Graham Webster
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"It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation."
The Hunger Games Begin
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The Hunger Games Begin
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The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
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October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation."
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The Hunger Games Begin
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Hysteresis.
Supply-Chain Economics Beats Tariff Politics by Jun Du @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/PZH1DI3
Supply-Chain Economics Beats Tariff Politics by Jun Du @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/PZH1DI3
Supply-Chain Economics Beats Tariff Politics
Jun Du explains how US trade policy has devastated American soybean farmers, and why the damage will be permanent.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hysteresis.
Supply-Chain Economics Beats Tariff Politics by Jun Du @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/PZH1DI3
Supply-Chain Economics Beats Tariff Politics by Jun Du @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/PZH1DI3
MAGA World Can't Believe Sturgeon-Humping Norwegians Didn't Give Nobel Prize To Heroic Peacemaker Donald Trump
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MAGA World Can't Believe Sturgeon-Humping Norwegians Didn't Give Nobel Prize To Heroic Peacemaker Donald Trump
Do they give Nobels for whining? He certainly has a shot at that.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
MAGA World Can't Believe Sturgeon-Humping Norwegians Didn't Give Nobel Prize To Heroic Peacemaker Donald Trump
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It is also unfortunate that White House leadership has decided to use American consumers as a hostage or pawn in the trade negotiations. American consumers also voted for President Trump (not sure why that's relevant).
Why aren't we expecting news on Tuesday of substantial support for our consumers?
Why aren't we expecting news on Tuesday of substantial support for our consumers?
Bessent: "It's unfortunate that Chinese leadership has decided to use American soybean farmers as a hostage or pawn in the trade negotiations. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for President Trump ... you should expect news on Tuesday on substantial support for our farmers."
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It is also unfortunate that White House leadership has decided to use American consumers as a hostage or pawn in the trade negotiations. American consumers also voted for President Trump (not sure why that's relevant).
Why aren't we expecting news on Tuesday of substantial support for our consumers?
Why aren't we expecting news on Tuesday of substantial support for our consumers?
No. There Are No Even Half-Competent Chaos Monkeys in the Trump Administration. Any Questions?
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No. There Are No Even Half-Competent Chaos Monkeys in the Trump Administration. Any Questions?
Bessent needs to go. And quickly. Dan Drezner said last week that one good thing that could be said about Scott Bessent was that he was 10% less crazy than the other Trumpist chaos monkeys...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
No. There Are No Even Half-Competent Chaos Monkeys in the Trump Administration. Any Questions?
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Putting the farmers on welfare can't fix this.
There is no bailout that will solve this problem.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans.
NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Putting the farmers on welfare can't fix this.
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can you imagine sitting in that audience as a three-star flag officer — decades in the service, multiple post-grad degrees and a virtually unequaled level of command expertise — and being forced to watch this dunderheaded dry drunk give an off-brand jordan belfort seminar?
September 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
can you imagine sitting in that audience as a three-star flag officer — decades in the service, multiple post-grad degrees and a virtually unequaled level of command expertise — and being forced to watch this dunderheaded dry drunk give an off-brand jordan belfort seminar?
He called them all in from all over the world to "motivate" generals and admirals like this?
reminder that this directive functionally massively discriminates against Black men and should be understood as part of an ongoing campaign to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
He called them all in from all over the world to "motivate" generals and admirals like this?
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yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
Excellent this from Adam Tooze. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 409 Beyond the "Marshall Plan": China's solar boom as world-changing industrial policy.
In the first six months of 2025 China installed more than 250GW of solar power capacity.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Excellent this from Adam Tooze. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
"I never thought the leopard would eat *my* face..."
"There's nothing darker than that," he warned.
Trump Administration's Free Speech Crackdown Has Even Tucker Carlson Alarmed
"There's nothing darker than that," he warned.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"I never thought the leopard would eat *my* face..."
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This is the whole ball game, gang.
NEW: Trump administration asks SCOTUS to intervene in the Lisa Cook case
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is the whole ball game, gang.
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Putting these South Koreans in chains and detaining them for 7 days when they had valid visas and were here to help get a massive factory set up is genuinely suicidal US behavior
September 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Putting these South Koreans in chains and detaining them for 7 days when they had valid visas and were here to help get a massive factory set up is genuinely suicidal US behavior
There's someting happening here...
#Florida is weaponizing Kirk's murder to further clamp down on what teachers say. www.tcpalm.com/story/news/e...
It was weirdly fitting that the Charlie Kirk murder blended into the 9/11 anniversary as once again Americans were told to “watch what they say”
The hypocritical censorship around a “free speech hero.” My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
The hypocritical censorship around a “free speech hero.” My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
September 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There's someting happening here...
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What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?
ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
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ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
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August 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?
ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
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ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles
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Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
Way harsh but made me laugh in a not-really-sad way. open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
Yes, Kevin Hassett Would Be a Very Bed Fed Chair
Lying liars who lie and knowingly and deliberately say whatever—whatever—lies they believe are to their immediate advantage are not the kind of people who should chair the Federal Reserve. Any...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Way harsh but made me laugh in a not-really-sad way. open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
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here's today's post: "vulgar pig to turn White House into a golf motel — because fuck you, that’s why."
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vulgar pig to turn White House into a golf motel — because fuck you, that’s why
nobody asked for this
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August 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
here's today's post: "vulgar pig to turn White House into a golf motel — because fuck you, that’s why."
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"There is no excuse for this. Absolutely none."
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social speaks with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who slams Senate Democrats who remain silent on the genocide in Gaza and continue to arm Israel.
Watch the full interview:
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@mehdirhasan.bsky.social speaks with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who slams Senate Democrats who remain silent on the genocide in Gaza and continue to arm Israel.
Watch the full interview:
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August 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"There is no excuse for this. Absolutely none."
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social speaks with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who slams Senate Democrats who remain silent on the genocide in Gaza and continue to arm Israel.
Watch the full interview:
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@mehdirhasan.bsky.social speaks with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who slams Senate Democrats who remain silent on the genocide in Gaza and continue to arm Israel.
Watch the full interview:
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Powerful stuff this. @adamtooze.bsky.social doesn't usually pull his punches, but here he's really telling it like it is. Excellent.
Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate".
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Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate".
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Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate".
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Columbia University announced what it called a “resolution” and “agreement” with the Trump administration.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Powerful stuff this. @adamtooze.bsky.social doesn't usually pull his punches, but here he's really telling it like it is. Excellent.
Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate".
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Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate".
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal — and we as a nation are directly implicated in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
July 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal — and we as a nation are directly implicated in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
The Rich Are Not Like You and Me
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The Rich Are Not Like You and Me
That's a problem for social science. And more importantly for us
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July 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Rich Are Not Like You and Me
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You know Krugman doesn't write for the @NYT anymore when he starts applying Doctorow's terminology.
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Enshittification and the Bitterness of Billionaire Bros
Hell hath no fury like a tech god scorned
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July 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
You know Krugman doesn't write for the @NYT anymore when he starts applying Doctorow's terminology.
Enshittification and the Bitterness of Billionaire Bros open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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