@maryastark.bsky.social
Co-Founder, Trajectory Growth and Emerge; Podcast host, Radiate with Marya Stark; NYC and Telluride.
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
Maybe the airlines will now see that they need to cover the costs of air traffic controllers.
(AP) - Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Maybe the airlines will now see that they need to cover the costs of air traffic controllers.
Like the Russians, when fatalities increased due to the war in Ukraine, they stopped reporting on it.
This is staggering. “The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off.”
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Like the Russians, when fatalities increased due to the war in Ukraine, they stopped reporting on it.
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The Fed expects slower GDP growth than the White House does -- especially 2026 onward.
One Fed participant projects GDP growth of 2.6-2.7% in 2026, 2027, and 2028, but none projects GDP growth as high as the White House does.
One Fed participant projects GDP growth of 2.6-2.7% in 2026, 2027, and 2028, but none projects GDP growth as high as the White House does.
September 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Fed expects slower GDP growth than the White House does -- especially 2026 onward.
One Fed participant projects GDP growth of 2.6-2.7% in 2026, 2027, and 2028, but none projects GDP growth as high as the White House does.
One Fed participant projects GDP growth of 2.6-2.7% in 2026, 2027, and 2028, but none projects GDP growth as high as the White House does.
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The BLS is NOT postponing the monthly inflation report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Rather, the delay is for the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX). CEX provides the "weights" for the CPI and other inflation measures.
September 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The BLS is NOT postponing the monthly inflation report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Rather, the delay is for the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX). CEX provides the "weights" for the CPI and other inflation measures.
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Top economist on Trump’s Intel move: “The risk is that Trump’s involvement introduces chaos.” @wlazonick.bsky.social
When asked if Trump’s Intel move helps, “Almost certainly not.”
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
When asked if Trump’s Intel move helps, “Almost certainly not.”
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
Economists Warn: Trump’s Intel Move Looks Like Performance, Not Policy
Two economists who have studied Intel warn that Trump’s move to take a stake in the company amounts to flashy optics, incoherent strategy, and a creeping politicization of economic policy.
www.ineteconomics.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Top economist on Trump’s Intel move: “The risk is that Trump’s involvement introduces chaos.” @wlazonick.bsky.social
When asked if Trump’s Intel move helps, “Almost certainly not.”
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
When asked if Trump’s Intel move helps, “Almost certainly not.”
www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
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If official statistics degrade, the private sector can't save us.
As the statistical agencies lose experts and resources, it will be harder for them to innovate with private-sector data. And private sector data will get worse.
My latest at @piie.com
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
As the statistical agencies lose experts and resources, it will be harder for them to innovate with private-sector data. And private sector data will get worse.
My latest at @piie.com
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
The private sector can’t replace official statistics—but could be a great partner
After President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming that jobs data were “faked” and “rigged,” an urgent question arose: Could private sector data fill...
www.piie.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If official statistics degrade, the private sector can't save us.
As the statistical agencies lose experts and resources, it will be harder for them to innovate with private-sector data. And private sector data will get worse.
My latest at @piie.com
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
As the statistical agencies lose experts and resources, it will be harder for them to innovate with private-sector data. And private sector data will get worse.
My latest at @piie.com
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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US population growth is slowing, more volatile, and harder to estimate than it used to be, mostly due to immigration swings and also population aging.
That will weaken economic growth -- and will make economic statistics less accurate and more prone to revisions.
www.piie.com/publications...
That will weaken economic growth -- and will make economic statistics less accurate and more prone to revisions.
www.piie.com/publications...
August 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
US population growth is slowing, more volatile, and harder to estimate than it used to be, mostly due to immigration swings and also population aging.
That will weaken economic growth -- and will make economic statistics less accurate and more prone to revisions.
www.piie.com/publications...
That will weaken economic growth -- and will make economic statistics less accurate and more prone to revisions.
www.piie.com/publications...
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With today's lower payroll growth number and big downward revisions to May & June ...
Payroll growth has been below the breakeven rate for the last three months.
Payroll growth has been below the breakeven rate for the last three months.
August 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
With today's lower payroll growth number and big downward revisions to May & June ...
Payroll growth has been below the breakeven rate for the last three months.
Payroll growth has been below the breakeven rate for the last three months.
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While we're waiting for the effect of tariffs, the effect of immigration policy has been clear.
Immigrant-dependent industries have grown more slowly than other industries since border encounters dropped in mid-2024, and have been basically flat in 2025.
Immigrant-dependent industries have grown more slowly than other industries since border encounters dropped in mid-2024, and have been basically flat in 2025.
August 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While we're waiting for the effect of tariffs, the effect of immigration policy has been clear.
Immigrant-dependent industries have grown more slowly than other industries since border encounters dropped in mid-2024, and have been basically flat in 2025.
Immigrant-dependent industries have grown more slowly than other industries since border encounters dropped in mid-2024, and have been basically flat in 2025.
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What's driving slower job growth this year?
Federal government and sectors more dependent on immigration (construction, accommodation/food, etc.).
There's been less of a 2024 vs 2025 shift in manufacturing, which is where to look for the primary effect of tariffs.
Federal government and sectors more dependent on immigration (construction, accommodation/food, etc.).
