Fred Slade
@knowecon.bsky.social
Boston fan, retired, economics tutor
This is about the thousandth violation of the Hatch Act by the Trump regime
October 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This is about the thousandth violation of the Hatch Act by the Trump regime
The gunman may have been a true Kirk believer and also followed Loomer who turned him against Kirk. The far right fights each other and pulls followers into their putrid black hole.
September 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The gunman may have been a true Kirk believer and also followed Loomer who turned him against Kirk. The far right fights each other and pulls followers into their putrid black hole.
We deplore political violence, but words and actions can have consequences. Even if someone like Kirk intends his actions to be "discourse" or "ideas", they can and have ignited a powder keg of racism and intolerence.
September 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We deplore political violence, but words and actions can have consequences. Even if someone like Kirk intends his actions to be "discourse" or "ideas", they can and have ignited a powder keg of racism and intolerence.
Single data point from two months ago - PPI has gone higher ever since. Catturd also boasted about this one number.
Birds of a feather....
Birds of a feather....
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Single data point from two months ago - PPI has gone higher ever since. Catturd also boasted about this one number.
Birds of a feather....
Birds of a feather....
That makes it seem like it’s just seasonal It’s not.
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
That makes it seem like it’s just seasonal It’s not.
Catturd is picking off a single data point - the Producer Price Index for June. What matters is the consumer- and the CPI is clearly showing higher inflation.
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Catturd is picking off a single data point - the Producer Price Index for June. What matters is the consumer- and the CPI is clearly showing higher inflation.
As we learned in 2024, it’s not the statistics, it’s the vibes. They’re bad for this administration and will get worse no matter how the numbers are spun or manipulated.
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As we learned in 2024, it’s not the statistics, it’s the vibes. They’re bad for this administration and will get worse no matter how the numbers are spun or manipulated.
When the Democrats get the majority in Congress,
they must pass laws (immigration, healthcare, funding, etc) so that SCOTUS doesn’t legislate for us.
they must pass laws (immigration, healthcare, funding, etc) so that SCOTUS doesn’t legislate for us.
June 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When the Democrats get the majority in Congress,
they must pass laws (immigration, healthcare, funding, etc) so that SCOTUS doesn’t legislate for us.
they must pass laws (immigration, healthcare, funding, etc) so that SCOTUS doesn’t legislate for us.
Remember, there is only the choice between two parties-Republican/MAGA/Trump and the Democrats. Dems aren’t perfect,
but don’t let people think that because of that MAGA is an alternative.
but don’t let people think that because of that MAGA is an alternative.
April 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Remember, there is only the choice between two parties-Republican/MAGA/Trump and the Democrats. Dems aren’t perfect,
but don’t let people think that because of that MAGA is an alternative.
but don’t let people think that because of that MAGA is an alternative.
Does she somehow think that being a “senior republican ” on a few committees will give her a bigger voice than becoming an independent? She needs to choose.
April 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Does she somehow think that being a “senior republican ” on a few committees will give her a bigger voice than becoming an independent? She needs to choose.
Regardless of the stock market, he’s already set the stage for stagflation.
Who is going to trust us or invest in the US as long as he
is around?
Who is going to trust us or invest in the US as long as he
is around?
April 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Regardless of the stock market, he’s already set the stage for stagflation.
Who is going to trust us or invest in the US as long as he
is around?
Who is going to trust us or invest in the US as long as he
is around?
Trump is jerking around the market with the tariffs-an exception here, a delay there.
Ultimately, it is the negative impact of the actual tariffs as well as the impact of uncertainty on businesses and consumers which will lead to higher prices and unemployment.
Ultimately, it is the negative impact of the actual tariffs as well as the impact of uncertainty on businesses and consumers which will lead to higher prices and unemployment.
March 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump is jerking around the market with the tariffs-an exception here, a delay there.
Ultimately, it is the negative impact of the actual tariffs as well as the impact of uncertainty on businesses and consumers which will lead to higher prices and unemployment.
Ultimately, it is the negative impact of the actual tariffs as well as the impact of uncertainty on businesses and consumers which will lead to higher prices and unemployment.
Sustainability and ESG stock funds factor DEI as a key metric-companies that end DEI will be downgraded by these funds.
February 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Sustainability and ESG stock funds factor DEI as a key metric-companies that end DEI will be downgraded by these funds.
It didn't work very well in 2024 for the 2016 and 2020Trump voters, but if things get bad enough, it might move some of them.
February 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It didn't work very well in 2024 for the 2016 and 2020Trump voters, but if things get bad enough, it might move some of them.
Yes I’ve switched as part of my reorientation. I can get all the national news with Meidas Touch and podcasts without consuming the corporate media, both siders and never-Trumper pearl clutchers.
December 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Yes I’ve switched as part of my reorientation. I can get all the national news with Meidas Touch and podcasts without consuming the corporate media, both siders and never-Trumper pearl clutchers.
Yes and we need to build from the bottom up with state and local networks and groups.
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Yes and we need to build from the bottom up with state and local networks and groups.
In the next year, we also need to focus on state and local elections (legislative, judicial, ballot initiatives, school board) through ground game and social media. These are important components of guardrails against Trumpism.
November 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
In the next year, we also need to focus on state and local elections (legislative, judicial, ballot initiatives, school board) through ground game and social media. These are important components of guardrails against Trumpism.