Beka Martin
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November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Tech Stocks relative to M2 Money Supply 🚨 Dot Com Bubble vs. Now 🤯👀
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Tech Stocks relative to M2 Money Supply 🚨 Dot Com Bubble vs. Now 🤯👀
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BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks
Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on
Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks
Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on
Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on an all-time high $382 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 477 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🚨 What does Warren know? 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on an all-time high $382 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 477 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🚨 What does Warren know? 🤔
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has now dumped stocks for 12 consecutive quarters, the longest selling streak in its history 🚨🚨
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has now dumped stocks for 12 consecutive quarters, the longest selling streak in its history 🚨🚨
To 'Block' the Trump and Vance accounts on BlueSky, first search for them, then pull up & use settings (...) to choose BLOCK. (I have also blocked all posts that even have the word 'Trump' in them. It's SWELL.
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
To 'Block' the Trump and Vance accounts on BlueSky, first search for them, then pull up & use settings (...) to choose BLOCK. (I have also blocked all posts that even have the word 'Trump' in them. It's SWELL.
Congrats, Patriots - Trump & Vance are the most blocked words and accounts on BlueSky! More More More BLOCKS PLEASE! www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
The White House Is Already the 2nd-Most Blocked Account on BlueSky — After JD Vance
President Trump's White House is already the second most-blocked account on Bluesky, just days after joining the platform. The only account ahead of it? It belongs to Vice President JD Vance.
www.mediaite.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Congrats, Patriots - Trump & Vance are the most blocked words and accounts on BlueSky! More More More BLOCKS PLEASE! www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
El Hefe and His Gang joined BluSky this weekend to track what you say. Be careful.
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
El Hefe and His Gang joined BluSky this weekend to track what you say. Be careful.
From University of Michigan - The Index of Consumer Sentiment.
September 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
From University of Michigan - The Index of Consumer Sentiment.
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“FEMA is where Americans look for help after what is the worst day in their lives, so it is critical that the agency be postured to respond at all times. This bill gives FEMA independence and tools it needs to respond to disaster.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/05/r...
FEMA would be a Cabinet-level agency under bipartisan bill approved by US House panel • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — A broadly bipartisan bill to overhaul and elevate the Federal Emergency Management Agency is heading toward the U.S. House floor after a key committee approved the legislation. The Trans...
floridaphoenix.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“FEMA is where Americans look for help after what is the worst day in their lives, so it is critical that the agency be postured to respond at all times. This bill gives FEMA independence and tools it needs to respond to disaster.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/05/r...
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🍊: i want my 'NOBLE' peace prize
NOBEL committee: why should we consider you?
🍊: i've stopped 7 wars just by posting, and i'm renaming the defense dept as the department of WAR. KAPISH⁉️⁉️⁉️
the sheer stupidity of it all 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
NOBEL committee: why should we consider you?
🍊: i've stopped 7 wars just by posting, and i'm renaming the defense dept as the department of WAR. KAPISH⁉️⁉️⁉️
the sheer stupidity of it all 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
🍊: i want my 'NOBLE' peace prize
NOBEL committee: why should we consider you?
🍊: i've stopped 7 wars just by posting, and i'm renaming the defense dept as the department of WAR. KAPISH⁉️⁉️⁉️
the sheer stupidity of it all 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
NOBEL committee: why should we consider you?
🍊: i've stopped 7 wars just by posting, and i'm renaming the defense dept as the department of WAR. KAPISH⁉️⁉️⁉️
the sheer stupidity of it all 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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1/3 Just so we are all clear on this.
Based on what this former official "who has years of direct experience in fighting drug cartels" told the Times.
The order to blow up the Venezuelan boat may have instead killed migrants who were being smuggled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Based on what this former official "who has years of direct experience in fighting drug cartels" told the Times.
The order to blow up the Venezuelan boat may have instead killed migrants who were being smuggled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
1/3 Just so we are all clear on this.
Based on what this former official "who has years of direct experience in fighting drug cartels" told the Times.
The order to blow up the Venezuelan boat may have instead killed migrants who were being smuggled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Based on what this former official "who has years of direct experience in fighting drug cartels" told the Times.
