B Bezio
@bbezio.bsky.social
Accounting / finance guy. Family man. Public education advocate. Coach.
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Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
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White students shouted racial slurs and carried a confederate flag leading up to Homecoming at a Georgia school
They faced no repercussions
Their Black classmates-along with white allies-planned to protest the following day
The Black students-alone-were suspended
thehill.com/changing-ame...
They faced no repercussions
Their Black classmates-along with white allies-planned to protest the following day
The Black students-alone-were suspended
thehill.com/changing-ame...
After white students displayed Confederate flag at school, Black students suspended for planning protest
Black students were suspended from their high school for planning a protest after another group of students came to school waving a Confederate flag. Last week, a group of students at Coosa Hi…
thehill.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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KRUGMAN: “.. The Trump tariffs were supposed to bring about a revival of U.S. manufacturing. That’s obviously not happening ..”
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November 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. The Trump tariffs were supposed to bring about a revival of U.S. manufacturing. That’s obviously not happening ..”
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Garrett Graff's @vermontgmg.bsky.social article on ICE's hiring practices should send a chill through every person dedicated to ensuring that our democracy stands and our Constitution is honored!
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
ICE’s Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster
It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Garrett Graff's @vermontgmg.bsky.social article on ICE's hiring practices should send a chill through every person dedicated to ensuring that our democracy stands and our Constitution is honored!
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
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America enters a new, dark chapter: "Kavanaugh Raids" on entire buildings and neighborhoods, a chapter surely to be remembered as infamously as we now view the "Palmer Raids" of the first Red Scare. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Era of "Kavanaugh Raids"
ICE crosses another big, important line.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
America enters a new, dark chapter: "Kavanaugh Raids" on entire buildings and neighborhoods, a chapter surely to be remembered as infamously as we now view the "Palmer Raids" of the first Red Scare. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
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Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...
Ford CEO says $2 billion in tariff costs prevents more US investments
Ford CEO Jim Farley says tariffs on imported parts are driving up costs on the company's cars.
finance.yahoo.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...
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With no warning, ICE has detained Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. No reason has yet been provided for the detainment.
Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.
Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
With no warning, ICE has detained Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. No reason has yet been provided for the detainment.
Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.
Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.
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@vandehei.bsky.social and Mike Allen outline 15 ways that Trump has expanded power, enriched himself and otherwise ignored norms in the first eight months of his second term, making him "the most unprecedented president" in history. www.axios.com/2025/09/23/t...
Behind the Curtain: Trump and the most unprecedented presidency in 250 years
Trump has veered, often suddenly, proudly and loudly, into unprecedented territory in at least 15 different areas.
www.axios.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@vandehei.bsky.social and Mike Allen outline 15 ways that Trump has expanded power, enriched himself and otherwise ignored norms in the first eight months of his second term, making him "the most unprecedented president" in history. www.axios.com/2025/09/23/t...
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“.. The ECB found that around 26% of its survey respondents reported switching away from U.S. products.”
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
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“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“.. The ECB found that around 26% of its survey respondents reported switching away from U.S. products.”
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
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They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
Vance on undermining the Federal Reserve: "I don't think we allow bureaucrats to make decisions about monetary policy and interest rates without any input from the people that were elected to serve the American people...POTUS is much better able to make these determinations."
August 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
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The Abrego Garcia fiasco keeps getting worse. The way Trump and the WH are bringing the full weight of their propaganda and legal machines to destroying this one day laborer is an extraordinary abuse of power.
I try to take stock of that larger story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1977...
I try to take stock of that larger story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1977...
July 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Abrego Garcia fiasco keeps getting worse. The way Trump and the WH are bringing the full weight of their propaganda and legal machines to destroying this one day laborer is an extraordinary abuse of power.
I try to take stock of that larger story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1977...
I try to take stock of that larger story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1977...
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The Trump Admin is considering doing a game show where immigrants compete for citizenship—because in their America, basic human rights are entertainment. This isn’t a game. It’s people’s lives. It’s cruelty as spectacle. It’s vile. The Apprentice: Fascism Edition.
May 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Trump Admin is considering doing a game show where immigrants compete for citizenship—because in their America, basic human rights are entertainment. This isn’t a game. It’s people’s lives. It’s cruelty as spectacle. It’s vile. The Apprentice: Fascism Edition.
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The editing of the NYT fails America on a daily basis. Even when the reporting is good, which it often is, the framing of breathtaking news fails.
The highest paid editors in the world rewrote "Qatar Bribes Trump With" as "Trump Is to Accept" you know the way normal people talk normally
May 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The editing of the NYT fails America on a daily basis. Even when the reporting is good, which it often is, the framing of breathtaking news fails.
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Unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crimes now happening daily, in plain sight, while 535 members of Congress who swore oaths do nothing. "Democracy" in America.
The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
Trump’s Corruption Hits Next Level With Shady $2 Billion Crypto Deal
An investment firm backed by a foreign government just made a massive deal using the Trump family’s crypto firm. The conflicts of interest here are unprecedented.
newrepublic.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crimes now happening daily, in plain sight, while 535 members of Congress who swore oaths do nothing. "Democracy" in America.
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It’s astounding that the White House’s position appears to be that they’ve never heard of, you know, “negotiating” or “asking.” As if we have no way to reach the El Salvador president and no leverage. So much for The Art of the Deal!
BREAKING: Trump administation attests that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive and secure but is under the "sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It’s astounding that the White House’s position appears to be that they’ve never heard of, you know, “negotiating” or “asking.” As if we have no way to reach the El Salvador president and no leverage. So much for The Art of the Deal!
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Siri, show me an obscene conflict of interest
April 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Siri, show me an obscene conflict of interest
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“.. millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws” lasted about a week. 🤡
*US PUBLISHES TARIFF EXCLUSIONS FOR SPECIFIED PRODUCTS *US TARIFF EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO COMPUTERS, SMARTPHONES *US TARIFF EXCLUSIONS ALSO APPLY TO CHIP-MAKING EQUIPMENT *TARIFF EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO SO-CALLED `RECIPROCAL' TARIFFS
April 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“.. millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws” lasted about a week. 🤡
This is the exact kind of rewarding career that we should fight for to benefit our future generations… smh
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is the exact kind of rewarding career that we should fight for to benefit our future generations… smh
Cavallo himself says it's not clear the USTR used his findings properly.
God forbid, maybe talk to the Harvard professor’s research you’re relying on before rolling out such a critical policy. The stupidity is astounding.
God forbid, maybe talk to the Harvard professor’s research you’re relying on before rolling out such a critical policy. The stupidity is astounding.
April 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cavallo himself says it's not clear the USTR used his findings properly.
God forbid, maybe talk to the Harvard professor’s research you’re relying on before rolling out such a critical policy. The stupidity is astounding.
God forbid, maybe talk to the Harvard professor’s research you’re relying on before rolling out such a critical policy. The stupidity is astounding.
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times.
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
“In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”
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People in government doing legal things do not do them with zero oversight behind locked doors in the dead of night outside of established oversight channels and with inexperienced, unvetted henchmen. This is so basic and so obvious yet so many in the media seem to think it’s unclear
February 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
People in government doing legal things do not do them with zero oversight behind locked doors in the dead of night outside of established oversight channels and with inexperienced, unvetted henchmen. This is so basic and so obvious yet so many in the media seem to think it’s unclear