Paul L. Dion
@pauldion5.bsky.social
Economist. Rhode Islander. URI and WA State U alum. Gold Star.
“Drunk, fat, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
“Drunk, fat, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
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There’s no point fact checking people to whom reason need not apply, but
1. None of them were US Army generals
2. Lee was an engineer in Mexico and did not command. Bragg commanded a battery. Hill and Pickett did not command in Mexico. None of the rest were there.
3. None of them advised in 1898
1. None of them were US Army generals
2. Lee was an engineer in Mexico and did not command. Bragg commanded a battery. Hill and Pickett did not command in Mexico. None of the rest were there.
3. None of them advised in 1898
January 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
There’s no point fact checking people to whom reason need not apply, but
1. None of them were US Army generals
2. Lee was an engineer in Mexico and did not command. Bragg commanded a battery. Hill and Pickett did not command in Mexico. None of the rest were there.
3. None of them advised in 1898
1. None of them were US Army generals
2. Lee was an engineer in Mexico and did not command. Bragg commanded a battery. Hill and Pickett did not command in Mexico. None of the rest were there.
3. None of them advised in 1898
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The mercantilism will continue gradually until morale improves
Trump’s team is studying a gradual roll out of tariffs using emergency powers.
Latest from my Bloomberg colleagues Jenny Leonard and Saleha Mohsin.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Latest from my Bloomberg colleagues Jenny Leonard and Saleha Mohsin.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Team Studies Gradual Tariff Hikes Under Emergency Powers
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping up tariffs month by month, a gradual approach aimed at boosting negotiating leverage while helping avoid ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The mercantilism will continue gradually until morale improves
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Corruption.
Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex
w/ Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Theodore Schleifer
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
w/ Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Theodore Schleifer
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex
The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Corruption.
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8 January 1932 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Leopold Moses Borøchstein, was born in Kristiansund.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
January 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
8 January 1932 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Leopold Moses Borøchstein, was born in Kristiansund.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
He arrived at #Auschwitz in a transport together with his mother Masha and four siblings on 3 March 1943. They were all murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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we've come a long way from bringing down the price of eggs
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
we've come a long way from bringing down the price of eggs
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Don’t we have a Pacific Fleet?
Sen. Tommy Tuberville: "We've gotta take the Panama Canal back. We've gotta do something because if we were to happen to go to war with China over Taiwan and they were to shut the Panama Canal down, we'd have to go 8 to 10,000 miles just to get things back to the war zone."
January 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Don’t we have a Pacific Fleet?
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5 January 1858 | Hungarian Jew Yakow Heizler was born in Apostag. He was a soldier. During the war he lived in Ujpest.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
January 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
5 January 1858 | Hungarian Jew Yakow Heizler was born in Apostag. He was a soldier. During the war he lived in Ujpest.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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This is the single most important advice any creative person needs to hear.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
January 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is the single most important advice any creative person needs to hear.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
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I think journalists, policymakers and good govt types are struggling to understand DOGE because their mental model is that it is a government reform commission, operating like previous ones. Maybe. But it might be better to start thinking about it as a hostile takeover of the govt by oligarchs.
January 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think journalists, policymakers and good govt types are struggling to understand DOGE because their mental model is that it is a government reform commission, operating like previous ones. Maybe. But it might be better to start thinking about it as a hostile takeover of the govt by oligarchs.
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Before the yachts there was a revolution. theamericanrevolution.fm
WBCN and The American Revolution
The incredible, true story of how a radio station, politics,
and rock and roll changed everything.
theamericanrevolution.fm
January 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Before the yachts there was a revolution. theamericanrevolution.fm
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Econ 101 for communists: unintended consequences
January 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Econ 101 for communists: unintended consequences
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Bastards Of Young - The Replacements (Live Video) (Legendado PT-BR)
YouTube video by Legendaralho
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December 31, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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31 December 1929 | French Jewish girl, Francine Bejrach, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 21 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 21 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
December 31, 2024 at 6:00 AM
31 December 1929 | French Jewish girl, Francine Bejrach, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 21 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 21 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Wait, isn’t this what the America First crowd spent the last 8 years decrying as “globalism” and “forever wars”?
Trump Defense nominee Pete Hegseth wants the U.S. military to “be the world’s sheriff.”
December 31, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Wait, isn’t this what the America First crowd spent the last 8 years decrying as “globalism” and “forever wars”?
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Rest in peace to Submariner LT James Earl Carter Jr, USN (Ret). Carter, the only U.S. President to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, leaves a legacy of service. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, carries his name in honor of his dedication to our nation.
December 29, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Rest in peace to Submariner LT James Earl Carter Jr, USN (Ret). Carter, the only U.S. President to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, leaves a legacy of service. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, carries his name in honor of his dedication to our nation.
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You're not a client of ours, but you need to jump through hoops because someone else was irresponsible. You need to protect yourself for something you didn't do because your information is in a database that you didn't know about.
Sincerely,
The Credit Agencies
Sincerely,
The Credit Agencies
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
You're not a client of ours, but you need to jump through hoops because someone else was irresponsible. You need to protect yourself for something you didn't do because your information is in a database that you didn't know about.
Sincerely,
The Credit Agencies
Sincerely,
The Credit Agencies
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29 December 1923 | Hungarian Jewish woman Lily Ebert was born in Bonyhád.
In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated.
She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.
In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated.
She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.
December 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
29 December 1923 | Hungarian Jewish woman Lily Ebert was born in Bonyhád.
In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated.
She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.
In July 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated.
She passed away in October 2024, at the age of 100.
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29 December 1928 | A French Jewish boy, Isaac Blumberg, was born in Paris.
On 19 August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection on 21 August 1942.
On 19 August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection on 21 August 1942.
December 29, 2024 at 6:00 AM
29 December 1928 | A French Jewish boy, Isaac Blumberg, was born in Paris.
On 19 August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection on 21 August 1942.
On 19 August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,000 Jews. Murdered in a gas chamber after selection on 21 August 1942.
Now that was a crazy game
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Now that was a crazy game
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The time Steve Martin went on the Tonight Show and played his voice mail messages. 😂😂
December 27, 2024 at 7:12 PM
The time Steve Martin went on the Tonight Show and played his voice mail messages. 😂😂
The actions of a free speech absolutist…
December 29, 2024 at 12:14 AM
The actions of a free speech absolutist…
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2016: No problems with voting or in the election.
2020: ELECTION WAS STOLEN!
2024: No problems with voting or in the election.
It's almost as if the outcome judges whether there was irregularity, according to Republican leadership.
2020: ELECTION WAS STOLEN!
2024: No problems with voting or in the election.
It's almost as if the outcome judges whether there was irregularity, according to Republican leadership.
December 26, 2024 at 2:13 PM
2016: No problems with voting or in the election.
2020: ELECTION WAS STOLEN!
2024: No problems with voting or in the election.
It's almost as if the outcome judges whether there was irregularity, according to Republican leadership.
2020: ELECTION WAS STOLEN!
2024: No problems with voting or in the election.
It's almost as if the outcome judges whether there was irregularity, according to Republican leadership.
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Now isn’t this the truth! #CalvinandHobbes
December 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Now isn’t this the truth! #CalvinandHobbes
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24 December 1939 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Elias Podolsky, was born in Antwerp to Moshe and Batia.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
December 24, 2024 at 3:00 PM
24 December 1939 | A Belgian Jewish boy, Elias Podolsky, was born in Antwerp to Moshe and Batia.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In October 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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21 December 1928 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Emil Roosnek, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM
21 December 1928 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Emil Roosnek, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz in December 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.