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breaking news: Lucy (Rs) pulled the football again, and Charlie Brown (MSM) fell down.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
breaking news: Lucy (Rs) pulled the football again, and Charlie Brown (MSM) fell down.
you should include a horizontal axis label so people can see the dates
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
you should include a horizontal axis label so people can see the dates
Trump is 6'1", best seen in pictures with Obama -- they are about the same height. Trump is a couple of inches shorter than Gavin Newsom (6'3"). Trump may have shrunk since then.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Trump is 6'1", best seen in pictures with Obama -- they are about the same height. Trump is a couple of inches shorter than Gavin Newsom (6'3"). Trump may have shrunk since then.
two baseball teams named after socks
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
two baseball teams named after socks
Philadelphia Phillies
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Philadelphia Phillies
the investment could also be over several years.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the investment could also be over several years.
Aaron, it is a stretch but GDP is not a limiting factor for investment: GDP is the value of goods & services produced within a year, and the resources available for investment could include the valuation of stocks, bonds, real estate, and what the country can borrow -- different things.
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Aaron, it is a stretch but GDP is not a limiting factor for investment: GDP is the value of goods & services produced within a year, and the resources available for investment could include the valuation of stocks, bonds, real estate, and what the country can borrow -- different things.
He'll release the Epstein files right after he releases his taxes.
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
He'll release the Epstein files right after he releases his taxes.
Dude (Navarro), we're 10 months in -- Trump owns it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Dude (Navarro), we're 10 months in -- Trump owns it.
My lungs would burn if I went for a run on a smoggy day in LA in early 80s
Things that are better now in US than then:
- crime way down
- pollution way down
- life expectancy up +/- 2 yrs (wld be closer to 5 w/o disastrous Covid response)
- real income of median worker + 15%
- bread, coffee & beer!!
Things that are better now in US than then:
- crime way down
- pollution way down
- life expectancy up +/- 2 yrs (wld be closer to 5 w/o disastrous Covid response)
- real income of median worker + 15%
- bread, coffee & beer!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My lungs would burn if I went for a run on a smoggy day in LA in early 80s
Things that are better now in US than then:
- crime way down
- pollution way down
- life expectancy up +/- 2 yrs (wld be closer to 5 w/o disastrous Covid response)
- real income of median worker + 15%
- bread, coffee & beer!!
Things that are better now in US than then:
- crime way down
- pollution way down
- life expectancy up +/- 2 yrs (wld be closer to 5 w/o disastrous Covid response)
- real income of median worker + 15%
- bread, coffee & beer!!
An objective measure of whether avg ppl are better off at one point in time vs another is real median wages, which are up about 15% since the mid-1980s in the US. That's not a lot, less than 1/2 a percent per year, but it is up. And it includes housing (the biggest weight in a price index).
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
An objective measure of whether avg ppl are better off at one point in time vs another is real median wages, which are up about 15% since the mid-1980s in the US. That's not a lot, less than 1/2 a percent per year, but it is up. And it includes housing (the biggest weight in a price index).
credible estimates of the point at which the Laffer curve peaks (and thus lower taxes lead to more revenue) is a top marginal tax rate of about 70%. In the US it is currently less than 40%, so we are miles from the Laffer curve being relevant.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
credible estimates of the point at which the Laffer curve peaks (and thus lower taxes lead to more revenue) is a top marginal tax rate of about 70%. In the US it is currently less than 40%, so we are miles from the Laffer curve being relevant.
it seems dumb to argue this point using anecdotes, when there is data! Houses are much less affordable now simply because incomes have gone up by much less than house prices.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
it seems dumb to argue this point using anecdotes, when there is data! Houses are much less affordable now simply because incomes have gone up by much less than house prices.
Republicans have been pretty successful with lying for the past few decades. Yes they do lie more than Dems do, by a wide margin.
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Republicans have been pretty successful with lying for the past few decades. Yes they do lie more than Dems do, by a wide margin.
Also -- those Republicans sure do a lot of standing around while each other talk. At my place of work that is called being unproductive!
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Also -- those Republicans sure do a lot of standing around while each other talk. At my place of work that is called being unproductive!
Johnson is right, core inflation is near its lowest level in 4 yrs. The problem is that under Biden it was steadily coming down, but under Trump it has stopped coming down -- it has flatlined at about 3% for the last several months.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Johnson is right, core inflation is near its lowest level in 4 yrs. The problem is that under Biden it was steadily coming down, but under Trump it has stopped coming down -- it has flatlined at about 3% for the last several months.
Maybe Jake Tapper should look into it
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Maybe Jake Tapper should look into it
why is this in my feed
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
why is this in my feed
"my wife and me"
agree otherwise
agree otherwise
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"my wife and me"
agree otherwise
agree otherwise
going from 4 billion to 8 billion is not "many fold". It is two fold. And that was during a global pandemic.
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
going from 4 billion to 8 billion is not "many fold". It is two fold. And that was during a global pandemic.
I am "Blue no matter who" and fully support Mamdani.
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am "Blue no matter who" and fully support Mamdani.
Ackman's returns are middling already. He made a huge mistake w/Herbalife.
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ackman's returns are middling already. He made a huge mistake w/Herbalife.
exodus of the dodos?
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
exodus of the dodos?
would somebody please educate the president about the difference between insane asylums and political asylums?
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
would somebody please educate the president about the difference between insane asylums and political asylums?