MikeDeeHere
@mikedeehere.bsky.social
Just trying to make sense of it all. Use your own mind. Don't relinquish it.
It will get worse.
Deficits get bigger, catering to the gimme-gimme contingent. Government will have to devalue the dollar to pay off its debt. That will create higher inflation.
As the saying goes: If you don't pay now, you'll pay later.
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Deficits get bigger, catering to the gimme-gimme contingent. Government will have to devalue the dollar to pay off its debt. That will create higher inflation.
As the saying goes: If you don't pay now, you'll pay later.
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
The Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation
Workers are growing tired of an economy in which everything seems to get more expensive.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
It will get worse.
Deficits get bigger, catering to the gimme-gimme contingent. Government will have to devalue the dollar to pay off its debt. That will create higher inflation.
As the saying goes: If you don't pay now, you'll pay later.
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Deficits get bigger, catering to the gimme-gimme contingent. Government will have to devalue the dollar to pay off its debt. That will create higher inflation.
As the saying goes: If you don't pay now, you'll pay later.
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Looks like more legal citizens are getting jobs.
From WSJ:
- Native-born employment rose by 676,000 jobs during the month, while that of foreign-born workers fell by 70,000.
-The native-born labor force expanded by 348,000 people while the foreign-born equivalent shrank by 166,000.
From WSJ:
- Native-born employment rose by 676,000 jobs during the month, while that of foreign-born workers fell by 70,000.
-The native-born labor force expanded by 348,000 people while the foreign-born equivalent shrank by 166,000.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Looks like more legal citizens are getting jobs.
From WSJ:
- Native-born employment rose by 676,000 jobs during the month, while that of foreign-born workers fell by 70,000.
-The native-born labor force expanded by 348,000 people while the foreign-born equivalent shrank by 166,000.
From WSJ:
- Native-born employment rose by 676,000 jobs during the month, while that of foreign-born workers fell by 70,000.
-The native-born labor force expanded by 348,000 people while the foreign-born equivalent shrank by 166,000.
Waiting for the naysayers to downplay this.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Hiring Defied Expectations in September, With 119,000 New Jobs
Job growth accelerated in the month heading into the government shutdown.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Waiting for the naysayers to downplay this.
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Medicaid is vulnerable to long delays for care, just like all government plans.
People deserve better and will never get it with government provided healthcare.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
People deserve better and will never get it with government provided healthcare.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Medicaid Insurers Promise Lots of Doctors. Good Luck Seeing One.
Many doctors listed in insurer networks treat few or no Medicaid recipients, leaving patients with long waits. “Don’t get sick.”
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Medicaid is vulnerable to long delays for care, just like all government plans.
People deserve better and will never get it with government provided healthcare.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
People deserve better and will never get it with government provided healthcare.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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"Sky Light"
Last week's celestial light show, shot from my deck.
The sky was partly cloudy, I wasn't sure how it would come out, but in the end, I quite like the little cloud there.
#AuroraBorealis #Astronomy #Colors #NaturalWonder #LongExposure #Photography #SciArt #PhotoHour
Last week's celestial light show, shot from my deck.
The sky was partly cloudy, I wasn't sure how it would come out, but in the end, I quite like the little cloud there.
#AuroraBorealis #Astronomy #Colors #NaturalWonder #LongExposure #Photography #SciArt #PhotoHour
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, and David Thompson in the All-Star Game.
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, and David Thompson in the All-Star Game.
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Creative destruction is part of progress. We no longer have telephone operators, but calls are now cheaper and faster.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Creative destruction is part of progress. We no longer have telephone operators, but calls are now cheaper and faster.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
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The U.S. Mint struck the final five U.S. pennies Wednesday afternoon, ending the country’s 232-year history of making one-cent pieces.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4oCZh6U
🔗: on.wsj.com/4oCZh6U
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The U.S. Mint struck the final five U.S. pennies Wednesday afternoon, ending the country’s 232-year history of making one-cent pieces.
🔗: on.wsj.com/4oCZh6U
🔗: on.wsj.com/4oCZh6U
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U.S. elections are sending a consistent message: Americans are deeply frustrated with their government’s inability to solve problems. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4hXdx88
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
U.S. elections are sending a consistent message: Americans are deeply frustrated with their government’s inability to solve problems. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4hXdx88
"China’s manufacturing sector, meanwhile, is rocketing past the U.S. in bringing AI into the physical world through robotaxis, autonomous drones and humanoid robots".
