Done by Forty
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FIRE'd to hang with the fam and play boardgames. Used to blog about stuff at donebyforty.com
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What Danielle said.
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
A thing I really need people to keep in mind: 15% tariffs are high, historically speaking. 10% tariffs are high.
The average effective tariff rate before this term was just over 2%. Anything double-digits is high!
The average effective tariff rate before this term was just over 2%. Anything double-digits is high!
August 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What Danielle said.
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
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Most people won’t realize we’ve lost the republic until several years after it’s gone. Most of the eligible electorate has no idea what’s happening. They might have a vague feeling that things are worse, harder. But they don’t connect it to “politics.” I see it every day through the work I do.
August 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Most people won’t realize we’ve lost the republic until several years after it’s gone. Most of the eligible electorate has no idea what’s happening. They might have a vague feeling that things are worse, harder. But they don’t connect it to “politics.” I see it every day through the work I do.
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President Trump just fired almost the entire staff of the CFPB, who protect you from getting scammed by Wall Street.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
April 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
President Trump just fired almost the entire staff of the CFPB, who protect you from getting scammed by Wall Street.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
This is another assault on consumers and our democracy by Trump's lawless Administration.
We will fight back with everything we've got.
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They. Are. Breaking. Signed. Contracts. For. No. Legal. Reason.
You want to pass legislation not funding this stuff going forward? Fine. Epically idiotic, but legal.
This is something else. Shredding the basic foundations of the rule of law. Textbook authoritarianism.
They. Are. Breaking. Signed. Contracts. For. No. Legal. Reason.
You want to pass legislation not funding this stuff going forward? Fine. Epically idiotic, but legal.
This is something else. Shredding the basic foundations of the rule of law. Textbook authoritarianism.
Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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They. Are. Breaking. Signed. Contracts. For. No. Legal. Reason.
You want to pass legislation not funding this stuff going forward? Fine. Epically idiotic, but legal.
This is something else. Shredding the basic foundations of the rule of law. Textbook authoritarianism.
They. Are. Breaking. Signed. Contracts. For. No. Legal. Reason.
You want to pass legislation not funding this stuff going forward? Fine. Epically idiotic, but legal.
This is something else. Shredding the basic foundations of the rule of law. Textbook authoritarianism.
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Today, DHS moved to strip nearly a million immigrants of legal protections—then is sharing their info w/ the IRS. All based on lies about crime & voting that have been debunked time and again. This isn’t security.
It’s cruelty.
And it’s not the America we claim to be.
tinyurl.com/The-hill-DHS
It’s cruelty.
And it’s not the America we claim to be.
tinyurl.com/The-hill-DHS
April 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today, DHS moved to strip nearly a million immigrants of legal protections—then is sharing their info w/ the IRS. All based on lies about crime & voting that have been debunked time and again. This isn’t security.
It’s cruelty.
And it’s not the America we claim to be.
tinyurl.com/The-hill-DHS
It’s cruelty.
And it’s not the America we claim to be.
tinyurl.com/The-hill-DHS
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
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The United States had the *best economy in the world* on Election Day, and voters threw it in the toilet for a candidate who was **promising to destroy the economy** because ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
![The Economist and MSNBC called the American economy heading into Election Day in 2024 “the envy of the world,” and The Wall Street Journal called it a “remarkable economy.” On October 31, 2024, just days before the close of the 2024 presidential election, MSNBC’s Morning Joe highlighted a litany of economic indicators demonstrating the continued strength, resilience, and stability of the American economy, with the hosts holding up a copy of that day’s Wall Street Journal, which stated, “The Next President Inherits a Remarkable Economy.” After listing a number of specific indicators that belied right-wing attacks on the Biden-Harris administration’s economic track record, co-host Willie Geist and economic analyst Steve Rattner reiterated that the American economy was “the envy of the world.” That phrase was drawn from an October 19, 2024, special report from The Economist titled “The envy of the world.” [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 10/31/24; The Economist, 10/19/24]
MSNBC and Politico described the United States as a “dream economy” as recently in October. During the October 14, 2024, edition of her program, MSNBC prime-time star Rachel Maddow highlighted how the mainstream press had recently begun to “begrudgingly” admit how vibrant the American economy was in the closing weeks of the election cycle, quoting a recent Politico piece that called it a “dream economy.” Maddow detailed various news reports on economic indicators showing all-time stock market values, stable inflation, historic job creation, “profoundly low” unemployment figures, increased wages and consumer spending, and strong economic growth outpacing the previous Trump administration. [MSNBC, The Rachel Maddow Show, 10/15/24]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nzcjpprq6fwcdnwpc45e3gsd/bafkreibfifoyotl5svenoufolj66reedad3xx2pehcccgq432hbl6kyv4q@jpeg)
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The United States had the *best economy in the world* on Election Day, and voters threw it in the toilet for a candidate who was **promising to destroy the economy** because ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
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Again, we're witnessing a near-total comprehensive failure of the leaders of our societal institutions to overcome basic collective action problems & speak out against the lawless authoritarianism. By the time everyone decides to speak up, it will be too late.
“.. Asked how much the stock market would need to decline for them to speak out collectively, 44% said it would have to fall 20%. Another 22% said stocks would have to fall 30% before they would take a stand.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/ceo...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/ceo...
