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That one person can do this to world markets says something very scary about their fragility as an interconnected complex system.
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
That one person can do this to world markets says something very scary about their fragility as an interconnected complex system.
A naturalized citizen is being deported for exercising his first amendment right.
March 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A naturalized citizen is being deported for exercising his first amendment right.
Times Square Today
March 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Times Square Today
I think this was from Krugman yesterday; got a huge laugh out of it bc I know it’s almost certainly true.
February 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I think this was from Krugman yesterday; got a huge laugh out of it bc I know it’s almost certainly true.
Even though I now understand that there has long been a camp at Gitmo for immigrant detainees, I’m wondering how this differs from a concentration camp.
Surely the only reason for keeping 30,000 detainees there vs the mainland is to keep their living conditions secret from citizens.
Surely the only reason for keeping 30,000 detainees there vs the mainland is to keep their living conditions secret from citizens.
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Even though I now understand that there has long been a camp at Gitmo for immigrant detainees, I’m wondering how this differs from a concentration camp.
Surely the only reason for keeping 30,000 detainees there vs the mainland is to keep their living conditions secret from citizens.
Surely the only reason for keeping 30,000 detainees there vs the mainland is to keep their living conditions secret from citizens.
Reading this now and it sure sounds like Trump and his oligarchs are following the beginning of Putin’s learning curve.
February 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reading this now and it sure sounds like Trump and his oligarchs are following the beginning of Putin’s learning curve.
Chart from WaPo today. Note the $3T assumption of “resulting economic growth”. Never mind that the Trump 1 tax cuts never came close to paying off in growth. But I’m sure the great Oz will make bigum magic this time.
February 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Chart from WaPo today. Note the $3T assumption of “resulting economic growth”. Never mind that the Trump 1 tax cuts never came close to paying off in growth. But I’m sure the great Oz will make bigum magic this time.
What is the point of confirmation hearings if a bare-faced, obvious lie spoken under oath isn’t an immediate disqualifier?
January 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What is the point of confirmation hearings if a bare-faced, obvious lie spoken under oath isn’t an immediate disqualifier?