What's possibly at stake with AI?
- Jobs, to build robotaxis, drones, etc.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
- A better way of life.
What's possibly at stake with AI?
- Jobs, to build robotaxis, drones, etc.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
- A better way of life.
The AI Cold War That Will Redefine Everything
Beijing is betting that “swarms beat the titan.” Its push for warp speed progress stretches from the wealthy tech hubs on China’s coast to remote outposts a thousand miles inland.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"China’s manufacturing sector, meanwhile, is rocketing past the U.S. in bringing AI into the physical world through robotaxis, autonomous drones and humanoid robots".
What's possibly at stake with AI?
- Jobs, to build robotaxis, drones, etc.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
- A better way of life.
What's possibly at stake with AI?
- Jobs, to build robotaxis, drones, etc.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
- A better way of life.
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A common story that is repeated. @sanders.senate.gov and others point the fingers at others, in this case technology.
Electricity prices are high because @sanders.senate.gov and others let infrastructure lapse.
It's that simple.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Electricity prices are high because @sanders.senate.gov and others let infrastructure lapse.
It's that simple.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | The Political Left Is Dialing Up Scrutiny of Data Centers
A group of Democratic senators are demanding the White House answer for higher electric bills they blame in part on the AI boom driving one of the most expensive infrastructure build-outs in U.S. hist...
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A common story that is repeated. @sanders.senate.gov and others point the fingers at others, in this case technology.
Electricity prices are high because @sanders.senate.gov and others let infrastructure lapse.
It's that simple.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Electricity prices are high because @sanders.senate.gov and others let infrastructure lapse.
It's that simple.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
This may be a good idea.
I would also end all employer offered healthcare. Everyone buys their own insurance.
Gov simply prohibits insurers from basing premiums on pre-existing conditions.
Make insurers compete.
People take responsibility for their healthcare.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I would also end all employer offered healthcare. Everyone buys their own insurance.
Gov simply prohibits insurers from basing premiums on pre-existing conditions.
Make insurers compete.
People take responsibility for their healthcare.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This may be a good idea.
I would also end all employer offered healthcare. Everyone buys their own insurance.
Gov simply prohibits insurers from basing premiums on pre-existing conditions.
Make insurers compete.
People take responsibility for their healthcare.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I would also end all employer offered healthcare. Everyone buys their own insurance.
Gov simply prohibits insurers from basing premiums on pre-existing conditions.
Make insurers compete.
People take responsibility for their healthcare.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@christopherprice.bsky.social at two minutes and Pats have ball. Here's what will happen or not.
Instead of playing to win, Pats will play to not lose. Three runs and a punt.
Instead of playing to win, Pats will play to not lose. Three runs and a punt.
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
@christopherprice.bsky.social at two minutes and Pats have ball. Here's what will happen or not.
Instead of playing to win, Pats will play to not lose. Three runs and a punt.
Instead of playing to win, Pats will play to not lose. Three runs and a punt.
😧 See what you did: @barackobama.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov and @democrats.org?
🫵 YOU ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS!
This is the cheapest ACA plan in NC. Do you see the $1000/mo premium? Do you see the max out of pocket? Subsidies aren't problem!
THE PLANS ARE THE PROBLEM!
🫵 YOU ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS!
This is the cheapest ACA plan in NC. Do you see the $1000/mo premium? Do you see the max out of pocket? Subsidies aren't problem!
THE PLANS ARE THE PROBLEM!
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
😧 See what you did: @barackobama.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov and @democrats.org?
🫵 YOU ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS!
This is the cheapest ACA plan in NC. Do you see the $1000/mo premium? Do you see the max out of pocket? Subsidies aren't problem!
THE PLANS ARE THE PROBLEM!
🫵 YOU ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS!
This is the cheapest ACA plan in NC. Do you see the $1000/mo premium? Do you see the max out of pocket? Subsidies aren't problem!
THE PLANS ARE THE PROBLEM!
Another example at socialized medicine at work.
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year
Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds
Almost 150,000 people aged 90 and over in England are forced to wait longer than 12 hours in A&E every year, with some experiencing “truly shocking” waits of several days stuck in corridors, a report warns.
Older people are also being left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours, denied pain relief and forced to watch and hear other patients die next to them because they end up waiting so long for care, according to Age UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Another example at socialized medicine at work.