Max from UNFTR
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Publisher of UNFTR.com and host of the Unf*cking the Republic. MeidasTouch contributor. Leftist Politics. History. Humor. Realism.
From @snmrrw.bsky.social at @moreperfectunion.bsky.social: We're in an AI bubble. But who inflated it and who gets hurt when it pops? OpenAI wants your electricity, water, data, writing, art, plus acceptance of job loss and deepfakes for a future promise.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
From @snmrrw.bsky.social at @moreperfectunion.bsky.social: We're in an AI bubble. But who inflated it and who gets hurt when it pops? OpenAI wants your electricity, water, data, writing, art, plus acceptance of job loss and deepfakes for a future promise.
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A new longform piece; 40 years of data prove it: trickle-down is a scam. From Reagan to Trump, the pattern never changes—tax cuts for the rich, crumbs for workers, exploding inequality. The wealthy don't spend like we do. Investment follows demand, not tax cuts. Time to build from the bottom up.
Why Trickle-Down Economics Was Always a Scam.
Forty years of data prove trickle-down economics is a scam. Reagan to Trump, the pattern is clear: tax cuts for the rich, crumbs for workers. Here’s what works.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A new longform piece; 40 years of data prove it: trickle-down is a scam. From Reagan to Trump, the pattern never changes—tax cuts for the rich, crumbs for workers, exploding inequality. The wealthy don't spend like we do. Investment follows demand, not tax cuts. Time to build from the bottom up.
Dec 18th: Japan hiked rates, nations dumped U.S. Treasuries in seismic capital flows. The yen carry trade is unwinding. So if everyone's selling our debt but auctions show strong demand, who's buying? Those Cayman accounts…
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December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Dec 18th: Japan hiked rates, nations dumped U.S. Treasuries in seismic capital flows. The yen carry trade is unwinding. So if everyone's selling our debt but auctions show strong demand, who's buying? Those Cayman accounts…
Watch the full video: youtu.be/-aT9ceVbt8Q
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got heckled in public for his "sanctions that starve people worldwide." Best part? The worst hedge fund manager in the world goes full Karen and asks to see the manager. Protect this brave heckler at all costs.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got heckled in public for his "sanctions that starve people worldwide." Best part? The worst hedge fund manager in the world goes full Karen and asks to see the manager. Protect this brave heckler at all costs.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/-aT9ceVbt8Q
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Trump's post stole the conversation we should be having about Reiner's legacy. His films defined a generation but reflected an America that never existed—papering over brutal realities while giving us enduring art.
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.
The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.
Donald Trump stole the headlines once again by speaking ill of Rob Reiner after the tragic death of Reiner and his wife Michele. It was yet another vulgar display of Trump’s unbridled narcissism that ...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trump's post stole the conversation we should be having about Reiner's legacy. His films defined a generation but reflected an America that never existed—papering over brutal realities while giving us enduring art.
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Rob Reiner Conversation We Deserved.
Our final episode of 2025! I predict the 2026 economic disaster, reveals who's keeping the 1%'s dream alive, plus clips from More Perfect Union, headlines from Jacobin & Common Dreams, and the Chart of the Week. Dig in, Unf*ckers.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Our final episode of 2025! I predict the 2026 economic disaster, reveals who's keeping the 1%'s dream alive, plus clips from More Perfect Union, headlines from Jacobin & Common Dreams, and the Chart of the Week. Dig in, Unf*ckers.
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When I was a teenager I pretended to like The Smiths. I didn't.
As an adult, I really like The Smiths.
Not sure what that says but I'm listening to The Queen is Dead and it's fucking great.
As an adult, I really like The Smiths.
Not sure what that says but I'm listening to The Queen is Dead and it's fucking great.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When I was a teenager I pretended to like The Smiths. I didn't.
As an adult, I really like The Smiths.
Not sure what that says but I'm listening to The Queen is Dead and it's fucking great.
As an adult, I really like The Smiths.
Not sure what that says but I'm listening to The Queen is Dead and it's fucking great.
Our last OTR for 2025. Highlights of the week in Bizarro America then a blow-by-blow economic prediction for all of 2026. Shouts to Drey Dossier, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, Time Suck, @ddayen.bsky.social, @commondreams.org and @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social and Old Tom Joad.
