Charles Musing
@charlesmusing.bsky.social
Chief Researcher at http://www.amerimetrics.com
Raging political centrist and believer in unity and liberty.
Raging political centrist and believer in unity and liberty.
Business crushing, job killing Republican policies, from the Original RINO Trump.
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How Trump’s tariffs are crushing small businesses while big retailers weather the costs
While large retailers like Walmart and Amazon are mostly brushing off Trump's tariffs, small businesses are being crushed under the weight of them.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Business crushing, job killing Republican policies, from the Original RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/h...
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Ongoing Republican war against the poor and efforts to destroy the middle class to usher in RINO Trump's vision for a new Gilded Age, a time of ultra rich and cronyism for the 1% and a starving 99%.
States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP benefits even as they'd started to go out
The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ongoing Republican war against the poor and efforts to destroy the middle class to usher in RINO Trump's vision for a new Gilded Age, a time of ultra rich and cronyism for the 1% and a starving 99%.
States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Consumer sentiment nears lowest level... EVER.
Cost increasing, job-killing Republican policies are crushing our economy, and consumers are feeling it from tariffs to government chaos.
Time for the GOP to ditch the RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
Cost increasing, job-killing Republican policies are crushing our economy, and consumers are feeling it from tariffs to government chaos.
Time for the GOP to ditch the RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Consumer sentiment nears lowest level... EVER.
Cost increasing, job-killing Republican policies are crushing our economy, and consumers are feeling it from tariffs to government chaos.
Time for the GOP to ditch the RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
Cost increasing, job-killing Republican policies are crushing our economy, and consumers are feeling it from tariffs to government chaos.
Time for the GOP to ditch the RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
"[American] shoppers are bearing about 50%-70% of total tariff costs, with businesses bearing the rest."
Republican policies Making America Expensive Again, thanks to RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/t...
Republican policies Making America Expensive Again, thanks to RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/t...
Tariffs are expected to start showing up more in consumer prices as holiday shopping season starts
Impacts have been muted so far as companies built up inventories ahead of the duties and have absorbed some of the impact.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"[American] shoppers are bearing about 50%-70% of total tariff costs, with businesses bearing the rest."
Republican policies Making America Expensive Again, thanks to RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/t...
Republican policies Making America Expensive Again, thanks to RINO Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/t...
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) estimates that health insurance premiums through the Obamacare exchanges are set to increase 26% on average in 2026.
More cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Trump.
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More cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Trump.
www.foxbusiness.com/economy/obam...
Obamacare prices are set to spike – here's why
Obamacare health insurance premiums are expected to rise 26% on average in 2026 as Congress debates extending enhanced premium tax credits amid the government shutdown.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) estimates that health insurance premiums through the Obamacare exchanges are set to increase 26% on average in 2026.
More cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Trump.
www.foxbusiness.com/economy/obam...
More cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Trump.
www.foxbusiness.com/economy/obam...
Chocolate prices have surged nearly 30% since last Halloween due to inflation, tariffs, and a global cocoa shortage.
Cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/c...
Cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/c...
Chocolate's reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices
Chocolate prices soar nearly 30% this Halloween, pushing shoppers toward gummies and sour treats as cocoa costs and inflation haunt candy aisles.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Chocolate prices have surged nearly 30% since last Halloween due to inflation, tariffs, and a global cocoa shortage.
Cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/c...
Cost-of-living-increasing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/c...
Job openings in October slumped to the lowest level since February 2021, Indeed measure shows
More economy-killing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/j...
More economy-killing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/j...
Job openings in October slumped to the lowest level since February 2021, Indeed measure shows
Under normal conditions, the BLS on Tuesday would have reported its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Job openings in October slumped to the lowest level since February 2021, Indeed measure shows
More economy-killing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/j...
More economy-killing Republican policies from RINO Donald J. Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/j...
Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
Well, he lies, like 95% of the time, but most of his supporters wouldn't read the filings -- they just take him at his word.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/s...
Well, he lies, like 95% of the time, but most of his supporters wouldn't read the filings -- they just take him at his word.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/s...
Trump suggests U.S. won't pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
Prior presidential administrations have continued paying SNAP benefits during past shutdowns of the U.S. government.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
Well, he lies, like 95% of the time, but most of his supporters wouldn't read the filings -- they just take him at his word.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/s...
