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As Tech Chiefs Woo Trump, Silicon Valley Seethes Over Minneapolis Shootings The New York TimesWhy Minnesota's CEOs finally broke their silence CNNUS businesses break their silence after latest Minnesota ICE shooting ReutersMayo Clinic, Hormel CEOs among business leaders calling for 'de-escalation' of tensions postbulletin.comMinnesota teams, NBPA join calls for peace in wake of shootings
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Winter Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 19 U.S. States: See the Snow Totals The New York TimesMAP: How many inches fell so far? Check latest snow totals near you nbcnewyork.comHere's Where The Highest Snowfall Totals Were Across the U.S. Time MagazineWinter storm across the US in photos AP News
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Israel Recovers Body of Ran Gvili From Gaza, Closing a Chapter The New York TimesIsrael recovers body of last hostage in Gaza CNNImpromptu gatherings across Israel mark first time since 2014 without hostages in Gaza timesofisrael.comExclusive: Trump says Hamas helped find last hostage, now must disarm Axios
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Many taxpayers stand to collect larger refunds this year from the IRS, whether they itemize or not.
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The answer isn't to completely eliminate meetings, but to prioritize better ones.
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Topic: PoliticsThe new Trump administration has done a dizzying list of extreme actions, insane cabinet appointments, executive orders and much more. The Democrats have been largely powerless to stop them, and do not appear to have even been trying very hard. Christian "reconstructionist" Russel Vought, architect of both Project 2025 and hidden plans, is running OMB, and Some fear a coup is in progress, and while it's not certain, the fear can't be easily dismissed.
What can be done? For Democrats, the time to act was last year, but they failed. Trump controls the White House, the Senate, the House and much of SCOTUS, a level not seen for many decades, though the margin is small. Most people are asking how can they resist, and as always, there is a great deal of outrage and statements of opposition.
There is a radically different strategy, one that will no doubt anger those feeling outrage, for it is frustrating, contains risk, and seems counterintuitive. It may also be the best plan.
It must be understood that Trump's main strategy is to create enemies, and unify his supporters around them. His main enemy is the left, or Democrats, but he has also specifically demonized immigrants, drag queens, trans people, abortion supporters and many others, even including China and allies like Mexico and Canada.
Trump works by pitching these enemies as the bogeyman, but he also enlists those enemies to help him. He is deliberately as provocative as he can be, in order to trigger outrage. If he can make his enemies lash out at his supporters, engender hate for him and
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