Chuck
@chuckalexander.bsky.social
Our democracy must survive. Also, until there are no more dogs to rescue, I will be involved in fostering.
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Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck
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If you are counting on tariffs to help dramatically cut the deficit - then you're going to need much higher tariffs.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you are counting on tariffs to help dramatically cut the deficit - then you're going to need much higher tariffs.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
Uncle Sam brought in $31 billion in import duties in October - while the overall budget deficit was $284 billion.
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This seems like an important story.
The US is deregulating banks. Will the rest of the world follow?
New rules will boost lending and profits and entrench American dominance. But critics say they could lead to another crash
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This seems like an important story.
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Update: Commerce has now also posted its shutdown plan. BEA would completely shut down, and Census would shut down apart from some operations related to the 2030 decennial census. So no retail sales, international trade, PCE, GDP...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
September 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Update: Commerce has now also posted its shutdown plan. BEA would completely shut down, and Census would shut down apart from some operations related to the 2030 decennial census. So no retail sales, international trade, PCE, GDP...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
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If you are worried about misinformed U.S. federal guidance on vaccines and preventative health measures right now, here’s a list of well sourced and science backed alternative sources of information.
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you are worried about misinformed U.S. federal guidance on vaccines and preventative health measures right now, here’s a list of well sourced and science backed alternative sources of information.
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
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So, kudos to both #Democrats & #Republicans in the House for their draft mark-up for next year's #budget, which maintains funding for #NIH (just like the Senate). This is rare, true #bipartisanship and should be praised. But #RussellVought will not be stopped by an appropriations bill. Why? 1/
September 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
So, kudos to both #Democrats & #Republicans in the House for their draft mark-up for next year's #budget, which maintains funding for #NIH (just like the Senate). This is rare, true #bipartisanship and should be praised. But #RussellVought will not be stopped by an appropriations bill. Why? 1/
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Now that the President’s big bill has passed, I am hearing the real, detailed stories of what’s going to happen to the institutions we care about and the services they provide. Everyone is going to pay more for their health care.
Slotkin seeking bipartisan talks to restore health care cuts
Democratic U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin toured a children's hospital in Grand Rapids Monday and said she hasn't given up on restoring funding for health care programs.
www.michiganpublic.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Now that the President’s big bill has passed, I am hearing the real, detailed stories of what’s going to happen to the institutions we care about and the services they provide. Everyone is going to pay more for their health care.
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If a global company is paying its workers so little that they need federal benefits, that company should lose eligibility for tax incentives.
August 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If a global company is paying its workers so little that they need federal benefits, that company should lose eligibility for tax incentives.
Can we please all just start using the 1-2 punch?
1. Taco got a plane and gave you the shaft. Groceries aren’t any cheaper. Everything gets 2% more expensive every 3 months.
2. Why won’t Trump release the Epstein client list? What is he covering up?
Wash-Rinse-Repeat
1. Taco got a plane and gave you the shaft. Groceries aren’t any cheaper. Everything gets 2% more expensive every 3 months.
2. Why won’t Trump release the Epstein client list? What is he covering up?
Wash-Rinse-Repeat
August 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Can we please all just start using the 1-2 punch?
1. Taco got a plane and gave you the shaft. Groceries aren’t any cheaper. Everything gets 2% more expensive every 3 months.
2. Why won’t Trump release the Epstein client list? What is he covering up?
Wash-Rinse-Repeat
1. Taco got a plane and gave you the shaft. Groceries aren’t any cheaper. Everything gets 2% more expensive every 3 months.
2. Why won’t Trump release the Epstein client list? What is he covering up?
Wash-Rinse-Repeat
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Oh my:
The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. 1/4
The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. 1/4
July 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Oh my:
The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. 1/4
The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. 1/4
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Below, from Nick Timiraos, the consensus forecasts for the upcoming U.S. CPI inflation figures, set for release in just over two hours.
The consensus projections anticipate an increase across all measures—headline and core, on both a monthly and annual basis.
1 of 2.
The consensus projections anticipate an increase across all measures—headline and core, on both a monthly and annual basis.
