Alice Vaughn
@rationalblonde.bsky.social
Opinions are my own and regrettable
I agree with Charlie Kirk on basically nothing.
Except that he deserves the right, as every human does, to speak freely without the threat of violence.
Except that he deserves the right, as every human does, to speak freely without the threat of violence.
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I agree with Charlie Kirk on basically nothing.
Except that he deserves the right, as every human does, to speak freely without the threat of violence.
Except that he deserves the right, as every human does, to speak freely without the threat of violence.
Trump is absolutely wearing a Foley catheter.
It’s a tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine into a bag strapped to the leg.
That line down his pants? Not a crease. It’s tubing.
Every step he takes sounds like the sloshing of a warm Capri Sun
It’s a tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine into a bag strapped to the leg.
That line down his pants? Not a crease. It’s tubing.
Every step he takes sounds like the sloshing of a warm Capri Sun
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trump is absolutely wearing a Foley catheter.
It’s a tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine into a bag strapped to the leg.
That line down his pants? Not a crease. It’s tubing.
Every step he takes sounds like the sloshing of a warm Capri Sun
It’s a tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine into a bag strapped to the leg.
That line down his pants? Not a crease. It’s tubing.
Every step he takes sounds like the sloshing of a warm Capri Sun
i didn’t predict this with data or sources. i predicted it by being extremely online
May 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
i didn’t predict this with data or sources. i predicted it by being extremely online
A court just said Trump’s "Liberation Day” tariffs were illegal...and businesses might actually get REFUNDS.
Excuse me while I try to get $30K back and figure out what emotion comes after “rage-sobbing into spreadsheets"
Excuse me while I try to get $30K back and figure out what emotion comes after “rage-sobbing into spreadsheets"
May 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A court just said Trump’s "Liberation Day” tariffs were illegal...and businesses might actually get REFUNDS.
Excuse me while I try to get $30K back and figure out what emotion comes after “rage-sobbing into spreadsheets"
Excuse me while I try to get $30K back and figure out what emotion comes after “rage-sobbing into spreadsheets"
Trump blocking international students from Harvard makes sense when you realize he's against all “foreign intelligence”
May 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump blocking international students from Harvard makes sense when you realize he's against all “foreign intelligence”
my in-laws wanted to see “the real Vegas,” so I took them to a CVS where someone was crying in a wedding dress
May 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
my in-laws wanted to see “the real Vegas,” so I took them to a CVS where someone was crying in a wedding dress
they're eating the dogs. they're eating the tariffs.
May 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
they're eating the dogs. they're eating the tariffs.
Trump: Raises tariffs
Also Trump: Demands Walmart keep prices low
Imagine screaming about socialism for 8 years, then pushing literal price controls.
Just waiting on the five-year plan and breadlines.
Also Trump: Demands Walmart keep prices low
Imagine screaming about socialism for 8 years, then pushing literal price controls.
Just waiting on the five-year plan and breadlines.
May 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Trump: Raises tariffs
Also Trump: Demands Walmart keep prices low
Imagine screaming about socialism for 8 years, then pushing literal price controls.
Just waiting on the five-year plan and breadlines.
Also Trump: Demands Walmart keep prices low
Imagine screaming about socialism for 8 years, then pushing literal price controls.
Just waiting on the five-year plan and breadlines.
Summary of the U.S.-China tariffs:
For the next 90 days, most Chinese imports
HS base tariff +10% tariff
(example: if you're importing paper goods, the base is 7%+10%= 17%)
After 90 days: jumps to HS base+34%
Temu/SHEIN? Still screwed: $100 flat per package OR 54% of item value
For the next 90 days, most Chinese imports
HS base tariff +10% tariff
(example: if you're importing paper goods, the base is 7%+10%= 17%)
After 90 days: jumps to HS base+34%
Temu/SHEIN? Still screwed: $100 flat per package OR 54% of item value
May 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Summary of the U.S.-China tariffs:
For the next 90 days, most Chinese imports
HS base tariff +10% tariff
(example: if you're importing paper goods, the base is 7%+10%= 17%)
After 90 days: jumps to HS base+34%
Temu/SHEIN? Still screwed: $100 flat per package OR 54% of item value
For the next 90 days, most Chinese imports
HS base tariff +10% tariff
(example: if you're importing paper goods, the base is 7%+10%= 17%)
After 90 days: jumps to HS base+34%
Temu/SHEIN? Still screwed: $100 flat per package OR 54% of item value
Let him do it.
he already thinks he’s chosen by God and decorates like King Midas on a bender
he already thinks he’s chosen by God and decorates like King Midas on a bender
Donald Trump just posted a photo of himself as the Pope.
