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Tom Robbins
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This is super smart Steve. Wish I had thought of it first ! Stocks have been crushed. The next trump move is uncertain. Best move ? Buy back stock. No question about it
#EconSky www.businessinsider.com/world-riches... Prediction that the Largest U.S. companies will invest in record Stock buybacks and not invest in Manufacturing, More Jobs or U.S. Employees and these billionaires will make it all back and then some by years end.
Here's how the 10 richest people in the world fared after Trump's tariffs
The world's top 10 richest people saw $74 billion vanish on paper after Trump's tariffs.
www.businessinsider.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is super smart Steve. Wish I had thought of it first ! Stocks have been crushed. The next trump move is uncertain. Best move ? Buy back stock. No question about it
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I have seen almost nothing assessing the scale of the impact of the wrecking of the USPS, if it goes through. But it would mess with voting by mail, prescriptions by mail, so many small and large businesses, how a lot of daily life now runs. Good for the NALC workers.
The National Association of Letter Carriers is rallying in DC against the dismantling + privatization of the U.S. Postal Service
NALC President Brian Renfroe calls the potential “illegal” takeover of the USPS “a direct attack” on 640K postal workers + every American who relies on its deliveries
NALC President Brian Renfroe calls the potential “illegal” takeover of the USPS “a direct attack” on 640K postal workers + every American who relies on its deliveries
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have seen almost nothing assessing the scale of the impact of the wrecking of the USPS, if it goes through. But it would mess with voting by mail, prescriptions by mail, so many small and large businesses, how a lot of daily life now runs. Good for the NALC workers.
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This is great, and they're heroic. (Wish we could see the whole letter, though.) apnews.com/article/doge...
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is great, and they're heroic. (Wish we could see the whole letter, though.) apnews.com/article/doge...
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If you have a credit card, checking account, car loan, Venmo account - Donald Trump and Elon Musk are leaving you vulnerable to scams. But we're fighting back.
Watch live here: youtube.com/live/s8iNPld...
Watch live here: youtube.com/live/s8iNPld...
Senate Banking Democrats Investigate Trump-Musk Attack on American Consumers
YouTube video by Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you have a credit card, checking account, car loan, Venmo account - Donald Trump and Elon Musk are leaving you vulnerable to scams. But we're fighting back.
Watch live here: youtube.com/live/s8iNPld...
Watch live here: youtube.com/live/s8iNPld...
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In the 1860s, African Americans escaped to NC's Outer Banks barrier islands. Hotel De Afrique opened as a place for people to stay, but the site was marred with flooding, violence and other problems, according to historians.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... #tellemwhatwedid ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #BlackHistoryMonth
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... #tellemwhatwedid ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #BlackHistoryMonth
Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
The “safe haven” was featured in a magazine 163 years ago.
www.miamiherald.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In the 1860s, African Americans escaped to NC's Outer Banks barrier islands. Hotel De Afrique opened as a place for people to stay, but the site was marred with flooding, violence and other problems, according to historians.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... #tellemwhatwedid ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #BlackHistoryMonth
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... #tellemwhatwedid ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #BlackHistoryMonth
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Oh he’s about to piss off the right people sksksk
JUST IN: Elon Musk's DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR.
Musk's team is expected to target the Pentagon soon, pledging cost cuts
The DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR.
www.npr.org
February 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Oh he’s about to piss off the right people sksksk
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Good morning #Bluesky friends, have a great weekend.
Here’s a photo of Orion that I took at Loch Morlich, near Aviemore in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
Here’s a photo of Orion that I took at Loch Morlich, near Aviemore in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
February 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good morning #Bluesky friends, have a great weekend.
Here’s a photo of Orion that I took at Loch Morlich, near Aviemore in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
Here’s a photo of Orion that I took at Loch Morlich, near Aviemore in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
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A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
The order also blocks acting CFPB Director Russ Vought from taking steps to defund the agency.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
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As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
February 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
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Let's be clear about what happened today: Donald Trump tried to cut a giant chunk of government funding — hurting preschoolers, seniors, and veterans.
Trump's illegal shutdown is blocked for now — but don't forget that he tried to cut programs supporting working families.
Trump's illegal shutdown is blocked for now — but don't forget that he tried to cut programs supporting working families.
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Let's be clear about what happened today: Donald Trump tried to cut a giant chunk of government funding — hurting preschoolers, seniors, and veterans.
Trump's illegal shutdown is blocked for now — but don't forget that he tried to cut programs supporting working families.
Trump's illegal shutdown is blocked for now — but don't forget that he tried to cut programs supporting working families.
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How Syria changed in just 11 days.
December 9, 2024 at 5:30 AM
How Syria changed in just 11 days.
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