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Stories to Amplify — May 30, 2025

By May 30, 2025No Comments

🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • US pending home sales fall sharply in April, indicating continued housing market weakness (Reuters).

  • US weekly jobless claims rise; corporate profits fall in first quarter, showing economic strain across multiple sectors (Reuters).

  • US corporate profits fell by most since 2020, as businesses brace for impact from tariffs (Bloomberg).

  • Trump’s tariff tally: $34 billion in lost sales and higher costs (Reuters).

🏛️ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump officials intensify attacks on judges as court losses mount, escalating confrontation with judicial branch (New York Times).

  • Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, attacking conservative legal allies after court loss on tariffs (Politico).

  • Trump nominates a former far-right podcast host to head ethics watchdog, raising concerns about oversight integrity (New York Times).

💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism: Trump Is For The Ultra-Rich, Not For You

  • Trump has let allies and supporters avoid centuries of prison time, analysis shows (Washington Post).

  • Critics torch Trump’s ‘absolutely disgusting’ pardon spree of convicted MAGA loyalists, sparking widespread condemnation (HuffPost).

  • Trump’s flurry of pardons signals a wholesale effort to redefine crime, legal experts warn about precedent (New York Times).

🌪️ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: Hurricane Season

  • FEMA is scrambling to stay alive ahead of hurricane season, as agency faces existential challenges (NBC).

  • The Trump Administration is rolling out a new way to shrink FEMA’s role, reducing federal disaster response capabilities (Bloomberg).