Well, he lies, like 95% of the time, but most of his supporters wouldn't read the filings -- they just take him at his word.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/s...
Bitcoin -- helping to waste constrained electricity, facilitate organized crime, and still looking for a legitimate problem to solve.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/b...
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Bitcoin falls below $100,000 for the first time since late June
Cryptocurrencies retreated Tuesday as investors continued to flee risk-on assets.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Bitcoin -- helping to waste constrained electricity, facilitate organized crime, and still looking for a legitimate problem to solve.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/b...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/b...
Tariffs are taxes on Americans and American business, and people who vote for Trump but can't dine with him at Mar-A-Lago.
Pinterest plunges 21%, posts second-worst day ever as tariffs drag on ad revenue
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/p...
Pinterest plunges 21%, posts second-worst day ever as tariffs drag on ad revenue
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/p...
Pinterest plunges 21%, posts second-worst day ever as tariffs drag on ad revenue
Third-quarter sales in the U.S. and Canada came in at $786 million, missing analyst projections.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tariffs are taxes on Americans and American business, and people who vote for Trump but can't dine with him at Mar-A-Lago.
Pinterest plunges 21%, posts second-worst day ever as tariffs drag on ad revenue
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/p...
Pinterest plunges 21%, posts second-worst day ever as tariffs drag on ad revenue
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/p...
Tesla sales in Germany have cratered from last year, data shows
"Hey Dad, what's a Tesla?"
We don't need Tesla or Elon Musk -- world would be much better off without both.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/t...
"Hey Dad, what's a Tesla?"
We don't need Tesla or Elon Musk -- world would be much better off without both.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/t...
Tesla sales in Germany have cratered from last year, data shows
Elon Musk's EV maker began selling a new, lower-cost version of its Model Y SUV in Germany during October.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Tesla sales in Germany have cratered from last year, data shows
"Hey Dad, what's a Tesla?"
We don't need Tesla or Elon Musk -- world would be much better off without both.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/t...
"Hey Dad, what's a Tesla?"
We don't need Tesla or Elon Musk -- world would be much better off without both.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/t...
Tariffs are burdening average Americans and small businesses -- anyone who can't meet RINO Dictator Trump at Mar-A-Lago for a corruption-based "exception" to his economy-killing "Republican" policies.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/w...
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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy
Amazon, Target and UPS are laying off thousands of employees, but the reasons behind the cuts go a lot deeper than AI.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tariffs are burdening average Americans and small businesses -- anyone who can't meet RINO Dictator Trump at Mar-A-Lago for a corruption-based "exception" to his economy-killing "Republican" policies.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/w...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/w...
Rethink the narcissist's comment "because I wasn't on the ballot."
Pollsters were off by 1,000 bps in New Jersey. Perhaps we're over-favoring Republicans now.
Let's face it -- Trump is not delivering on his insane promises.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Pollsters were off by 1,000 bps in New Jersey. Perhaps we're over-favoring Republicans now.
Let's face it -- Trump is not delivering on his insane promises.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
MSN
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November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Rethink the narcissist's comment "because I wasn't on the ballot."
Pollsters were off by 1,000 bps in New Jersey. Perhaps we're over-favoring Republicans now.
Let's face it -- Trump is not delivering on his insane promises.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Pollsters were off by 1,000 bps in New Jersey. Perhaps we're over-favoring Republicans now.
Let's face it -- Trump is not delivering on his insane promises.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
JOB CUTS SURPASS 1 MILLION; HIGHEST OCTOBER TOTAL SINCE 2003.
Look at those cuts since Dictator Trump swindled unsuspecting Americans into voting for him again.
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Look at those cuts since Dictator Trump swindled unsuspecting Americans into voting for him again.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JOB CUTS SURPASS 1 MILLION; HIGHEST OCTOBER TOTAL SINCE 2003.
Look at those cuts since Dictator Trump swindled unsuspecting Americans into voting for him again.
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www.foxbusiness.com/economy/layo...
Look at those cuts since Dictator Trump swindled unsuspecting Americans into voting for him again.
www.challengergray.com/wp-content/u...
www.foxbusiness.com/economy/layo...
