Lyle Scruggs
@condorcet.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Political Economy, et al.
One of the most corrupt international bodies in modern history governs football (aka soccer in the US) it is giving Trump a Peace Prize 🤷♂️😂 giftarticle.ft.com//actions/red... Fifa to award ‘peace prize’ after Donald Trump pipped to Nobel
Fifa to award ‘peace prize’ after Donald Trump pipped to Nobel
Football’s governing body to hand out first such award at glitzy World Cup draw event featuring Village People
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December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
One of the most corrupt international bodies in modern history governs football (aka soccer in the US) it is giving Trump a Peace Prize 🤷♂️😂 giftarticle.ft.com//actions/red... Fifa to award ‘peace prize’ after Donald Trump pipped to Nobel
All since election. Where is the DoJ and FBI, and the Republican Party?🙈🙉🙊
on.ft.com/4qvTfXp How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
on.ft.com/4qvTfXp How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
on.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
All since election. Where is the DoJ and FBI, and the Republican Party?🙈🙉🙊
on.ft.com/4qvTfXp How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
on.ft.com/4qvTfXp How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
Fed gov Waller on CNBC says that the only pass through from tariffs is to high income consumers and not being passed on to the bottom half of the income distribution? 🤪He’s a leading candidate to be next Fed Chair. 🤪🤪I guess the bottom half of the distribution is lying in all the surveys.
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Fed gov Waller on CNBC says that the only pass through from tariffs is to high income consumers and not being passed on to the bottom half of the income distribution? 🤪He’s a leading candidate to be next Fed Chair. 🤪🤪I guess the bottom half of the distribution is lying in all the surveys.
Fun facts:
Chief justice & writer of Dred Scott decision was Roger Taney: first Catholic Chief Justice of SCOTUS.
Now the Catholic-conservative majority (a first) led by JRobert’s has sanctioned America’s slide into autocracy…more Chile, Mexico, Franco-ist Spain…less UK, Netherlands, Denmark. 😔
Chief justice & writer of Dred Scott decision was Roger Taney: first Catholic Chief Justice of SCOTUS.
Now the Catholic-conservative majority (a first) led by JRobert’s has sanctioned America’s slide into autocracy…more Chile, Mexico, Franco-ist Spain…less UK, Netherlands, Denmark. 😔
October 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Fun facts:
Chief justice & writer of Dred Scott decision was Roger Taney: first Catholic Chief Justice of SCOTUS.
Now the Catholic-conservative majority (a first) led by JRobert’s has sanctioned America’s slide into autocracy…more Chile, Mexico, Franco-ist Spain…less UK, Netherlands, Denmark. 😔
Chief justice & writer of Dred Scott decision was Roger Taney: first Catholic Chief Justice of SCOTUS.
Now the Catholic-conservative majority (a first) led by JRobert’s has sanctioned America’s slide into autocracy…more Chile, Mexico, Franco-ist Spain…less UK, Netherlands, Denmark. 😔
In case you needed a(mother) reason Trump shouldn’t get a peace prize:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In case you needed a(mother) reason Trump shouldn’t get a peace prize:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
More of what Trump voters DID NOT vote for. To see why you’re suffering, look up (at Trump and his rich cronies) not down (at poor immigrants) to see why you are suffering.
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Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina
Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
More of what Trump voters DID NOT vote for. To see why you’re suffering, look up (at Trump and his rich cronies) not down (at poor immigrants) to see why you are suffering.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
Use of government media for partisan propaganda is how they do it in Venezuela and Turkey.
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Use of government media for partisan propaganda is how they do it in Venezuela and Turkey.
on.ft.com/46Q6OaL Trump’s attacks cast a chill on what Wall Street says
Trump’s attacks cast a chill on what Wall Street says
Economists and investors say there are scattered signs of self-censorship
on.ft.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
on.ft.com/46Q6OaL Trump’s attacks cast a chill on what Wall Street says
Yet another corrupt deal in Trumpistan?
on.ft.com/4pNUS26 How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
on.ft.com/4pNUS26 How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
Trump’s son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout
on.ft.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Yet another corrupt deal in Trumpistan?
on.ft.com/4pNUS26 How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
on.ft.com/4pNUS26 How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts
Argentina first!
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Bessent Says U.S. Is in Talks With Argentina for $20 Billion in Aid
It marks another example of President Trump rewarding loyalists and punishing critics in Latin America.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Argentina first!
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
The media has bought the (fascist) narrative that Kimmel lied. Watch the full vid.
You have to be ESL to think that. Kimmel said MAGA are desperate to say the killer is not rightwing in order ti to politicize the issue. His point is Trump doesn’t give a shit about Kirk or his killer. He’s spot on.
You have to be ESL to think that. Kimmel said MAGA are desperate to say the killer is not rightwing in order ti to politicize the issue. His point is Trump doesn’t give a shit about Kirk or his killer. He’s spot on.
September 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The media has bought the (fascist) narrative that Kimmel lied. Watch the full vid.
You have to be ESL to think that. Kimmel said MAGA are desperate to say the killer is not rightwing in order ti to politicize the issue. His point is Trump doesn’t give a shit about Kirk or his killer. He’s spot on.
