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I'm too old for this shit.
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“The story of this country is the story of patience in tribulation, and hope in the face of fear,” Nancy Pelosi argues. “What we choose to do in this hour of our history will determine the shape of America and the world for decades.”
America Is Great When America Is Good
Those who believe in liberty and dignity must never give in to the forces arrayed against the things we hold dearest.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“The story of this country is the story of patience in tribulation, and hope in the face of fear,” Nancy Pelosi argues. “What we choose to do in this hour of our history will determine the shape of America and the world for decades.”
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Obscene. Why are we tolerating this extremity of wealth inequality? Something has to give—or be forced.
JUST IN: Tesla shareholders officially green light a pay package for Elon Musk that could make him the world's first trillionaire.
Tesla shareholders endorse Musk pay package up to $1T
Tesla shareholders endorsed a pay package for Elon Musk that could make him the world's first trillionaire.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Obscene. Why are we tolerating this extremity of wealth inequality? Something has to give—or be forced.
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The thing about Johnson not swearing in Grijalva is that’s it a test for 2026.
If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.
So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”
Because that IS what they are going to say.
If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.
So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”
Because that IS what they are going to say.
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The thing about Johnson not swearing in Grijalva is that’s it a test for 2026.
If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.
So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”
Because that IS what they are going to say.
If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.
So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”
Because that IS what they are going to say.
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Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.
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Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed
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Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed
twp.ai
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed
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U.S. bank reserves have plunged to about $2.8 trillion, a four-year low, as of late October 2025.
Analysts fear a crisis could be near. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Analysts fear a crisis could be near. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
US bank reserves nosedive to $2.8 trillion, crash to 4-year low - analysts say crisis could be near
US bank reserves fall to 4-year low as liquidity fears surge. Fresh Fed data shows reserves have plunged to about $2.8 trillion, down from $3.3 trillion earlier this year — the lowest since 2021. Anal...
m.economictimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
U.S. bank reserves have plunged to about $2.8 trillion, a four-year low, as of late October 2025.
Analysts fear a crisis could be near. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Analysts fear a crisis could be near. m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
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I post monthly about the jobs report and inflation…but since we haven’t had an actual report in months, I’m going to talk about how in the moonlit night of Halloween the Fed Reserve injected about $29 billion of liquidity into the banking system — the largest overnight operation since the pandemic.🧵
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I post monthly about the jobs report and inflation…but since we haven’t had an actual report in months, I’m going to talk about how in the moonlit night of Halloween the Fed Reserve injected about $29 billion of liquidity into the banking system — the largest overnight operation since the pandemic.🧵
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March 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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By summer it’ll probably be a good idea to have enough money at hand outside of your bank to survive for an extended period, have your passports or travel docs in order, identify your nearest border crossing, and make arrangements for extended outdoor living situations. #3E
March 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
By summer it’ll probably be a good idea to have enough money at hand outside of your bank to survive for an extended period, have your passports or travel docs in order, identify your nearest border crossing, and make arrangements for extended outdoor living situations. #3E
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the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
March 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
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It's not in spite of these indicators, it's *because* of them. Affluence and ennui are powerful drivers of modern authoritatianism.
Still hard to believe we voted for fascism with unemployment at 4.2%, the strongest performing economy in the rich world, & inflation, at 2.4% PCE in Nov 2024, closer to target than 85% of the months since we established it in 2012: bsky.app/profile/mcop.... Verily, a marvel of political economy.
Here's each G7 country's cumulative increase in real GDP per capita, since just before the pandemic:
🇺🇸 +9.4%
🇮🇹 +6.5% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +3.1%
🇫🇷 +1.8% (thru Q3)
🇬🇧 -1.1%
🇩🇪 -1.9% (thru Q3)
🇨🇦 -2.0% (thru Q3)
🇺🇸 +9.4%
🇮🇹 +6.5% (thru Q3)
🇯🇵 +3.1%
🇫🇷 +1.8% (thru Q3)
🇬🇧 -1.1%
🇩🇪 -1.9% (thru Q3)
🇨🇦 -2.0% (thru Q3)
February 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It's not in spite of these indicators, it's *because* of them. Affluence and ennui are powerful drivers of modern authoritatianism.
