@banhmibandit.bsky.social
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"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Internal proposals to release the food remain on hold, awaiting sign-off from the Office of Foreign Assistance, now headed by 28-year-old Elon Musk appointee, Jeremy Lewin."
Call your representatives.
Call your representatives.
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts
Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
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small and medium enterprise gotterdammerung
April 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
small and medium enterprise gotterdammerung
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SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Self-Inflicted Slump: How Tariffs Are Pushing the U.S. Toward a VTRR—A Voluntary Trade Reset Recession
Convergence in forecasts
Thanks @delong.social @torstenslok.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
Convergence in forecasts
Thanks @delong.social @torstenslok.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
The Self-Inflicted Slump: How Tariffs Are Pushing the U.S. Toward a VTRR—A Voluntary Trade Reset Recession
A sudden spike in tariffs has small businesses on the ropes, and the broader economy may be next. Yes, individually big businesses can lobby and bribe Trump and Trumpists for loopholes. But small...
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Self-Inflicted Slump: How Tariffs Are Pushing the U.S. Toward a VTRR—A Voluntary Trade Reset Recession
Convergence in forecasts
Thanks @delong.social @torstenslok.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
Convergence in forecasts
Thanks @delong.social @torstenslok.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
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Two backpacking German teenagers who had obtained ESTA approval from DHS were detained by CBP at the Honolulu airport, strip searched, jailed overnight, and ultimately deported to Japan because immigration officials weren’t satisfied with their lodging arrangements. beatofhawaii.com/why-these-ha...
April 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Two backpacking German teenagers who had obtained ESTA approval from DHS were detained by CBP at the Honolulu airport, strip searched, jailed overnight, and ultimately deported to Japan because immigration officials weren’t satisfied with their lodging arrangements. beatofhawaii.com/why-these-ha...
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
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Trump’s war on immigrants heats up as he kicks out a Japanese BYU PhD student for a fishing violation!!
Apparently he caught too many fish with his church group and is now being kicked out of the country.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
Apparently he caught too many fish with his church group and is now being kicked out of the country.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Trump’s war on immigrants heats up as he kicks out a Japanese BYU PhD student for a fishing violation!!
Apparently he caught too many fish with his church group and is now being kicked out of the country.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
Apparently he caught too many fish with his church group and is now being kicked out of the country.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
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“Canceled sailings.”
“Blank sailings.”
The freight market is telling you everything you need to know about the coming wave of scarcity.
@cnbc.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/t...
“Blank sailings.”
The freight market is telling you everything you need to know about the coming wave of scarcity.
@cnbc.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/t...
April 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Canceled sailings.”
“Blank sailings.”
The freight market is telling you everything you need to know about the coming wave of scarcity.
@cnbc.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/t...
“Blank sailings.”
The freight market is telling you everything you need to know about the coming wave of scarcity.
@cnbc.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/t...
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WSJ: The Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit dealings with China.
The idea is to extract commitments to isolate China’s economy in exchange for reductions in tariffs imposed by the White House.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The idea is to extract commitments to isolate China’s economy in exchange for reductions in tariffs imposed by the White House.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants trading partners to limit China’s involvement in their economies in exchange for concessions on reciprocal tariffs.
www.wsj.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
WSJ: The Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit dealings with China.
The idea is to extract commitments to isolate China’s economy in exchange for reductions in tariffs imposed by the White House.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The idea is to extract commitments to isolate China’s economy in exchange for reductions in tariffs imposed by the White House.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.
April 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.
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Serious point: This might be the most interventionist American government in my lifetime. The price of just about every good reflects the good thinking of the Commissars in Washington DC implementing their 5-year plan for National Greatness, rather than market forces.
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Serious point: This might be the most interventionist American government in my lifetime. The price of just about every good reflects the good thinking of the Commissars in Washington DC implementing their 5-year plan for National Greatness, rather than market forces.
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Cars from Mexico and Canada are being hit with tariffs *now*, even if they are compliant with the USMCA. US officials saying don't worry, trust us, we'll refund you the amount associated with any US content when we all work out how to calculate it.
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Cars from Mexico and Canada are being hit with tariffs *now*, even if they are compliant with the USMCA. US officials saying don't worry, trust us, we'll refund you the amount associated with any US content when we all work out how to calculate it.
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
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There's no logical or moral or strategic defense for what we're doing right now. It's an idiotic plan being implemented with a level of incompetence that has no possible explanation.
Cars from Mexico and Canada are being hit with tariffs *now*, even if they are compliant with the USMCA. US officials saying don't worry, trust us, we'll refund you the amount associated with any US content when we all work out how to calculate it.
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
April 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
There's no logical or moral or strategic defense for what we're doing right now. It's an idiotic plan being implemented with a level of incompetence that has no possible explanation.
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So this is terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data
The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s previous stance encouraging migrants to file their taxes.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
So this is terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
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Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
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Hey Democrats: Stop fiddling while Trump burns America
Hey Democrats: Stop fiddling while Trump burns America
Someone has to stop the Mad King.
www.noahpinion.blog
April 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hey Democrats: Stop fiddling while Trump burns America
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This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
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Here’s what the White House said the tariffs rates are and what they really are. Kind of funny. Courtesy of the Cato institute.
April 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Here’s what the White House said the tariffs rates are and what they really are. Kind of funny. Courtesy of the Cato institute.
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
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Over the weekend, the @wsj.com reported that the Administration was considering a 20% broad tariff for its April 2 announcement.
A 20% tariff would...
• if combined with this year's other tariffs, raise the effective US tariff rate to 33%, the highest since 1872.
1/4
A 20% tariff would...
• if combined with this year's other tariffs, raise the effective US tariff rate to 33%, the highest since 1872.
1/4
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Over the weekend, the @wsj.com reported that the Administration was considering a 20% broad tariff for its April 2 announcement.
A 20% tariff would...
• if combined with this year's other tariffs, raise the effective US tariff rate to 33%, the highest since 1872.
1/4
A 20% tariff would...
• if combined with this year's other tariffs, raise the effective US tariff rate to 33%, the highest since 1872.
1/4
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Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...