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these words are from Thomas Hoenig:
It is surprising that the media failed to ask for more detail as to why restarting large open market purchases of U.S. Treasuries was not a restart of quantitative easing (QE), a monetary policy action that perhaps should have required a FOMC vote
It is surprising that the media failed to ask for more detail as to why restarting large open market purchases of U.S. Treasuries was not a restart of quantitative easing (QE), a monetary policy action that perhaps should have required a FOMC vote
The Fed’s QE—and the Claim of a Technical Adjustment
How a large balance-sheet expansion blurs the line between liquidity management and monetary accommodation
www.finregrag.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
these words are from Thomas Hoenig:
It is surprising that the media failed to ask for more detail as to why restarting large open market purchases of U.S. Treasuries was not a restart of quantitative easing (QE), a monetary policy action that perhaps should have required a FOMC vote
It is surprising that the media failed to ask for more detail as to why restarting large open market purchases of U.S. Treasuries was not a restart of quantitative easing (QE), a monetary policy action that perhaps should have required a FOMC vote
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We could have had a sane president.
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We could have had a sane president.
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
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"He’s 62, and she’s 64; she’s going to get on Medicare next year. Their premium is going to $3,000," Congressman Flood said...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Rank-and-file Republicans feel heat from constituents on health care
As efforts to address expiring Obamacare subsidies stall in Congress, members of Trump’s party say it’s time to find a way to help millions afford health insurance.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"He’s 62, and she’s 64; she’s going to get on Medicare next year. Their premium is going to $3,000," Congressman Flood said...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump is absolute human garbage
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump is absolute human garbage
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"The former dictator has lined up interviews with RT and a popular rightwing American podcaster, but is waiting for approval from Russian authorities to make a media appearance...."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’
Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"The former dictator has lined up interviews with RT and a popular rightwing American podcaster, but is waiting for approval from Russian authorities to make a media appearance...."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Two human beings were murdered last night. This is the response from the President of the United States:
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Two human beings were murdered last night. This is the response from the President of the United States:
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When even MTG knows you’re garbage.
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When even MTG knows you’re garbage.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Terrible news.
Rob Reiner dead: Legendary Hollywood director and wife found 'stabbed to death' in LA home — The Standard
The couple’s 32-year-old son, screenwriter Nick Reiner, is reportedly being treated by police as a person of interest following the deaths
apple.news
December 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Terrible news.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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“.. The problem isn’t that grocery prices are high .. the problem is that nobody is giving the president credit for all the good things happening in the make-believe world he inhabits.”
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“.. The problem isn’t that grocery prices are high .. the problem is that nobody is giving the president credit for all the good things happening in the make-believe world he inhabits.”
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@rexhuppke.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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这是世界性问题
中文圈有些关于美国现在局势的评论经常简单地把问题归结于“(一部分）美国人很蠢, 很坏“.
其实目前世界出现的问题是跨区域，跨体制，甚至是跨意识形态的. 所以不管东大，西大，还是欧洲，甚至加拿大，澳大利亚这些过去相对比较和谐的地区现在都出现极端思潮.
过去有在德国的朋友认为美国一部分人教育程度低，所以才会出问题，德国教育水平高，没有问题. 但他们后来看到德国大选后德国极右冀AfD得票率为21%左右也很吃惊. Afd在年轻人的支持率更高.
法国极右政党Rassemblement National (RN)
现在支持率高达35%，在法国政党支持率排名中第一.
中文圈有些关于美国现在局势的评论经常简单地把问题归结于“(一部分）美国人很蠢, 很坏“.
其实目前世界出现的问题是跨区域，跨体制，甚至是跨意识形态的. 所以不管东大，西大，还是欧洲，甚至加拿大，澳大利亚这些过去相对比较和谐的地区现在都出现极端思潮.
过去有在德国的朋友认为美国一部分人教育程度低，所以才会出问题，德国教育水平高，没有问题. 但他们后来看到德国大选后德国极右冀AfD得票率为21%左右也很吃惊. Afd在年轻人的支持率更高.
法国极右政党Rassemblement National (RN)
现在支持率高达35%，在法国政党支持率排名中第一.
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
这是世界性问题
中文圈有些关于美国现在局势的评论经常简单地把问题归结于“(一部分）美国人很蠢, 很坏“.
其实目前世界出现的问题是跨区域，跨体制，甚至是跨意识形态的. 所以不管东大，西大，还是欧洲，甚至加拿大，澳大利亚这些过去相对比较和谐的地区现在都出现极端思潮.
过去有在德国的朋友认为美国一部分人教育程度低，所以才会出问题，德国教育水平高，没有问题. 但他们后来看到德国大选后德国极右冀AfD得票率为21%左右也很吃惊. Afd在年轻人的支持率更高.
