@marktl.bsky.social
"The object of economics is welfare. We are trying organize production and distribution of goods and services in whatever manner would make human beings "better off"."
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When we note that having idiots run the government is a threat to national security this is the sort of thing we’re talking about
what is going on
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
When we note that having idiots run the government is a threat to national security this is the sort of thing we’re talking about
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
very good point. Tough for people to use as a cudgel in their campaigns.
The thing about the Trump-Mandami love fest is that it takes the wind out of the GOP’s sails trying to paint him as the Democratic boogeyman.
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
very good point. Tough for people to use as a cudgel in their campaigns.
This is all you need to know as to why Trump is being somewhat cordial.
TRUMP: "A lot of my voters actually voted for him. And I'm ok with that."
The Mamdani-Trump Oval Office press conference is starting now
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is all you need to know as to why Trump is being somewhat cordial.
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This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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America is totally normal right now, you guys, totally fine, our Kid-Toucher President is ReTruthing posts on his own social media website where he by proxy suggests his political opposition be executed probably because they're trying to find out just how many kids President Kid-Toucher touched
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
America is totally normal right now, you guys, totally fine, our Kid-Toucher President is ReTruthing posts on his own social media website where he by proxy suggests his political opposition be executed probably because they're trying to find out just how many kids President Kid-Toucher touched
www.cpkcr.com/en/community...
The Canadian Pacific holiday train is coming through Michigan. Here's when to see it.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
The Canadian Pacific holiday train is coming through Michigan. Here's when to see it.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
The Canadian Pacific holiday train is coming through Michigan. Here's when to see it.
This year, the train will pass through several Michigan cities after stopping in Windsor, Ontario, from 5-5:30 p.m. Nov. 22.
www.freep.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
www.cpkcr.com/en/community...
The Canadian Pacific holiday train is coming through Michigan. Here's when to see it.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
The Canadian Pacific holiday train is coming through Michigan. Here's when to see it.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Trump with a win win in Michigan.
“Consumers, of course, will see higher vehicle prices for cars, thanks to the tariffs. And the eliminations of CAFE standards will lead to higher vehicle emissions, the report stated.”
www.freep.com/story/money/...
“Consumers, of course, will see higher vehicle prices for cars, thanks to the tariffs. And the eliminations of CAFE standards will lead to higher vehicle emissions, the report stated.”
www.freep.com/story/money/...
U-M economists say Michigan's economy hit a 'growth pause' but some gains could be ahead
Gauging the health of Michigan’s economy has been difficult, according to University of Michigan economists who released a 2026 forecast.
www.freep.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump with a win win in Michigan.
“Consumers, of course, will see higher vehicle prices for cars, thanks to the tariffs. And the eliminations of CAFE standards will lead to higher vehicle emissions, the report stated.”
www.freep.com/story/money/...
“Consumers, of course, will see higher vehicle prices for cars, thanks to the tariffs. And the eliminations of CAFE standards will lead to higher vehicle emissions, the report stated.”
www.freep.com/story/money/...
Pitiful:
“But in the Trump era, relationships are measured in swag, not treaties. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
“But in the Trump era, relationships are measured in swag, not treaties. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Once a Pariah, Saudi Prince Resets U.S. Relations on His Own Terms
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Pitiful:
“But in the Trump era, relationships are measured in swag, not treaties. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
“But in the Trump era, relationships are measured in swag, not treaties. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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Can’t do regime change with the forces the US has positioned near Venezuela. Lacks the occupation force to install a new regime.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Can’t do regime change with the forces the US has positioned near Venezuela. Lacks the occupation force to install a new regime.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
Can’t dismantle narcotics organizations either.
(And for the conspiracy theorists — can’t steal oil either.)
But can do a bunch of bombing and regime destabilization.
@dandrezner.bsky.social "Some even offered their own name suggestions. “OPERATION HUSKY FARMBOY,” author Daniel Drezner wrote in one reply."- Daily Beast
You ever walk into a military bar and see that one dude who absolutely nobody fucks with and everyone is a little afraid of? And everyone's got their hats and their jackets with patches proclaiming all sorts of impressive sounding op names, and he's just ... there. No patches, no nothing.
The defense secretary’s theatrics over military operation names sparked laughter heard round the world.
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
@dandrezner.bsky.social "Some even offered their own name suggestions. “OPERATION HUSKY FARMBOY,” author Daniel Drezner wrote in one reply."- Daily Beast
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From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
Also, year old video
"I Went Full Alpha Male Mode Today Putting Up A Fence So Miss Peaches Couldn't Escape" -DP
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Also, year old video
Pulte used to build cookie cutter communities during the houseing crisis . Now he is just a slum lord.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
Trump Housing Official Invokes Family Legacy, to Some Relatives’ Dismay
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Pulte used to build cookie cutter communities during the houseing crisis . Now he is just a slum lord.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
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The BU student who complained that prized "American jobs" at a car wash were being given away to immigrants is himself British.
I wonder if he has any opinions on whether prized spots at American universities should or should not be given away to immigrants?
I wonder if he has any opinions on whether prized spots at American universities should or should not be given away to immigrants?
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The BU student who complained that prized "American jobs" at a car wash were being given away to immigrants is himself British.
I wonder if he has any opinions on whether prized spots at American universities should or should not be given away to immigrants?
I wonder if he has any opinions on whether prized spots at American universities should or should not be given away to immigrants?
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou on Donald Trump: “Ghislaine Maxwell did introduce me to him and she introduced me to him with a clear message of my being with him in the same way that she had trafficked me and brought me to Jeffrey Epstein” #OpDeathEaters
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou on Donald Trump: “Ghislaine Maxwell did introduce me to him and she introduced me to him with a clear message of my being with him in the same way that she had trafficked me and brought me to Jeffrey Epstein” #OpDeathEaters
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This week in Trump-Epstein: first @jsweetli.bsky.social
IDs the 14-year-old girl Epstein brought to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump in 1994. Then the House Dems release an email where Epstein says Trump hung out at his house with underaged girls: "[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him" 1/
IDs the 14-year-old girl Epstein brought to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump in 1994. Then the House Dems release an email where Epstein says Trump hung out at his house with underaged girls: "[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him" 1/
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This week in Trump-Epstein: first @jsweetli.bsky.social
IDs the 14-year-old girl Epstein brought to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump in 1994. Then the House Dems release an email where Epstein says Trump hung out at his house with underaged girls: "[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him" 1/
IDs the 14-year-old girl Epstein brought to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump in 1994. Then the House Dems release an email where Epstein says Trump hung out at his house with underaged girls: "[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him" 1/
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Not the most important point but today's Epstein emails make it clear that Maxwell committed gross perjury in her interview with Todd Blanche, and it will still be within the statute of limitations when President (insert your favorite Dem) takes office in January 2029
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Not the most important point but today's Epstein emails make it clear that Maxwell committed gross perjury in her interview with Todd Blanche, and it will still be within the statute of limitations when President (insert your favorite Dem) takes office in January 2029