Renata Johns
@renatajohns.bsky.social
Numbers Nerd. Liberal AF. U of Chicago Alum. Former Markets Desk @Bloomberg. Former Goldman Sachs. hEDS. POTS. My collagen is broken. Gardening. Books. Bird watching. #SlavaUkraini
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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Russia chimes in “condemning US actions against Venezuela”
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Russia chimes in “condemning US actions against Venezuela”
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NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
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Do you think torture is okay?
I hope not!
You should ask your friends and family who either didn't vote, or who are independents, the same question.
What's going on in immigration is unacceptable.
We need to demand accountability for this #ICELawlessness.
Will you call Congress at 202-224-3121?
I hope not!
You should ask your friends and family who either didn't vote, or who are independents, the same question.
What's going on in immigration is unacceptable.
We need to demand accountability for this #ICELawlessness.
Will you call Congress at 202-224-3121?
December 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Do you think torture is okay?
I hope not!
You should ask your friends and family who either didn't vote, or who are independents, the same question.
What's going on in immigration is unacceptable.
We need to demand accountability for this #ICELawlessness.
Will you call Congress at 202-224-3121?
I hope not!
You should ask your friends and family who either didn't vote, or who are independents, the same question.
What's going on in immigration is unacceptable.
We need to demand accountability for this #ICELawlessness.
Will you call Congress at 202-224-3121?
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UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
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Narrator: there's a reason for that...
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Narrator: there's a reason for that...
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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"Someone told the party that Donald Trump had invited them all to a party at Mar a Lago. REDACTED told Villeneuve she wanted to go, but Villeneuve told REDACTED it wasn't that kind of party, it was for prostitutes."
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Someone told the party that Donald Trump had invited them all to a party at Mar a Lago. REDACTED told Villeneuve she wanted to go, but Villeneuve told REDACTED it wasn't that kind of party, it was for prostitutes."
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So much for “civility” in travel. 🤡
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So much for “civility” in travel. 🤡
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#MorningVibe
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#MorningVibe
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
Turn up the volume and sing along! ⭐️
"God Curse Ye Wealthy Gentlemen" by Cathy Fink with marcya.marxer and tomPaxton.
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The U.S. military just announced another strike on a boat it claims was smuggling drugs near Venezuela, again without evidence. One more person dead. Over 100 killed so far.
Trump also threatened the president of Colombia.
Trump also threatened the president of Colombia.
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The U.S. military just announced another strike on a boat it claims was smuggling drugs near Venezuela, again without evidence. One more person dead. Over 100 killed so far.
Trump also threatened the president of Colombia.
Trump also threatened the president of Colombia.
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📰 Today's Headline: US economic growth accelerates in third quarter. But this does not tell the true story. The top 10% of households now account for 50% of all consumer spending in the U.S., up from: 45% in 2020, 35% in the mid-1990s.
📰True Headline: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
📰True Headline: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
US economic growth accelerates in third quarter
The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, driven by robust consumer spending, but momentum appears to have faded amid the rising cost of living and recent government shutdown.
www.reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📰 Today's Headline: US economic growth accelerates in third quarter. But this does not tell the true story. The top 10% of households now account for 50% of all consumer spending in the U.S., up from: 45% in 2020, 35% in the mid-1990s.
📰True Headline: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
📰True Headline: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
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Nicki Minaj praising Trump and JD Vance onstage at Turning Point USA wasn’t on the bingo card—but the pipeline sure was.
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How Nicki Minaj went from music superstar to MAGA sycophant
Nicki Minaj joining Erika Kirk on stage to praise President Donald Trump might not have been on your 2025 bingo card, but those who were watching saw clear signs of her unexpected journey.� The ...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nicki Minaj praising Trump and JD Vance onstage at Turning Point USA wasn’t on the bingo card—but the pipeline sure was.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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They did what now? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/s...
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
They did what now? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/s...
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“And much of consumption growth has come from spending by affluent and upper middle-class Americans, who have continued paying for travel, recreation, restaurants and other discretionary purchases.”
Glad the affluent are still not feeling the harsh realities of the working class #letthemeatcake
Glad the affluent are still not feeling the harsh realities of the working class #letthemeatcake
U.S. Economic Growth Surged in Third Quarter of 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/b...
U.S. Economic Growth Surged in Third Quarter of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“And much of consumption growth has come from spending by affluent and upper middle-class Americans, who have continued paying for travel, recreation, restaurants and other discretionary purchases.”
Glad the affluent are still not feeling the harsh realities of the working class #letthemeatcake
Glad the affluent are still not feeling the harsh realities of the working class #letthemeatcake
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Shout-out to all our Canada fam for the "60 Minutes" bootlegs.
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Shout-out to all our Canada fam for the "60 Minutes" bootlegs.
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“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
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@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
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@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
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JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
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I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
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Good to know...
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Good to know...
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I’ve been saying that @barackobama.bsky.social getting elected TWICE REALLY pissed off the racists like #JDVance, for DECADES, now, they just feel emboldened enough to come right out and say it at their Klan rallies.
December 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ve been saying that @barackobama.bsky.social getting elected TWICE REALLY pissed off the racists like #JDVance, for DECADES, now, they just feel emboldened enough to come right out and say it at their Klan rallies.