@paulziegele.bsky.social
Participation Trophy for a preschooler. Those woke boomers.
My latest, co-written w/ @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd 'Peace Prize'."
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed the confected "FIFA Peace Prize" to the increasingly violent US president @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed the confected "FIFA Peace Prize" to the increasingly violent US president @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd “Peace Prize”
With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up peace prize to the increasingly violent US president.
www.thenation.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Participation Trophy for a preschooler. Those woke boomers.
Trump: finding new ways to raise taxes. www.cato.org/commentary/w...
Welcome to Tariff Complexity Hell
Complexity is a tax, and today U.S. companies are paying through the nose.
www.cato.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trump: finding new ways to raise taxes. www.cato.org/commentary/w...
Have to love Reagan’s simple speech to describe the problems of tariffs and trade wars. What’s better, apparently Canadians understand US history better than Americans? Wake up America, we have been mislead.
… Meanwhile Congress is on vacation, can’t pass a budget, and is scared of Epstein files.
… Meanwhile Congress is on vacation, can’t pass a budget, and is scared of Epstein files.
Ronald Reagan narrates a new anti-tariff ad from Canada
The new commercial is part of a $75 million ad campaign by Ontario aimed at Republican voters.
www.fastcompany.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Have to love Reagan’s simple speech to describe the problems of tariffs and trade wars. What’s better, apparently Canadians understand US history better than Americans? Wake up America, we have been mislead.
… Meanwhile Congress is on vacation, can’t pass a budget, and is scared of Epstein files.
… Meanwhile Congress is on vacation, can’t pass a budget, and is scared of Epstein files.
Evidence inflation and bankruptcies will climb more. … Meanwhile the GOP government shutdown is raising health insurance costs by 3X+ and 12M will be uninsured. The GOP shutdown is an engineered economic hostage crisis, and they think it will be better by firing CDC, education, etc employees now?
In an unusual acknowledgement, the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
wapo.st
October 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Evidence inflation and bankruptcies will climb more. … Meanwhile the GOP government shutdown is raising health insurance costs by 3X+ and 12M will be uninsured. The GOP shutdown is an engineered economic hostage crisis, and they think it will be better by firing CDC, education, etc employees now?
Meanwhile…GOP takes away healthcare from Americans in govt. shutdown, $20B bailout to Argentina who is selling soybeans to China, but we have to bailout US farmers because of dementia Don‘s pointless tariff war. Remind me who the good guys are?
I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.
October 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Meanwhile…GOP takes away healthcare from Americans in govt. shutdown, $20B bailout to Argentina who is selling soybeans to China, but we have to bailout US farmers because of dementia Don‘s pointless tariff war. Remind me who the good guys are?
$10B farmer bailout: can’t sell soybeans to China with Trumps irrational tariffs, $20B to Argentina, shutdown US government, threaten to fire thousands of govt employees, attack 1A free speech, protect billionaire pedophiles in the Epstein files, try to hide his dementia—seems like the real FAFO!
Exclusive | Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers
Farmers are harvesting one of the largest crops in history, while China holds off on buying U.S. soybeans.
www.wsj.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
$10B farmer bailout: can’t sell soybeans to China with Trumps irrational tariffs, $20B to Argentina, shutdown US government, threaten to fire thousands of govt employees, attack 1A free speech, protect billionaire pedophiles in the Epstein files, try to hide his dementia—seems like the real FAFO!
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As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...
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“.. That debt — and how it is getting structured — is ‘almost an acknowledgement that this is getting out of hand.’”
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October 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“.. That debt — and how it is getting structured — is ‘almost an acknowledgement that this is getting out of hand.’”
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If you’ve never seen the comic, here it is:
October 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If you’ve never seen the comic, here it is:
“Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation’s Attorney General? … Maybe Ms. Bondi should quit appearing on podcasts about Charlie Kirk until she listens to some Charlie Kirk podcasts.”
Is she working for the American people or a very small man?
Is she working for the American people or a very small man?
Opinion | Pam Bondi Needs a Free Speech Tutorial
The Attorney General seems to think ‘hate speech’ is illegal. Charlie Kirk knew better.
www.wsj.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation’s Attorney General? … Maybe Ms. Bondi should quit appearing on podcasts about Charlie Kirk until she listens to some Charlie Kirk podcasts.”
Is she working for the American people or a very small man?
Is she working for the American people or a very small man?
Fake trade emergency: the excuse for the largest tax increase on Americans since 1982 and fourth largest since 1951. Wake up congress and SCOTUS. Trump is chasing businesses and allies to find more reliable partners elsewhere. The emergency is the failing mental health of the “make-a-wish prez.”
Tariff Case Could Give Trump Massive New Fiscal Powers
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the president on tariffs, it could greenlight his raising other new tax revenue without Congress.
www.wsj.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Fake trade emergency: the excuse for the largest tax increase on Americans since 1982 and fourth largest since 1951. Wake up congress and SCOTUS. Trump is chasing businesses and allies to find more reliable partners elsewhere. The emergency is the failing mental health of the “make-a-wish prez.”
A very good time to lock your credit:
Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud.”
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
August 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A very good time to lock your credit:
What happens when your dictator also has dementia, but surrounds themselves with a weak cabinet and an even more feeble party that no longer represents fiscally conservative policies? In case anyone is remembers, the St Louis FRED says a dozen eggs haven’t gotten any cheaper since the election.