After all the destructive, out-of-touch, and selfish policies, it's no wonder that Trump, who failed to receive more than half of the presidential votes, is very unpopular.
www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approv...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
After all the destructive, out-of-touch, and selfish policies, it's no wonder that Trump, who failed to receive more than half of the presidential votes, is very unpopular.
www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approv...
www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approv...
Americans pay tariffs.
Isolationist, inflationary tariff policies are bad for American -- as leader of the Fascist Republican Party, aspiring Dictator Trump doesn't care how it affects you.
Contact your representative and tell them to put the GRAND back in the GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/n...
Isolationist, inflationary tariff policies are bad for American -- as leader of the Fascist Republican Party, aspiring Dictator Trump doesn't care how it affects you.
Contact your representative and tell them to put the GRAND back in the GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/n...
Trump port fees slap shipper with $34 million tariff bill: 'They are showing us the door,' says shocked U.S. freight CEO
Last-minute changes by President Trump's USTR to new port fees have stuck one U.S.-based ocean carrier with an estimated $34 million annual tariff bill.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Americans pay tariffs.
Isolationist, inflationary tariff policies are bad for American -- as leader of the Fascist Republican Party, aspiring Dictator Trump doesn't care how it affects you.
Contact your representative and tell them to put the GRAND back in the GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/n...
Isolationist, inflationary tariff policies are bad for American -- as leader of the Fascist Republican Party, aspiring Dictator Trump doesn't care how it affects you.
Contact your representative and tell them to put the GRAND back in the GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/n...
Farmers -- the biggest loser during #45. The biggest losers during #47.
Contact your Republican representative today and tell them to break from the destructive, Unamerican policies of Fascist leader Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Contact your Republican representative today and tell them to break from the destructive, Unamerican policies of Fascist leader Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Trump says U.S. cattle ranchers 'don't understand' tariffs after some slam Argentine beef plan
President Donald Trump said U.S. cattle ranchers "don't understand" how they have benefitted from his tariffs, adding that they "have to get their prices down."
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October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Farmers -- the biggest loser during #45. The biggest losers during #47.
Contact your Republican representative today and tell them to break from the destructive, Unamerican policies of Fascist leader Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Contact your Republican representative today and tell them to break from the destructive, Unamerican policies of Fascist leader Donald J. Trump
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Hey America -- is this helping you put food on the table and pay your bills?
Making you healthier? Helping you AFFORD healthcare?
Born with a silver spoon, Megalomaniac Wannabe Dictator Trump and Republicans are out of touch with ALL Americans who are ultra rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Making you healthier? Helping you AFFORD healthcare?
Born with a silver spoon, Megalomaniac Wannabe Dictator Trump and Republicans are out of touch with ALL Americans who are ultra rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Trump to demolish entire East Wing of White House for ballroom: 'Plans changed'
President Trump has said he and donors will cover the costs of the White House East Wing ballroom, but it is not clear who all the contributors are.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hey America -- is this helping you put food on the table and pay your bills?
Making you healthier? Helping you AFFORD healthcare?
Born with a silver spoon, Megalomaniac Wannabe Dictator Trump and Republicans are out of touch with ALL Americans who are ultra rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
Making you healthier? Helping you AFFORD healthcare?
Born with a silver spoon, Megalomaniac Wannabe Dictator Trump and Republicans are out of touch with ALL Americans who are ultra rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/t...
More invasive BIG GOVERNMENT policies from, Donald J. Trump, leader of the Fascist Republican Party.
Kamala Harris wouldn't have done any of this.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/f...
Kamala Harris wouldn't have done any of this.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/f...
First rare earths and chips, now quantum computers: Trump reportedly eyes new U.S. stakes
The Commerce Department later denied that active talks were happening with the companies.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More invasive BIG GOVERNMENT policies from, Donald J. Trump, leader of the Fascist Republican Party.
Kamala Harris wouldn't have done any of this.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/f...
Kamala Harris wouldn't have done any of this.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/f...
Americans pay Trump's tariffs.
Contact your Fascist Republican representative and tell them they don't represent the true principles of the once grand, GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...
