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If you sell something to the US, you get US dollars in return. Those dollars can either be used to buy US goods and services (zeroing out your contribution to net imports) or invest in the US (increasing net capital inflows). There are no other options.
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If you sell something to the US, you get US dollars in return. Those dollars can either be used to buy US goods and services (zeroing out your contribution to net imports) or invest in the US (increasing net capital inflows). There are no other options.
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For those who never took Econ 101, this is an accounting identity thing. There's no getting around it. Net imports is always equal to net capital inflows
I cannot emphasize enough that increasing foreign investment in the US and shrinking US trade deficits are in direct, irreconcilable tension w/ one another.
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
*US TO LOWER TARIFF RATE ON SWISS GOODS TO 15%, GREER SAYS
*SWITZERLAND AGREED TO $200B INVESTMENT IN THE US, GREER SAYS
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For those who never took Econ 101, this is an accounting identity thing. There's no getting around it. Net imports is always equal to net capital inflows
SHES A BIGGER FUCKING PROBLEM
“Hey we’re going to cure your cancer by giving you AIDs and ALS”
“Hey we’re going to cure your cancer by giving you AIDs and ALS”
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
Tick, Tick… Schumer
The embattled Senate minority leader once again faces calls to step down.
puck.news
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
SHES A BIGGER FUCKING PROBLEM
“Hey we’re going to cure your cancer by giving you AIDs and ALS”
“Hey we’re going to cure your cancer by giving you AIDs and ALS”
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Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
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*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
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*this is batshit insane*
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*this is batshit insane*
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We can claw it all back and put them in prison for accepting it in the first place
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We can claw it all back and put them in prison for accepting it in the first place
Once again the correct treatment for traitors is not small misdemeanors
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Once again the correct treatment for traitors is not small misdemeanors
So he’s resigning and letting the man assaulting the rule of law nominate his replacement?
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So he’s resigning and letting the man assaulting the rule of law nominate his replacement?
Mike Johnson: “we can’t release the files for the safety of the victims”
The real victims: “release the fucking files”
Who are the “victims” Johnson is protecting?
The real victims: “release the fucking files”
Who are the “victims” Johnson is protecting?
NEW: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, along with the family of Virginia Giuffre, have written to Congress — demanding members vote to release the Epstein files.
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mike Johnson: “we can’t release the files for the safety of the victims”
The real victims: “release the fucking files”
Who are the “victims” Johnson is protecting?
The real victims: “release the fucking files”
Who are the “victims” Johnson is protecting?
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Remember its misogynistic to question the editorial line at the Times
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Remember its misogynistic to question the editorial line at the Times
Absolutely hilarious this dropped the same day the NYT alumni were circling the wagons in defense of that trash paper.
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Absolutely hilarious this dropped the same day the NYT alumni were circling the wagons in defense of that trash paper.
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The second best outcome from the Epstein files for Democrats is yeeting Larry Summers out of the party and into irrelevance. I seriously doubt they’ll do it but hopefully they’re forced to!
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The second best outcome from the Epstein files for Democrats is yeeting Larry Summers out of the party and into irrelevance. I seriously doubt they’ll do it but hopefully they’re forced to!
This opens up discovery into the DOJ’s discussions on Epstein cases through the vindictive prosecution angle. Not sure dipshit realizes that
Trump just said he'll be ordering an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's involvement with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase and other people and institutions.
Not on that list: Donald Trump. Steve Bannon.
Not on that list: Donald Trump. Steve Bannon.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This opens up discovery into the DOJ’s discussions on Epstein cases through the vindictive prosecution angle. Not sure dipshit realizes that
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Seriously, "Wood chipper, feet first" should be allowed. It's not a legitimate death threat, it's just a hyperbolic way of saying "this person is evil".
You all need thicker skin.
You all need thicker skin.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUESKY
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Seriously, "Wood chipper, feet first" should be allowed. It's not a legitimate death threat, it's just a hyperbolic way of saying "this person is evil".
You all need thicker skin.
You all need thicker skin.
Hey here’s the lecture about how “actually it’s not our fault” FUCKKKK OFFFFFFFFFFFF
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hey here’s the lecture about how “actually it’s not our fault” FUCKKKK OFFFFFFFFFFFF
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HE WAS RUNNING A CATCH AND KILL OPERATION FOR AN ELITE CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING OUT OF YOUR OWN OFFICES AND IT IMPLICATED THE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY
Do we know Landon told anyone that he was having this convo with Epstein? We do not! But let’s say an editor knew. Then what? At most, it would be the beginning of an investigation. Would Landon be the reporter to do it? Probably not! You see he’s begging Epstein for specifics & doesn’t get them
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
HE WAS RUNNING A CATCH AND KILL OPERATION FOR AN ELITE CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING OUT OF YOUR OWN OFFICES AND IT IMPLICATED THE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY
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Of course there's a difference, and it's reflected in many state laws.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Of course there's a difference, and it's reflected in many state laws.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
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One thing that always bugged me about the complaints about Clinton and Democrats is that Democrats didn't actually re-elect Clinton after the media reported on his abuse, but Republicans voted for a known sexual predator three times in a row
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One thing that always bugged me about the complaints about Clinton and Democrats is that Democrats didn't actually re-elect Clinton after the media reported on his abuse, but Republicans voted for a known sexual predator three times in a row
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i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
There could be a photo of Trump doing his stupid thumbs up pose next to a naked 12 year old girl and MAGA would shrug and the media would cover it as a nothing burger.
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There could be a photo of Trump doing his stupid thumbs up pose next to a naked 12 year old girl and MAGA would shrug and the media would cover it as a nothing burger.
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Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
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another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable