Laurie Spivak
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3 a.m. Idea Generator 💡
Democracy Super Fan 💪
Good Trouble 💙
Democracy Super Fan 💪
Good Trouble 💙
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Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
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What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
May 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025, as tariffs sapped growth
GDP shrank in the first quarter, a new report shows, offering a look at how tariffs are reshaping spending patterns and changing the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
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HARRISON: “.. the loss of trust in America as a place of business and an international partner will take years or decades to repair.”
@bloomberg.com ❤️🩹
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April 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
HARRISON: “.. the loss of trust in America as a place of business and an international partner will take years or decades to repair.”
@bloomberg.com ❤️🩹
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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"It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power." - Susan Rinkunas
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The SAVE Act Extends the GOP’s War on Women to the Voter Rolls
Opinion | It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power.
www.democracydocket.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power." - Susan Rinkunas
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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April 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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GROSSMAN: “.. Even if Trump’s protectionist policies lead to more American companies’ building factories .. it won’t stop other countries from seeking prosperity in free trade ..
“..’The world will move on without us .. it’s already happening.”
@msnbc.com
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“..’The world will move on without us .. it’s already happening.”
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April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
GROSSMAN: “.. Even if Trump’s protectionist policies lead to more American companies’ building factories .. it won’t stop other countries from seeking prosperity in free trade ..
“..’The world will move on without us .. it’s already happening.”
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“..’The world will move on without us .. it’s already happening.”
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Thank you Seth Rogen 👏👏👏
More of this! Courage is contagious.
More of this! Courage is contagious.
“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.”
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
April 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Thank you Seth Rogen 👏👏👏
More of this! Courage is contagious.
More of this! Courage is contagious.
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
Courage is contagious
We need more of this—and more solidarity:
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
- Harvard President Alan Garber
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
- Harvard President Alan Garber
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Courage is contagious
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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Elections have consequences
April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Elections have consequences
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Several sources tell me a passel of high profile tech and also finance leaders is making a trip to Mar-a-Lago to read Trump the riot act — um talk common sense — to him on the tariffs. Their million dollar donations to the inauguration is turning into billions in losses.
a black and white photo of a baby wearing a hat looking out a window .
ALT: a black and white photo of a baby wearing a hat looking out a window .
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April 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Several sources tell me a passel of high profile tech and also finance leaders is making a trip to Mar-a-Lago to read Trump the riot act — um talk common sense — to him on the tariffs. Their million dollar donations to the inauguration is turning into billions in losses.
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Democratic officials in 19 states, including Illinois, filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.
Illinois joins 18 other states suing to block President Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Democratic officials in Illinois and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional inv…
www.chicagotribune.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Democratic officials in 19 states, including Illinois, filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.
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We don’t have to let Trump wreck our economy with tariffs—that’s a choice.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We don’t have to let Trump wreck our economy with tariffs—that’s a choice.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
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Hello, Congress. Are you really going to go along with this tariff fiasco? Use your power.
April 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hello, Congress. Are you really going to go along with this tariff fiasco? Use your power.
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This is what happens when people speak up.
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what happens when people speak up.
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Welcome to Idiocracy.
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Welcome to Idiocracy.
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The White House says tariffs on Russia (and presumably these others) are unnecessary because we don't trade with them on account of trade embargoes. 3 points:
1) Not true (see below)
2) Iran and Syria are heavily embargoed, but still got tariffs
3) Trump put tariffs on several uninhabited islands
1) Not true (see below)
2) Iran and Syria are heavily embargoed, but still got tariffs
3) Trump put tariffs on several uninhabited islands
April 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The White House says tariffs on Russia (and presumably these others) are unnecessary because we don't trade with them on account of trade embargoes. 3 points:
1) Not true (see below)
2) Iran and Syria are heavily embargoed, but still got tariffs
3) Trump put tariffs on several uninhabited islands
1) Not true (see below)
2) Iran and Syria are heavily embargoed, but still got tariffs
3) Trump put tariffs on several uninhabited islands