rlawsonwriter🫘
@rlawson.bsky.social
Journalist/writer. For a long time, I've covered the intersection of business and politics. Much of my business focus has been on real estate. Politics has a major influence on real estate. I also worked in politics early in my career in DC.
Hmmm ... So Argentina's experiment with whatever the president there was trying to do yet was celebrated in the U.S. is failing and now the U.S. wants to prop the failure. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
U.S. Pledges Support for Argentina’s Economy and a Trump Ally in Crisis
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hmmm ... So Argentina's experiment with whatever the president there was trying to do yet was celebrated in the U.S. is failing and now the U.S. wants to prop the failure. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...
What this essay shows could be applied to housing in the US.
Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What this essay shows could be applied to housing in the US.
Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
I just watched former Sen. Toomey cast killing extending the 2017 tax "reform" as a tax increase. That's some spin. Personally, we didn't get a tax cut ultimately because of SALT limits. Home values rose so much we couldn't write off the higher property taxes.
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I just watched former Sen. Toomey cast killing extending the 2017 tax "reform" as a tax increase. That's some spin. Personally, we didn't get a tax cut ultimately because of SALT limits. Home values rose so much we couldn't write off the higher property taxes.
Democrats have been doing a lot of hand-wringing over 2024 election results. I've said since 2016 that it's a simple explanation that has nothing do with policy. We are still a very sexist country. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The uncomfortable truth about Democrats' problem reaching male voters
The numbers tell a sobering tale.
www.msnbc.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Democrats have been doing a lot of hand-wringing over 2024 election results. I've said since 2016 that it's a simple explanation that has nothing do with policy. We are still a very sexist country. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Americans paid $16 billion in taxes on imports because Trump increased tariffs. That's what missing in this story
Tariff receipts topped $16 billion in April, a record that helped cut the budget deficit
Customs duties totaled $16.3 billion for the month, some 86% above the $8.75 billion collected during March.
www.cnbc.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Americans paid $16 billion in taxes on imports because Trump increased tariffs. That's what missing in this story
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May 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Folks learned quickly that Trump in fact isn't good for the economy. Told you so. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/19/t...
Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
www.cnbc.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Folks learned quickly that Trump in fact isn't good for the economy. Told you so. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/19/t...
People screaming that Dems don't have a strategy probably should consider quieting down some. The best strategy could be just let the Republicans make unforced errors, a lot of them. "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake."
March 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
People screaming that Dems don't have a strategy probably should consider quieting down some. The best strategy could be just let the Republicans make unforced errors, a lot of them. "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake."
Trying to go more progressive will be a losing battle. Those in the middle won’t go for it. They will lean more to the right. Shifting from one extreme to another isn’t the answer. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem
The progressive TikTok star is running for Congress in a Democratic district that hasn’t had a competitive primary in decades.
www.rollingstone.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trying to go more progressive will be a losing battle. Those in the middle won’t go for it. They will lean more to the right. Shifting from one extreme to another isn’t the answer. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More admin gaslighting. Didn't Trump say he was great for the stock market? His followers are sucking wind but they are like Kevin Bacon in Animal House getting pedaled and screaming, "Thank you sir, may I have another?" www.cnbc.com/2025/03/13/t...
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the White House is focused on the 'real economy' and not concerned about 'a little' market volatility
essent said the administration is attentive to market moves, he predicted that both the economy and markets would prosper over time.
www.cnbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
More admin gaslighting. Didn't Trump say he was great for the stock market? His followers are sucking wind but they are like Kevin Bacon in Animal House getting pedaled and screaming, "Thank you sir, may I have another?" www.cnbc.com/2025/03/13/t...
Munchin must be vying for an admin role. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/s...
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 'people are overreacting a bit' to Trump's policies
Mnuchin, who served under Trump in the Republican's first term in office, said does not see signs of an imminent slowdown for the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Munchin must be vying for an admin role. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/s...
With his decision, Bezos, who supposedly is a great businessman, has told the world that WaPo's opinion page is no longer a market for different ideas, which to me means, he just gave away business. He's already lost a ton of revenue from canceled subs and makes this move?