法国极右政党Rassemblement National (RN)
现在支持率高达35%，在法国政党支持率排名中第一.
中文圈有些关于美国现在局势的评论经常简单地把问题归结于“(一部分）美国人很蠢, 很坏“.
其实目前世界出现的问题是跨区域，跨体制，甚至是跨意识形态的. 所以不管东大，西大，还是欧洲，甚至加拿大，澳大利亚这些过去相对比较和谐的地区现在都出现极端思潮.
过去有在德国的朋友认为美国一部分人教育程度低，所以才会出问题，德国教育水平高，没有问题. 但他们后来看到德国大选后德国极右冀AfD得票率为21%左右也很吃惊. Afd在年轻人的支持率更高.
法国极右政党Rassemblement National (RN)
现在支持率高达35%，在法国政党支持率排名中第一.
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In "Elegant Gathering in the Inner Courtyard(闱中雅会图)", we glimpse a world beyond the masculine halls of scholarship: Qing dynasty gardens where women gathered in refined sisterhood. Here, poetry flowed like tea, brushes danced on silk, and each verse defied the silence imposed by 1/2
🎨 in ALT.
🎨 in ALT.
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In "Elegant Gathering in the Inner Courtyard(闱中雅会图)", we glimpse a world beyond the masculine halls of scholarship: Qing dynasty gardens where women gathered in refined sisterhood. Here, poetry flowed like tea, brushes danced on silk, and each verse defied the silence imposed by 1/2
🎨 in ALT.
🎨 in ALT.
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Bystander who tackled armed man at Bondi Beach shooting hailed as hero reut.rs/4s1IInA
Bystander who tackled armed man at Bondi Beach shooting hailed as hero
A bystander captured on video tackling and disarming an armed man during an attack in which 12 people were shot dead at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero whose actions potentially saved lives.
reut.rs
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bystander who tackled armed man at Bondi Beach shooting hailed as hero reut.rs/4s1IInA
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Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the heroic civilian who disarmed one of the Sydney terrorists. He was shot twice by the second gunman firing from a bridge and is now undergoing surgery for his injuries.
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the heroic civilian who disarmed one of the Sydney terrorists. He was shot twice by the second gunman firing from a bridge and is now undergoing surgery for his injuries.
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Bondi Beach attack now designated a terrorist incident.
Bondi beach shooting live updates: Australia's PM condemns act of ‘evil antisemitism’ as death toll from attack at Jewish festival rises to 12; event declared terror incident
Further 29 people are in hospital in Australia, with paramedics treating more at the scene near where a Hanukah event was taking place in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Bondi Beach attack now designated a terrorist incident.
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Awful news coming out of Australia. Ten people dead including one shooter at Bondi Beach. At least 12 others injured.
December 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Awful news coming out of Australia. Ten people dead including one shooter at Bondi Beach. At least 12 others injured.
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Absolutely wild, how did the shooter not have a side arm?
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Absolutely wild, how did the shooter not have a side arm?
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Local reports of many victims in a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Shooter is now believed to be in custody.
December 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Local reports of many victims in a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Shooter is now believed to be in custody.
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Hungary's Viktor Orbán is looking for ways to keep power if he loses next year’s election, Bloomberg reports.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Hungary's Viktor Orbán is looking for ways to keep power if he loses next year’s election, Bloomberg reports.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.
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“.. Greer’s comment at the hearing came on the heels of a report by NBC News showing that the pace of China’s purchase of soybeans in recent weeks was well short of reaching the agreed amount by the end of the calendar year.”
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/t...
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/t...
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“.. Greer’s comment at the hearing came on the heels of a report by NBC News showing that the pace of China’s purchase of soybeans in recent weeks was well short of reaching the agreed amount by the end of the calendar year.”
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/t...
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/t...
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“.. Agricultural lenders expect less than half of farm borrowers to be profitable in 2026, with liquidity, income and inflation as their top concerns ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“.. Agricultural lenders expect less than half of farm borrowers to be profitable in 2026, with liquidity, income and inflation as their top concerns ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
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Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and entombed a thriving Roman city, researchers are turning to the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the "lost Pompeii."
https://cnn.it/4ptuGJy
https://cnn.it/4ptuGJy
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and entombed a thriving Roman city, researchers are turning to the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the "lost Pompeii."
https://cnn.it/4ptuGJy
https://cnn.it/4ptuGJy
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Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says reut.rs/44dlaBO
Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says
Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday close to Japan's Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan's defence minister described as "dangerous acts".
reut.rs
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says reut.rs/44dlaBO