Rob Goldson
@rgoldson.bsky.social
Retired guy. Finding my own path while walking with my gal and two great kids. I like the economics and stocks and stuff. Coffee is great and so is cheese.
I am starting to suspect that we might not be sending our best to Washington and that they might not have our best interests at heart.
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I am starting to suspect that we might not be sending our best to Washington and that they might not have our best interests at heart.
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• All tariffs to date in 2025 raise $2.4T over 2026-35, with $347B in in negative dynamic revenue effects, bringing dynamic revenues to $2.0Y.
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
June 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
• All tariffs to date in 2025 raise $2.4T over 2026-35, with $347B in in negative dynamic revenue effects, bringing dynamic revenues to $2.0Y.
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
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A retired coroner in Ontario was asked what he'd learned after decades on the job. "Always hold the handrail on stairs," he replied.
My “you’re over 30” advice is hold onto the bannister. Stairs will kill you and not even look back
June 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A retired coroner in Ontario was asked what he'd learned after decades on the job. "Always hold the handrail on stairs," he replied.
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“Fifty years from now, you will want to be able to look in the mirror and know that you did what you thought was right, in every part of your life. At the end of the day, your integrity is all you have.” Jay Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Baccalaureate remarks by Chair Powell at the Princeton University Baccalaureate Ceremony
Thank you, President Eisgruber, for the opportunity to speak here today. Congratulations to the Princeton University class of 2025 on the tremendous achievemen
www.federalreserve.gov
May 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Fifty years from now, you will want to be able to look in the mirror and know that you did what you thought was right, in every part of your life. At the end of the day, your integrity is all you have.” Jay Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
When nice folks get mad, look out.
It's astonishing how much damage has been done in such a short time. Flight bookings from Canada to the US have dropped over 70%. I can't see myself going to the US for a very long time.
www.newsweek.com/canada-us-fl...
www.newsweek.com/canada-us-fl...
Flight bookings from Canada to the US plummet over 70%
Amid rising trade tensions, boycotts and travel advisories, Canadians appear to be foregoing trips to the U.S.
www.newsweek.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
When nice folks get mad, look out.
Ha! Perfection found.
March 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Ha! Perfection found.
Amazing www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nf...
Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1
YouTube video by FOBBV CAM
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March 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Amazing www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nf...
Oof!
"I just want to say it is sad. A sad day. When our government would fire an employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that's a LIE
... that should not happen in our country. That was a sham to avoid statutory requirements."
... that should not happen in our country. That was a sham to avoid statutory requirements."
March 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oof!
When you are in court, having a little evidence is generally a good idea.
"We're in the land of Beyonce now."
Reyes is pissed that the govt is trying to ban a group of people when she points out that the military doesn't even track by gender and can't even identify to the court how many transgender service members there are currently, let alone if there are issues.
Reyes is pissed that the govt is trying to ban a group of people when she points out that the military doesn't even track by gender and can't even identify to the court how many transgender service members there are currently, let alone if there are issues.
March 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When you are in court, having a little evidence is generally a good idea.
Well at least this place actually works.
March 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Well at least this place actually works.
“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
The taped line fight I had with my brother when we were 7 and 5. We mature for our age.
Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
March 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The taped line fight I had with my brother when we were 7 and 5. We mature for our age.
Leading the free world now. Not us.
Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
We stand by Ukraine.
We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.
Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
February 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Leading the free world now. Not us.
Seems bad. Of course, I am the father of daughters who wants them to be free to make their own decisions.
Almost half of Republican men now believe that women should return to their traditional roles in society (up from 28 percent in 2022)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
February 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Seems bad. Of course, I am the father of daughters who wants them to be free to make their own decisions.
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How it started/How it's going
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How it started/How it's going
Seems bad.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most drastic cut in spending by US consumers in three years last month despite decline in inflation.
February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seems bad.
Rock star parents come in many forms. It is what freedom is all about.
My husband @robertcooper-us.bsky.social and I were the FIRST gay couple to adopt children in the US, way back in 1985. We went on to adopt five wonderful kids — all adopted at birth.
They’ve grown so much! Here’s a pic from our wedding in 2000, and a recent one including their significant others. ❤️
They’ve grown so much! Here’s a pic from our wedding in 2000, and a recent one including their significant others. ❤️
February 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Rock star parents come in many forms. It is what freedom is all about.
My kids would suggest higher dollar amounts after each tooth lost. I think they were on to something.
are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her
February 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My kids would suggest higher dollar amounts after each tooth lost. I think they were on to something.
I am proud to be a citizen of Missouri. The dumbest state.
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I am proud to be a citizen of Missouri. The dumbest state.
I wanna know who the people are that destroy hotel electric charging ports. You all are savages.
February 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I wanna know who the people are that destroy hotel electric charging ports. You all are savages.
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Only US citizens could vote before this waste of time and moeny so maybe we just keep doing what we've been doing instead of being performative and acting like morons.
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says he has not determined how to implement a constitutional amendment approved by Missouri voters in November specifying that “only” U.S. citizens have the right to vote.
A fight is looming over Missouri’s new noncitizen voting ban
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says he has not determined how to implement a constitutional amendment approved by Missouri voters in November specifying that “only” U.S. citizens have the right
www.stltoday.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Only US citizens could vote before this waste of time and moeny so maybe we just keep doing what we've been doing instead of being performative and acting like morons.
An emboldened right wings doesn't want freedom for anyone besides there own.
Australian Far-right racist/neo-Nazi Blair Cottrell was caught on camera by the BBC saying that the "most effective" way to deal with Black Australians is to skin them and lynch them. He also says they were happy under slavery.
At a Patriot Alternative (UK) conference.
At a Patriot Alternative (UK) conference.
January 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
An emboldened right wings doesn't want freedom for anyone besides there own.
Looking forward to this meeting!
The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood
January 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Looking forward to this meeting!
Social media is not a place to get your news.
January 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Social media is not a place to get your news.