2026 will be a nightmare and other fun things
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December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our last OTR for 2025. Highlights of the week in Bizarro America then a blow-by-blow economic prediction for all of 2026. Shouts to Drey Dossier, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, Time Suck, @ddayen.bsky.social, @commondreams.org and @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social and Old Tom Joad.
Prof. Steve Keen (who predicted the '08 crash), appeared on @owenjones.bsky.social, warning AI will eliminate entire job categories—leaving millions unable to work. His solution: UBI. Not radical, but the only way to prevent mass starvation.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Prof. Steve Keen (who predicted the '08 crash), appeared on @owenjones.bsky.social, warning AI will eliminate entire job categories—leaving millions unable to work. His solution: UBI. Not radical, but the only way to prevent mass starvation.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/XHUN6f37yEg
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Foreign central banks pulled $100B from U.S. treasuries through October—a complete reversal from last year's $31B inflow. For the first time, we're not the safe bet. Governments worldwide are working around our debt because we're unreliable partners.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Foreign central banks pulled $100B from U.S. treasuries through October—a complete reversal from last year's $31B inflow. For the first time, we're not the safe bet. Governments worldwide are working around our debt because we're unreliable partners.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/3aLZBcCd478
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Trump's fiscal policy in focus: cut rates + halt immigration = inflation spike. Tax cuts, corporate loopholes, estate tax giveaways—all designed to keep money in small circles while propping up asset prices as an inflation hedge. AI bubble? Try America.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump's fiscal policy in focus: cut rates + halt immigration = inflation spike. Tax cuts, corporate loopholes, estate tax giveaways—all designed to keep money in small circles while propping up asset prices as an inflation hedge. AI bubble? Try America.
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The Democratic Party needs to recognize that repair isn't the job anymore—reimagining is. We rely entirely on the Fed's blunt instruments while monetary policy's relationship with employment has completely broken down.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Democratic Party needs to recognize that repair isn't the job anymore—reimagining is. We rely entirely on the Fed's blunt instruments while monetary policy's relationship with employment has completely broken down.
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The recent treasury data is a total bombshell. I know the Epstein files are grabbing the headlines and this is in the weeds, but Bessent is blowing it and our debt picture is dire. Sell America is real. (Includes fun footage of Bessent getting yelled at btw.) Seriously, this is huge.
Foreign Central Banks Are Dumping US Debt At Alarming Rates
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December 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The recent treasury data is a total bombshell. I know the Epstein files are grabbing the headlines and this is in the weeds, but Bessent is blowing it and our debt picture is dire. Sell America is real. (Includes fun footage of Bessent getting yelled at btw.) Seriously, this is huge.
We can enjoy Rob Reiner films while recognizing they're liberal fantasies, not blueprints. We're not looking for another Andrew Shepherd—we need to dismantle the military-industrial complex, fight for universal healthcare, and dream bigger than nostalgia.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/wh3Y9A4EmHg
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December 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
We can enjoy Rob Reiner films while recognizing they're liberal fantasies, not blueprints. We're not looking for another Andrew Shepherd—we need to dismantle the military-industrial complex, fight for universal healthcare, and dream bigger than nostalgia.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/wh3Y9A4EmHg
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Mortgage rates are dropping, but here's the catch: they're falling because we're already in a deep recession. Fed rate cuts aren't helping homebuyers—they're bailing out commercial property owners. Trump's talking points have collapsed.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Mortgage rates are dropping, but here's the catch: they're falling because we're already in a deep recession. Fed rate cuts aren't helping homebuyers—they're bailing out commercial property owners. Trump's talking points have collapsed.
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Trump claims he's the "President of Peace" while Congress just handed him a record-breaking $900B military budget—$8B more than he even asked for. Meanwhile, he's prosecuting regime change in Venezuela and bombing the Caribbean. Some peacemaker.
The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
NDAA Breaks Another Funding Record As Trump Masquerades as Peacemaker
Trump, who has openly petitioned for a Nobel Peace Prize, will soon get his hands on the largest military budget in history.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Trump claims he's the "President of Peace" while Congress just handed him a record-breaking $900B military budget—$8B more than he even asked for. Meanwhile, he's prosecuting regime change in Venezuela and bombing the Caribbean. Some peacemaker.
