Hamberder
@rgbofmaine.bsky.social
A bag boy in the marketplace of ideas.
Please understand this: Trump’s tariffs fleece American consumers and businesses. Then he uses portions of the tariff revenue to curry favor with constituencies of his choosing. The tariffs are about power and leverage. The revenue is his personal slush fund. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/t...
Farmers getting $12B Trump bailout after trade war pain
President Trump on Monday revealed a $12 billion plan to bail out American farmers.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Please understand this: Trump’s tariffs fleece American consumers and businesses. Then he uses portions of the tariff revenue to curry favor with constituencies of his choosing. The tariffs are about power and leverage. The revenue is his personal slush fund. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/t...
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
Trump's original pick for Attorney General had sex with a 17 year old homeless girl. And Gaetz *still* might be a more ethically defensible AG than Pam Bondi.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump's original pick for Attorney General had sex with a 17 year old homeless girl. And Gaetz *still* might be a more ethically defensible AG than Pam Bondi.
GOP Logic: We can't feed these kids because we ALSO don't want them to have health care.
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
GOP Logic: We can't feed these kids because we ALSO don't want them to have health care.
A late night TV schedule with just Fallon would be like a musical world with just Ringo.
September 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A late night TV schedule with just Fallon would be like a musical world with just Ringo.
The Kimmel injustice makes me feel like my hatred of Disney adults is finally validated.
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Kimmel injustice makes me feel like my hatred of Disney adults is finally validated.
I have nothing to say about Charlie Kirk. What I will say is that Donald Trump is the absolute worst person to lead us through a moment like this.
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I have nothing to say about Charlie Kirk. What I will say is that Donald Trump is the absolute worst person to lead us through a moment like this.
The bad news is that the economy has almost ground to a halt. The good news is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics must still be publishing legit numbers because no one would make up a jobs report that looks this bad.
apnews.com/article/jobs...
apnews.com/article/jobs...
Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
apnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The bad news is that the economy has almost ground to a halt. The good news is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics must still be publishing legit numbers because no one would make up a jobs report that looks this bad.
apnews.com/article/jobs...
apnews.com/article/jobs...
The word "pedagogue" sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Unsavory etymological neighborhood.
August 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The word "pedagogue" sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Unsavory etymological neighborhood.
We’re going to fight the next pandemic with protein powder and natural food dyes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We’re going to fight the next pandemic with protein powder and natural food dyes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Baby Mar A Lago face
July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Baby Mar A Lago face
Hi. It’s Memorial Day weekend and it’s 56 degrees. I’m here to file a complaint.
May 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hi. It’s Memorial Day weekend and it’s 56 degrees. I’m here to file a complaint.
I grew up in the 70s and In The News radicalized me. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
In the News - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I grew up in the 70s and In The News radicalized me. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
Thinking of asking for a refund on this one. #corgicrew
April 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thinking of asking for a refund on this one. #corgicrew
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Love when a chef refers to themself as “fearless.” Like, are those figs on that sandwich? Calm down, Napoleon
April 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Love when a chef refers to themself as “fearless.” Like, are those figs on that sandwich? Calm down, Napoleon
The Trump stink is going to be on us for a generation. I’ll be dead when we finally shake this.
April 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Trump stink is going to be on us for a generation. I’ll be dead when we finally shake this.
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I love paying TurboTax a few hundred bucks every year to figure out how much money I owe the government, which the government already knows, but won't tell me because TurboTax pays legislators to keep the government from telling me. 😻
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I love paying TurboTax a few hundred bucks every year to figure out how much money I owe the government, which the government already knows, but won't tell me because TurboTax pays legislators to keep the government from telling me. 😻
4 out of 5 doctors agree: nostrils are the butthole of the face
March 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
4 out of 5 doctors agree: nostrils are the butthole of the face
Me [flirting]: So is there a Lord Gaga?
March 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Me [flirting]: So is there a Lord Gaga?
What the hell? Pete Hegseth just texted this to me.
March 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What the hell? Pete Hegseth just texted this to me.
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Love fucking up a spelling so bad autocorrect is like "welp you're on your own now"
March 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love fucking up a spelling so bad autocorrect is like "welp you're on your own now"
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This moment in our country's history is depressing, but it's also illuminating. We're finding out, in real time, whom among those in power will hedge their bets, trade complicity for personal preservation, and retreat into cowardice in the hopes they'll be spared.
And we will remember their names.
And we will remember their names.
March 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This moment in our country's history is depressing, but it's also illuminating. We're finding out, in real time, whom among those in power will hedge their bets, trade complicity for personal preservation, and retreat into cowardice in the hopes they'll be spared.
And we will remember their names.
And we will remember their names.
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what the green flag means at a NASCAR race
March 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
what the green flag means at a NASCAR race
Thomas Jefferson routinely used this autopen. That means the Louisiana Purchase is null and void. That means Mike Johnson isn’t Speaker of the House. Look man, I don’t make the rules.
March 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thomas Jefferson routinely used this autopen. That means the Louisiana Purchase is null and void. That means Mike Johnson isn’t Speaker of the House. Look man, I don’t make the rules.