ChicagoV™
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Economics/Investments
Vols, Cavs, Guardians, Browns, Blackhawks
Wings & Dark Beer
Economics/Investments
Vols, Cavs, Guardians, Browns, Blackhawks
Wings & Dark Beer
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"All to save 0.08 percent of the budget."
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"All to save 0.08 percent of the budget."
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"Find me a small town in southeast Wisconsin where people don't even want 401ks anymore! And get me pictures!"
March 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Find me a small town in southeast Wisconsin where people don't even want 401ks anymore! And get me pictures!"
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DOGE is basically Defund the Police, but exclusively for cops who punish the crimes of the rich
Elon Musk calls to "delete" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has feuded in the past with the firm run by Marc Andreessen, an adviser to Musk's non-governmental "Department of Government Efficiency," @tonyromm.bsky.social reports
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
“Delete CFPB,” the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency” said in an early-morning post on X.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:21 PM
DOGE is basically Defund the Police, but exclusively for cops who punish the crimes of the rich
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very excited to see what happens to grocery prices when we impose large tariffs on our two largest agricultural trading partners
This is going to be an absolute mess y’all.
*TRUMP SAYS TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFFS ON ALL MEXICO, CANADA GOODS
*TRUMP SAYS TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFFS ON ALL MEXICO, CANADA GOODS
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 AM
very excited to see what happens to grocery prices when we impose large tariffs on our two largest agricultural trading partners
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forgot how absolutely moronic “tariff policy by tweet” was and am dreading having to deal with this stupidity for four years again.
November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
forgot how absolutely moronic “tariff policy by tweet” was and am dreading having to deal with this stupidity for four years again.
Trump is making Americans pay more for goods coming from Mexico, Canada, and China while getting nothing in return.
New: Trump announces on Truth Social a *25% Tariff* on goods coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico.
Canada and Mexico are our 1st and 2nd largest trading partners, accounting for almost $1.6 Trillion in trade.
Canada and Mexico are our 1st and 2nd largest trading partners, accounting for almost $1.6 Trillion in trade.
November 26, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Trump is making Americans pay more for goods coming from Mexico, Canada, and China while getting nothing in return.
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A sickening abdication of the rule of law. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
November 25, 2024 at 6:28 PM
A sickening abdication of the rule of law. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Sunday Thoughts: Seven top-20 teams losing on one day is why we love college football and I'm sad we only have one full weekend left.
November 24, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Sunday Thoughts: Seven top-20 teams losing on one day is why we love college football and I'm sad we only have one full weekend left.
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Gift article:
Putin thinks the US is going to unravel, much as the Soviet Union did. He views Trump as the agent of the country’s collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o... www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
Putin thinks the US is going to unravel, much as the Soviet Union did. He views Trump as the agent of the country’s collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o... www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
Opinion | Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster, With Trump at the Wheel (Gift Article)
To the Kremlin, the president-elect is a harbinger of American collapse.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Gift article:
Putin thinks the US is going to unravel, much as the Soviet Union did. He views Trump as the agent of the country’s collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o... www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
Putin thinks the US is going to unravel, much as the Soviet Union did. He views Trump as the agent of the country’s collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o... www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
We had Lady Luck on our side this weekend. Just win baby. #GBO 🍊
NEW: The #Vols blew out UTEP 56-0 and saw a whole lot of chaos around CFB that helped them in a major way.
Now, Tennessee is likely a win against Vanderbilt away from a CFP birth.
READ: theplayerslounge.io/tennessee/co...
Now, Tennessee is likely a win against Vanderbilt away from a CFP birth.
READ: theplayerslounge.io/tennessee/co...
Tennessee Is Now In A Great Spot To Make CFP
A lot went right for the Vols on Saturday.
theplayerslounge.io
November 24, 2024 at 4:06 PM
We had Lady Luck on our side this weekend. Just win baby. #GBO 🍊
Clarity that right-wing union members fail to see. They are voting against their own interests.
