trump who cried tariff. Nobody is gonna respect somebody who quits at the first sign of trouble.

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MarketWatch:
‘Every country’ except China could get 10% tariff rate, Treasury Secretary says.

Politico:
Appeals court clears the way for Trump to restart mass firings of probationary federal workers.

[Matt]

https://president.umich.edu/news-commun ... community/

The federal government retains broad authority to terminate SEVIS records and revoke visas; in either case no notice is given to the university. Late last week, staff from our International Center reviewing SEVIS records discovered the Department of Homeland Security had terminated visas for 11 individuals affiliated with U-M, including four enrolled students and seven graduates. Since then, the number of affected individuals has increased to 22, including 12 enrolled students and 10 graduates. The federal government has not shared details on the specific reasons for these visa revocations or SEVIS record terminations. Please know the university has not provided lists or other identifying information to federal immigration or law-enforcement authorities relating to these students and graduates.

The Trump regime is full of lawless, anti-American thugs. They belong in prison.