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Brunson on Thibs firing: "It's sad to see a man I know for a longtime part ways with this organization. He's meant a lot to me. I've expressed that to him publicly and personally. He's meant a lot to my career."
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Brunson on Thibs firing: "It's sad to see a man I know for a longtime part ways with this organization. He's meant a lot to me. I've expressed that to him publicly and personally. He's meant a lot to my career."
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Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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Some thoughts I had this morning, and wanted to share.
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Some thoughts I had this morning, and wanted to share.
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As if we needed more evidence that we are at full partisan capture of checks and balances... Republican Senators set to OK new Fed member who will be making decisions on monetary policy while working in the White House
Senate moves swiftly on Miran nomination to Fed board. Senate Banking Committee likely to OK the nomination on party line vote today. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's Fed nominee Miran heads toward swift Senate confirmation
Stephen Miran, a top White House economic advisor, is expected to clear a U.S. Senate hurdle on Wednesday, advancing his nomination as Federal Reserve governor and furthering President Donald Trump’s effort to exert more direct control over interest rate policy and the central bank’s broader role.
www.reuters.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As if we needed more evidence that we are at full partisan capture of checks and balances... Republican Senators set to OK new Fed member who will be making decisions on monetary policy while working in the White House
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This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
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No idea if I should believe jobs data now. Seems equally likely that this is a normal adjustment or just a lie to support a fake reality. WaPo helpfully frames the BLS issue — while also somehow immediately reaching the conclusion that readers should consider this info "more accurate." Fun world.
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
No idea if I should believe jobs data now. Seems equally likely that this is a normal adjustment or just a lie to support a fake reality. WaPo helpfully frames the BLS issue — while also somehow immediately reaching the conclusion that readers should consider this info "more accurate." Fun world.
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"enigmas never age" legit makes my skin crawl. that's the man who is president.
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"enigmas never age" legit makes my skin crawl. that's the man who is president.
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They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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big news on campaign finance reform, if that's your jam (it should be!):
Seattle voters chose to continue their experiment with public campaign financing, renewing DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS for another decade
this is a program that hands residents $100 to give to candidates to try to democratize giving:
Seattle voters chose to continue their experiment with public campaign financing, renewing DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS for another decade
this is a program that hands residents $100 to give to candidates to try to democratize giving:
Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing
The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic involvement. Voters on Tuesday extended it by 10 years.
boltsmag.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
big news on campaign finance reform, if that's your jam (it should be!):
Seattle voters chose to continue their experiment with public campaign financing, renewing DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS for another decade
this is a program that hands residents $100 to give to candidates to try to democratize giving:
Seattle voters chose to continue their experiment with public campaign financing, renewing DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS for another decade
this is a program that hands residents $100 to give to candidates to try to democratize giving:
Wow, our government needs functional employees and services. A wild concept.
August 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Wow, our government needs functional employees and services. A wild concept.
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I cannot imagine a way more likely to destroy an advanced economy than making IP rights liable to be set aside at political whim.
R&D, industrial development, technology, you name anything in which people invest, you react to this by taking it elsewhere.
R&D, industrial development, technology, you name anything in which people invest, you react to this by taking it elsewhere.
New: Harvard patents targeted by Trump administration - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Exclusive: Harvard patents targeted by Trump administration
The Trump administration on Friday ordered a comprehensive review of Harvard University's federally funded research programs, and threatened to take title to or grant licenses from the school's lucrative portfolio of patents.
www.reuters.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I cannot imagine a way more likely to destroy an advanced economy than making IP rights liable to be set aside at political whim.
R&D, industrial development, technology, you name anything in which people invest, you react to this by taking it elsewhere.
R&D, industrial development, technology, you name anything in which people invest, you react to this by taking it elsewhere.
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It's easy to forget, so we have to keep saying it:
This kind of rank corruption would be a multi-month scandal and would lead to calls for impeachment had any president other than Trump attempted it.
He's corrupt and unfit to lead.
This kind of rank corruption would be a multi-month scandal and would lead to calls for impeachment had any president other than Trump attempted it.
He's corrupt and unfit to lead.
NEW: A biotech company donated $5M to attend a March 1 dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
The company's co-owner brought a flier opposing a pending change limiting Medicare $ for his products.
The next day, Trump posted the flier on Truth Social.
The next month, the Medicare change was tabled.
The company's co-owner brought a flier opposing a pending change limiting Medicare $ for his products.
The next day, Trump posted the flier on Truth Social.
The next month, the Medicare change was tabled.
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's easy to forget, so we have to keep saying it:
This kind of rank corruption would be a multi-month scandal and would lead to calls for impeachment had any president other than Trump attempted it.
He's corrupt and unfit to lead.