March 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
With his decision, Bezos, who supposedly is a great businessman, has told the world that WaPo's opinion page is no longer a market for different ideas, which to me means, he just gave away business. He's already lost a ton of revenue from canceled subs and makes this move?
My WaPo subscription was set to renew next month, but I went ahead and canceled it. Diversity of opinions on a newspaper's opinion page makes the world go round. His decision to focus opinion solely on personal liberties and free markets and differing opinions can be written elsewhere.
March 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My WaPo subscription was set to renew next month, but I went ahead and canceled it. Diversity of opinions on a newspaper's opinion page makes the world go round. His decision to focus opinion solely on personal liberties and free markets and differing opinions can be written elsewhere.
Perhaps someone can explain to me why I should feel empathy for this person? I don't. Sorry. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Fired federal worker who voted for Trump speaks out | CNN Politics
CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with Ryleigh Cooper, a federal worker who says she voted for Donald Trump because of his campaign promise to make IVF available for free. Cooper was recently fired as part of...
www.cnn.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Perhaps someone can explain to me why I should feel empathy for this person? I don't. Sorry. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
"This is what the American people voted for,” the State Department spokeswoman said of the Zelensky-Trump-Vance dust-up. The American people collectively didn't vote for Trump-Vance to show their asses and bully Zelensky. Trump is scared of Putin so he tries to control who he thinks he can control
March 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"This is what the American people voted for,” the State Department spokeswoman said of the Zelensky-Trump-Vance dust-up. The American people collectively didn't vote for Trump-Vance to show their asses and bully Zelensky. Trump is scared of Putin so he tries to control who he thinks he can control
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Pulling out the same type of device on a traffic stop that was used to beat police officers on Jan 6 is probably not the best plan.
February 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Pulling out the same type of device on a traffic stop that was used to beat police officers on Jan 6 is probably not the best plan.
I haven't been active much here because I've been busy watching the shit show on the other platform.
February 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I haven't been active much here because I've been busy watching the shit show on the other platform.
From WaPo about Trump voters. They don't want things to get better for themselves. They want you to feel the same pain they supposedly feel. “I can’t work from home,” Malloy said, standing by the diner’s swinging kitchen door, holding a half-glass of milk, with a black apron tied around her torso.
February 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
From WaPo about Trump voters. They don't want things to get better for themselves. They want you to feel the same pain they supposedly feel. “I can’t work from home,” Malloy said, standing by the diner’s swinging kitchen door, holding a half-glass of milk, with a black apron tied around her torso.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When has trying to stop supply, ever slowed demand for drugs?
January 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When has trying to stop supply, ever slowed demand for drugs?
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There'a been a lot of media talk about how "the Resistance is dead" for which the evidence is Dem electeds aren't fighting and cable news and WaPo/NYT subscription numbers are down.
We should not overread into this one result, but consider: those might be the last Resistance's metrics.
We should not overread into this one result, but consider: those might be the last Resistance's metrics.
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE FLIPPED IOWA'S #SD35:
Mike Zimmer (D)- 51.8%
Katie Whittington (R)- 48.2%
THIS WAS A TRUMP+21 DISTRICT!
Mike Zimmer (D)- 51.8%
Katie Whittington (R)- 48.2%
THIS WAS A TRUMP+21 DISTRICT!
January 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There'a been a lot of media talk about how "the Resistance is dead" for which the evidence is Dem electeds aren't fighting and cable news and WaPo/NYT subscription numbers are down.
We should not overread into this one result, but consider: those might be the last Resistance's metrics.
We should not overread into this one result, but consider: those might be the last Resistance's metrics.
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OK. Who are our legal commentators who (1) represent federal employees in claims against the federal government and are knowledgeable about that area of law, (2) are intellectually honest, and (3) are willing to explain things?
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
OK. Who are our legal commentators who (1) represent federal employees in claims against the federal government and are knowledgeable about that area of law, (2) are intellectually honest, and (3) are willing to explain things?
When Trump dies, flags shouldn't be lowered and his funeral procession should go through trailer parks
January 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When Trump dies, flags shouldn't be lowered and his funeral procession should go through trailer parks