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my demands are simple, mr. bond
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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One of the earliest-ever modern portrayals of Santa Claus features him gifting Union soldiers with a jumping-jack doll of Jefferson Davis dangling from a noose - as drawn by political cartoonist Thomas Nast.

www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
To all the Christmas Eve shoppers, if you are in line when the stores close, stay in line…
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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"The tariffs are so complicated that even the government agency tasked with enforcing them can't accurately describe what they are." 🤣😢 reason.com/2025/12/23/t...
Trump's economic adviser says tariff refunds would be 'very complicated' and unlikely
Oh, so now the Trump administration is worried about the complexity of its tariff polices?
reason.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has said it would soon begin to garnish pay from federal student loan borrowers who are in default, per NYT
December 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Williams pouring cold water on a January rate cut:

*WILLIAMS: DON'T HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO ACT FURTHER NOW
*WILLIAMS: MODESTLY OR MILDLY RESTRICTIVE FED POLICY IS HELPFUL
*WILLIAMS: PERSONAL VIEW IS NEUTRAL REAL RATE IS A BIT BELOW 1%
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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"How Tariffs Are Changing Up Costco’s Shelves" www.wsj.com/articles/how...
Out: toys, Christmas decorations
In: mattresses, saunas.

Enjoy, kids!
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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"Trump’s Corporate Equity Acquisition Spree" www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
"the administration is trying to use shakedowns of companies and countries to finance a pseudo-SWF under presidential control—sidestepping constraints that would come with actual legislation passed by Congress"
Trump’s Corporate Equity Acquisition Spree
When the federal government becomes an owner, corporate decisions can shift toward political incentives rather than market-driven ones.
www.cato.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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State government employment growth has collapsed — not really a surprise given the end of pandemic money but it’s now in the data:
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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the hat on shein vs the hat they deliver
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Others have made this observation but the lasting impact of the shutdown is Republicans are stuck in healthcare hell:
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Side note Frank Oz absolutely has that shit ON here
December 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Of course, of course: "GOP lawmakers seek Trump aid for agricultural equipment after tariff pressure" www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/t...
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thanks Trump
JUST IN: The US Senate has rejected the both of the proposed healthcare bills, which likely will now cause Obamacare subsidies to lapse for over 20 million Americans.
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanks Trump
BREAKING: Home prices in the US go negative for the first time in over 2 years, per CNBC
December 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Inflation peaked in 2021-22 but affordability as a political issue is arguably still ratcheting higher — the length of these lags always surprises me.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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"Bernstein...estimates local suppliers incl Huawei, Cambricon & Moore Threads will capture 60% of China’s $26bn-worth of spending on AI chips this year. That is a sharp reversal from a few years ago, when [US] firms, chiefly Nvidia, accounted for over 80%" www.economist.com/business/202...
Donald Trump’s flawed plan to get China hooked on Nvidia chips
The president is tearing up America’s export-control policy
www.economist.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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"Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants" www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...
Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
www.npr.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On brand. Create a problem, then take credit for trying to fix a problem he created.
December 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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"Trump Bails Out the Farmers He Kneecapped with Tariffs — Again" www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/trum...
Trump Bails Out the Farmers He Kneecapped with Tariffs — Again | National Review
The president would rather pay farmers off with taxpayer funds than let them compete in a global marketplace.
www.nationalreview.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Jeff Kent might not have the stats to be a Hall of Famer, but when a guy's the best on his team-
[touches earpiece] oh really?
well, when he's beloved by fans
[touches earpiece] huh
or teammates
[touches earpiece] you don't say
if there's no one more deserving at his position
[Lou Whitaker appears]
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM