@miketheslav.bsky.social
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Your regular reminder that the entire global economy is subject to the whipsaw whims of a person who doesn’t understand how the global economy works
May 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Your regular reminder that the entire global economy is subject to the whipsaw whims of a person who doesn’t understand how the global economy works
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i think it is bad that high level public officials do not respect the offices they hold or the public they are supposed to serve
The Secretary of Homeland Security responds to the voluntary dismissal of an immigration lawsuit: "Suck it."
May 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
i think it is bad that high level public officials do not respect the offices they hold or the public they are supposed to serve
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weird because i thought doge was all about transparency bsky.app/profile/chri...
NEWS: DOJ goes to SCOTUS over DOGE-related FOIA case, seeking to keep DOGE records from the public. The docket will be 24A1122.
May 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
weird because i thought doge was all about transparency bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Alerts about disease outbreaks—previously sent to health professionals subscribed to the CDC's Health Alert Network—haven't been sent since March.
Meanwhile, cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. via NPR
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Meanwhile, cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. via NPR
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Alerts about disease outbreaks—previously sent to health professionals subscribed to the CDC's Health Alert Network—haven't been sent since March.
Meanwhile, cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. via NPR
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Meanwhile, cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. via NPR
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
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it is pretty interesting to see the contrast with the “Inflation Reduction Act” which the NYT did not refer to by name in the headlines as it was going through Congress
May 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
it is pretty interesting to see the contrast with the “Inflation Reduction Act” which the NYT did not refer to by name in the headlines as it was going through Congress
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After months of baseless claims about “extreme levels of fraud” within Social Security, Musk's DOGE has found only 2 likely fraudulent claims out of over 110,000—that makes it a rate of .0018%.
So DOGE found virtually no fraud and made an integral American system less efficient.
So DOGE found virtually no fraud and made an integral American system less efficient.
Surprise! DOGE’s Hunt for Social Security Fraud Ends in Total Bust
Elon Musk and his DOGE minions wrecked the Social Security Administration for no reason at all.
newrepublic.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
After months of baseless claims about “extreme levels of fraud” within Social Security, Musk's DOGE has found only 2 likely fraudulent claims out of over 110,000—that makes it a rate of .0018%.
So DOGE found virtually no fraud and made an integral American system less efficient.
So DOGE found virtually no fraud and made an integral American system less efficient.
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@benrothenberg.bsky.social Listening to NCR and enjoying it!
Will say on Mensik/Fonseca yall are forgetting or ignoring the eye test.
Fonseca IMMEDIATELY impresses with HUGE strokes and Mensik has a good serve and fine backhand.
Not just market, but game is the difference here.
Will say on Mensik/Fonseca yall are forgetting or ignoring the eye test.
Fonseca IMMEDIATELY impresses with HUGE strokes and Mensik has a good serve and fine backhand.
Not just market, but game is the difference here.
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@benrothenberg.bsky.social Listening to NCR and enjoying it!
Will say on Mensik/Fonseca yall are forgetting or ignoring the eye test.
Fonseca IMMEDIATELY impresses with HUGE strokes and Mensik has a good serve and fine backhand.
Not just market, but game is the difference here.
Will say on Mensik/Fonseca yall are forgetting or ignoring the eye test.
Fonseca IMMEDIATELY impresses with HUGE strokes and Mensik has a good serve and fine backhand.
Not just market, but game is the difference here.
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"We have instances now in western countries where people are being arrested [...] the cop comes knocking on their door, you're going to go to jail for 60 days for posting something online. You know, this is crazy stuff that's happening all over."
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"We have instances now in western countries where people are being arrested [...] the cop comes knocking on their door, you're going to go to jail for 60 days for posting something online. You know, this is crazy stuff that's happening all over."
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
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As tax day approaches, I would like to know what I'm paying taxes for if all the things government does are being forcibly and suddenly ended.
April 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As tax day approaches, I would like to know what I'm paying taxes for if all the things government does are being forcibly and suddenly ended.
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Make this make sense
April 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Make this make sense
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10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.
Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
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All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
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Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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It takes a village … of idiots www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House acknowledges ‘inadvertent’ leak involving top Trump officials
The Atlantic reported that its top editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, was accidentally added to a group chat where Trump’s national security team plotted attacking Yemen.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It takes a village … of idiots www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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At a macro level, so far, DOGE doesn’t seem to be doing much cutting. Spending this February was 7% higher than last year.
Instead, DOGE is obliterating small areas of spending, ending some govt functions.
This has never been about efficiency & is instead about illegally stopping things they hate.
Instead, DOGE is obliterating small areas of spending, ending some govt functions.
This has never been about efficiency & is instead about illegally stopping things they hate.
March 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
At a macro level, so far, DOGE doesn’t seem to be doing much cutting. Spending this February was 7% higher than last year.
Instead, DOGE is obliterating small areas of spending, ending some govt functions.
This has never been about efficiency & is instead about illegally stopping things they hate.
Instead, DOGE is obliterating small areas of spending, ending some govt functions.
This has never been about efficiency & is instead about illegally stopping things they hate.
Considering how often Trump and Republicans lambast and yell at @nytimes.com , it’s remarkable just how quickly and easily Barbarro/Haberman et al. sanewash and paint clear diplomatic manipulation as wins for Trump.
If WAPO hadn’t died in darkness I would have cancelled NYT sub long ago.
If WAPO hadn’t died in darkness I would have cancelled NYT sub long ago.
February 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Considering how often Trump and Republicans lambast and yell at @nytimes.com , it’s remarkable just how quickly and easily Barbarro/Haberman et al. sanewash and paint clear diplomatic manipulation as wins for Trump.
If WAPO hadn’t died in darkness I would have cancelled NYT sub long ago.
If WAPO hadn’t died in darkness I would have cancelled NYT sub long ago.
@benrothenberg.bsky.social LOVED the excitement and content in your latest podcast. Audio quality and background severely detracted
From the content. But just my opinion and YMMV. Thanks for the coverage and takes!
From the content. But just my opinion and YMMV. Thanks for the coverage and takes!
January 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@benrothenberg.bsky.social LOVED the excitement and content in your latest podcast. Audio quality and background severely detracted
From the content. But just my opinion and YMMV. Thanks for the coverage and takes!
From the content. But just my opinion and YMMV. Thanks for the coverage and takes!
@benrothenberg.bsky.social You’re not allowed to pronounce ‘TMZ’ better than you pronounce ‘Jannik’ (rhymes with panic) Sinner 😂😂
Thanks for the great podcasts! Always enjoy Tumaini on the show!
Thanks for the great podcasts! Always enjoy Tumaini on the show!
December 7, 2024 at 1:45 PM
@benrothenberg.bsky.social You’re not allowed to pronounce ‘TMZ’ better than you pronounce ‘Jannik’ (rhymes with panic) Sinner 😂😂
Thanks for the great podcasts! Always enjoy Tumaini on the show!
Thanks for the great podcasts! Always enjoy Tumaini on the show!