There's been less of a 2024 vs 2025 shift in manufacturing, which is where to look for the primary effect of tariffs.
August 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What's driving slower job growth this year?
Federal government and sectors more dependent on immigration (construction, accommodation/food, etc.).
There's been less of a 2024 vs 2025 shift in manufacturing, which is where to look for the primary effect of tariffs.
Federal government and sectors more dependent on immigration (construction, accommodation/food, etc.).
There's been less of a 2024 vs 2025 shift in manufacturing, which is where to look for the primary effect of tariffs.
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“It’s a truism that Americans do not realize how much good the federal government does in their lives. But now there’s an army spreading out to remind them,” the writer @msifry.bsky.social says of the resistance growing within America’s 2.4 million civilian federal workers.
Opinion | Trump and Musk Have Created a New Kind of Opposition in Federal Workers
Federal workers can become the standard bearers of the Democratic opposition.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“It’s a truism that Americans do not realize how much good the federal government does in their lives. But now there’s an army spreading out to remind them,” the writer @msifry.bsky.social says of the resistance growing within America’s 2.4 million civilian federal workers.
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The opposite of soft power is not hard power. It is weakness.
Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The opposite of soft power is not hard power. It is weakness.
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Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
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“.. The gloom is becoming bipartisan ..
‘Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan)
- Vital Knowledge 🇺🇸
‘Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan)
- Vital Knowledge 🇺🇸
March 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“.. The gloom is becoming bipartisan ..
‘Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan)
- Vital Knowledge 🇺🇸
‘Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan)
- Vital Knowledge 🇺🇸
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MELIUS: “When President Trump was elected, there was a spike in small business confidence, but with gov’t job losses and the ripple effect that could have on corporate travel, .. there is fear that confidence will quickly erode. .. investors expect American Airlines to cut 1Q guidance ..” $AAL
March 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
MELIUS: “When President Trump was elected, there was a spike in small business confidence, but with gov’t job losses and the ripple effect that could have on corporate travel, .. there is fear that confidence will quickly erode. .. investors expect American Airlines to cut 1Q guidance ..” $AAL
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So I was just on a smaller call with Ezra of @indivisibleteam and I’m not gonna share the whole thing because it was a private call, but I do want to highlight just a handful of things he said.
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March 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So I was just on a smaller call with Ezra of @indivisibleteam and I’m not gonna share the whole thing because it was a private call, but I do want to highlight just a handful of things he said.
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It's worse than secession. The broligarchs want to destroy the nation-state system that's organized the world for ~400yrs & rule as warlords over corporate empires.
This isn't new: the strategy has been perfected in offshore financial centers for ~50yrs. They're just bringing it onshore now.
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This isn't new: the strategy has been perfected in offshore financial centers for ~50yrs. They're just bringing it onshore now.
More:
March 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It's worse than secession. The broligarchs want to destroy the nation-state system that's organized the world for ~400yrs & rule as warlords over corporate empires.
This isn't new: the strategy has been perfected in offshore financial centers for ~50yrs. They're just bringing it onshore now.
More:
This isn't new: the strategy has been perfected in offshore financial centers for ~50yrs. They're just bringing it onshore now.
More:
Love this.
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Love this.
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GOP Senators: Ukraine, which I support, should face Russian bombardment so I don’t have to face a primary challenge.
March 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
GOP Senators: Ukraine, which I support, should face Russian bombardment so I don’t have to face a primary challenge.
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Immigration slowdown might be hitting the job market.
Employment in industries with more unauthorized immigrants contracted in the past two months.
Job growth much stronger in industries with fewer unauthorized immigrants.
(Gonna be tracking this one every month.)
Employment in industries with more unauthorized immigrants contracted in the past two months.
Job growth much stronger in industries with fewer unauthorized immigrants.
(Gonna be tracking this one every month.)
March 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Immigration slowdown might be hitting the job market.
Employment in industries with more unauthorized immigrants contracted in the past two months.
Job growth much stronger in industries with fewer unauthorized immigrants.
(Gonna be tracking this one every month.)
Employment in industries with more unauthorized immigrants contracted in the past two months.
Job growth much stronger in industries with fewer unauthorized immigrants.
(Gonna be tracking this one every month.)
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Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
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"The president has been impeached. That's a pretty big lesson...I believe that he will be much more cautious in the future."
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), February 2020
www.cbsnews.com/news/susan-c...
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), February 2020
www.cbsnews.com/news/susan-c...
March 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"The president has been impeached. That's a pretty big lesson...I believe that he will be much more cautious in the future."
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), February 2020
www.cbsnews.com/news/susan-c...
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), February 2020
www.cbsnews.com/news/susan-c...
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This might sound like a dig or hyperbole. But not enough mention of this. It says quite explicitly in 2.11 Exec Order that end-state level after all cuts is permanent level of govt to equal what it is during a full government shut down. Seems like worth highlighting this?
Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown – No, Really …
It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention but Donald Trump’s February 11th...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This might sound like a dig or hyperbole. But not enough mention of this. It says quite explicitly in 2.11 Exec Order that end-state level after all cuts is permanent level of govt to equal what it is during a full government shut down. Seems like worth highlighting this?
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.