Jimmy G
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You had the guy going to the Supreme Court to avoid obeying orders to pay SNAP benefits and decided to work the weekend to save him from more national headlines
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You had the guy going to the Supreme Court to avoid obeying orders to pay SNAP benefits and decided to work the weekend to save him from more national headlines
"Ive been complaining and posting for months and he just...came out and said it"
Primary every single one. Spineless Miserable losers.
Primary every single one. Spineless Miserable losers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Ive been complaining and posting for months and he just...came out and said it"
Primary every single one. Spineless Miserable losers.
Primary every single one. Spineless Miserable losers.
I think its B.A.D for the Dems to bail out the supreme court on not ruling in SNAP payments.
But i also don't want to withhold SNAP for any reason. Idk, cant win with morally depraved partisans.
But i also don't want to withhold SNAP for any reason. Idk, cant win with morally depraved partisans.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I think its B.A.D for the Dems to bail out the supreme court on not ruling in SNAP payments.
But i also don't want to withhold SNAP for any reason. Idk, cant win with morally depraved partisans.
But i also don't want to withhold SNAP for any reason. Idk, cant win with morally depraved partisans.
Adjacent Column, probably: An epidemic of loneliness is spreading: Why your conservative neighbors are more likely to celebrate the holidays alone.
Column: With Thanksgiving coming up, you may have noticed online posts about whether it's okay to charge guests for dinner.
It's part of a larger trend that, depending on your point of view, is either a major breach of etiquette or simply pragmatic.
It's part of a larger trend that, depending on your point of view, is either a major breach of etiquette or simply pragmatic.
Column | I’m on a budget but I want to host Thanksgiving dinner. Can I charge guests?
The trend of transferring financial responsibility from the host to the guest is turning fellowship into a monetary affair.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Adjacent Column, probably: An epidemic of loneliness is spreading: Why your conservative neighbors are more likely to celebrate the holidays alone.
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Schumer finally learns how to play chess and people are reflexively shitting on it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Schumer finally learns how to play chess and people are reflexively shitting on it.
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no one loved that Rich started running more than Zukey, who would jump all over him for his sweat. it always made her day. so it's only fitting that he is raising money to run a 5K in her honor. proceeds will go to help paws, an org that helps potcakes like Zukey 💜
www.gofundme.com/f/5k-for-zuk...
www.gofundme.com/f/5k-for-zuk...
Donate to 5K for Zukey - Raising $ for Helpaws, organized by Rich Laino
I’ll be running the Massapequa Park Turkey Trot on November 22nd in honor of my late b… Rich Laino needs your support for 5K for Zukey - Raising $ for Helpaws
www.gofundme.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
no one loved that Rich started running more than Zukey, who would jump all over him for his sweat. it always made her day. so it's only fitting that he is raising money to run a 5K in her honor. proceeds will go to help paws, an org that helps potcakes like Zukey 💜
www.gofundme.com/f/5k-for-zuk...
www.gofundme.com/f/5k-for-zuk...
Back half of 25 and 2026 was always going to see a crush on CRE regardless of anything; actually think the outlook is less bad than it was a year ago.
I assume this is office driven, which has just been murdered the past three years, and probably a little multifamily if they include that as CMBS, which also suffered from the jump in interest rates even though competition for qualifying assets from insurance firms has kept down cap rates.
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES JUST HIT THE HIGHEST DELINQUENCY RATE IN HISTORY.
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Back half of 25 and 2026 was always going to see a crush on CRE regardless of anything; actually think the outlook is less bad than it was a year ago.
Craig!
The San Diego Padres hire Craig Stammen as their new manager as @sdutkevinacee.bsky.social reports.
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Craig!
My hypothesis is the FAA regional managers let it be known they wouldnt be able to keep unpaid staff on job without walkouts unless they lessened the workload.
I legit can’t figure out the play on these FAA flight cancellations. Who’s the White House trying to pressure. And who do they think people are gonna get mad at when Thanksgiving goes down the drain?
