@loukruger.bsky.social
“…electricity and gas bills were still up 7.7% over the year, and tenant and household insurance climbed 8.2%. Lower- and middle-income Americans … are no doubt feeling this inflation more acutely than the affluent. “ - WSJ
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
“…electricity and gas bills were still up 7.7% over the year, and tenant and household insurance climbed 8.2%. Lower- and middle-income Americans … are no doubt feeling this inflation more acutely than the affluent. “ - WSJ
“The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey showed that 44% of middle-income respondents said their financial situation was worse than it was a year ago, while 23% said it was better..Those who feel worse off overwhelmingly said it was because of higher prices.” - WSJ
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey showed that 44% of middle-income respondents said their financial situation was worse than it was a year ago, while 23% said it was better..Those who feel worse off overwhelmingly said it was because of higher prices.” - WSJ
Don’t let Trump gaslight you about the economy!
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Don’t let Trump gaslight you about the economy!
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Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship!
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...
sign.moveon.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...
Dear ABC:
Please reinstate Jimmy Kimmel. If he is not reinstated within the next five business days, I will terminate my subscription to Disney+. Post your complaint here:
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
Please reinstate Jimmy Kimmel. If he is not reinstated within the next five business days, I will terminate my subscription to Disney+. Post your complaint here:
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
September 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Dear ABC:
Please reinstate Jimmy Kimmel. If he is not reinstated within the next five business days, I will terminate my subscription to Disney+. Post your complaint here:
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
Please reinstate Jimmy Kimmel. If he is not reinstated within the next five business days, I will terminate my subscription to Disney+. Post your complaint here:
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
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Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
During Trump’s presidency, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Only the high income earners’ wages have outpaced inflation during 2025 (via WSJ). #massdems #progressivemass #Indivisible #Moveon #DNC #GOP
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
September 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
During Trump’s presidency, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Only the high income earners’ wages have outpaced inflation during 2025 (via WSJ). #massdems #progressivemass #Indivisible #Moveon #DNC #GOP
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
Contact your US senators and representatives, and the White House and tell them that RFK Jr must go. www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ www.congress.gov/contact-us
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Contact your US senators and representatives, and the White House and tell them that RFK Jr must go. www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ www.congress.gov/contact-us
Marcus on AI. Someone who understands the limitations of current approaches to general AI.
garymarcus.substack.com?r=p7vs7&utm_...
garymarcus.substack.com?r=p7vs7&utm_...
Marcus on AI | Gary Marcus | Substack
"Marcus has become one of our few indispensable public intellectuals. The more people read him, the better our actions in shaping Al will be."
- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Ministry for the Future...
garymarcus.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Marcus on AI. Someone who understands the limitations of current approaches to general AI.
garymarcus.substack.com?r=p7vs7&utm_...
garymarcus.substack.com?r=p7vs7&utm_...
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Full rundown of today's blockbuster ruling that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA during June protests against his immigration crackdown violated federal law, even as the president threatens to use the military in other major American cities buff.ly/8pALFky
Trump’s LA Troop Deployment Violated Federal Law
A judge ruled Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles during June protests against his immigration crackdown violated federal law, even as the president threatens to use the…
www.bloomberg.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Full rundown of today's blockbuster ruling that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA during June protests against his immigration crackdown violated federal law, even as the president threatens to use the military in other major American cities buff.ly/8pALFky
Air travel delays and cancellations significantly worsened in early-to-mid 2025 compared to 2024, with cancellations up by 17%. www.cbsnews.com/news/flight-... You can complain to Sean Duffy here: www.transportation.gov/office-of-se...
Flight cancellations are surging this summer. These airports have been hit the hardest.
Airports, primarily on the East Coast, have seen a substantial spike in flight cancellations since the summer travel rush began this year compared to the same period in 2024.
www.cbsnews.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Air travel delays and cancellations significantly worsened in early-to-mid 2025 compared to 2024, with cancellations up by 17%. www.cbsnews.com/news/flight-... You can complain to Sean Duffy here: www.transportation.gov/office-of-se...
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This is a headline in *Fortune* fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
August 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is a headline in *Fortune* fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
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I am very impressed with Indivisble. They are very dedicated in Colorado Springs area!
"That outrage is still there, but now it's going to be funneled and channeled into strategies and tactics on how we actually make change in the government,"
THIS 👇👇
#Pinks
www.commondreams.org/news/indivis...
THIS 👇👇
#Pinks
www.commondreams.org/news/indivis...
'It'll Take All of Us': Indivisible Launches Effort to Train 1 Million+ Organizers to Oppose Trump | Common Dreams
Indivisible launches One Million Rising campaign to train organizers to oppose Trump policies.
www.commondreams.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I am very impressed with Indivisble. They are very dedicated in Colorado Springs area!
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dissolved into further turmoil on Thursday when guards escorted three top officials from the agency’s Atlanta headquarters during the continuing standoff with the Trump administration over whether the C.D.C. director would keep her job.” #nytimes
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dissolved into further turmoil on Thursday when guards escorted three top officials from the agency’s Atlanta headquarters during the continuing standoff with the Trump administration over whether the C.D.C. director would keep her job.” #nytimes
“I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” - Trump
August 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” - Trump
Trump’s cabinet is incompetence personified. “Not a Damned Penny.” Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Trump’s cabinet is incompetence personified. “Not a Damned Penny.” Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
“The F.T.C. is usually focused on such concerns as consumer protection and monopoly power; now it’s trying to dictate where businesses advertise their products.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
July 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“The F.T.C. is usually focused on such concerns as consumer protection and monopoly power; now it’s trying to dictate where businesses advertise their products.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
15% tariffs “are expected to contribute to higher prices for Americans” @WSJ
July 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
15% tariffs “are expected to contribute to higher prices for Americans” @WSJ
“the higher tariffs are set to push up prices of goods for U.S. consumers…”
The average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3%. - Bankrate
The average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3%. - Bankrate
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“the higher tariffs are set to push up prices of goods for U.S. consumers…”
The average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3%. - Bankrate
The average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3%. - Bankrate
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Gabbard cannot answer a question about how she can explain why Marco Rubio when he was a senator exonerated Obama of the very things she’s now accusing him of
July 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Gabbard cannot answer a question about how she can explain why Marco Rubio when he was a senator exonerated Obama of the very things she’s now accusing him of
According to Bankrate, the average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3% Trump is making USA unaffordable.
July 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
According to Bankrate, the average interest rate for a 5-year loan for a new car in the USA as of July 2025 is approximately 7.3% Trump is making USA unaffordable.
“Donald Trump is determined to transform America’s system of justice into his personal political weapon.” “His friends catch a break, and his foes get the boot.” - David French via NY Times www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
July 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Donald Trump is determined to transform America’s system of justice into his personal political weapon.” “His friends catch a break, and his foes get the boot.” - David French via NY Times www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
Good trouble lives on!
July 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good trouble lives on!
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What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.