1 of 2.
July 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Below, from Nick Timiraos, the consensus forecasts for the upcoming U.S. CPI inflation figures, set for release in just over two hours.
The consensus projections anticipate an increase across all measures—headline and core, on both a monthly and annual basis.
1 of 2.
The consensus projections anticipate an increase across all measures—headline and core, on both a monthly and annual basis.
1 of 2.
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Persistent risk premium
For dollar assets
Think about that for a second
For dollar assets
Think about that for a second
What could happen if President Trump dismisses Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell?
My colleague Simon Kennedy summarizes the conclusions of a new note by George Saravelos, Deutsche Bank’s global head of FX strategy:
My colleague Simon Kennedy summarizes the conclusions of a new note by George Saravelos, Deutsche Bank’s global head of FX strategy:
July 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Persistent risk premium
For dollar assets
Think about that for a second
For dollar assets
Think about that for a second
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We are in a #tacoteardownturtletanking economy now.
US Leaders are waffling on tariff policy and the support of allies around the world.
At the same time, we have damaged a ton of scientific research, global food security and medical support, workforce and education programs / resources.
US Leaders are waffling on tariff policy and the support of allies around the world.
At the same time, we have damaged a ton of scientific research, global food security and medical support, workforce and education programs / resources.
July 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are in a #tacoteardownturtletanking economy now.
US Leaders are waffling on tariff policy and the support of allies around the world.
At the same time, we have damaged a ton of scientific research, global food security and medical support, workforce and education programs / resources.
US Leaders are waffling on tariff policy and the support of allies around the world.
At the same time, we have damaged a ton of scientific research, global food security and medical support, workforce and education programs / resources.
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The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
If the OBBB passes, the mantra will be “Taco got a Jet and gave you the shaft.” for every single bad thing reported that is related to that bill.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Pentagon Had a Budget Surplus. Guess What Trump Decided to Do With It.
This could have been good news, if Trump had followed a different path.
slate.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If the OBBB passes, the mantra will be “Taco got a Jet and gave you the shaft.” for every single bad thing reported that is related to that bill.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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As a CIA officer and Pentagon official by training, I believe that the single, greatest security threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
Today, I laid out my Economic War Plan.
Today, I laid out my Economic War Plan.
Slotkin delivers speech on her Economic War Plan
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As a CIA officer and Pentagon official by training, I believe that the single, greatest security threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
Today, I laid out my Economic War Plan.
Today, I laid out my Economic War Plan.
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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Letter: To save Social Security, do away with the millionaire loophole
Letter: To save Social Security, do away with the millionaire loophole
Letter: To save Social Security, do away with the millionaire loophole
www.sltrib.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Letter: To save Social Security, do away with the millionaire loophole
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Happy birthday to the prophetess Octavia Butler. We live in the times she foretold. From her notebooks.
June 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Happy birthday to the prophetess Octavia Butler. We live in the times she foretold. From her notebooks.
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Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
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They didn’t perform a cesarean.They harvested a fetus from her corpse.
Let’s call it what it is: an experiment. A inhumane experiment carried out on a Black woman, because historically, we know medical institutions use Black bodies as test subjects before offering those same treatments to
Let’s call it what it is: an experiment. A inhumane experiment carried out on a Black woman, because historically, we know medical institutions use Black bodies as test subjects before offering those same treatments to
June 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They didn’t perform a cesarean.They harvested a fetus from her corpse.
Let’s call it what it is: an experiment. A inhumane experiment carried out on a Black woman, because historically, we know medical institutions use Black bodies as test subjects before offering those same treatments to
Let’s call it what it is: an experiment. A inhumane experiment carried out on a Black woman, because historically, we know medical institutions use Black bodies as test subjects before offering those same treatments to
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The good doctor digging in to the #DumpRFKjr story with some serious bullets here...
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpForScience
A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The good doctor digging in to the #DumpRFKjr story with some serious bullets here...
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpForScience
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When you hang around a lot of south will rise again types it’s hard to believe a country can move on.
MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
June 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When you hang around a lot of south will rise again types it’s hard to believe a country can move on.