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My hypothesis is the FAA regional managers let it be known they wouldnt be able to keep unpaid staff on job without walkouts unless they lessened the workload.
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Not dooming tonight, no way in hell.
But i predict itll be "lets turn down the natl temperature" from the media kingdom tomorrow
But i predict itll be "lets turn down the natl temperature" from the media kingdom tomorrow
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Not dooming tonight, no way in hell.
But i predict itll be "lets turn down the natl temperature" from the media kingdom tomorrow
But i predict itll be "lets turn down the natl temperature" from the media kingdom tomorrow
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
Just dagger after dagger
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just dagger after dagger
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Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Cigarette Smoking Man has endorsed Andrew Cuomo
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Cigarette Smoking Man has endorsed Andrew Cuomo
Update, voted in Virginia.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Update, voted in Virginia.
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No one commissioned a Cheney obit from me except a friend who subsequently left his outlet. If you’re an editor and you pay more than $1.50/word, reach out. If I hate your outlet, be prepared to pay more.
If these terms are not acceptable, my book works as a Cheney obituary:
If these terms are not acceptable, my book works as a Cheney obituary:
Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
bookshop.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
No one commissioned a Cheney obit from me except a friend who subsequently left his outlet. If you’re an editor and you pay more than $1.50/word, reach out. If I hate your outlet, be prepared to pay more.
If these terms are not acceptable, my book works as a Cheney obituary:
If these terms are not acceptable, my book works as a Cheney obituary:
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“Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors…The information he turned over was constitutionally required, two of them said…”
www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...
www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...
Exclusive: Trump moves to fire watchdog of US housing regulator involved in crackdown, sources say
The internal watchdog for the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator is playing a role in President Donald Trump's targeting of perceived political enemies.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors…The information he turned over was constitutionally required, two of them said…”
www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...
www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...
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Long thread summary: TikTok guy is full of it, SRF uptake has nothing to do with banks' credit performance (which is *improving* rn), SRF uptake is a sign of the system working as designed, and it's all because we made banks more stable by forcing them to manage liquidity more responsibly. FIN
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Long thread summary: TikTok guy is full of it, SRF uptake has nothing to do with banks' credit performance (which is *improving* rn), SRF uptake is a sign of the system working as designed, and it's all because we made banks more stable by forcing them to manage liquidity more responsibly. FIN
When I didnt have a lot of work my first 3 months at a bank, i learned up on the differences between a) biz balance sheets, b) bank balance sheets, and c) central bank balance sheets.
It is enlightening, no math really involved, and totally worth the time investment (like an hr with a good teacher)
It is enlightening, no math really involved, and totally worth the time investment (like an hr with a good teacher)
QE (both after the global financial crisis and during the COVID shock) meant the Fed had purchased a bunch (like, trillions of $ worth) of bonds and banks held a bunch (like, trillions of $ worth) of reserves, which meant the private sector swapped a lot (like, tr-you get it) of bonds into deposits
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
When I didnt have a lot of work my first 3 months at a bank, i learned up on the differences between a) biz balance sheets, b) bank balance sheets, and c) central bank balance sheets.
It is enlightening, no math really involved, and totally worth the time investment (like an hr with a good teacher)
It is enlightening, no math really involved, and totally worth the time investment (like an hr with a good teacher)
Oh hi @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social !
Good overview of a topic I know a fair bit about but the speakers know more.
Good overview of a topic I know a fair bit about but the speakers know more.
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Oh hi @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social !
Good overview of a topic I know a fair bit about but the speakers know more.
Good overview of a topic I know a fair bit about but the speakers know more.
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
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One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.
The Dems have won the popular vote in presidential elections six times since 1992 by roughly 5.5%(1992), 8.5%,(1996) .5%(2000), 7.3%(2008), 4%(2012), 2%(2016),and 4.5%(2020).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).
Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.