Trump faces returning $100bn in tariffs after court ruling
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 31150 |
Comments: 1243
A US Court of Appeals ruled that President Trump illegally used emergency powers to impose blanket tariffs on imports without congressional consent, potentially requiring the return of nearly $100 billion in collected duties. The Trump administration is appealing the decision to the Supreme Court, arguing the tariffs are vital for national security and American workers.
Key Points:
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that Trump acted unlawfully by using emergency powers to impose tariffs without Congress's consent.
The US government has collected approximately $100 billion from these tariffs since they were first implemented.
The Trump administration is appealing the decision to the Supreme Court, where Trump appointed three of the nine justices.
If the Supreme Court agrees, the Treasury may be forced to return the collected funds, and trade agreements with partners like the EU could be jeopardized.
The White House had cited the threat of fentanyl as justification, but the court found no clear congressional authorization for this use of power.
"Researchers at the Capital Economics consultancy said that if the Supreme Court agreed that Trump had abused his presidential powers the “Treasury would still need to return most of the now close to $100 billion in additional customs duties collected”."
Donald Trump posting week-old photo raises eyebrows amid health speculation
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 17234 |
Comments: 1592
Former President Donald Trump posted a week-old photo of himself golfing amid ongoing speculation about his health, raising concerns that it was an attempt to mislead the public about his current condition. The scrutiny follows rumors about his physical well-being, including photos purporting to show swellings on his legs and a recent period out of public view. The White House has previously stated Trump was diagnosed with a non-life-threatening condition called chronic venous insufficiency.
Key Points:
Trump posted a week-old photo of himself golfing with former coach Jon Gruden on Truth Social.
The post intensified scrutiny and rumors about his health, which had been fueled by his recent absence from public view.
Observers and critics accused the post of being a deliberate attempt to 'hoodwink' the public about his true condition.
The White House had previously announced Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), described as a benign and common condition.
Vice President JD Vance and others have publicly stated that the president is in good health and has 'incredible energy'.
""I'm not a conspiracy theory guy, but if you're fighting off increasing rumors that you may have suffered a major medical episode and to disprove that rumor and provide proof of life, you post a picture of allegedly playing golf with Jon Gruden today, it would be beneficial to post one that wasn't from August 23rd.""
Trump Admits His Administration Is Being ‘Ripped Apart’ by Vaccine Fight
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6501 |
Comments: 249
President Trump has admitted his administration is being 'ripped apart' by internal conflict over COVID-19 vaccines, following a Daily Beast report about secret discussions to halt the vaccine program. The turmoil includes the firing of CDC director Susan Monarez and subsequent resignations of senior health officials who oppose Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine policies.
Key Points:
Trump publicly questioned vaccine efficacy and demanded drug companies release new evidence to justify COVID vaccines
CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired, leading to resignations of four senior CDC colleagues who opposed RFK Jr.'s anti-science approach
The administration appears to be shifting from Trump's first-term vaccine promotion to alignment with vaccine skeptics in his second term
RFK Jr.'s anti-mRNA crusade has gained popularity within MAGA circles, creating division among Republican voters
Departing health officials warned that Kennedy's push would endanger vulnerable Americans and represented political interference
""With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW.""
Trump Lashes Out After Putin and Modi Are Seen Holding Hands
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 2480 |
Comments: 211
Former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social after seeing images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin holding hands at an anti-Western summit. Trump criticized the U.S.-India relationship as a 'one-sided disaster' and cited high tariffs as the reason. The public display of unity between Modi, Putin, and China's Xi Jinping signals a dramatic shift in geopolitical alliances, potentially pushed by Trump's own aggressive tariff policies.
Key Points:
Trump expressed anger over Modi and Putin holding hands at the Shanghai Co-Operation Organization (SCO) summit
He criticized the U.S.-India trade relationship as 'one-sided,' citing high Indian tariffs on U.S. goods
The display was seen as a show of unity among anti-Western powers designed to send a message
Trump's tariff policies on India may have pushed the country closer to China and Russia's sphere of influence
The event marks a dramatic shift from the previously strong U.S.-India partnership under Biden
"Trump’s aggressive tariff policies on India, which rose to 50 percent when he punished Modi for purchasing sanctioned Russian oil, may have pushed the world’s largest democracy closer to China’s orbit."
Google is Restricting Android’s Freedom – Say Goodbye to Installing APKs?