The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
Kevin Hassett claims tariffs are "mixed," the deficit is down $600B (it's up $27B), & Black Friday broke records (volumes dropped). Then says he wants to talk to Trump "every day until we're both dead" while running the Fed independently. What a great guy!
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December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Kevin Hassett claims tariffs are "mixed," the deficit is down $600B (it's up $27B), & Black Friday broke records (volumes dropped). Then says he wants to talk to Trump "every day until we're both dead" while running the Fed independently. What a great guy!
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Rob Reiner deserves better than Trump's deranged statements. His movies mean a great deal to my generation so I wanted to offer a more thoughtful analysis of his impact. Because, f*ck Donald. No whitewashing. Just a sincere reflection on a cultural icon and what his movies say about us.
Reiner's legacy both honors and exposes the Democratic Party
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December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Rob Reiner deserves better than Trump's deranged statements. His movies mean a great deal to my generation so I wanted to offer a more thoughtful analysis of his impact. Because, f*ck Donald. No whitewashing. Just a sincere reflection on a cultural icon and what his movies say about us.
Watching whatever this speech is. He is melting. Coming apart in front of our eyes. I can't imagine what's on the teleprompter but if he goes off script, he could declare war on (insert mispronounced country here) by riffing. This is the most unhinged yet.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Watching whatever this speech is. He is melting. Coming apart in front of our eyes. I can't imagine what's on the teleprompter but if he goes off script, he could declare war on (insert mispronounced country here) by riffing. This is the most unhinged yet.
84+ new measles cases this week—the most since April. 114 cases in South Carolina alone, mostly affecting the unvaccinated. Coming soon under RFK Jr: polio in the Southwest, typhoid in Maine, scurvy in the Plains. We're doing great.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
84+ new measles cases this week—the most since April. 114 cases in South Carolina alone, mostly affecting the unvaccinated. Coming soon under RFK Jr: polio in the Southwest, typhoid in Maine, scurvy in the Plains. We're doing great.
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Economics needs a Copernican revolution—centering the worker, not the market. We're in the financialization phase where money makes money from money, and the real economy is now secondary to financial games.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Economics needs a Copernican revolution—centering the worker, not the market. We're in the financialization phase where money makes money from money, and the real economy is now secondary to financial games.
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NO WAR WITH VENEZUELA
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
NO WAR WITH VENEZUELA
December 18: The Bank of Japan hikes rates while we get new Treasury International Capital data. Japan's rising bond yields mean billions repatriating from U.S. Treasuries. Translation: Sell America, Buy Japan is on.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
December 18: The Bank of Japan hikes rates while we get new Treasury International Capital data. Japan's rising bond yields mean billions repatriating from U.S. Treasuries. Translation: Sell America, Buy Japan is on.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/XHUN6f37yEg
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Housing stabilizes (somehow bad news), Hassett lies better than Bessent, Antifa in your basement, Long Island embarrasses itself, measles make a comeback, Mets are doing who knows what, and Japan's about to torch U.S. Treasuries. On The Record, 12/15/25.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Housing stabilizes (somehow bad news), Hassett lies better than Bessent, Antifa in your basement, Long Island embarrasses itself, measles make a comeback, Mets are doing who knows what, and Japan's about to torch U.S. Treasuries. On The Record, 12/15/25.
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ICYMI Our weekly news primer. It was a horrific weekend of murder and mass shootings. Housing might correct for all the wrong reasons. Yen carry trade unwinding. Kevin Hassett is a moron. Shouts to @bestoftheleft.com @owenjones.bsky.social @profstevekeen.bsky.social.
Mass Shootings, Rob Reiner Dead at 78 and Housing Crisis
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December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
ICYMI Our weekly news primer. It was a horrific weekend of murder and mass shootings. Housing might correct for all the wrong reasons. Yen carry trade unwinding. Kevin Hassett is a moron. Shouts to @bestoftheleft.com @owenjones.bsky.social @profstevekeen.bsky.social.