Montana towns & Trump voters are feeling the effects of Canadians boycotting the US. I found this on this on the Montana subreddit.
I really want to have empathy but I’m out of fukks to give.
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I really want to have empathy but I’m out of fukks to give.
voltronblack
Superstar
dispatch.com
5–6 minutes
There was supposed to be construction equipment pouring into Heath, Hebron and New Albany later this year to begin building Microsoft data centers.
Replacing the tangible evidence of massive developments, however, are visions of future construction based on a hope and belief that Microsoft will only delay the work and not cancel the projects.
The hope comes from Microsoft's public announcement on Monday and private communications local leaders had with the company, but they acknowledge there are no guarantees what the future holds.
A company spokesman said: “After careful consideration, we will not be moving forward at this time with our plans to build data centers at the Licking County sites. We will continue to evaluate these sites in line with our investment strategy. We sincerely appreciate the leadership and partnership of Ohio government officials and the support of Licking County residents."
Microsoft planned to invest $1 billion in the construction of the data center campuses and also bought land in Pataskala. The land purchases in the four communities total $153 million for almost 1,000 acres. Microsoft still owns the land and said it remains committed to funding infrastructure improvements around its proposed data center locations.
Heath Mayor Mark Johns, Hebron Mayor Valerie Mockus, New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding and Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb said they believe the projects still have life.
"They reached out to me at the very end of March to let me know," Johns said. "Obviously, it was news that I didn't jump for joy at. I was not left with the impression they are permanently canceled."
Mockus said she had the same impression as Johns, but it still affects village planning.
“They indicated to us it’s delayed, but the wise thing to do is prepare for either,” Mockus said. “They have to follow whatever trajectory their technology is leading them to. I don't think any residents are upset there will be corn and soybeans there for a while."
In Heath, Microsoft purchased 227 acres on Thornwood Drive for $32 million. The company expected to break ground on the data center this year. It was expected to eventually employ 250 workers.
The company's commitment to spend at least $12 million to improve road and utility infrastructure around the Thornwood Drive site is as important as the data center itself. The city and company reached a written agreement stating what each expects of the other.
Microsoft said in its Monday statement that it will follow through with its development agreements for road and utility upgrades.
"Microsoft's commitment along the Thornwood corridor and areas near their site, I have every reason to believe they will (honor it)," Johns said. "I made it clear the city will be upholding its obligations under the infrastructure agreement, and I expect they'll do the same. I have no inkling they would do anything but that."
In July, the company paid $17 million for 223 acres on High Street in Hebron. Construction was expected to begin by the end of the year on a six-building data center on land west of State Route 79 and THK Manufacturing.
Hebron also expected financial assistance for roadway and utility work around the Microsoft land on High Street but did not yet have a written agreement.
“I’d like to get something in writing,” Mockus said. “That would have made me feel a little bit better. But we’ve developed a relationship with them, and I was looking forward to working with whomever it would be.”
In October, the city of New Albany signed off on plans from Microsoft to build a $420 million data center on Beech Road. That project was scheduled to start in July.
“The City of New Albany has been informed by Microsoft that it is revising its build schedule for the planned data center development within the New Albany International Business Park,” Spalding said. “We understand that large-scale projects like this require flexibility, and we appreciate Microsoft’s continued engagement with the city throughout this process.”
Bubb said Microsoft reached out to Grow Licking County, the county's community improvement corporation, to let it know about the delay in data center developments.
The reasons for Microsoft's decision could be varied, Bubb said, including the economy, its competitors, tariffs and the strain on the county's energy resources.
"It's really a confusing world right now," Bubb said, noting the Intel opening delay and Microsoft's delay in starting construction.
kmallett@newarkadvocate.com
740-973-4539
Twitter: @kmallett1958
Microsoft tapped the brakes on its $1B Ohio data center plan. Local leaders still believe
5–6 minutes
- Microsoft has delayed construction of data centers in Licking County, Ohio, but local leaders hope the projects will eventually proceed.
- The company cited a need to evaluate the sites in line with its investment strategy, but remains committed to funding infrastructure improvements.
- While disappointed, local officials expressed understanding and emphasized the importance of Microsoft's commitment to infrastructure upgrades.
There was supposed to be construction equipment pouring into Heath, Hebron and New Albany later this year to begin building Microsoft data centers.