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 1451 |
Comments: 398
A petition on Change.org is urging Google to reverse its decision to block the installation of APKs (apps from outside the Play Store) in a future Android update. The petition argues this move would strip Android of its key open-source advantage over iOS, harming users and developers who rely on this freedom for work, access, and innovation. It calls for immediate action to pressure Google before the change is implemented with Android 16 in 2026.
Key Points:
Google has announced plans to block APK installation in a future Android version (potentially Android 16).
This would remove a fundamental freedom that distinguishes Android from iOS's closed ecosystem.
The change would negatively impact students, workers, developers, and users in regions with limited Play Store access.
Petitioners argue it will stifle innovation, limit software diversity, and centralize control.
They propose security through user warnings and options rather than a complete block.
"This freedom has always been a key advantage of Android over iOS: the ability to choose, test alternative apps, emulators, productivity tools, optimized game versions, and software that simply isn’t available on the official store."
A user is seeking a self-hosted music streaming app to replace Jellyfin, which is incorrectly interpreting music folders as playlists and mishandling metadata. They have identified Polaris and SwingMusic as potential alternatives but are unsure which to choose.
Key Points:
User is dissatisfied with Jellyfin's music streaming capabilities
Jellyfin is mishandling metadata and folder structure
The app is incorrectly treating music folders as playlists
Polaris and SwingMusic are being considered as alternatives
User is requesting help choosing between the two options
"currently jellyfin is a little weird, i think it thinks each folder is a playlist and it's screwing it up"
Built a Portfolio tracker with Claude after a year of procrastination
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 78 |
Comments: 18
A developer built Monerry, a stock and crypto portfolio tracker mobile app, primarily using Claude AI after a year of procrastination. The article details their experience using different AI models, with Claude Opus 4.1 solving the most complex challenges that other models failed to complete.
Key Points:
Claude AI, primarily Sonnet 4 and Opus 4.1, was instrumental in building the app and website, which the developer doubts would have been completed otherwise.
Opus 4.1 successfully designed the app's caching system and solved a challenging swipeable UI feature that other leading AI models (Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro, GPT-o3, DeepSeek) failed to implement.
The experience proved that strong software engineering fundamentals, like thinking through edge cases, are still essential when working with AI.
The developer reflects that AI has completely changed their approach to software development, making them feel more like a manager giving tasks than a hands-on coder.
The iOS app is currently live as an MVP, with an Android version coming soon, and a free trial is offered for community feedback.
"AI completely changed how I make software, but sometimes I miss the old coding days. Now it feels like I'm just a manager giving tasks to AI rather than be developer."
I built an open-source self-tracking app to find insights about my life
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 50 |
Comments: 6
The author created an open-source, self-tracking web app called Perfice to monitor lifestyle choices and their impact on well-being. The app allows users to track anything with custom forms, automatically correlates data to find insights, and stores all data locally for privacy.
Key Points:
Tracks any custom data point (mood, food, etc.) with various input types and third-party integrations.
Automatically analyzes and correlates data to provide personalized insights on life patterns.
Features a customizable dashboard with resizable widgets for data visualization.
Built on a local-first, privacy-focused architecture where data never leaves the device unless syncing or using an integration.
"Perfice automatically correlates all data to provide insights like 'Your Mood is higher when Steps is higher', 'Your Sleep greatly increased today (8h 42min) compared to your average 7h 30min' or 'Your Stress is lower when 'Social day' is tagged'."
Google flagged my self hosted site as "Deceptive Pages"
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 48 |
Comments: 16
A user's self-hosted website was flagged by Google as 'Deceptive Pages' when it only served a Cloudflare tunnel to a Kasm subdomain. The warning was resolved after adding a simple static index.html page and requesting a Google review. The user is seeking to understand why the flag occurred and how to prevent it in the future.
Key Points:
Google flagged a domain as deceptive when it only hosted a Cloudflare tunnel to a Kasm subdomain.
The warning cited pages that 'trick users into doing something dangerous'.
The issue was resolved by adding a basic index.html file and requesting a review from Google.
The user is confused about the cause and wants to prevent future flags.
The domain had no index page, only a tunnel redirecting to a subdomain service.
""These pages attempt to trick users into doing something dangerous such as installing unwanted software or reveling personal information""
The author argues that using technical terms like Land Value Tax (LVT) hinders public understanding and support for Georgism, which is necessary for its implementation as policy. They question how to effectively communicate Georgist ideas to a broad audience without relying on economic jargon.