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Again, we're witnessing a near-total comprehensive failure of the leaders of our societal institutions to overcome basic collective action problems & speak out against the lawless authoritarianism. By the time everyone decides to speak up, it will be too late.
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Trump says millions of people over 150 years old are getting Social Security checks. That is a LIE. He is sowing doubt so he can gut benefits for tens of millions of Americans. Social Security is not broken—it is a lifeline. And we are going to fight like hell to protect it. 🚨
March 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Trump says millions of people over 150 years old are getting Social Security checks. That is a LIE. He is sowing doubt so he can gut benefits for tens of millions of Americans. Social Security is not broken—it is a lifeline. And we are going to fight like hell to protect it. 🚨
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Of course. Subsidies for me, not for thee.
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Of course. Subsidies for me, not for thee.
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Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
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me: i must stay informed
also me: but i shouldn’t doomscroll
also also me: but i need to know what’s happening
also also also me: but it’s deeply upsetting
also also also also me: but willful ignorance is irresponsible
alas also also also also me: but i can’t function when i’m this overwhelmed
also me: but i shouldn’t doomscroll
also also me: but i need to know what’s happening
also also also me: but it’s deeply upsetting
also also also also me: but willful ignorance is irresponsible
alas also also also also me: but i can’t function when i’m this overwhelmed
a sign that says " what is even happening " next to a dumpster
Alt: Flaming dumpster fire floating happily down a flooded area, past a traffic sign that say “WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING”
media.tenor.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
me: i must stay informed
also me: but i shouldn’t doomscroll
also also me: but i need to know what’s happening
also also also me: but it’s deeply upsetting
also also also also me: but willful ignorance is irresponsible
alas also also also also me: but i can’t function when i’m this overwhelmed
also me: but i shouldn’t doomscroll
also also me: but i need to know what’s happening
also also also me: but it’s deeply upsetting
also also also also me: but willful ignorance is irresponsible
alas also also also also me: but i can’t function when i’m this overwhelmed
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Just as I predicted, once no other media organization stood with AP (other than issuing statements) this was the next step. And when you bow down to this, there will be another step taken to erode press freedoms. If you don’t fight for your rights, you lose them.
Started / Going
Started / Going
February 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just as I predicted, once no other media organization stood with AP (other than issuing statements) this was the next step. And when you bow down to this, there will be another step taken to erode press freedoms. If you don’t fight for your rights, you lose them.
Started / Going
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Like. and I cannot stress this enough. WTF.
The video is jaw-dropping. They will come for us all because our leadership failed us.
Chaos erupts at legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene
Saturday’s Legislative Town Hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile as some attendees voiced their concerns over House Bill 138 and other recent legislative ini...
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February 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Like. and I cannot stress this enough. WTF.
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
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Free speech baby
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Free speech baby
Me: If you save up, you can buy things you want.
Toddler JC: I can buy everything in the whole world?
Me: Well, no one can buy everything in the whole world.
Toddler JC: Well...what if I steal everyone's money, then can I buy everything?
Me: You're going to have a spot in this administration.
Toddler JC: I can buy everything in the whole world?
Me: Well, no one can buy everything in the whole world.
Toddler JC: Well...what if I steal everyone's money, then can I buy everything?
Me: You're going to have a spot in this administration.
February 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Me: If you save up, you can buy things you want.
Toddler JC: I can buy everything in the whole world?
Me: Well, no one can buy everything in the whole world.
Toddler JC: Well...what if I steal everyone's money, then can I buy everything?
Me: You're going to have a spot in this administration.
Toddler JC: I can buy everything in the whole world?
Me: Well, no one can buy everything in the whole world.
Toddler JC: Well...what if I steal everyone's money, then can I buy everything?
Me: You're going to have a spot in this administration.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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Countries who aren’t part of the World Health Organization:
- Liechtenstein
- The United States
Countries who are part of the World Health Organization:
Literally everyone else
- Liechtenstein
- The United States
Countries who are part of the World Health Organization:
Literally everyone else
January 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Countries who aren’t part of the World Health Organization:
- Liechtenstein
- The United States
Countries who are part of the World Health Organization:
Literally everyone else
- Liechtenstein
- The United States
Countries who are part of the World Health Organization:
Literally everyone else
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2024: Our year in review
2024: Our year in review « A Gai Shan Life
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January 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
2024: Our year in review
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“Ronald Reagan does not determine my mood. Its’s not his country. It’s our country.” -June Jordan 1986
January 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Ronald Reagan does not determine my mood. Its’s not his country. It’s our country.” -June Jordan 1986
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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I did a thread about that the other day.
For a guy who touts his business skills, he actually seems very challenged on the subject.
For a guy who touts his business skills, he actually seems very challenged on the subject.
So this lamebrained fuck, who somehow is being allowed to call himself a president, is going to send his 'external revenue service' to ask China and other countries for money that is actually paid by importers HERE IN THE US because Trump still doesn't understand how tariffs work
January 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I did a thread about that the other day.
For a guy who touts his business skills, he actually seems very challenged on the subject.
For a guy who touts his business skills, he actually seems very challenged on the subject.