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Trump moves on D.C. golf courses with notice that jeopardizes lease
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This course is weirdly beloved by local golfers because it is an affordable and community course. Of course this jack*** sees it as a real estate opportunity.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This course is weirdly beloved by local golfers because it is an affordable and community course. Of course this jack*** sees it as a real estate opportunity.
Trump moves on D.C. golf courses with notice that jeopardizes lease
The administration puts National Links Trust on the clock in a bid to take control of the city’s three public golf courses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump moves on D.C. golf courses with notice that jeopardizes lease
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This course is weirdly beloved by local golfers because it is an affordable and community course. Of course this jack*** sees it as a real estate opportunity.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This course is weirdly beloved by local golfers because it is an affordable and community course. Of course this jack*** sees it as a real estate opportunity.
Secretary Bessent, who knows a thing or two about ag says on Face the Nation "Ag is all about the future" Sure, that's why the average farmer is 20 years older than the rest of Americans and an occupation that is at least 20x more expensive to join than it was 40 years ago.
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Secretary Bessent, who knows a thing or two about ag says on Face the Nation "Ag is all about the future" Sure, that's why the average farmer is 20 years older than the rest of Americans and an occupation that is at least 20x more expensive to join than it was 40 years ago.
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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Courtesy of the world’s richest man who just got a trillion-dollar pay package from his feckless board: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Courtesy of the world’s richest man who just got a trillion-dollar pay package from his feckless board: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation • Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court f...
kansasreflector.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg
Navy Fighter jets buzzing DC now. 4 round in. How many more? Did someone leak the Epstein Files?
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Navy Fighter jets buzzing DC now. 4 round in. How many more? Did someone leak the Epstein Files?
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Would anyone stop him if he just tore the whole WH down? And, it doesn't seem like he will need a wrecking ball or riot for the Supreme Court Building since he already owns them.
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Would anyone stop him if he just tore the whole WH down? And, it doesn't seem like he will need a wrecking ball or riot for the Supreme Court Building since he already owns them.
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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Very Trump-era story.
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Very Trump-era story.
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
Hey Friends--there won't be 2025 survey since employees are all too busy getting RIFed, relocated or traumatized. So let's help OPM draft the 2026 Federal Employee Viewpoint SURVEY Questions. Enter your suggestions in the comments. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
After months of postponing, OPM opts to fully cancel 2025 FEVS
The cancellation comes after OPM indefinitely delayed FEVS earlier this year, due to the Trump administration’s “urgent” changes for federal employees.
federalnewsnetwork.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey Friends--there won't be 2025 survey since employees are all too busy getting RIFed, relocated or traumatized. So let's help OPM draft the 2026 Federal Employee Viewpoint SURVEY Questions. Enter your suggestions in the comments. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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We used to call this security theater - but in this context it’s authoritarian theater
Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
August 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We used to call this security theater - but in this context it’s authoritarian theater
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When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field
Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....
www.newyorker.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
Lotus flower at Kennilworth Aquatic Garden
July 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Lotus flower at Kennilworth Aquatic Garden
For all the hand wringing about a Democrstic Socialist Mayoral candidate for Mayor, there is very little talk about how fundamentally Trump misunderstands trade and the trade deficit. South Korea=0.0% tariffs. Consumers buy their products because we like them and can afford them.
July 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
For all the hand wringing about a Democrstic Socialist Mayoral candidate for Mayor, there is very little talk about how fundamentally Trump misunderstands trade and the trade deficit. South Korea=0.0% tariffs. Consumers buy their products because we like them and can afford them.
Just saw 2 B2 bombers and their escorts flyover, which probably cost a couple hundred people their Medicaid for next year.
July 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just saw 2 B2 bombers and their escorts flyover, which probably cost a couple hundred people their Medicaid for next year.
What a dealmaker Murkowsk is...she votes for this monstrous bill that will hurt millions including many in her state, but at least 3000 Alaskans may be exempt from SNAP work requirements because they live in a non-contiguous state. I am sure Susan Collins will hold out for even less.
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What a dealmaker Murkowsk is...she votes for this monstrous bill that will hurt millions including many in her state, but at least 3000 Alaskans may be exempt from SNAP work requirements because they live in a non-contiguous state. I am sure Susan Collins will hold out for even less.
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The Trump tax cut is a massive wealth transfer from the poorest to the wealthiest. Contrast that with Build Back Better, which helped those at the bottom of the income distribution.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The Trump tax cut is a massive wealth transfer from the poorest to the wealthiest. Contrast that with Build Back Better, which helped those at the bottom of the income distribution.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This substack post is brilliant writing!
Dear Joni…
Dear Joni…
Dear Senator Ernst,
A LETTER FROM THE TOOTH FAIRY
open.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This substack post is brilliant writing!
Dear Joni…
Dear Joni…
This is a big deal for anyone who cares about unbiased, transparent, and high quality government statistics: www.linkedin.com/posts/ron-wa...
Two missed deadlines in the past week for federal statistics reports raise… | Ron Wasserstein
Two missed deadlines in the past week for federal statistics reports raise major red flags about the ability of statistical agencies to fulfill their statutory requirements to produce relevant, timely...
www.linkedin.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a big deal for anyone who cares about unbiased, transparent, and high quality government statistics: www.linkedin.com/posts/ron-wa...
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