Replacing the tangible evidence of massive developments, however, are visions of future construction based on a hope and belief that Microsoft will only delay the work and not cancel the projects.
The hope comes from Microsoft's public announcement on Monday and private communications local leaders had with the company, but they acknowledge there are no guarantees what the future holds.
A company spokesman said: “After careful consideration, we will not be moving forward at this time with our plans to build data centers at the Licking County sites. We will continue to evaluate these sites in line with our investment strategy. We sincerely appreciate the leadership and partnership of Ohio government officials and the support of Licking County residents."
Microsoft planned to invest $1 billion in the construction of the data center campuses and also bought land in Pataskala. The land purchases in the four communities total $153 million for almost 1,000 acres. Microsoft still owns the land and said it remains committed to funding infrastructure improvements around its proposed data center locations.
Heath Mayor Mark Johns, Hebron Mayor Valerie Mockus, New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding and Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb said they believe the projects still have life.
"They reached out to me at the very end of March to let me know," Johns said. "Obviously, it was news that I didn't jump for joy at. I was not left with the impression they are permanently canceled."
Mockus said she had the same impression as Johns, but it still affects village planning.
“They indicated to us it’s delayed, but the wise thing to do is prepare for either,” Mockus said. “They have to follow whatever trajectory their technology is leading them to. I don't think any residents are upset there will be corn and soybeans there for a while."
In Heath, Microsoft purchased 227 acres on Thornwood Drive for $32 million. The company expected to break ground on the data center this year. It was expected to eventually employ 250 workers.
The company's commitment to spend at least $12 million to improve road and utility infrastructure around the Thornwood Drive site is as important as the data center itself. The city and company reached a written agreement stating what each expects of the other.
Microsoft said in its Monday statement that it will follow through with its development agreements for road and utility upgrades.
"Microsoft's commitment along the Thornwood corridor and areas near their site, I have every reason to believe they will (honor it)," Johns said. "I made it clear the city will be upholding its obligations under the infrastructure agreement, and I expect they'll do the same. I have no inkling they would do anything but that."
In July, the company paid $17 million for 223 acres on High Street in Hebron. Construction was expected to begin by the end of the year on a six-building data center on land west of State Route 79 and THK Manufacturing.
Hebron also expected financial assistance for roadway and utility work around the Microsoft land on High Street but did not yet have a written agreement.
“I’d like to get something in writing,” Mockus said. “That would have made me feel a little bit better. But we’ve developed a relationship with them, and I was looking forward to working with whomever it would be.”
In October, the city of New Albany signed off on plans from Microsoft to build a $420 million data center on Beech Road. That project was scheduled to start in July.
“The City of New Albany has been informed by Microsoft that it is revising its build schedule for the planned data center development within the New Albany International Business Park,” Spalding said. “We understand that large-scale projects like this require flexibility, and we appreciate Microsoft’s continued engagement with the city throughout this process.”
Bubb said Microsoft reached out to Grow Licking County, the county's community improvement corporation, to let it know about the delay in data center developments.
The reasons for Microsoft's decision could be varied, Bubb said, including the economy, its competitors, tariffs and the strain on the county's energy resources.
"It's really a confusing world right now," Bubb said, noting the Intel opening delay and Microsoft's delay in starting construction.
kmallett@newarkadvocate.com
740-973-4539
Twitter: @kmallett1958
Tariffs working yet?
www.ksl.com
ksl.com
Jeff Richards, St. George News
1–2 minutes
CEDAR CITY — Officials at Utah Iron LLC announced on Wednesday that the company is suspending its mining operations at its Iron County facility, effective immediately.
Jenn Rhodes, executive director of operations for Utah Iron, said, "Significant fluctuations in global markets have created an unusual and strenuous amount of uncertainty for buyers and sellers," according to a news release.
The news release quotes company officials as saying, "We are navigating uncharted waters with unfamiliar and seemingly insurmountable risks. While it pains us to suspend our mining operations, it is a necessary step while we regroup and adjust to current market pressures."
Located approximately 15 miles west of Cedar City, the company is one of Iron County's larger employers, the news release states, adding, "The company also supports many other small and large business(es) locally and regionally as well as major transportation providers, railway and sea shipping, that will be impacted."
Read the full article at St. George News.