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What happens when your dictator also has dementia, but surrounds themselves with a weak cabinet and an even more feeble party that no longer represents fiscally conservative policies? In case anyone is remembers, the St Louis FRED says a dozen eggs haven’t gotten any cheaper since the election.
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You can’t bend reality; you can shatter trust. Politicized stats fool no one—markets, the Fed, and CEOs will ignore propaganda—but they will all suffer without reliable data. Break the thermometer, and you still have a fever. And without reliable diagnostic tools, you won't get the right medicine.
August 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You can’t bend reality; you can shatter trust. Politicized stats fool no one—markets, the Fed, and CEOs will ignore propaganda—but they will all suffer without reliable data. Break the thermometer, and you still have a fever. And without reliable diagnostic tools, you won't get the right medicine.
As if the business uncertainty and tax burden on Americans wasn’t already bad enough….
One of my favorite tariff charts
Normally high prices are a sign of strong demand & induce manufacturing investment
Tariffs instead give you higher prices & lower investment—the worst of both worlds—because they're a tax on capital goods & supply chains
Normally high prices are a sign of strong demand & induce manufacturing investment
Tariffs instead give you higher prices & lower investment—the worst of both worlds—because they're a tax on capital goods & supply chains
August 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
As if the business uncertainty and tax burden on Americans wasn’t already bad enough….
Disgraceful to cheer the war criminal, invite him to US soil, legitimize him, roll the red carpet, etc. Is he going to do that for the leaders of Iran, Hamas, North Korea (oops, been there!) next? Serious dementia concerns, how is this not the issue being discussed? Dude got played.
August 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Disgraceful to cheer the war criminal, invite him to US soil, legitimize him, roll the red carpet, etc. Is he going to do that for the leaders of Iran, Hamas, North Korea (oops, been there!) next? Serious dementia concerns, how is this not the issue being discussed? Dude got played.
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Lemme bring some data to the President's claims about the (in)accuracy of the initial non-farm payrolls numbers that the BLS compiles.
August 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Lemme bring some data to the President's claims about the (in)accuracy of the initial non-farm payrolls numbers that the BLS compiles.
Do YOU want a sharpie-wielding, gaslighting, lying, bankruptcy-inducing, debt-defaulting, narcissist influencing your taxes, retirement benefits, Medicare premiums, etc.? I do NOT. The guy doesn’t even understand how a 1200% reduction is an imaginary number. Anyone remember 2024 inflation drama?
Government Data Is Under Fire, but It Makes the World Go ‘Round
The data influences how much people pay in taxes, receive in retirement benefits and even how much they earn on some investments. The consumer-price index, published each month, is used to update ever...
www.wsj.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Do YOU want a sharpie-wielding, gaslighting, lying, bankruptcy-inducing, debt-defaulting, narcissist influencing your taxes, retirement benefits, Medicare premiums, etc.? I do NOT. The guy doesn’t even understand how a 1200% reduction is an imaginary number. Anyone remember 2024 inflation drama?
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President Trump didn't like the jobs numbers, so he fired the person responsible for producing them.
It's a move that has been tried before, by leaders of countries from Argentina to Greece to the Soviet Union. It rarely ends well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b... #EconSky
It's a move that has been tried before, by leaders of countries from Argentina to Greece to the Soviet Union. It rarely ends well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b... #EconSky
Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
President Trump didn't like the jobs numbers, so he fired the person responsible for producing them.
It's a move that has been tried before, by leaders of countries from Argentina to Greece to the Soviet Union. It rarely ends well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b... #EconSky
It's a move that has been tried before, by leaders of countries from Argentina to Greece to the Soviet Union. It rarely ends well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b... #EconSky
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What my kids school assignment (and Bayesian logic) teaches us about Trump's trade deals.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
August 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
What my kids school assignment (and Bayesian logic) teaches us about Trump's trade deals.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office.
Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.
Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office.
Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.
Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.
Over 150 peaceful protesters at Tigard, OR #TeslaTakeDown. Lots of positive support from drivers on Hwy 217.
March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Over 150 peaceful protesters at Tigard, OR #TeslaTakeDown. Lots of positive support from drivers on Hwy 217.
First: Expect Ukraine to unilaterally surrender.
Next: “Russia, if you are listening …”, we surrender too. Remember when it was scandalous for private emails to be a big deal?
Art of the deal, so much winning.
Next: “Russia, if you are listening …”, we surrender too. Remember when it was scandalous for private emails to be a big deal?
Art of the deal, so much winning.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia (Gift Article)
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
First: Expect Ukraine to unilaterally surrender.
Next: “Russia, if you are listening …”, we surrender too. Remember when it was scandalous for private emails to be a big deal?
Art of the deal, so much winning.
Next: “Russia, if you are listening …”, we surrender too. Remember when it was scandalous for private emails to be a big deal?
Art of the deal, so much winning.
“Back in office, Trump has taught our most important strategic partners a lesson they will not soon forget: America can — and will — change sides.
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Our allies will know that our alliances are only as stable as the next presidential election — and that promises are only good for one term (at most).
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Our allies will know that our alliances are only as stable as the next presidential election — and that promises are only good for one term (at most).
Opinion | Trump Is Breaking Things We Can’t Just Fix (Gift Article)
The president’s about-face on Ukraine has taught our allies a lesson they won’t be unlearning anytime soon.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Back in office, Trump has taught our most important strategic partners a lesson they will not soon forget: America can — and will — change sides.
…
Our allies will know that our alliances are only as stable as the next presidential election — and that promises are only good for one term (at most).
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Our allies will know that our alliances are only as stable as the next presidential election — and that promises are only good for one term (at most).
