Wee Beastie
@weebeastie.bsky.social
20+ years in international finance. Semi-retired. Recovered investment banker and stock analyst, seeking a more fulfilling career. Unabashedly liberal. UVA economics / international finance.
Truth!
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Truth!
I'm just here for the ratio...
I guess no one’s ever going to learn the lesson that rioting in the streets almost always benefits the right wing in American politics.
Save me your speeches about Watts. It’s been almost a perfect record since 1968.
Save me your speeches about Watts. It’s been almost a perfect record since 1968.
June 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm just here for the ratio...
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Roberts’s very particular vision of himself as a wise steward of the republic, juxtaposed with his actual record, is going to be a running gag for decades.
May 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Roberts’s very particular vision of himself as a wise steward of the republic, juxtaposed with his actual record, is going to be a running gag for decades.
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Really incredible story unraveling in this thread, where Amazon and other sites have seemingly been able to sell an academic textbook that was withdrawn in 2021 and never actually printed or published, without the knowledge of the press, editors or contributors. Something has gone deeply wrong!
Hi Chloe,
This is news to me (and to my editor at Routledge.) I'm shocked to find this out. I assume that this is somehow a pirated edition. Does it include the section on Neurodiversity? Part VIII?
This is news to me (and to my editor at Routledge.) I'm shocked to find this out. I assume that this is somehow a pirated edition. Does it include the section on Neurodiversity? Part VIII?
May 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Really incredible story unraveling in this thread, where Amazon and other sites have seemingly been able to sell an academic textbook that was withdrawn in 2021 and never actually printed or published, without the knowledge of the press, editors or contributors. Something has gone deeply wrong!
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Updating my data - here is the total value of the most serious alleged direct benefits to past presidents or family members as compiled by o3 with the $400M plane added. No comparison.
May 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Updating my data - here is the total value of the most serious alleged direct benefits to past presidents or family members as compiled by o3 with the $400M plane added. No comparison.
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Ras Baraka elevated in 1 day for standing up to fascism.
Democrats, learn from this.
Democrats, learn from this.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey
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May 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Ras Baraka elevated in 1 day for standing up to fascism.
Democrats, learn from this.
Democrats, learn from this.
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The Trump administration is flagrantly violating the Supreme Court.
Democrats should realize that the public is not behind it and should elevate, not hide from, this case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...
Democrats should realize that the public is not behind it and should elevate, not hide from, this case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...
Kristi Noem Openly Flouts SCOTUS Order With 'Incredibly Chilling' Remark
Kristi Noem said the deported Maryland man “will not be coming back" despite a court order, a claim that one Democratic senator called "incredibly chilling."
www.huffpost.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Trump administration is flagrantly violating the Supreme Court.
Democrats should realize that the public is not behind it and should elevate, not hide from, this case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...
Democrats should realize that the public is not behind it and should elevate, not hide from, this case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...
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I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
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Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
April 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
April 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
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We have now arrived at the "arresting judges" level of fascism.
April 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We have now arrived at the "arresting judges" level of fascism.
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i have no doubt that senator van hollen was genuinely concerned for the safety and welfare of abrego garcia BUT ALSO this is what i'm talking about when i say POLITICAL AMBITION. van hollen may well make himself a household name and nationally recognized political figure with this move
April 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
i have no doubt that senator van hollen was genuinely concerned for the safety and welfare of abrego garcia BUT ALSO this is what i'm talking about when i say POLITICAL AMBITION. van hollen may well make himself a household name and nationally recognized political figure with this move
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
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Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
My thoughts went there once the DOJ started fighting so hard to keep him out of the U.S.
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My thoughts went there once the DOJ started fighting so hard to keep him out of the U.S.
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Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell stocks, and profit at the public’s expense?
I'm writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.
I'm writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.
April 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell stocks, and profit at the public’s expense?
I'm writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.
I'm writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.
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April 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
April 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
OMFG these people are idiots
So just to recap:
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
1. The reciprocal tariffs aren't reciprocal. The rates announced by Trump are unrelated to the tariffs charged by other countries.
Imports from Brazil, which imposes relatively high tariffs, will face lower rates than countries that impose little or no tariffs on US goods.
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
OMFG these people are idiots
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Let’s be clear:
If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free.
That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.
If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free.
That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.
March 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Let’s be clear:
If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free.
That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.
If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free.
That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.
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If I were an elected official I would just be saying "Donald Trump planned staged and launched a coup attempt against the United States and should be in prison right now" any time a camera was pointed at me. It's baffling to me that this is just not even discussed anymore!
March 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If I were an elected official I would just be saying "Donald Trump planned staged and launched a coup attempt against the United States and should be in prison right now" any time a camera was pointed at me. It's baffling to me that this is just not even discussed anymore!
The guy who "tells it how it is" sure does have a lot of people cleaning up what he is trying to say...
President Donald Trump’s economic plan is causing brief pain while the nation advances to a new “Golden Age.”
But officials have been much less clear about what that destination will look like.
But officials have been much less clear about what that destination will look like.
Trump has a plan to remake the economy. But he’s not explaining it very well.
President Donald Trump’s economic plan is causing brief pain while the nation advances to a new “Golden Age.” But officials have been much less clear about what that destination will look like.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The guy who "tells it how it is" sure does have a lot of people cleaning up what he is trying to say...