You have to be ESL to think that. Kimmel said MAGA are desperate to say the killer is not rightwing in order ti to politicize the issue. His point is Trump doesn’t give a shit about Kirk or his killer. He’s spot on.
Murdering is bad.
But Right extremists commit 18x murders than the left. (Islamic extremists are not left… most, in fact, have extreme conservative views about women, religion and the Enlightenment.) Trump administration’s claims to the contrary are govt propaganda.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
But Right extremists commit 18x murders than the left. (Islamic extremists are not left… most, in fact, have extreme conservative views about women, religion and the Enlightenment.) Trump administration’s claims to the contrary are govt propaganda.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
September 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Murdering is bad.
But Right extremists commit 18x murders than the left. (Islamic extremists are not left… most, in fact, have extreme conservative views about women, religion and the Enlightenment.) Trump administration’s claims to the contrary are govt propaganda.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
But Right extremists commit 18x murders than the left. (Islamic extremists are not left… most, in fact, have extreme conservative views about women, religion and the Enlightenment.) Trump administration’s claims to the contrary are govt propaganda.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
eos.org/research-and... NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites - Eos
NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites - Eos
Despite warnings that their actions are illegal, Duffy and other senior NASA officials have continued to secretly direct NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellites missions s...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
eos.org/research-and... NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites - Eos
It is like keystone cops filmed in banana republic at the White House. US has no way to get rid of this guy.
on.ft.com/45Fdd9o Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
on.ft.com/45Fdd9o Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
Trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa pushes for clarification on ‘stacked’ levies as exporters report huge charges
on.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It is like keystone cops filmed in banana republic at the White House. US has no way to get rid of this guy.
on.ft.com/45Fdd9o Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
on.ft.com/45Fdd9o Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
Thanks WSJ, but America doesn’t need to look to authoritarian, Communist to make good train travel… Spain and France do it with social democracy.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
The Best Way to See China? On Futuristic, Punctual, Very Fast Trains
China can be an intimidating place to visit for many Americans. But the country’s state-of-the-art rail network, efficient and a breeze to use, makes a multi-stop trip easier than ever.
www.wsj.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Thanks WSJ, but America doesn’t need to look to authoritarian, Communist to make good train travel… Spain and France do it with social democracy.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
So did Trump impose tariffs.. or chicken out again for another week?
August 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
So did Trump impose tariffs.. or chicken out again for another week?
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Do you think they’ll depose Trump on the claim that it’s fake?🥸
Do you think they’ll depose Trump on the claim that it’s fake?🥸
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
www.wsj.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Do you think they’ll depose Trump on the claim that it’s fake?🥸
Do you think they’ll depose Trump on the claim that it’s fake?🥸
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Did you vote for war with Iran, continued inflation, less healthcare, less food assistance for working people, and tax cuts on millionaires? If you did, I hate to say it, but you got finessed.
Either enlist or resist.
But don’t get gaslit any more by this clown.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Either enlist or resist.
But don’t get gaslit any more by this clown.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
U.S. Bombs Iran Live Updates: Trump Says America Has Struck Three Nuclear Sites
President adds three nuclear sites in Iran were attacked
www.wsj.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Did you vote for war with Iran, continued inflation, less healthcare, less food assistance for working people, and tax cuts on millionaires? If you did, I hate to say it, but you got finessed.
Either enlist or resist.
But don’t get gaslit any more by this clown.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Either enlist or resist.
But don’t get gaslit any more by this clown.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Trump has been in office almost 5 months. The wars in the Middle East AND Ukraine still raging.. worse than before.
Eggs? still 50% higher than 2 years ago.. and now this www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Gross!🤮
Eggs? still 50% higher than 2 years ago.. and now this www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Gross!🤮
Trump Mobile Phone Company Announced by President’s Family, but Details Are Murky
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Trump has been in office almost 5 months. The wars in the Middle East AND Ukraine still raging.. worse than before.
Eggs? still 50% higher than 2 years ago.. and now this www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Gross!🤮
Eggs? still 50% higher than 2 years ago.. and now this www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Gross!🤮
The Padilla incident is as racist as authoritarian. Do you think Chris Murphy would have been treated that way in exactly the same situation?
June 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Padilla incident is as racist as authoritarian. Do you think Chris Murphy would have been treated that way in exactly the same situation?
If the Republicans pass their spending bill, they will (w/ Trump’s tariffs) be increasing taxes on the bottom 60%, cutting taxes on the top 1 %, and cutting benefits on the bottom 20%. If you don’t have a college degree, this will hose you coming & going. If you voted for Trump, you should wake up.
June 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
If the Republicans pass their spending bill, they will (w/ Trump’s tariffs) be increasing taxes on the bottom 60%, cutting taxes on the top 1 %, and cutting benefits on the bottom 20%. If you don’t have a college degree, this will hose you coming & going. If you voted for Trump, you should wake up.
If you don’t think it’s crony capitalism on a Putin/Erdogen level, this should convince you
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Trump and Musk Alliance Crumbles Amid Public Threats and Insults
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
If you don’t think it’s crony capitalism on a Putin/Erdogen level, this should convince you
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...