@dessamo.bsky.social
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Ok this is a sign
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ok this is a sign
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Though one should always be wary, the last few days have actually been better for Ukraine. Moves against corruption, possible changes mooted in Ukrainian high command, and signs that in Europe, ever so slightly, the gloves are coming off.
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Though one should always be wary, the last few days have actually been better for Ukraine. Moves against corruption, possible changes mooted in Ukrainian high command, and signs that in Europe, ever so slightly, the gloves are coming off.
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Bradley, more than Hegseth, just shot straight to the top of the list of people most likely to be prosecuted. Not because a future Dem administration will necessarily have strong political will for prosecutions. Because the military itself will be chomping at the bit to nail his ass to the wall.
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bradley, more than Hegseth, just shot straight to the top of the list of people most likely to be prosecuted. Not because a future Dem administration will necessarily have strong political will for prosecutions. Because the military itself will be chomping at the bit to nail his ass to the wall.
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I want to stress here for journalists covering Kennedy and his goons that this war on public health is driven by big money.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
Mr. Kennedy said it’s an individual choice as to whether or not to vaccinate.
Then he and his minions started taking that choice away by making FDA approval of some vaccines impossible.
Then he and his minions started taking that choice away by making FDA approval of some vaccines impossible.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I want to stress here for journalists covering Kennedy and his goons that this war on public health is driven by big money.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
The wellness industry is a massive, massive grift.
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NEW: Data released today shows the Canadian economy returning to normal growth after the massive trade-war hit in Q2, with GDP growing 2.6% annualized in the third quarter
Consumption dropped & investment/government activity were flat though—the entire rebound was in net exports
Consumption dropped & investment/government activity were flat though—the entire rebound was in net exports
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NEW: Data released today shows the Canadian economy returning to normal growth after the massive trade-war hit in Q2, with GDP growing 2.6% annualized in the third quarter
Consumption dropped & investment/government activity were flat though—the entire rebound was in net exports
Consumption dropped & investment/government activity were flat though—the entire rebound was in net exports
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Canada ducks a recession, barely, thanks to Keynesianism.
In particular military Keynesianism.
Households spending less
Businesses spending unchanged (overall, big changes under the hood)
Governments spending more, especially on "weapon systems"
Imports down a lot, exports barely up.
Breakdown 🧵
In particular military Keynesianism.
Households spending less
Businesses spending unchanged (overall, big changes under the hood)
Governments spending more, especially on "weapon systems"
Imports down a lot, exports barely up.
Breakdown 🧵
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Canada ducks a recession, barely, thanks to Keynesianism.
In particular military Keynesianism.
Households spending less
Businesses spending unchanged (overall, big changes under the hood)
Governments spending more, especially on "weapon systems"
Imports down a lot, exports barely up.
Breakdown 🧵
In particular military Keynesianism.
Households spending less
Businesses spending unchanged (overall, big changes under the hood)
Governments spending more, especially on "weapon systems"
Imports down a lot, exports barely up.
Breakdown 🧵
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Too bad the PM doesn't seem to understand this.
Imagine the hole in Alberta’s budget when the price & demand for oil is in long-term decline in 2030s as a result of the energy transition and increased demand for clean energy. Not nostalgia for the past, it’s about winning the future. Just economics, folks.
Alberta faces $6.4-billion deficit as falling oil prices and trade troubles take toll
This year’s budget represents a massive multibillion-dollar swing from an $8.3-billion surplus last year
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Too bad the PM doesn't seem to understand this.
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We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
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"John Burn Murdoch points out that young people are extremely unhappy in the Western world because society broke its promise of a home them - there is no faith in the future of the system, so people turn to ripping each other apart." - @kyla.bsky.social
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
August 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"John Burn Murdoch points out that young people are extremely unhappy in the Western world because society broke its promise of a home them - there is no faith in the future of the system, so people turn to ripping each other apart." - @kyla.bsky.social
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
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The absolute fucking irony.
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The absolute fucking irony.
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Plenty of red flags in S&P’s recent report on the stablecoin tether, including the fact that short term t-bills make up only 64% of its reserves while bitcoin are 5.6% of its reserves.
Also, direct redemptions are only allowed over a threshold of $100,000 (after paying a $150 verification fee).
Also, direct redemptions are only allowed over a threshold of $100,000 (after paying a $150 verification fee).
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Plenty of red flags in S&P’s recent report on the stablecoin tether, including the fact that short term t-bills make up only 64% of its reserves while bitcoin are 5.6% of its reserves.
Also, direct redemptions are only allowed over a threshold of $100,000 (after paying a $150 verification fee).
Also, direct redemptions are only allowed over a threshold of $100,000 (after paying a $150 verification fee).