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I wouldn’t call this hilarious…
It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
February 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I wouldn’t call this hilarious…
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I ran into some lameo Neocon touting the tired PP lie that crime was rampant in Canada & bail was out of control.
So just to clarify for the poorly informed, Canada has some issues it is addressing but, as seen here the dark green out of 160 countries are the safest in... the... world. #Canada 🍁🇨🇦🍁
So just to clarify for the poorly informed, Canada has some issues it is addressing but, as seen here the dark green out of 160 countries are the safest in... the... world. #Canada 🍁🇨🇦🍁
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I ran into some lameo Neocon touting the tired PP lie that crime was rampant in Canada & bail was out of control.
So just to clarify for the poorly informed, Canada has some issues it is addressing but, as seen here the dark green out of 160 countries are the safest in... the... world. #Canada 🍁🇨🇦🍁
So just to clarify for the poorly informed, Canada has some issues it is addressing but, as seen here the dark green out of 160 countries are the safest in... the... world. #Canada 🍁🇨🇦🍁
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Congressmen when they are asked if they will cut THEIR budgets and lay off staff as well:
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a field
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a field
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Congressmen when they are asked if they will cut THEIR budgets and lay off staff as well:
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AP is banned from WH events and all the other legacy journalists walk right in.
If this was the 60s, we know who would have been with the Freedom Riders, and who would’ve been writing about them from a safe place.
AP stands alone.
Sad but true.
If this was the 60s, we know who would have been with the Freedom Riders, and who would’ve been writing about them from a safe place.
AP stands alone.
Sad but true.
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AP is banned from WH events and all the other legacy journalists walk right in.
If this was the 60s, we know who would have been with the Freedom Riders, and who would’ve been writing about them from a safe place.
AP stands alone.
Sad but true.
If this was the 60s, we know who would have been with the Freedom Riders, and who would’ve been writing about them from a safe place.
AP stands alone.
Sad but true.
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Tom Homan confirms on Fox News that he's asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tom Homan confirms on Fox News that he's asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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Trump is the first president to inherit a strong economy an kill it with incompetence and corruption . . . . TWICE.
February 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trump is the first president to inherit a strong economy an kill it with incompetence and corruption . . . . TWICE.
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I quote Ortega y Gassett in the Death of Expertise - and in a piece I have coming tomorrow about Musk and Trump
I'm no longer certain we can use universities as any yardstick here.
Perhaps we should look at Ortega's "The Revolt of the Masses." He seems to have witnessed an inverted society where the capable were demoted & the incapable took charge--leaving destruction as the limit of their imagination.
Perhaps we should look at Ortega's "The Revolt of the Masses." He seems to have witnessed an inverted society where the capable were demoted & the incapable took charge--leaving destruction as the limit of their imagination.
February 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I quote Ortega y Gassett in the Death of Expertise - and in a piece I have coming tomorrow about Musk and Trump
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Where does the accumulated debt of this country come from?
It comes from Republican presidents.
So much for Republicans being the party of "fiscal responsibility"; they will gladly drive up the debt if it means they can pass a Tax Scam for their billionaire friends and corporations.
It comes from Republican presidents.
So much for Republicans being the party of "fiscal responsibility"; they will gladly drive up the debt if it means they can pass a Tax Scam for their billionaire friends and corporations.
February 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Where does the accumulated debt of this country come from?
It comes from Republican presidents.
So much for Republicans being the party of "fiscal responsibility"; they will gladly drive up the debt if it means they can pass a Tax Scam for their billionaire friends and corporations.
It comes from Republican presidents.
So much for Republicans being the party of "fiscal responsibility"; they will gladly drive up the debt if it means they can pass a Tax Scam for their billionaire friends and corporations.