Citing market uncertainty, Utah Iron shuts down mining operations in Iron County
Officials at Utah Iron LLC announced on Wednesday that the company is suspending its mining operations at its Iron County facility, effective immediately.
www.ksl.com
ksl.com
Citing market uncertainty, Utah Iron shuts down mining operations in Iron County
Jeff Richards, St. George News
1–2 minutes
CEDAR CITY — Officials at Utah Iron LLC announced on Wednesday that the company is suspending its mining operations at its Iron County facility, effective immediately.
Jenn Rhodes, executive director of operations for Utah Iron, said, "Significant fluctuations in global markets have created an unusual and strenuous amount of uncertainty for buyers and sellers," according to a news release.
The news release quotes company officials as saying, "We are navigating uncharted waters with unfamiliar and seemingly insurmountable risks. While it pains us to suspend our mining operations, it is a necessary step while we regroup and adjust to current market pressures."
Located approximately 15 miles west of Cedar City, the company is one of Iron County's larger employers, the news release states, adding, "The company also supports many other small and large business(es) locally and regionally as well as major transportation providers, railway and sea shipping, that will be impacted."
Read the full article at St. George News.
independent.co.uk
Gustaf Kilander
4–5 minutes
As President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on trade policies creates chaos in the financial markets, some fund managers are questioning the rationality of his decisions.
“In the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers,” Tom Lee, the head of research at the financial analysis firm FSInsights, wrote on Wednesday morning, before Trump backed down from most of his tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
“And their concern is that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology,” he added. “A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
Lee’s comments were highlighted by The New Republic.
He blamed Trump for the economic consequences, adding that “multiple officials have stated they do not want nor expect a recession. And there are enough economy-savvy advisors that they are aware of this. Moreover, the two-to-three percent fiscal stimulus needed to reverse a recession would negate any promised cuts to government spending.”
“This is a rational view,” he wrote.
Some fund managers have questioned the reasoning behind some of Trump’s tariffs. (Getty Images)
Trump induced market volatility on Wednesday after he put in place significant tariffs on countries across the world before backtracking in the afternoon, instituting a 90-day pause on tariffs above a baseline of 10 percent on all countries apart from China. After China said it was setting an 84 percent tariff on the U.S., Trump responded by raising tariffs on the second-largest economy in the world to 125 percent.
After the pause was announced, the markets skyrocketed — the S&P 500 rose seven percent in minutes.
“If stocks begin to fail here, this would point to the rising probability we are facing a prolonged period of tightening financial conditions,” Lee wrote on Wednesday morning, ahead of Trump’s backing down and putting in place a pause. “Thus, the longer this volatility lasts, the greater the risk the US and the world are getting pushed into a needless recession.”
Trump’s tariff reversal came after he watched an interview on Fox Business with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, during which the bank boss said that a recession was a “likely outcome” of the new trade policies, according to the Washington Post. While noting that tariffs can be used to improve trade, Dimon pushed the president to give some time to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to strike deals with other countries.
Wall Street has had to react to volatile markets since the tariff announcements. (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
“I’m taking a calm view, but it could get worse,” said Dimon.
Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday when he decided to put a pause on the tariffs.
“I would say this morning. Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about it. Fairly early this morning,” he said.
On Thursday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that the pause was “based on good faith conversations” and that there are roughly 15 countries that have made offers to the U.S.
“The pause was based on good-faith conversations. I was on a call with the president and the president of Switzerland yesterday morning that was incredibly congenial,” Hassett told reporters at the White House, according to CNN.
He added that he expects “quite a movement” of world leaders at the White House in the next few weeks.
Hassett noted that the U.S. Trade Representative “has informed us that there are maybe 15 countries now that have made explicit offers that we’re studying and considering and deciding whether they’re good enough to present to the President.”
Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’
Gustaf Kilander
4–5 minutes
As President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on trade policies creates chaos in the financial markets, some fund managers are questioning the rationality of his decisions.
“In the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers,” Tom Lee, the head of research at the financial analysis firm FSInsights, wrote on Wednesday morning, before Trump backed down from most of his tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
“And their concern is that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology,” he added. “A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
Lee’s comments were highlighted by The New Republic.
He blamed Trump for the economic consequences, adding that “multiple officials have stated they do not want nor expect a recession. And there are enough economy-savvy advisors that they are aware of this. Moreover, the two-to-three percent fiscal stimulus needed to reverse a recession would negate any promised cuts to government spending.”
