Dr GRat
@drgrat.bsky.social
Historian turned Screenwriter. Started in New Orleans, a few years in Macon, a few more in Edinburgh, ended up in Austin.
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy” — Camus
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy” — Camus
Pinned
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U.S. STOCKS EXTEND FALL, S&P 500 DOWN 1.00%
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
U.S. STOCKS EXTEND FALL, S&P 500 DOWN 1.00%
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
Tariffs, the word your looking for is tariffs.
JD Vance: "There's a lot of people out there, Sean, who are saying 'things are expensive.' And we have to remember they're expensive because we inherited this terrible inflation crisis from the Biden administration."
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Tariffs, the word your looking for is tariffs.
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Toyota announces $10 billion investment in U.S. factories to ramp up electric vehicle production.
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Toyota announces $10 billion investment in U.S. factories to ramp up electric vehicle production.
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All of this reminds me of a child pressing all the buttons on the elevator. It’s exhausting and we are all going down to the bottom floor.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
All of this reminds me of a child pressing all the buttons on the elevator. It’s exhausting and we are all going down to the bottom floor.
Don’t know you, but I like your style.
Sic semper tyrannis… et eorum collaboratores!
Sic semper tyrannis… et eorum collaboratores!
The despicable ways in which conservatives have gone all in to defend that bloated carcass of a man are unforgivable. They should never be forgiven, there is no "reaching across the aisle," there is no redemption. They should be chastised and shunned until they are gone from the earth.
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don’t know you, but I like your style.
Sic semper tyrannis… et eorum collaboratores!
Sic semper tyrannis… et eorum collaboratores!
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We’re in the “Goldman-now-has-two-AI-baskets” part of the cycle:
“High-Profit AI” vs “Vulnerable AI”
(via GS desk)
“High-Profit AI” vs “Vulnerable AI”
(via GS desk)
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We’re in the “Goldman-now-has-two-AI-baskets” part of the cycle:
“High-Profit AI” vs “Vulnerable AI”
(via GS desk)
“High-Profit AI” vs “Vulnerable AI”
(via GS desk)
Canadians don’t do bullies.
Talk about #elbowsup. 🇨🇦
“.. their absence is driving down international travel spending, which is expected to drop 3.2 percent to $173 billion ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
“.. their absence is driving down international travel spending, which is expected to drop 3.2 percent to $173 billion ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Canadians don’t do bullies.
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Trump dips below 40% approval on @gelliottmorris.com's tracker for the first time.
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump dips below 40% approval on @gelliottmorris.com's tracker for the first time.
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It's so over for Tesla in China.
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It's so over for Tesla in China.
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
The Xiaomi YU7, a Model Y rival, not only outsold Tesla's Model Y in October, but it outsold Tesla's *total* October sales of 26,006 vehicles by 29%.
💀☠️
Confirming presidential child rape is most definitely a situation.
“.. in the Situation Room.” 👀
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Confirming presidential child rape is most definitely a situation.
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Chuck Schumer has failed utterly. In any functional organization, a leader who had failed as often and badly as Schumer would have been ousted long ago. If the party is to have a future, it needs to rid itself of the burden of this man’s weak leadership.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-is-...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-is-...
Why Is This Man In Charge of Anything?
Chuck Schumer, the feckless Democratic Senate leader, embodies everything about the party that needs to be jettisoned if they are going to be popular and effective.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Chuck Schumer has failed utterly. In any functional organization, a leader who had failed as often and badly as Schumer would have been ousted long ago. If the party is to have a future, it needs to rid itself of the burden of this man’s weak leadership.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-is-...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-is-...
Brawler rhetoric.
Needs to intern for the NYC mayor this summer, really learn the job.
But might keep his seat if he keeps this up.
Needs to intern for the NYC mayor this summer, really learn the job.
But might keep his seat if he keeps this up.
Jeffries: "He somehow has found $40 billion to bail out his right wing wannabe dictator buddy in Argentina putting Argentina first but not the American people first."
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Brawler rhetoric.
Needs to intern for the NYC mayor this summer, really learn the job.
But might keep his seat if he keeps this up.
Needs to intern for the NYC mayor this summer, really learn the job.
But might keep his seat if he keeps this up.
Do something or shut up.
Schumer is not a war time consigliere and everyone knows it, especially the republicans.
Schumer is not a war time consigliere and everyone knows it, especially the republicans.
Last night's so-called deal was a tragically disappointing result for the millions of Americans who are facing higher health care costs next year, and for our efforts to confront this bully of a President. I voted no.
Let's talk about where we go from here. youtu.be/Zc-sUG6myqE?...
Let's talk about where we go from here. youtu.be/Zc-sUG6myqE?...
About Last Night’s Bad Deal
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Do something or shut up.
Schumer is not a war time consigliere and everyone knows it, especially the republicans.
Schumer is not a war time consigliere and everyone knows it, especially the republicans.
Un- fucking - hinged.
Other than that, how was the quarter? 🤡
$PLTR
$PLTR
Palantir update via www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Un- fucking - hinged.
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Other than that, how was the quarter? 🤡
$PLTR
$PLTR
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Other than that, how was the quarter? 🤡
$PLTR
$PLTR
Well known for not complaining
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Well known for not complaining
Main line that debt peonage!
psh 50 year mortgages are a half measure; real ones want 100 year mortgages that burden all the debtor's genetic descendants and let investors build actual castles off all the interest they'll collect for their outlay
QUINTANILLA: What's more likely -- a $2,000 tariff rebate check or a 50 year mortgage?
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
HASSETT: They're both really good ideas
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Main line that debt peonage!
Schumer sure did Schumer.
Trump: US House Speaker Johnson and Senate Republican Leader Thune got a big victory in the stopgap deal.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Schumer sure did Schumer.
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"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN." www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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* U.S. AIRLINES CANCELLED OVER 1,000 FLIGHTS FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY DUE TO GOVERNMENT-MAINTAINED REDUCTIONS
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
* U.S. AIRLINES CANCELLED OVER 1,000 FLIGHTS FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY DUE TO GOVERNMENT-MAINTAINED REDUCTIONS
Obvious to everyone except Chuck “Checkers” Schumer
“.. But Trump officials have also learned a lesson.
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Obvious to everyone except Chuck “Checkers” Schumer
And criminalized Delta 8 (for the alcohol industry) while they were at it!
Corruption is king 👑
Corruption is king 👑
BREAKING: US Senate has officially voted to end the shutdown, sending it to the House of Representatives for a final vote to re-open the government.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
And criminalized Delta 8 (for the alcohol industry) while they were at it!
Corruption is king 👑
Corruption is king 👑