In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
November 24, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Clarity that right-wing union members fail to see. They are voting against their own interests.
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The "new south" is starting to feel more like the old south 🙄
The anti-fluoride drumbeat has become louder in recent years. Communities have increasingly opted out of adding it to water, citing possible health risks.
Florida's surgeon general advises against adding fluoride to drinking water
Decades of evidence shows the cavity-fighting mineral drives down tooth decay. But some say the science behind fluoride is changing, and needs closer scrutiny.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
The "new south" is starting to feel more like the old south 🙄
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Goldman: "we estimate that unauthorized immigrants account for about 4.4% of the US workforce. But the share is much higher in some industries: about 20% in landscaping and private household services, 17% in crop production, 15% in food processing manufacturing, and 13% in construction."
November 24, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Goldman: "we estimate that unauthorized immigrants account for about 4.4% of the US workforce. But the share is much higher in some industries: about 20% in landscaping and private household services, 17% in crop production, 15% in food processing manufacturing, and 13% in construction."
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A large deportation program would push up household services, food prices and construction costs.
November 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
A large deportation program would push up household services, food prices and construction costs.
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It’s most definitely a Tennessee Saturday Night.
November 24, 2024 at 3:22 AM
It’s most definitely a Tennessee Saturday Night.
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
Shocker. In other words, a security.
It's called cryptocurrency, but new FDIC data shows that most Americans don't use it as currency—they mainly hold on to it for price gains, not for transfers or purchases.
www.fdic.gov/household-su...
www.fdic.gov/household-su...
November 24, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Shocker. In other words, a security.
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Do not let this happen.
November 23, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Do not let this happen.
#Vols got the help from Florida and Ohio State. Just need to take care of business at Vanderbilt and will punch their ticket to the CFP. GBO 🍊
Tennessee rolled to a 56-0 victory over UTEP on Senior Day at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols are 9-2 heading into their regular season finale against Vanderbilt next week.
How it happened: Tennessee.rivals.com/news/vols-offense-comes-to-life-in-second-quarter-blows-out-utep-on-senior-day
The Vols are 9-2 heading into their regular season finale against Vanderbilt next week.
How it happened: Tennessee.rivals.com/news/vols-offense-comes-to-life-in-second-quarter-blows-out-utep-on-senior-day
November 24, 2024 at 12:32 AM
#Vols got the help from Florida and Ohio State. Just need to take care of business at Vanderbilt and will punch their ticket to the CFP. GBO 🍊
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the best thing to happen to journalism in years. while legacy media is blowing it these folks are investigating, providng FACTS, treating readers like adults www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Our democracy needs a different model for journalism
Informed voters are increasingly an endangered species. ProPublica’s nonprofit model could help save them.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM
the best thing to happen to journalism in years. while legacy media is blowing it these folks are investigating, providng FACTS, treating readers like adults www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.
November 21, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.
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Beginning to think there may be some structural differences between the federal government of the United States and a private company.
No, that's crazy. Let's just do attempt number 784 at bringing in a private sector person to fix everything with bold new ideas like "efficiency".
No, that's crazy. Let's just do attempt number 784 at bringing in a private sector person to fix everything with bold new ideas like "efficiency".
Friendly reminder: The USG spends $290 billion on personnel. If you fired EVERYONE who worked for the federal government, you’d save 5% of the budget. You know where most of it goes? Defense and back to us in Social Security and Medicare.
Musk, Ramaswamy vow “mass head-count reduction” in federal government
November 21, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Beginning to think there may be some structural differences between the federal government of the United States and a private company.
No, that's crazy. Let's just do attempt number 784 at bringing in a private sector person to fix everything with bold new ideas like "efficiency".
No, that's crazy. Let's just do attempt number 784 at bringing in a private sector person to fix everything with bold new ideas like "efficiency".
Survey says: No
Did we learn anything from the NFT era?
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Survey says: No