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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small. And while some of these animals are struggling, a few may be key to helping us adapt to the future. https://cnn.it/4axo3RW
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small. And while some of these animals are struggling, a few may be key to helping us adapt to the future. https://cnn.it/4axo3RW
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“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
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median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Mavericks - Born To Be Blue
YouTube video by TheMavericksVEVO
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December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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“.. Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up. .. You can’t make sense of it all now. There’s a general malaise with no exact catalyst to say this is why.”
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“.. Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up. .. You can’t make sense of it all now. There’s a general malaise with no exact catalyst to say this is why.”
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
@wsj.com #Crypto
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: What moved me about this film was the way it shows, without a load of sentimental corn, how writers work, drafting and redrafting their material. It's also about how beautiful things--music, books, poetry--emerge from unhappy times.
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: What moved me about this film was the way it shows, without a load of sentimental corn, how writers work, drafting and redrafting their material. It's also about how beautiful things--music, books, poetry--emerge from unhappy times.
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'Blue Owl has blocked redemptions in one of its earliest private credit funds as it merges with a larger vehicle overseen by the asset manager in a deal that could leave investors with losses of about 20 per cent on their holdings.‘ www.ft.com/content/8c95...
Blue Owl private credit fund merger leaves some investors facing 20% hit
Asset manager blocks redemptions from one of its first private debt vehicles targeting wealthy individuals
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
'Blue Owl has blocked redemptions in one of its earliest private credit funds as it merges with a larger vehicle overseen by the asset manager in a deal that could leave investors with losses of about 20 per cent on their holdings.‘ www.ft.com/content/8c95...
Those stubborn neighbours….
Canada's job market surprisingly expands, unemployment falls in October reut.rs/43hpzmP
Canada's job market surprisingly expands, unemployment falls in October
Canada's job market made a solid gain in October, reversing past declines and beating expectations, and its unemployment rate fell, data showed on Friday.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Those stubborn neighbours….
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“.. To be honest, I think she needs to resign quickly. .. I think she will have to resign, or I think she will be fired.”
- Bill Pulte, on Lisa Cook, 8/20/25
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Bill Pulte, on Lisa Cook, 8/20/25
@bloomberg.com
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Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that Pres...
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“.. To be honest, I think she needs to resign quickly. .. I think she will have to resign, or I think she will be fired.”
- Bill Pulte, on Lisa Cook, 8/20/25
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Bill Pulte, on Lisa Cook, 8/20/25
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being
‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being
People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being
The best will be deeply missed forever
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma. He was also an accomplished filmmaker, committed political activist and culture-shaping entrepreneur.
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma. He was also an accomplished filmmaker, committed political activist and culture-shaping entrepreneur.
Robert Redford, magnetic Hollywood icon and Sundance founder, dies at 89
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The best will be deeply missed forever
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Indian rupee tumbles past 88 to all-time low on mounting US tariff concerns reut.rs/4lLSrK9
Indian rupee tumbles past 88 to all-time low on mounting US tariff concerns
The Indian rupee dropped past the 88-per-dollar mark for the first time on Friday, hitting a record low with markets digesting the implications of additional U.S. tariffs on Indian goods.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Indian rupee tumbles past 88 to all-time low on mounting US tariff concerns reut.rs/4lLSrK9
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German retail sales fall more than expected, import prices down reut.rs/4n6jPDR
German retail sales fall more than expected, import prices down
German retail sales fell much more than expected in July, data showed on Friday, clouding the outlook for consumption in the third quarter.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
German retail sales fall more than expected, import prices down reut.rs/4n6jPDR
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It is the zombie lie that will never die, no matter how many times it is Groundhog Day all over again:
Democrats propose new spending, & the entire National Conversation™️ is HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR THAT & pearl-clutching about non-universality, moral hazard, & fairness.
Republicans propose tax cuts, & not only are they never asked these questions, they are called DEFICIT HAWKS.
Every. Single. Time.
Republicans propose tax cuts, & not only are they never asked these questions, they are called DEFICIT HAWKS.
Every. Single. Time.
June 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It is the zombie lie that will never die, no matter how many times it is Groundhog Day all over again:
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
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“Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order that would have restricted its business.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
May 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order that would have restricted its business.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
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Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’
Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’
Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’
The prominent US marketing professor Scott Galloway says Elon Musk’s decision to implement brutal job and spending cuts within the federal government on behalf of the Trump administration was “one of the greatest brand destructions” ever.
Speaking on Friday’s episode of the popular Pivot podcast, which he co-hosts, Galloway said Trump’s billionaire businessman adviser alienated the customer base of his electrical vehicle manufacturer Tesla – one of his most important holdings – while aligning himself with a president whose allies aren’t interested in the kinds of cars the company makes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’
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KASS: “.. We Are Greece Now”
“.. the cost of U.S. credit default swaps (which pay off in the event of default) have astonishingly intersected with the price of Greece's credit default swaps.”
“.. the cost of U.S. credit default swaps (which pay off in the event of default) have astonishingly intersected with the price of Greece's credit default swaps.”
May 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
KASS: “.. We Are Greece Now”
“.. the cost of U.S. credit default swaps (which pay off in the event of default) have astonishingly intersected with the price of Greece's credit default swaps.”
“.. the cost of U.S. credit default swaps (which pay off in the event of default) have astonishingly intersected with the price of Greece's credit default swaps.”
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Disinformation straight from the White House.
May 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Disinformation straight from the White House.
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"Nixon tried to hide things, including trying to sic the IRS on his enemies. Trump is publicly saying, 'the IRS needs to be sicced on my enemies.' He is daring the public and the courts to stop him."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is so good on Trump targeting foes:
newrepublic.com/article/1955...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is so good on Trump targeting foes:
newrepublic.com/article/1955...
“Chilling”: Trump’s Fury at Bruce Springsteen Just Got Much Darker
As Trump rages at the rocker and his allies criminally charge a House Democrat, a reporter who’s tracking Trump’s weaponization of investigatory power explains why MAGA’s true intentions are so alarmi...
newrepublic.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Nixon tried to hide things, including trying to sic the IRS on his enemies. Trump is publicly saying, 'the IRS needs to be sicced on my enemies.' He is daring the public and the courts to stop him."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is so good on Trump targeting foes:
newrepublic.com/article/1955...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is so good on Trump targeting foes:
newrepublic.com/article/1955...
Great memories, Norm!
George Wendt, best known for playing Norm Peterson on 'Cheers', has died at 76
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Great memories, Norm!
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MORGAN STANLEY: “.. Investors should prepare to be fooled many more times. If a master plan exists, .. it's unlikely to work in the way the US administration envisions.”
April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
MORGAN STANLEY: “.. Investors should prepare to be fooled many more times. If a master plan exists, .. it's unlikely to work in the way the US administration envisions.”