DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.
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DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
· Apr 4
In the coming days, you’re going to be hearing the word stagflation a lot, here’s a brief explanation of its meaning
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
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The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
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New in PN: The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
"There’s nothing partisan about the CIA World Factbook, so it’s hard to imagine how allowing people to use it could impede the MAGA agenda. Unless, that is, you realize the Factbook had to go *precisely because it was useful.*"
"There’s nothing partisan about the CIA World Factbook, so it’s hard to imagine how allowing people to use it could impede the MAGA agenda. Unless, that is, you realize the Factbook had to go *precisely because it was useful.*"
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
Wherever government does something helpful, the regime wants to kill it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
New in PN: The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
"There’s nothing partisan about the CIA World Factbook, so it’s hard to imagine how allowing people to use it could impede the MAGA agenda. Unless, that is, you realize the Factbook had to go *precisely because it was useful.*"
"There’s nothing partisan about the CIA World Factbook, so it’s hard to imagine how allowing people to use it could impede the MAGA agenda. Unless, that is, you realize the Factbook had to go *precisely because it was useful.*"
Greer is proof that even an ideologue of low intellect can obtain an advanced degree!
Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Greer is proof that even an ideologue of low intellect can obtain an advanced degree!
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Khanna: "Donald Trump had the FBI scrub those files in March. And the documents we saw already had the redactions of the FBI from March. So we still have not seen the vast majority of documents unredacted that have the survivor statements of the rich and powerful men who committed these crimes."
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Khanna: "Donald Trump had the FBI scrub those files in March. And the documents we saw already had the redactions of the FBI from March. So we still have not seen the vast majority of documents unredacted that have the survivor statements of the rich and powerful men who committed these crimes."
Lutnick must RESIGN or be IMPEACHED.
Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Lutnick must RESIGN or be IMPEACHED.
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Khanna: "The more important point is what the DOJ got was already scrubbed. Donald Trump's FBI in March went and scrubbed these files. The DOJ just told us, 'Ok, we're getting these documents uploaded, but they've already been redacted.' They're protecting powerful people."
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Khanna: "The more important point is what the DOJ got was already scrubbed. Donald Trump's FBI in March went and scrubbed these files. The DOJ just told us, 'Ok, we're getting these documents uploaded, but they've already been redacted.' They're protecting powerful people."
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The SAVE Act is a literal poll tax for married women who changed their last name.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The SAVE Act is a literal poll tax for married women who changed their last name.
Speaking of sick, Ron Johnson.
Ron Johnson on Alex Pretti: "They got their martyrs, didn't they? They got their martyrs. I think it's sick."
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Speaking of sick, Ron Johnson.
Pretty much!
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Pretty much!
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Murmuration for you
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Murmuration for you
Screaming into the void, “NOOOO!”
Abundance has a new 501(c)(4) group to help push its deregulatory message according to reporting by Axios. "Next American Era" will be headed up by former DCCC chair and current OpenAI/Oracle lobbyist Cheri Bustos, further integrating data center construction with abundance
The AI Lobbyist Starting An Abundance Nonprofit | Revolving Door Project
Next American Era is hoping to help push abundance policies into the mainstream. It's headed by OpenAI lobbyist Cheri Bustos
therevolvingdoorproject.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Screaming into the void, “NOOOO!”
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February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026
Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
February 9, 2026
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Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
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Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
The outcome of the blockbuster trial is highly anticipated, as it could establish a legal precedent for holding social media companies accountable for deliberately designing addictive platforms that harm children.
www.lemonde.fr
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
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This is a letter you find in a filing cabinet in an abandoned government building in a post-apocalyptic open world RPG.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is a letter you find in a filing cabinet in an abandoned government building in a post-apocalyptic open world RPG.
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His vengeance campaign continues against California, Illinois, Colorado, and Minnesota contines www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM
His vengeance campaign continues against California, Illinois, Colorado, and Minnesota contines www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
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'the judge...suggested that the ban would be lawful if it applied to all officers....
State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat who wrote the mask law, responded to the ruling by swiftly drafting a new bill to include state officers in the ban."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat who wrote the mask law, responded to the ruling by swiftly drafting a new bill to include state officers in the ban."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Masks for Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
'the judge...suggested that the ban would be lawful if it applied to all officers....
State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat who wrote the mask law, responded to the ruling by swiftly drafting a new bill to include state officers in the ban."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat who wrote the mask law, responded to the ruling by swiftly drafting a new bill to include state officers in the ban."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
That’s the law, it’s in The 4th Amendment!
Let’s phrase it this way: Democrats want the Feds to follow the law, respect the Constitution, & think people have a right to be secure!
Republicans want to violate the law & don’t respect you or the Constitution!
Let’s phrase it this way: Democrats want the Feds to follow the law, respect the Constitution, & think people have a right to be secure!
Republicans want to violate the law & don’t respect you or the Constitution!
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
That’s the law, it’s in The 4th Amendment!
Let’s phrase it this way: Democrats want the Feds to follow the law, respect the Constitution, & think people have a right to be secure!
Republicans want to violate the law & don’t respect you or the Constitution!
Let’s phrase it this way: Democrats want the Feds to follow the law, respect the Constitution, & think people have a right to be secure!
Republicans want to violate the law & don’t respect you or the Constitution!
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I wanted them to dance soooo much!
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I wanted them to dance soooo much!
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They kidnapped this lady, sent her to another state, lied about her, and put her through hell.
This administration needs to face real consequences.
This administration needs to face real consequences.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:22 AM
They kidnapped this lady, sent her to another state, lied about her, and put her through hell.
This administration needs to face real consequences.
This administration needs to face real consequences.
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There are several posts here about Massie receiving a flash drive containing the entire Epstein compendium and promising to release it. It’s horseshit.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
There are several posts here about Massie receiving a flash drive containing the entire Epstein compendium and promising to release it. It’s horseshit.
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Not much movement in Congress on a bipartisan deal to fund DHS/ICE before DHS' funding expires on Feb. 13.
(ICE is flush with tens of billions of dollars either way, thanks to Republicans passing the Big Beautiful thing last year.)
(ICE is flush with tens of billions of dollars either way, thanks to Republicans passing the Big Beautiful thing last year.)
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Not much movement in Congress on a bipartisan deal to fund DHS/ICE before DHS' funding expires on Feb. 13.
(ICE is flush with tens of billions of dollars either way, thanks to Republicans passing the Big Beautiful thing last year.)
(ICE is flush with tens of billions of dollars either way, thanks to Republicans passing the Big Beautiful thing last year.)
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“In several emails to Mr. Epstein, Dr. Botstein mentioned or quoted Vladimir Nabokov, the novelist….Mr. Nabokov wrote “Lolita,” a 1955 novel about an intellectual who becomes sexually obsessed with a 12-year-old. Mr. Epstein kept a first edition of the novel in his Manhattan townhouse.”
Botstein invited a known pedophile to a high school he oversaw. How can he possibly survive this?
New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
“In several emails to Mr. Epstein, Dr. Botstein mentioned or quoted Vladimir Nabokov, the novelist….Mr. Nabokov wrote “Lolita,” a 1955 novel about an intellectual who becomes sexually obsessed with a 12-year-old. Mr. Epstein kept a first edition of the novel in his Manhattan townhouse.”
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.