Scott Imberman
@imbernomics.bsky.social
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I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
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read: expect shenanigans in 2026
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
read: expect shenanigans in 2026
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
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Adam Corolla is the textbook example of why divorce protections are important for nonworking spouses - he used to brag routinely on his show about how his wife didn't have to work because he earned so much. It was a point of pride for him that she quit her job when they got married.
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Adam Corolla is the textbook example of why divorce protections are important for nonworking spouses - he used to brag routinely on his show about how his wife didn't have to work because he earned so much. It was a point of pride for him that she quit her job when they got married.
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Trump dumps dumpling dumpers?
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Trump dumps dumpling dumpers?
Trump take bucatini.
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump take bucatini.
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I feel like this needs to be said, bc some big accounts are missing it.
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I feel like this needs to be said, bc some big accounts are missing it.
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
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I think this an important point. The shutdown was hurting millions of people. In a normal political world, the party in power would first, not want that, and second, care about being blamed for it, which is leverage for negotiation. Neither applies here.
It's also virtually certain that Dem's efforts to restore ACA subsidies were not going to work. They had no leverage to negotiate because the opposite side doesn't care how much or how long Americans in either group were hurting.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I think this an important point. The shutdown was hurting millions of people. In a normal political world, the party in power would first, not want that, and second, care about being blamed for it, which is leverage for negotiation. Neither applies here.
Imagine pissing off half your fans and making them never be willing to step foot in your stadium.
@davidaldridgedc.bsky.social says it should go without saying that the Commanders should not name their soon-to-be-built stadium after President Trump, as he would reportedly like.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
A new stadium named after President Trump? The Commanders have better options
Naming their next stadium after Trump, or any other modern pol, would be a cosmically bad decision for Josh Harris and his ownership group.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Imagine pissing off half your fans and making them never be willing to step foot in your stadium.
Dammit. I’m not ready for winter boots yet. It’s too early.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dammit. I’m not ready for winter boots yet. It’s too early.
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New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
"by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
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FWIW a lot of people are now taking on the Trump position that the Tuesday elections were about the shutdown specifically, as opposed to a more general repudiation of Trump. I'm skeptical.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
FWIW a lot of people are now taking on the Trump position that the Tuesday elections were about the shutdown specifically, as opposed to a more general repudiation of Trump. I'm skeptical.
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the minibus funds SNAP for a year, so if we do this again in January SNAP would no longer be in peril
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
the minibus funds SNAP for a year, so if we do this again in January SNAP would no longer be in peril
NOOOOO! Not you Aman-Ra!
After a first quarter touchdown, the Lions wide receiver pointed to President Trump before celebrating with a "Trump dance."
Amon-Ra St. Brown celebrates TD with 'Trump dance' in front of president
After a first quarter touchdown, the Lions wide receiver pointed to President Trump before celebrating with a "Trump dance."
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NOOOOO! Not you Aman-Ra!
WTH - why are the announcers talking with Trump in the middle of the Lions game. He will not let us escape him.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
WTH - why are the announcers talking with Trump in the middle of the Lions game. He will not let us escape him.
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I would really view a WSJ piece on how the Rick Scott plan "appeared to break the logjam" with significant skepticism
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I would really view a WSJ piece on how the Rick Scott plan "appeared to break the logjam" with significant skepticism
I would’ve used one more word, but this is good.
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I would’ve used one more word, but this is good.
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Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
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This is apparently a 7 week or so CR. I'll remind everyone that the first-ever extended shutdown, the Newt one, was a two-parter; a short-ish fall shutdown, followed by a CR, followed by a longer winter shutdown. Will this be a two-parter? We don't know yet. *They* may not know yet.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is apparently a 7 week or so CR. I'll remind everyone that the first-ever extended shutdown, the Newt one, was a two-parter; a short-ish fall shutdown, followed by a CR, followed by a longer winter shutdown. Will this be a two-parter? We don't know yet. *They* may not know yet.
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Okay I'll try a premature thread.
So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.
So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Okay I'll try a premature thread.
So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.
So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.
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if the break is as reported- a short term CR- seems like we might want to do this again in January
I think if senate mods want to break, they will break, but it's really important they do it without cover from the caucus or leadership
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
if the break is as reported- a short term CR- seems like we might want to do this again in January
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I think people are looking at this as game-over rather than halftime despite everyone involved saying it's halftime.
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think people are looking at this as game-over rather than halftime despite everyone involved saying it's halftime.
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it