“This is a rational view,” he wrote.
Some fund managers have questioned the reasoning behind some of Trump’s tariffs. (Getty Images)
Trump induced market volatility on Wednesday after he put in place significant tariffs on countries across the world before backtracking in the afternoon, instituting a 90-day pause on tariffs above a baseline of 10 percent on all countries apart from China. After China said it was setting an 84 percent tariff on the U.S., Trump responded by raising tariffs on the second-largest economy in the world to 125 percent.
After the pause was announced, the markets skyrocketed — the S&P 500 rose seven percent in minutes.
“If stocks begin to fail here, this would point to the rising probability we are facing a prolonged period of tightening financial conditions,” Lee wrote on Wednesday morning, ahead of Trump’s backing down and putting in place a pause. “Thus, the longer this volatility lasts, the greater the risk the US and the world are getting pushed into a needless recession.”
Trump’s tariff reversal came after he watched an interview on Fox Business with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, during which the bank boss said that a recession was a “likely outcome” of the new trade policies, according to the Washington Post. While noting that tariffs can be used to improve trade, Dimon pushed the president to give some time to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to strike deals with other countries.
Wall Street has had to react to volatile markets since the tariff announcements. (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
“I’m taking a calm view, but it could get worse,” said Dimon.
Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday when he decided to put a pause on the tariffs.
“I would say this morning. Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about it. Fairly early this morning,” he said.
On Thursday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that the pause was “based on good faith conversations” and that there are roughly 15 countries that have made offers to the U.S.
“The pause was based on good-faith conversations. I was on a call with the president and the president of Switzerland yesterday morning that was incredibly congenial,” Hassett told reporters at the White House, according to CNN.
He added that he expects “quite a movement” of world leaders at the White House in the next few weeks.
Hassett noted that the U.S. Trade Representative “has informed us that there are maybe 15 countries now that have made explicit offers that we’re studying and considering and deciding whether they’re good enough to present to the President.”
Commented on Fri Apr 11 15:35:48 2025 UTC
He's definitely insane but he actually has a plan - to make himself and his billionaire friends richer. Also possibly invading and annexing some nations/territories. Everything else is not important to him.
He's definitely insane but he actually has a plan - to make himself and his billionaire friends richer. Also possibly invading and annexing some nations/territories. Everything else is not important to him.
‘We Made a Mistake’: Outdoor Sports Retailer REI Retracts Endorsement of Doug Burgum, Launches Initiative to Protect Public Lands
A few months into the second Trump term, REI's new CEO has publicly disclaimed the company's endorsement of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary and apologized.
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‘We Made a Mistake’: Outdoor Sports Retailer REI Retracts Endorsement of Doug Burgum, Launches Initiative to Protect Public Lands
Sarah RumpfApr 10th, 2025, 12:28 pm
Screenshot via REI on Instagram.
When outdoor recreation co-op REI signed onto a letter endorsing President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, then-North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, it drew shock and outrage from many of the retailer’s loyal customers. Now, a few months into the second Trump term, REI’s new CEO has publicly disclaimed that endorsement and apologized.
The January letter was sent to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) as the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition of outdoor recreation organizations, retailers, and interest groups.
The letter praised Burgum as “an avid outdoorsman who hunts, snowmobiles, sails, skis, rides horses, side by sides and more” who had a “history of support for outdoor recreation, the outdoor recreation economy, and the protection of public lands and waters,” “commitment to supporting outdoor recreation as an economic driver and a meaningful way to connect communities,” and “long-time admiration of Teddy Roosevelt, sophisticated understanding of business, and commitment to public-private partnerships.”
“The success of the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy relies on the Department of the Interior managing, safeguarding, and maintaining America’s public lands and waters, infrastructure, and increasing access so we can pass on the lifelong benefits of time in nature to our children and all future generations,” the letter continued. “ORR will seek to work diligently with the next Administration to advance a sustainable and thriving outdoor recreation economy for the benefit of all Americans. We appreciate the opportunity to highlight our support for Governor Burgum’s nomination and look forward to working with you and your staff in the 119th Congress.”
On Wednesday, REI posted on its social media accounts a short video message from Mary Beth Laughton, who was announced as the next president and CEO earlier this year after previous stints at companies that included Nike, Sephora, and Athleta, and a few years on REI’s board. According to a LinkedIn post by Laughton, she began as president on Feb. 3 and CEO on March 31.
