Tom
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I can’t accept a tariff dividend. It isn’t my money.
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I can’t accept a tariff dividend. It isn’t my money.
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Your tariff dividend, formerly known as the DOGE dividend, was actually the friends we made along the way.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Your tariff dividend, formerly known as the DOGE dividend, was actually the friends we made along the way.
Self-fulfilling reinforced cycle.
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Self-fulfilling reinforced cycle.
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Well you can't say he hasn't done his time.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Well you can't say he hasn't done his time.
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
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I'd rather not go into another discussion on healthcare, but I have to
Does it really cost >$18k to give birth in the US? Because it's around €2,500 in Europe (entirely covered by the national health system in public hospitals)
Does it really cost >$18k to give birth in the US? Because it's around €2,500 in Europe (entirely covered by the national health system in public hospitals)
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'd rather not go into another discussion on healthcare, but I have to
Does it really cost >$18k to give birth in the US? Because it's around €2,500 in Europe (entirely covered by the national health system in public hospitals)
Does it really cost >$18k to give birth in the US? Because it's around €2,500 in Europe (entirely covered by the national health system in public hospitals)
In a land of millions none have risen to primary Schumer and reclaim the party.
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In a land of millions none have risen to primary Schumer and reclaim the party.
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Okay yeah the House caucus is pissed.
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Okay yeah the House caucus is pissed.
Selling it for the same price should be illegal.
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Selling it for the same price should be illegal.
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QE is long dead. But the market rally is not. Draw your own conclusions.
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
QE is long dead. But the market rally is not. Draw your own conclusions.
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Feels like just yesterday Trump was rambling that he’d fix healthcare by “erasing all the lines” in GOP primary debates…but it was actually over a decade ago. 😵💫
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Feels like just yesterday Trump was rambling that he’d fix healthcare by “erasing all the lines” in GOP primary debates…but it was actually over a decade ago. 😵💫
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Your regular reminder that the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from Trump to torture/GWB to Iran-Contra to Watergate to EO9066 all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Your regular reminder that the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from Trump to torture/GWB to Iran-Contra to Watergate to EO9066 all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
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I held this post up to the light.
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I held this post up to the light.
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New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani is kicking off with a big move: bringing former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani is kicking off with a big move: bringing former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
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The Euro is just a system of exchange rate pegs. It doesn't define Europe and isn't necessary for things like joint foreign policy or defense. Exchange rate pegs don't work unless countries run responsible fiscal policy. In the Euro zone, they don't...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/why-german...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/why-german...
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Euro is just a system of exchange rate pegs. It doesn't define Europe and isn't necessary for things like joint foreign policy or defense. Exchange rate pegs don't work unless countries run responsible fiscal policy. In the Euro zone, they don't...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/why-german...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/why-german...
The most aggrieved people in the world.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The most aggrieved people in the world.
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History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce.
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce.
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WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: IMPACT OF SHUTDOWN ON ECONOMY FAR WORSE THAN EXPECTED -FOX BUSINESS
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: IMPACT OF SHUTDOWN ON ECONOMY FAR WORSE THAN EXPECTED -FOX BUSINESS
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AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
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BREAKING: Golden won’t seek reelection in 2026 mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/05/b...
BREAKING: Golden won’t seek reelection in 2026 • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who has represented Maine’s 2nd Congressional District for eight years, said he will not seek reelection next year. The Lewiston resident who has been known for…
mainemorningstar.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
BREAKING: Golden won’t seek reelection in 2026 mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/05/b...