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shoe.bsky.social
Shoe+ @shoe.bsky.social · 5h
Like the Epstein Administration? That's brilliant. Dems should use that nonstop.

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 6h
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 6h
And yet I’m still hoping he’s the nominee in 2028 instead of Vance.

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 6h
At this point it seems Massie has gone the full Justin Amash arc.
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) on ABC this morning said, "This is the Epstein administration," and that President Trump is "still in with the Epstein class."

On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
“You have to vote for us,” Trump told the troops ..

The guardrails that have kept America safe are now his playthings. Like a baby with a rattle.

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) on ABC this morning said, "This is the Epstein administration," and that President Trump is "still in with the Epstein class."

On whether he has confidence in Pam Bondi as attorney general: "I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 8h
How the heck is RFK only -4?!

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 8h
Prasad and Makary need to be hauled in front of Congress to answer questions about what happened here.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
open.substack.com

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claudiapersico.bsky.social
Claudia Persico @claudiapersico.bsky.social · 20h
This is going to cause so much sickness, death and misery. And it didn't need to happen. It's a choice to poison the public.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 21h
This gif is in reference to CPB and DOD. FAA as far as I can tell did exactly what they were supposed to.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 22h
This is the best summary of the last 6 months on here I can think of.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 22h
Heck yeah.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.

The referendum will take place on April 21.

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Joshua Mask @joshuafmask.bsky.social · 22h
Apologies for bringing over content from the bad place, but this comment from Boris Cherny (creator of Claude code) is very revealing. Stop assuming that AI is going to make us all useless. Jobs will likely change, not disappear. AI excels at prediction but sucks at judgement. We still play a role.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view key members of the Trump administration
A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
www.pewresearch.org

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
That is, if there are any.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
It would be quicker to write stories about all the people close to the President who didn’t know Jeffrey Epstein.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. The exchanges include invitations to private residences, introductions to diplomats .. They also show Epstein repeatedly encouraged Barrack to move communications to encrypted messaging apps, records of which are not part of the government release.”

@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. The exchanges include invitations to private residences, introductions to diplomats .. They also show Epstein repeatedly encouraged Barrack to move communications to encrypted messaging apps, records of which are not part of the government release.”

@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.

The referendum will take place on April 21.

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 1d
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
Princeps

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Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 1d
"You have to vote for us.”
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
www.washingtonpost.com

imbernomics.bsky.social
Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
Wait a second, I came here to learn about dinosaurs.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
Hmmm… I’d like to see the formula they use.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d
Just noting this because I have cited the trends a lot recently: Tracking data from Civiqs now shows a plurality of the public favors abolishing ICE, with 47% in support and 46% opposed. Independents are net +5 on abolish, up from -40 a year ago substack.com/profile/4791...

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Paul Musgrave @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 1d
“Universities won’t be hurt, they have billion dollar endowments!”

1) most don’t—we are talking low single-digit percentages.

2) you can depend on 4 to 5 percent of asset value as income—$1 billion = $50 million.

3) restrictions on how that $ can be spent are real—this isn’t a checking account

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fishkin.bsky.social
Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 1d
Now there is a further wrinkle, and I hope all UC researchers with federal grants read this: This injunction may need to be enforced.

UC FACULTY: If you see something where the federal government violating this injunction.... say something.

Tell your faculty association, who can tell the lawyers.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
You know who wouldn’t be doing this? Conor Lamb.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d
D’s need a Fetterman-proof majority.