Irina C.
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"The only trouble with capitalism is capitalists; they're too damned greedy" - President Hoover (R)
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Something to keep for this weekend when conversations turn sour 🦦
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Something to keep for this weekend when conversations turn sour 🦦
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is what GOP has done to NC. They control both chambers, with a large majority - and that's because they gerrymandered the maps over and over again.
I’m at the table - ready and willing to come together with the General Assembly on a fiscally responsible budget that invests in our people. We’re the only state in the nation whose legislature still hasn’t passed a budget. It’s long past time. www.johnlocke.org/the-budget-f...
The budget failure and its consequences
Now, North Carolina stands alone. It is the only state in the nation that was expected to pass a budget in 2025 and failed to do so. Even more striking: the General Assembly never even sent a budget t...
www.johnlocke.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is what GOP has done to NC. They control both chambers, with a large majority - and that's because they gerrymandered the maps over and over again.
Arguing in an aggressive way is not healthy for the relationship. You may like it to blow off steam, but it's not a sign of healthy relationship or a healthy mind and it scares the kids, too. However, discussing a topic calm and collected, with respectful words is healthy. Using a timer can help.
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Arguing in an aggressive way is not healthy for the relationship. You may like it to blow off steam, but it's not a sign of healthy relationship or a healthy mind and it scares the kids, too. However, discussing a topic calm and collected, with respectful words is healthy. Using a timer can help.
I had no idea that you still have to pay for insurance if you're over 65 if you want your doctor visits and your medication somewhat covered; and paying at least $200/month just to have it is a lot of money for many retirees. Capitalism doesn't work in every industry. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I had no idea that you still have to pay for insurance if you're over 65 if you want your doctor visits and your medication somewhat covered; and paying at least $200/month just to have it is a lot of money for many retirees. Capitalism doesn't work in every industry. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but only Democrats actually give a shit about veterans.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but only Democrats actually give a shit about veterans.
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I have no doubt that the medical community will rise up against this change. Practical nurses are too embedded and too important delivering real care to real patients.
However I also want to say how much this smacks of misogyny.
Nurses who voted for Trump better rethink their alignment to the GOP.
However I also want to say how much this smacks of misogyny.
Nurses who voted for Trump better rethink their alignment to the GOP.
The Department of Education is proposing a definition that could strip nurse practitioners and CRNAs of “professional degree” status.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I have no doubt that the medical community will rise up against this change. Practical nurses are too embedded and too important delivering real care to real patients.
However I also want to say how much this smacks of misogyny.
Nurses who voted for Trump better rethink their alignment to the GOP.
However I also want to say how much this smacks of misogyny.
Nurses who voted for Trump better rethink their alignment to the GOP.
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I've had a month to reflect on my decision to leave my career as an operative inside the Republican Party. Looking back, I have never been more at peace with my decision and am thrilled at the opportunity to join the fight to rebuild our democratic institutions. open.substack.com/pub/milesbrn...
I left the GOP 1 month ago. A lot has changed.
Tomorrow it will have been one month since I went public with my decision in The Bulwark to leave the GOP and an entire career as a professional operative over the party’s descent into authoritarianis
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I've had a month to reflect on my decision to leave my career as an operative inside the Republican Party. Looking back, I have never been more at peace with my decision and am thrilled at the opportunity to join the fight to rebuild our democratic institutions. open.substack.com/pub/milesbrn...
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You can find the full article over on @thebulwark.com here:
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
You can find the full article over on @thebulwark.com here:
LeavingMAGA.org is there for you if you need it. People whose livelihood depended on it left, so it should be easier for someone not working for a political business. The interview with Miles and Adam is also humbling and inspiring.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
LeavingMAGA.org is there for you if you need it. People whose livelihood depended on it left, so it should be easier for someone not working for a political business. The interview with Miles and Adam is also humbling and inspiring.
Human value decaying...
AXIOS: “Two of the hottest songs in country music were generated by artificial intelligence,” pitting AI against humans who earn their living as songwriters ..
A “human singer-songwriter .. is #2 ..”
@axios.com
www.axios.com/local/nashvi...
A “human singer-songwriter .. is #2 ..”
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www.axios.com/local/nashvi...
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Human value decaying...
NC needs to vote Republicans out of office. This is irresponsible. We have to let them go.
Speaker Hall and Senator Berger made the time to gerrymander our state but couldn’t find the time to protect people’s health care or pass a budget that pays our teachers, law enforcement, or state employees.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NC needs to vote Republicans out of office. This is irresponsible. We have to let them go.
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Since it's pie season...
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Since it's pie season...
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I will continue to stay in touch with local and state officials to keep North Carolina safe.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I will continue to stay in touch with local and state officials to keep North Carolina safe.
Dog math 😄
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Dog math 😄
Rep. Grijalva is not mincing words 🔥♥️
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Rep. Grijalva is not mincing words 🔥♥️
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Turns out the Golden Age of MAGA was an Epstein cover-up, 600,000 Chinese students, H1-B jobs for Indians, massive deficits, pardons for fraudsters & drug traffickers, blowing up boats, 50 year mortgages, tariffs on everything, higher prices, a ballroom, & al-Qaeda in the Oval.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Turns out the Golden Age of MAGA was an Epstein cover-up, 600,000 Chinese students, H1-B jobs for Indians, massive deficits, pardons for fraudsters & drug traffickers, blowing up boats, 50 year mortgages, tariffs on everything, higher prices, a ballroom, & al-Qaeda in the Oval.
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International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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Trump’s plan is for people to pay his banker friends hundreds of thousands more in interest on mortgages while they own a piece of your home until you die.
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump’s plan is for people to pay his banker friends hundreds of thousands more in interest on mortgages while they own a piece of your home until you die.
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“.. US job market has barely grown in the past 3 months.” 🇺🇸
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November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“.. US job market has barely grown in the past 3 months.” 🇺🇸
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We take jobs data wherever we can get it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We take jobs data wherever we can get it.