Contact your Fascist Republican representative and tell them they don't represent the true principles of the once grand, GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...
Tariffs are pushing prices higher and consumers are feeling the hit, Fed's Beige Book shows
Companies are caught between absorbing the costs or passing them onto customers, according to a Federal Reserve report.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Americans pay Trump's tariffs.
Contact your Fascist Republican representative and tell them they don't represent the true principles of the once grand, GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...
Contact your Fascist Republican representative and tell them they don't represent the true principles of the once grand, GOP.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t...
Trump is SOFT on REAL CRIME -- meanwhile he's pardoning his violent treasonous MAGA insurrectionists and calling OPEN SEASON on white collar crime and corruption. Law and order is dead.
Wake up average American patriots -- Trump doesn't care about you AT ALL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Wake up average American patriots -- Trump doesn't care about you AT ALL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
The pardon of the former Binance CEO came nearly a week after President Trump commuted the 87-month prison sentence of former New York Rep. George Santos.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump is SOFT on REAL CRIME -- meanwhile he's pardoning his violent treasonous MAGA insurrectionists and calling OPEN SEASON on white collar crime and corruption. Law and order is dead.
Wake up average American patriots -- Trump doesn't care about you AT ALL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Wake up average American patriots -- Trump doesn't care about you AT ALL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Happy with the result, but this is another of hundred of examples of Fascist Republican Leader Donald J. Trump selling out America.
Like the Gilded Age he wants, YOU DO NOT MATTER, unless you can meet him at Mar-A-Lago, or get him on the phone.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Like the Gilded Age he wants, YOU DO NOT MATTER, unless you can meet him at Mar-A-Lago, or get him on the phone.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Trump backs off federal deployment in San Francisco after Huang, Benioff phone calls
Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed that plans for a deployment were called off.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy with the result, but this is another of hundred of examples of Fascist Republican Leader Donald J. Trump selling out America.
Like the Gilded Age he wants, YOU DO NOT MATTER, unless you can meet him at Mar-A-Lago, or get him on the phone.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Like the Gilded Age he wants, YOU DO NOT MATTER, unless you can meet him at Mar-A-Lago, or get him on the phone.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/t...
Continued foreign policy failure by weak Donald J. Trump, leader of the Fascist Republican Party.
"I will end this war on day 1."
He tries to sell-out Ukraine -- FAIL.
He tries to buyout Putin -- FAIL.
He tries to bully Putin -- FAIL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/s...
"I will end this war on day 1."
He tries to sell-out Ukraine -- FAIL.
He tries to buyout Putin -- FAIL.
He tries to bully Putin -- FAIL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/s...
Stony silence from Moscow after Trump turns on Russia, says talks with Putin 'don't go anywhere'
There was a stony silence in Moscow a day after President Donald Trump signalled he had lost his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Continued foreign policy failure by weak Donald J. Trump, leader of the Fascist Republican Party.
"I will end this war on day 1."
He tries to sell-out Ukraine -- FAIL.
He tries to buyout Putin -- FAIL.
He tries to bully Putin -- FAIL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/s...
"I will end this war on day 1."
He tries to sell-out Ukraine -- FAIL.
He tries to buyout Putin -- FAIL.
He tries to bully Putin -- FAIL.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/s...
Read, listen, or watch Reagan in his own complete words --
REAGAN BELIEVED TARIFFS ARE BAD.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/t...
REAGAN BELIEVED TARIFFS ARE BAD.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/t...
Trump claimed Canada's anti-tariff ad twisted Reagan's words. Compare for yourself
Ontario's ad uses as its entire narration a half-dozen snippets of audio from Reagan's speech on tariffs at Camp David, Maryland, on April 25, 1987.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Read, listen, or watch Reagan in his own complete words --
REAGAN BELIEVED TARIFFS ARE BAD.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/t...
REAGAN BELIEVED TARIFFS ARE BAD.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/t...
Inflation back at 3.0% -- highest since January.
Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/i...
Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/i...
Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2025 — in one chart
The annual inflation rate ticked higher in September, amid higher prices at the gasoline pump and a more muted increase at the grocery store.
www.cnbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Inflation back at 3.0% -- highest since January.
Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/i...
Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/i...