This kind of rank corruption would be a multi-month scandal and would lead to calls for impeachment had any president other than Trump attempted it.
He's corrupt and unfit to lead.
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Democrats currently lead in House generic ballot polls by 2.6 points, ahead of pace for the average out-party at this point in midterm election cycles since 2006 www.gelliottmorris.com/data
Trump Approval Rating, Generic Ballot Average, Poilitical/Economic Data Portal
This page contains interactive graphics and data downloads for Strength In Numbers’ political data trackers, including an average of Donald Trump’s presidential job approval rating, an index of U.S.
www.gelliottmorris.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Democrats currently lead in House generic ballot polls by 2.6 points, ahead of pace for the average out-party at this point in midterm election cycles since 2006 www.gelliottmorris.com/data
A terrific article that really, fully addresses my concerns with government. I have tried to shy away from discussing politics publicly but I think I've reached a tipping point. I need to do my part, whatever that part is. Not tolerating this authoritarianist world for my future family.
In firing government statisticians and ordering Texas Republicans to redraw maps so he wins 5 new red seats, Donald Trump shows that loyalty to him is now the only thing that matters. The full MAGA-fication of the GOP is complete. Democracy is dying www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-make...
August 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A terrific article that really, fully addresses my concerns with government. I have tried to shy away from discussing politics publicly but I think I've reached a tipping point. I need to do my part, whatever that part is. Not tolerating this authoritarianist world for my future family.
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CNN senior reporter Matt Egan on Trump firing the BLS chief over the jobs numbers: "This would be like an NFL owner who responds to his team losing big by immediately firing the scoreboard operator."
August 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
CNN senior reporter Matt Egan on Trump firing the BLS chief over the jobs numbers: "This would be like an NFL owner who responds to his team losing big by immediately firing the scoreboard operator."
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In the disinformation war, reality is losing.
The people who have promoted disinformation and conspiracy theories are now in charge of the US government.
It runs beyond Trump in this admin.
Reality, science, and education are losing to disinfo.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
The people who have promoted disinformation and conspiracy theories are now in charge of the US government.
It runs beyond Trump in this admin.
Reality, science, and education are losing to disinfo.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In the disinformation war, reality is losing.
The people who have promoted disinformation and conspiracy theories are now in charge of the US government.
It runs beyond Trump in this admin.
Reality, science, and education are losing to disinfo.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
The people who have promoted disinformation and conspiracy theories are now in charge of the US government.
It runs beyond Trump in this admin.
Reality, science, and education are losing to disinfo.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
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checking in on pitt’s camp
August 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
checking in on pitt’s camp
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FWIW: Alex Acosta, Bush-era U.S. attorney who negotiated Epstein's sweetheart deal and later became Trump's labor secretary, joined the Newsmax Board of Directors in June.
Newsmax's Greg Kelly on Ghislaine Maxwell: "There's something else going on here. It's an injustice ... people are horrified when I say that this individual just might be innocent. But think about it. Who told us about her? The most reviled institutions in America. The media and the Biden DOJ."
August 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
FWIW: Alex Acosta, Bush-era U.S. attorney who negotiated Epstein's sweetheart deal and later became Trump's labor secretary, joined the Newsmax Board of Directors in June.
"Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Once these disloyal statisticians are out of the way, the data will finally start to cooperate. The only possible reason the economy could be doing anything other than booming is Joe Biden–legacy manipulation."
Donald Trump Declares Victory Over Statistics
Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics
The numbers were simply not patriotic enough.
www.theatlantic.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Once these disloyal statisticians are out of the way, the data will finally start to cooperate. The only possible reason the economy could be doing anything other than booming is Joe Biden–legacy manipulation."
From @allenanalysis.bsky.social on Twitter... #noticing
July 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
From @allenanalysis.bsky.social on Twitter... #noticing
From @mattyglesias.bsky.social :
The coolest part of DOGE is that while they crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money.
The coolest part of DOGE is that while they crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money.
July 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
From @mattyglesias.bsky.social :
The coolest part of DOGE is that while they crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money.
The coolest part of DOGE is that while they crippled medical research and cost-effective foreign aid programs, they also didn’t save any money.
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One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
July 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
"The Tesla Diner, like so many of Musk’s ideas for the company, is intended to make a statement. And that statement is no more nuanced than: “Tesla is cool.” The problem is that this mission overrides every practical consideration — how a diner normally functions and what keeps one in business."
I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic
Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants
Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner in Hollywood: long lines, chaotic service, disappointing food and a puzzling design with drive-in movie screens.
www.rollingstone.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"The Tesla Diner, like so many of Musk’s ideas for the company, is intended to make a statement. And that statement is no more nuanced than: “Tesla is cool.” The problem is that this mission overrides every practical consideration — how a diner normally functions and what keeps one in business."