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@people-person.bsky.social
I did come here to make friends. No nazis, no kings, no doomers.
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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“Hey everyone, remember all that insane stuff we stoked and rode to power on? Well we looked and none of it is real. Thanks!”
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: President Trump's Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a "client list” or was murdered, according to a memo detailing the findings obtained by Axios.
Exclusive: DOJ, FBI conclude Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list," committed suicide
The findings represent the first time Trump's administration has officially contradicted conspiracy theories about Epstein's activities and his death.
www.axios.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Hey everyone, remember all that insane stuff we stoked and rode to power on? Well we looked and none of it is real. Thanks!”
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like this 100% been elon musk’s day to day life for a decade + if not much longer
July 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
like this 100% been elon musk’s day to day life for a decade + if not much longer
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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insane
🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors.
The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.
www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.
www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
June 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
insane
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If you missed it, I had the pleasure of launching my new book in DC today @carnegieendowment.org with a terrific panel comprising @davidehoffman.bsky.social, @coreyah.bsky.social, and @atomicbell.bsky.social. You can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbNv...
Has the World Arrived in a New Nuclear Age?
YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you missed it, I had the pleasure of launching my new book in DC today @carnegieendowment.org with a terrific panel comprising @davidehoffman.bsky.social, @coreyah.bsky.social, and @atomicbell.bsky.social. You can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbNv...
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With my comments: How India and Pakistan pulled back from brink of war on.ft.com/44BlefI
How India and Pakistan pulled back from brink of war
US intervention that led to ceasefire left New Delhi worse off, analysts say
on.ft.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
With my comments: How India and Pakistan pulled back from brink of war on.ft.com/44BlefI
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The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
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go light up @edmarkey.bsky.social please, Massachusetts people
Compiling what D Senators are telling constituents in this updating post. Some surprises.
Kaine, Warner, Duckworth, Booker: no position
Kim: appears to be a hard no
Markey: office saying he opposes Elon but will vote Yes on Elon/Trump bill talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tally-3
Kaine, Warner, Duckworth, Booker: no position
Kim: appears to be a hard no
Markey: office saying he opposes Elon but will vote Yes on Elon/Trump bill talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tally-3
Tally
In this post I am collecting reports about where Democratic Senators are...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
go light up @edmarkey.bsky.social please, Massachusetts people
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Elon (almost) crash plane
BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
March 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Elon (almost) crash plane
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DEMOCRATS:
You are committing a historic error right now. The federal government is collapsing and you are paralyzed. You seem unable to even address half the stuff that's happening because it does fit into your pre-fab vision of what good political rhetoric sounds like. You are failing America.
You are committing a historic error right now. The federal government is collapsing and you are paralyzed. You seem unable to even address half the stuff that's happening because it does fit into your pre-fab vision of what good political rhetoric sounds like. You are failing America.
March 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
DEMOCRATS:
You are committing a historic error right now. The federal government is collapsing and you are paralyzed. You seem unable to even address half the stuff that's happening because it does fit into your pre-fab vision of what good political rhetoric sounds like. You are failing America.
You are committing a historic error right now. The federal government is collapsing and you are paralyzed. You seem unable to even address half the stuff that's happening because it does fit into your pre-fab vision of what good political rhetoric sounds like. You are failing America.
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relatedly, why is the entire political press completely uninterested in the verifiable fact that JD Vance has close relationships with online nazis?
Seems like why the meeting imploded was more like "Trump is senile and has lost all impulse control and JD Vance is pickled in online fash propaganda" www.semafor.com/article/02/2...
Why the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting imploded
It happened in part because the White House perceived a loss of focus on the reason they were even gathering.
www.semafor.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
relatedly, why is the entire political press completely uninterested in the verifiable fact that JD Vance has close relationships with online nazis?
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I’m sorry, but repeating this framing without skepticism is collaborating with your source to mislead your readers. They have been working on humiliating Zelensky and catering to Putin since long before the inauguration. Nothing about this is a response; it’s the plan of an abuser and a charlatan.
🚨The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday and his perceived intransigence in the peace process, per senior administration official
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m sorry, but repeating this framing without skepticism is collaborating with your source to mislead your readers. They have been working on humiliating Zelensky and catering to Putin since long before the inauguration. Nothing about this is a response; it’s the plan of an abuser and a charlatan.
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President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in Washington, seeking backing for Ukraine's security against any future Russian aggression.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Unpopular Bluesky take: AI has gotten very powerful over the last few years, has a lot significant use cases already, and is poised to significantly expand how much human labor it can replace over the next decade. It is here to stay and too powerful to ignore.
February 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unpopular Bluesky take: AI has gotten very powerful over the last few years, has a lot significant use cases already, and is poised to significantly expand how much human labor it can replace over the next decade. It is here to stay and too powerful to ignore.
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Green: I rise to announce that I will bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds proposed and dastardly deeds done.
February 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Green: I rise to announce that I will bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds proposed and dastardly deeds done.
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if a major politician held an emergency rally about the current ongoing coup by the richest man in the world, I think people would go to it. Shit is well and truly fucked. I can think of a couple of people who should do that right now.
January 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
if a major politician held an emergency rally about the current ongoing coup by the richest man in the world, I think people would go to it. Shit is well and truly fucked. I can think of a couple of people who should do that right now.