Key Points:
Technical terminology such as LVT is confusing to the general public.
Widespread public support is a prerequisite for Georgism to become policy.
Not everyone can be expected to become an expert on the subject.
The challenge is finding an effective way to communicate Georgist principles.
Many economists support Georgism, but this is insufficient without popular backing.
"Not everyone can be educated in everything, and while many economists seem to like Georgism, it needs to have widespread public support for it to actually be policy."
Just released MCP AI Memory - Open source semantic memory for Claude
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 30 |
Comments: 8
The article announces the open-source release of MCP AI Memory, a production-ready server that provides Claude and other AI agents with persistent, semantic memory across sessions. It is a fully-typed TypeScript package that uses local embeddings and PostgreSQL to enable long-term context and knowledge tracking for AI.
Key Points:
Provides AI agents like Claude with persistent semantic memory across different sessions
Uses pgvector for vector similarity search and DBSCAN clustering for automatic memory consolidation
Features smart compression for large memories and requires no API keys by using local embeddings
Designed for performance with Redis caching and background workers
Ready for production use with PostgreSQL, including the Neon cloud service
"a production-ready Model Context Protocol server that gives Claude (and other AI agents) persistent semantic memory across sessions."
The author uses Claude as a journal-like tool for mental reflection but criticizes Anthropic's heavy-handed solution to prevent AI 'psychosis'. They find the sudden, jarring tone shifts during long or serious conversations to be counterproductive and impossible to override.
Key Points:
Author uses Claude as a reflective tool for mental health, akin to a journal
Acknowledges Anthropic's difficult position regarding AI safety concerns
Criticizes the implemented solution as a 'knee-jerk' and heavy-handed approach
Describes the tone shifts as extremely jarring and impossible to override
Feels the change in tone is like being 'told off' for not being positive
"You can be having a "conversation" in a particular tone, but if the conversation goes on for a while or if it deals with mental health or a weighty topic, there is an extremely jarring change in tone that is totally different to everything that has come before."
pg_csv is a PostgreSQL extension that provides flexible CSV processing capabilities, addressing limitations of the native COPY command. It offers a composable CSV aggregate function that works with standard SQL features and is implemented as a high-performance native C extension.
Key Points:
Solves limitations of PostgreSQL's COPY command by working with prepared statements, CTEs, subqueries, and function arguments
Provides csv_agg aggregate function that builds RFC 4180 compliant CSV with proper quoting
Supports custom delimiters for different formats (pipe, tab, semicolon separated values)
Native C extension that is twice as fast as SQL queries for CSV output
No dependencies except PostgreSQL itself
"pg_csv offers flexible CSV processing as a solution. Includes a CSV aggregate that composes with SQL expressions."
C3 Language at 0.7.5: Language tweaks and conveniences
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 15 |
Comments: 4
C3 programming language version 0.7.5 introduces various enhancements to language features, developer experience, and standard library functionality. The update focuses on improving compile-time capabilities, operator overloading, and type system features while deprecating older macros in favor of more explicit alternatives.
Key Points:
Introduction of module aliasing and enhanced compile-time capabilities including optional macro parameters and compile-time ternary operator
Improvements to operator overloading enabling switch statement support and better chained array access
Type system enhancements with $kindof shorthand and implicit type conversions to typeid
Standard library expansion with new data structures like HashSet and FileMmap, plus functional array operations
Deprecation of older macros (@typekind, @typeis, @assignable_to) in favor of more explicit constraint checking
"Deprecations of many type introspection macros, such as @typekind and @typeis is together with the improvements in $defined, the implicit type conversions to typeid and $kindof spearheading a shift to making constraint checking succinct while also being completely obvious."
"The Game of Business" attributed to Magie, was on ebay
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 5 |
Comments: 0
An eBay listing for a set of game cards and rules titled 'The Game of Business' sold for $2,870. The author, who initially bid on the item, researched its potential connection to the Landlord's Game but found no evidence to support the link.
Key Points:
A game titled 'The Game of Business' was sold on eBay for $2,870.
The listing consisted of game cards and rules, but no board.
The author researched a potential link to the Landlord's Game, a precursor to Monopoly.
No evidence was found to connect the two games.
The high sale price suggests significant collector interest or historical value.
"I initially bid on it, and then did some research and could find no evidence of the Landlord's Game also being known as 'The Game of Business.'"