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Utterly chilling reporting from the Prospect and NY times on trumps war in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Utterly chilling reporting from the Prospect and NY times on trumps war in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...
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You look at results like this and you realize Trump can gerrymander to his heart's content and it won't matter.
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You look at results like this and you realize Trump can gerrymander to his heart's content and it won't matter.
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
TN-07 special election (Trump +22 in 2024)
Van Epps (R) 48
Behn (D) 46
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
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ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
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Good breakdown from @kimwehle.bsky.social on what to do about the pardon power within the limits of its constitutional hard-coding. @theunpopulist.net
Congress Can Toughen Existing Laws to Expose Trump’s Pardon-for-Sale Racket
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling gave presidents a free pass for corruption, but Congress can still demand transparency
www.theunpopulist.net
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Good breakdown from @kimwehle.bsky.social on what to do about the pardon power within the limits of its constitutional hard-coding. @theunpopulist.net
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The boom in sports gambling and prediction markets is creating “emerging credit risks,” per Bank of America sherwood.news/markets/the-...
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The boom in sports gambling and prediction markets is creating “emerging credit risks,” per Bank of America sherwood.news/markets/the-...
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i hope AI isnt silicon valley bank all over again
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i hope AI isnt silicon valley bank all over again
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This is great. @katemac.bsky.social & I think that US housing & climate is about these fights: "interactive web map that allows people to look up how the property wealth in their own metro area is fragmented across different local municipalities"
www.taxbasefragmentation.net
bsky.app/profile/bhig...
www.taxbasefragmentation.net
bsky.app/profile/bhig...
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is great. @katemac.bsky.social & I think that US housing & climate is about these fights: "interactive web map that allows people to look up how the property wealth in their own metro area is fragmented across different local municipalities"
www.taxbasefragmentation.net
bsky.app/profile/bhig...
www.taxbasefragmentation.net
bsky.app/profile/bhig...
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these folks aren’t 100 percent my politics (who is?) but I’m very simpatico with the overall approach. worth kicking them a couple bucks
We’ve been sharing the fundraiser today, and the rationale and what we’ll do if funded are explained there and on the site, but I thought I’d do a thread here—on the supposedly failed social media platform to which we owe so much gofund.me/197477c3a
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
these folks aren’t 100 percent my politics (who is?) but I’m very simpatico with the overall approach. worth kicking them a couple bucks
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If you were curious about Tooze's new climate book, check out this convo with @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
“This is the material dethroning of the west as the central driver of world history. This is really what the provincialization of the west really looks like.”
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/the-thing-...
“This is the material dethroning of the west as the central driver of world history. This is really what the provincialization of the west really looks like.”
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/the-thing-...
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you were curious about Tooze's new climate book, check out this convo with @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
“This is the material dethroning of the west as the central driver of world history. This is really what the provincialization of the west really looks like.”
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/the-thing-...
“This is the material dethroning of the west as the central driver of world history. This is really what the provincialization of the west really looks like.”
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/the-thing-...
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Jeff Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic, is a villain who has helped create American fascism.
Kudos to Kennedy's handlers for getting him a cover shoot -- praying with a rosary! -- at the same time he's at the center of a 🤢 cyber infidelity scandal. No notes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Jeff Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic, is a villain who has helped create American fascism.
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
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How it works: Excellent 3-part thread
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How it works: Excellent 3-part thread
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broke: "DOGE failed"
woke: "DOGE succeeded"
bespoke:"DOGE ruined the incredibly competent USDS service in ways that will be extremely hard to fix"
woke: "DOGE succeeded"
bespoke:"DOGE ruined the incredibly competent USDS service in ways that will be extremely hard to fix"
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
broke: "DOGE failed"
woke: "DOGE succeeded"
bespoke:"DOGE ruined the incredibly competent USDS service in ways that will be extremely hard to fix"
woke: "DOGE succeeded"
bespoke:"DOGE ruined the incredibly competent USDS service in ways that will be extremely hard to fix"
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More doctors are billing both publicly and privately. In Ontario. Legally. (Different procedures)
🎵It's the end of the world we were creating (and our governments feel fine)🎶
🎵It's the end of the world we were creating (and our governments feel fine)🎶
These Ontario surgeons are so fed up with OHIP’s billing system that they’ve opened up a private practice #StarExclusive
These Ontario surgeons are so fed up with OHIP’s billing system that they’ve opened up a private practice
Hamilton surgeons who reconstruct breasts after mastectomies have fought for years over a billing code for their technique. They still get rejections.
www.thestar.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
More doctors are billing both publicly and privately. In Ontario. Legally. (Different procedures)
🎵It's the end of the world we were creating (and our governments feel fine)🎶
🎵It's the end of the world we were creating (and our governments feel fine)🎶