The order to blow up the Venezuelan boat may have instead killed migrants who were being smuggled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
The way we are going - electing crooked presidents, politicians and supreme court, plus turning friendly countries into our enemies? I think we deserve what happens to us.
September 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The way we are going - electing crooked presidents, politicians and supreme court, plus turning friendly countries into our enemies? I think we deserve what happens to us.
Kevin O'Leary must be on the abuser list...
September 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Kevin O'Leary must be on the abuser list...
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A federal judge ruled that fair use allowed Anthropic to train Claude on copyrighted books—but decided to send misguided “piracy” claims to trial. Facing copyright's ridiculous statutory penalties, Anthropic agreed to pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A federal judge ruled that fair use allowed Anthropic to train Claude on copyrighted books—but decided to send misguided “piracy” claims to trial. Facing copyright's ridiculous statutory penalties, Anthropic agreed to pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/...
Never watch or believe a CBS news story or show again. newrepublic.com/post/200084/...
The Fascist Takeover of CBS Is Just Beginning
The network has become a mouthpiece for the Trump administration.
newrepublic.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Never watch or believe a CBS news story or show again. newrepublic.com/post/200084/...
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Today’s Republican Party
August 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today’s Republican Party
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Breaking news: Democrats unveiled a congressional map Friday for California that would allow them to capture five more House seats, likely wiping out the gains Republicans hope to make in Texas and intensifying a brutal national redistricting fight.
Calif. Democrats reveal map that could gain them five House seats
The plan by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats is a response to Texas Republicans’ efforts to give themselves five more House seats in their state.
wapo.st
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Yup, Trumps comments were so embarrassing. That trip was much ado about nothing. Putin won as expected.
Blumenthal: "My stomach turned when I heard the president of the United States characterize Vladimir Putin as his fabulously good friend. Vladimir Putin is a war criminal."
August 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yup, Trumps comments were so embarrassing. That trip was much ado about nothing. Putin won as expected.
AI is mostly a disaster. No surprise. I am staying away from AI for 15 years. Maybe we will figure out how it's safe and useful by then.
“We’ve already seen AI systems effectively collude to raise rent prices and point the finger at innocent black men based on faulty facial recognition tech,” EFF’s Kit Walsh told @sfpublicpress.bsky.social. AI recreates patterns in its training data, including biases.
CA Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers
Bay Area tech companies are building powerful artificial intelligence systems that experts say could pose “catastrophic risks” to society.
www.sfpublicpress.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
AI is mostly a disaster. No surprise. I am staying away from AI for 15 years. Maybe we will figure out how it's safe and useful by then.
"A nothing burger" that cost a fortune. That's all the Alaska trip was. Putin won.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/p...
‘Trump did not lose, but Putin clearly won’: Bolton reacts to Alaska summit | CNN Politics
Former US ambassador to the UN and national security adviser John Bolton joins CNN’s Anderson Cooper to analyze the press conference with President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin af...
www.cnn.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"A nothing burger" that cost a fortune. That's all the Alaska trip was. Putin won.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/p...
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Elissa Slotkin isn't the answer, Democrats.
Everyone else sees this except the Dem leadership and corporate donors.
Alas.
Everyone else sees this except the Dem leadership and corporate donors.
Alas.
July 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Elissa Slotkin isn't the answer, Democrats.
Everyone else sees this except the Dem leadership and corporate donors.
Alas.
Everyone else sees this except the Dem leadership and corporate donors.
Alas.
Did any of us really think they would not do this?
House Republicans want to slash funding for the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan watchdog that investigates wrongdoing at federal agencies — by nearly half in the next fiscal year.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Did any of us really think they would not do this?
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My favorite thing is this new segment I'm doing with @anacabrera.bsky.social called "The Professor Is in." We step back to give folks some of the econ background they need to make sense of the news
This week: Let's talk fiscal policy and the Republican budget.
We'll start with deficits.
This week: Let's talk fiscal policy and the Republican budget.
We'll start with deficits.
June 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My favorite thing is this new segment I'm doing with @anacabrera.bsky.social called "The Professor Is in." We step back to give folks some of the econ background they need to make sense of the news
This week: Let's talk fiscal policy and the Republican budget.
We'll start with deficits.
This week: Let's talk fiscal policy and the Republican budget.
We'll start with deficits.