Erik
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Whenever I’m in the middle of having a heart attack I always pause to carefully review which ambulance service offers the lowest rates before calling 911.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Whenever I’m in the middle of having a heart attack I always pause to carefully review which ambulance service offers the lowest rates before calling 911.
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Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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Pretty great to see energetic young folks with good politics throwing their hats in the ring
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Pretty great to see energetic young folks with good politics throwing their hats in the ring
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Eugene Vindman is now publicly demanding that Trump release a phone call between himself and the Saudi crown prince—one he describes as a bombshell, “shocking,” and even worse than the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s impeachment.
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Eugene Vindman is now publicly demanding that Trump release a phone call between himself and the Saudi crown prince—one he describes as a bombshell, “shocking,” and even worse than the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s impeachment.
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
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This is happening now
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is happening now
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
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PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
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The fellowship application I was writing while this went down just got accepted.
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
I just had my work publicly ridiculed by a tenured prof. To all senior scholars who need to hear this: Please don't do this to students (or anyone else for that matter). You have no idea how painful it is. Yes, my topic is unusual & you may not get it, but that doesn't mean it should be made fun of.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The fellowship application I was writing while this went down just got accepted.
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
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PPI next Tuesday Nov 25
October JOLTS delayed a week (dec 9)
October Jobs day canceled
November Jobs day delayed a week (Dec 16th, after fomc)
October JOLTS delayed a week (dec 9)
October Jobs day canceled
November Jobs day delayed a week (Dec 16th, after fomc)
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
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sen. warnock gave a very good speech yesterday at georgetown and it was a reminder that this guy is, i think, a presidential caliber talent whether or not he wants the prize www.youtube.com/live/xty8iKG...
Higher Calling with Sen Warnock
YouTube video by Center on Faith and Justice
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
sen. warnock gave a very good speech yesterday at georgetown and it was a reminder that this guy is, i think, a presidential caliber talent whether or not he wants the prize www.youtube.com/live/xty8iKG...
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Raskin was one of the first Dems to endorse Mamdani.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Raskin was one of the first Dems to endorse Mamdani.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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"Punish people for being unhealthy. Born with genetic defects? Fuck you."
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Punish people for being unhealthy. Born with genetic defects? Fuck you."
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
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Here's that video of Johnson shortly after he realized that Thune had no desire to amend the bill. The panic is absolutely wild
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Here's that video of Johnson shortly after he realized that Thune had no desire to amend the bill. The panic is absolutely wild
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seriously, can anyone give me a reason why reporters refuse to express huge budget numbers, that they know are meaningless to their audience, in a context that makes them understandable -- such as a percentage of the budget? I NEVER get an answer to this question.
If every budget number was presented as a percent of budget, percent of GDP, and percent of 10 year GDP, a large fraction of the population would have a pretty good understanding of the relative sizes of these items and budget proposals pretty quickly
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
seriously, can anyone give me a reason why reporters refuse to express huge budget numbers, that they know are meaningless to their audience, in a context that makes them understandable -- such as a percentage of the budget? I NEVER get an answer to this question.
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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People who yell about generational inequality are liars or fools. The problem is the super-rich, not your parents deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-rich-p...
The Rich People Who Own the Media Want Generations to Fight, not Classes
Yelling about generational inequality is a sure tell someone is a liar or clueless
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
People who yell about generational inequality are liars or fools. The problem is the super-rich, not your parents deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-rich-p...
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People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Essay | How to Turn the Bureaucratic Grind of Life Into a Party
We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives. Admin Night represents a tiny, nerdy resistance.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
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Remember when Trump confused health insurance with life insurance? Weirdly, what he seems to be proposing here is Medicare for all, as if you do not spread the risk, serious illnesses or injuries do not get covered.
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Remember when Trump confused health insurance with life insurance? Weirdly, what he seems to be proposing here is Medicare for all, as if you do not spread the risk, serious illnesses or injuries do not get covered.
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This GOP notion that people are dying to have one on one negotiations with their health insurance companies is so tone deaf it sounds like a democratic proposal
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This GOP notion that people are dying to have one on one negotiations with their health insurance companies is so tone deaf it sounds like a democratic proposal
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NEW: Tell Congress: Support a discharge petition to force a vote on the ACA tax credits
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NEW: Tell Congress: Support a discharge petition to force a vote on the ACA tax credits
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Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
slate.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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A Ukrainian pensioner flips through a seed catalog by flashlight during a blackout—quietly planning for spring and refusing to give up hope.
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A Ukrainian pensioner flips through a seed catalog by flashlight during a blackout—quietly planning for spring and refusing to give up hope.