It's full-on lunacy at this point.
It's full-on lunacy at this point.
May 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Let him do it.
he already thinks he’s chosen by God and decorates like King Midas on a bender
he already thinks he’s chosen by God and decorates like King Midas on a bender
Wild how the people screaming “communism” at everything are cheering for an administration that’s practically a Soviet cosplay: isolationist economy, oligarchs buying favor, public policy shaped by personal loyalty, and fewer choices in the market—all wrapped in cult-of-personality worship.
May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wild how the people screaming “communism” at everything are cheering for an administration that’s practically a Soviet cosplay: isolationist economy, oligarchs buying favor, public policy shaped by personal loyalty, and fewer choices in the market—all wrapped in cult-of-personality worship.
the called him Sleepy Joe because your investments were safe under his watch and you could sleep at night
April 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
the called him Sleepy Joe because your investments were safe under his watch and you could sleep at night
we’re not supposed to notice the other shelves are empty.
Thanks to tariffs, inventory is drying up, & retailers are scrambling to make things look normal. So they overfill shelves with whatever they can get.
Expect more of this. The shortages are starting — and this is just the warm-up
Thanks to tariffs, inventory is drying up, & retailers are scrambling to make things look normal. So they overfill shelves with whatever they can get.
Expect more of this. The shortages are starting — and this is just the warm-up
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
we’re not supposed to notice the other shelves are empty.
Thanks to tariffs, inventory is drying up, & retailers are scrambling to make things look normal. So they overfill shelves with whatever they can get.
Expect more of this. The shortages are starting — and this is just the warm-up
Thanks to tariffs, inventory is drying up, & retailers are scrambling to make things look normal. So they overfill shelves with whatever they can get.
Expect more of this. The shortages are starting — and this is just the warm-up
Last week: Walmart, Target, and Home Depot meet with the White House.
Days Later: Walmart tells Chinese suppliers to restart shipments.
Reminder: It takes 30–45 days for boats to move from China to the U.S.
Hard to move that fast without a little insider knowledge
Days Later: Walmart tells Chinese suppliers to restart shipments.
Reminder: It takes 30–45 days for boats to move from China to the U.S.
Hard to move that fast without a little insider knowledge
April 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Last week: Walmart, Target, and Home Depot meet with the White House.
Days Later: Walmart tells Chinese suppliers to restart shipments.
Reminder: It takes 30–45 days for boats to move from China to the U.S.
Hard to move that fast without a little insider knowledge
Days Later: Walmart tells Chinese suppliers to restart shipments.
Reminder: It takes 30–45 days for boats to move from China to the U.S.
Hard to move that fast without a little insider knowledge
Nothing says fiscal responsibility like firing IRS agents who collect $500 billion, proposing to eliminate income tax that brought in $275 billion in April alone, and betting everything on $15 billion in tariffs collected that same month.
4D-economic chess.
4D-economic chess.
April 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Nothing says fiscal responsibility like firing IRS agents who collect $500 billion, proposing to eliminate income tax that brought in $275 billion in April alone, and betting everything on $15 billion in tariffs collected that same month.
4D-economic chess.
4D-economic chess.
Columbus Day coming back under Trump feels right. Both men stumbled into things they didn’t understand and refused to admit they're wrong.
April 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Columbus Day coming back under Trump feels right. Both men stumbled into things they didn’t understand and refused to admit they're wrong.
There’s a serious contender for pope named Pizzaballa.
I assume his papal name will be Papa John Paul
I assume his papal name will be Papa John Paul
April 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
There’s a serious contender for pope named Pizzaballa.
I assume his papal name will be Papa John Paul
I assume his papal name will be Papa John Paul
30 hits and suddenly ibuprofen is a food group
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
30 hits and suddenly ibuprofen is a food group
remember when we thought hoarding was a mental illness? turns out it was just an advanced economic strategy
April 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
remember when we thought hoarding was a mental illness? turns out it was just an advanced economic strategy
"I’m imposing a VERY FAIR tariff of… eleventy billion percent..."
April 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"I’m imposing a VERY FAIR tariff of… eleventy billion percent..."