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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1452591/mozilla-has-escalated-its-fight-against-microsofts-relentless-edge-pop-ups

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/us_politics@piefed.blahaj.zone/p/1018767/voters-in-midterm-elections-identify-a-culprit-for-rising-cost-of-living-trumps-ta

The breakdown produced by the National Taxpayers Union found the biggest effects in states and industries scattered throughout America.

Sectors hit hardest by tariffs in the top 10 states include automobiles and auto parts; steel, aluminum and other metals; clothes and shoes; and food and beverages.

For example, businesses in Michigan have paid an extra $23 billion on imports, largely cars and trucks. Meanwhile, the food and beverage sector was hit hardest in Florida, where importers have paid an extra $11 billion since Trump began implementing new tariffs in 2025 through Aug. 4, 2026, according to the conservative organization’s analysis that drew from Census Bureau import data.

Bryan Riley, director of the National Taxpayers Union’s free trade initiative, described Trump’s tariffs during his second term as “a very costly policy.”

“If you’re in a state like Georgia, big tariff costs are mainly because there’s a lot of auto manufacturing in Georgia, surprisingly to many people. And then that’s not going to be the case in New Mexico, which doesn’t have a lot of auto manufacturing, so (there are) less tariff costs and different categories hit in each state,” Riley said.

The analysis did not account for any court-mandated refunds the Trump administration must pay back after the Supreme Court deemed the president’s initial emergency tariffs illegal. Those refunds to businesses are not necessarily passed on to consumers.

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I'm not the artist, War and Peas is. Source

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52902946

And then it gets turned into milk https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/150579814

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/shit/p/1452786/target

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52894880

Yesterday ABC released an article detailing $6 billion in corrupt business dealings between trump's kids and the US government. 6 hours later this article was censored.

It has been removed from the front page, the reporter's page, and a direct link 404's. It has been completely removed from ABC's website. We are very lucky archive.is got there first.

Original article:
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-sons-investments-won-billions-pentagon-contracts-election/story?id=137049598

Archive:
https://archive.is/0r8k8

Supporting articles that cite the original ABC report:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-brothers-pentagon-contracts

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-granted-6b-in-contracts-to-arms-makers-his-sons-have-invested-in/

The censorship of news sources is a major point of violence with this regime. Here is a recent article about ABC's ongoing problems with trump's personal censorship of their reporting.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/06/disney-trump-abc-fcc

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Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living a top issue for voters ahead of midterm elections.

The rule applies to a swath of goods beyond drugs and is intended to collect tariffs and prevent illegal drugs from coming into the U.S. It comes as President Donald Trump has made lowering drug prices a top target in addressing soaring healthcare costs, and critics say the rule will hurt patients seeking affordable medicine.

“The issue is a matter of life and death for me,” said Susan Hooper, a 75-year-old Toledo, Ohio, resident who has been on oxygen for 14 years and takes two daily medications purchased through a Canadian pharmacy that are not available in the U.S.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection rule targets the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed shipments valued under $800 to pass through customs more easily. As of Oct. 22, that exemption will be indefinitely suspended, and medications mailed from outside the U.S. will require additional data and a bond guarantee.

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You cannot ... make deals with the Russians about some future economic projects and [at the same time] say that we’re in some kind of ... diplomatic dead end ... We’re not at a diplomatic dead end. Cut off [the Russian] economy entirely ... Stop feeding them with your sales. Just impose sanctions on their weapons.

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I understand that it does not mean

this doesn’t mean 73% of populations are in decline; in fact, around half of the studied populations were in decline, while half were either increasing or stable.

Maybe I should ask why the LPI report uses such a weird number instead?

The AnyPS5 project, which recompiles ps5 games to PC or linux is at

• 84% for system libraries
• 100% for shaders

This project has moved really fast

Mander doesn't look to be coming back, and we need a home for science memes!

!science_memes@quokk.au

_A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab. _

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/us_politics@piefed.blahaj.zone/p/1018740/trump-s-memorial-arch-faces-new-lawsuit-from-arlington-county-virginia

The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump’s planned monument.

The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, criticized the speed at which the project slated for Memorial Circle has moved without going through the full review process.

“The National Park Service, the agency responsible for projects on national park land such as Memorial Circle, is proceeding full-speed toward ground-disturbing construction,” the lawsuit said. “Although the agency has claimed that a final decision to construct the Arch has not yet been made and purports to be engaged in a routine decisional process, that rushed process appears to be a pretext designed to shore up justifications for building the Arch in accordance with the President’s repeated marching orders.”

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Moldova is ready to accept any number of Ukrainians who need a safe place this winter. The country’s president, Maia Sandu, also emphasized her support for Ukraine and the shared security challenges facing both countries.

According to Sandu, more than one million Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Moldova since the start of the full-scale invasion. About 100,000 of them have remained in the country. The government is preparing to continue accepting refugees if winter conditions in Ukraine become particularly difficult.

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Moldova is also supporting Ukraine’s economy and logistics. After the Black Sea was blocked, the country provided routes for transporting Ukrainian exports, ensures gas transit through the “Vertical Corridor,” and has reduced transit fees for grain and fuel.

Sandu emphasized that Moldova’s security is directly linked to Ukraine’s security. According to her, Russian drones violated the country’s airspace nine times in the past week alone, and more than 20 such incidents were recorded in September.

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