In Laughton’s message, posted on Facebook, Threads, and Instagram, she noted that she was not in charge when the letter was sent, but had been “a committed member of the REI community for decades.”
Laughton said she was there to discuss an “urgent” topic: “Our public lands are under attack…[f]rom the gutting of national park staff to expanded threats of drilling or even selling off our public lands, the future of life outdoors has never felt so uncertain.”
She explained that REI had signed onto the Burgum endorsement letter “in an effort to have a seat at the table and continue our outdoor advocacy,” but that was a “mistake”:
Laughton did not cite any specific action by the Trump administration or the Department of the Interior under Burgum as the impetus for the revoked endorsement, but on Tuesday, Burgum had been present in the Oval Office when Trump signed a group of executive orders regarding the coal industry.
According to a report by the AP, the orders included citing presidential emergency authority “to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet rising U.S. power demand amid growth in data centers, artificial intelligence and electric cars,” and directing Burgum’s agency “to identify coal resources on federal lands, lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on U.S. lands” — reversing a moratorium put in place during the Obama administration that paused approvals of coal leases on federal lands.
The website cited by Laughton lists several initiatives the company encourages customers to support, including contacting congressional representatives to urge them to pass the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, which would ban the sale of national parks, monuments, forests, wildlife refuges, and other federally-owned public lands and waters to private buyers.
Commented on Thu Apr 10 19:31:26 2025 UTC
Mark another one in the column for companies who alienated their customer base by complying in advance.
So fukking stupid.
Mark another one in the column for companies who alienated their customer base by complying in advance.
So fukking stupid.
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│ I saw an infographic that showed camping/outdoor gear as having the highest tariff exposure of almost any consumer goods category. Almost NOTHING in that store is made in the US, and most of it is made in China or elsewhere in Asia.
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│ It's going to be a bumpy ride for REI over the next few years.
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│ I saw an infographic that showed camping/outdoor gear as having the highest tariff exposure of almost any consumer goods category. Almost NOTHING in that store is made in the US, and most of it is made in China or elsewhere in Asia.
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│ │ After the regime logs all the National Forests we won’t need outdoor gear anyway
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│ │ │ With all the jobs gone we'll all be homeless and need the outside gear
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Commented on Thu Apr 10 19:31:26 2025 UTC
Mark another one in the column for companies who alienated their customer base by complying in advance.
So fukking stupid.
Mark another one in the column for companies who alienated their customer base by complying in advance.
So fukking stupid.
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│ It's going to be a bumpy ride for REI over the next few years.
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│ I saw an infographic that showed camping/outdoor gear as having the highest tariff exposure of almost any consumer goods category. Almost NOTHING in that store is made in the US, and most of it is made in China or elsewhere in Asia.
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│ │ │ With all the jobs gone we'll all be homeless and need the outside gear
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Commented on Thu Apr 10 17:37:36 2025 UTC
Wait until you find out that the only people Peter Navarro relies on for advice are the voices in his own head.
Wait until you find out that the only people Peter Navarro relies on for advice are the voices in his own head.
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│ Here’s the story of Ron Vara, the economic expert who praises Navarro’s book. Problem is Ron Vara doesn’t exist. “Ron Vara” is simply an anagram of “Navarro”. He made him up
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Commented on Thu Apr 10 07:39:16 2025 UTC
Every fukking time I read this shyt, some little angry af voice in the back of my head yells the page number in Project 2025 that said this would fukking happen.
I'm so, so viscerally furious at this country.
Every fukking time I read this shyt, some little angry af voice in the back of my head yells the page number in Project 2025 that said this would fukking happen.
I'm so, so viscerally furious at this country.
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│ │ A multitude of problems.
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│ │ Fairbalance rule f’n Regan got rid of, which allowed media to be one sided. No more opinion pieces or commentaries where two people present different perspectives. Thus the growth and prosperity of FauxNews.
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│ │ Gerrymandering congressional districts, so each party can have an edge over the other party.
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│ │ Citizens United Supreme Court ruling. Unaccountable dark money allowed to enter political races via ads and super PACs. Chief Justice Roberts I wish you and your progeny suffer a massive debilitating stroke, for the misery you have wrought upon the US.
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│ │ Dismantling of Civil Rights Voting Protection in the racists Souther States.
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│ │ There is no more Separation of Church & State. Churches are becoming politically active. This government should start taxing these f’rs, since they have become politically active.
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│ │ A multitude of problems.
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│ │ Fairbalance rule f’n Regan got rid of, which allowed media to be one sided. No more opinion pieces or commentaries where two people present different perspectives. Thus the growth and prosperity of FauxNews.
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│ │ Gerrymandering congressional districts, so each party can have an edge over the other party.
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│ │ Citizens United Supreme Court ruling. Unaccountable dark money allowed to enter political races via ads and super PACs. Chief Justice Roberts I wish you and your progeny suffer a massive debilitating stroke, for the misery you have wrought upon the US.
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│ │ Dismantling of Civil Rights Voting Protection in the racists Souther States.
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│ │ There is no more Separation of Church & State. Churches are becoming politically active. This government should start taxing these f’rs, since they have become politically active.
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Trumper loses job after VA department of health loses federal funding.
Christian immigrants helped elect Trump, now some are at risk of being deported
April 11, 20254:13 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
By
Jack Jenkins
3-Minute Listen Transcript
A majority of Catholics and evangelicals backed Trump on Election Day. But some say his promise to enact a mass deportation of migrants threatens their churches. In a new report, they argue that 80% who would be at risk of deportation are Christians.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Most Catholics and evangelicals backed President Trump on Election Day. Now a report indicates Trump's promise to carry out the largest deportation in U.S. history places millions of Christians at risk. Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service reports.
JACK JENKINS: One in 12 Christians in the U.S. could be affected by President Trump's plan for mass deportation, either by being deported themselves or witnessing a family member's deportation. That means as many as 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation, with an additional 7 million living with family members who are at risk of being removed from the United States. Those are the key findings from a new report issued by Catholic bishops and evangelical Christian leaders. They insist they're not taking a political position but want to sound the alarm about the potential effects large-scale deportations could have on their churches. Walter Kim is head of the National Association of Evangelicals. He coauthored the report.
WALTER KIM: We want churches to grow. And to the extent that the administration's mass deportation policies and congressional support of that would be, in fact, a church-declining strategy, removing millions from active membership of churches.
JENKINS: The report bases its findings on three main sources. One is a study estimating immigration status of migrant populations by the advocacy group FWD.us, and data on religious affiliation was pulled from Pew Research Center and the World Christian Database. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, who oversees the Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, says nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Catholics would be affected by mass deportations.
MARK SEITZ: Catholics represent 61% of all those vulnerable to deportation in the United States. So this is an issue we obviously feel very deeply because they're, in a particularly close way, members of our Catholic family.
JENKINS: Many Catholic immigrants may be vulnerable to deportation, but many Catholics also backed Trump in November. The divided flock highlights political tensions among American Catholics.
ANTHEA BUTLER: On one hand, you have a big, giant denomination who is going to be profoundly affected by people being renditioned - and I'm going to use the word renditioned - out of this country who are faithful and loyal Catholics. But on the other hand, you have Catholic suburbanites and others who voted for Trump, who are like, OK, this is cool.
JENKINS: That's Anthea Butler, a religion professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Asked about the report, White House spokesperson Kush Desai defended the president's immigration policies, saying Trump was, quote, "elected with a resounding mandate to secure our borders and mass deport criminal illegal migrants." Desai added that, quote, "our immigration laws will be enforced and must be respected."
But the evangelical and Catholic report is just the latest example of growing faith-based pushback to Trump's immigration agenda. Dozens of religious groups have sued the Trump administration over its immigration policies, arguing that they infringe on their rights to minister to migrants and refugees. Several evangelical organizations held a vigil on Capitol Hill in March condemning the administration's cuts to foreign aid. Myal Greene, head of the evangelical group World Relief, says Congress should think twice before funding Trump's push for mass deportation.
MYAL GREENE: And if they're going to do so, they shouldn't profess that they're doing it in the name of Christianity because those are not consistent with the values of Jesus.
JENKINS: Now Greene and other evangelical and Catholic leaders hope they can convince fellow churchgoers that immigration is not just a matter of politics but a matter of faith. For NPR News, I'm Jack Jenkins.
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MARTIN: This story was produced through a collaboration between NPR and Religion News Service.
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