Bob Haegele
@thefellowfrugal.bsky.social
Personal finance writer. World traveller. Day job dissenter. https://www.thefrugalfellow.com/hire/
Chicago, IL 🌆
Chicago, IL 🌆
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More than half of the world’s new electric cars are now plugging into Chinese sockets instead of lining up at gas stations. By 2024, it is estimated that China’s EV sales were growing about 40% year on year, even as some Western markets stumbled.
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
China sold 11 million electric vehicles in one year, leaving less room for the oil it used to buy from Venezuela
But there is a basic question lurking behind the headlines. Who will actually need that oil in the years ahead? For years, China has been one of Venezuela’s
www.ecoticias.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
More than half of the world’s new electric cars are now plugging into Chinese sockets instead of lining up at gas stations. By 2024, it is estimated that China’s EV sales were growing about 40% year on year, even as some Western markets stumbled.
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
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RFK Jr. and Mike Tyson want you to believe that MAHA is just about eating healthier.
But in reality, MAHA has been focused on firing the food and medical research experts who actually make America healthy.
But in reality, MAHA has been focused on firing the food and medical research experts who actually make America healthy.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
RFK Jr. and Mike Tyson want you to believe that MAHA is just about eating healthier.
But in reality, MAHA has been focused on firing the food and medical research experts who actually make America healthy.
But in reality, MAHA has been focused on firing the food and medical research experts who actually make America healthy.
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Remember this…
Trump’s EPA has gutted lifesaving environmental protections, including limits on harmful chemicals and toxic pollution produced by:
-Gas and coal power plants
-Oil and gas refineries
-Petrochemical & chemical manufacturers
-Pesticide manufacturers
“Make America Healthy Again.”
-Gas and coal power plants
-Oil and gas refineries
-Petrochemical & chemical manufacturers
-Pesticide manufacturers
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Trump’s environmental rollbacks contradict RFK Jr’s healthy America promise, report finds
Dismantling rules will make children vulnerable to chronic diseases ‘make America healthy again’ wants to eradicate
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Remember this…
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
Back in 2006, social media was about, you know, socializing. Engaging with posts from friends and family members.
Now, when you open any social media platform, there's nothing from anyone you know. Just random posts.
Basically, social media is today's version of flipping through cable channels.
Now, when you open any social media platform, there's nothing from anyone you know. Just random posts.
Basically, social media is today's version of flipping through cable channels.
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Back in 2006, social media was about, you know, socializing. Engaging with posts from friends and family members.
Now, when you open any social media platform, there's nothing from anyone you know. Just random posts.
Basically, social media is today's version of flipping through cable channels.
Now, when you open any social media platform, there's nothing from anyone you know. Just random posts.
Basically, social media is today's version of flipping through cable channels.
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I wish folks understood they have to demand what they want.
If you're saying "but they won't..." this or that then you are just telling them ahead of time that all you're going to do is whine about it. Stop accepting their excuses in advance.
Impeach and remove the treasonous pee resident. ASAP.
If you're saying "but they won't..." this or that then you are just telling them ahead of time that all you're going to do is whine about it. Stop accepting their excuses in advance.
Impeach and remove the treasonous pee resident. ASAP.
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I wish folks understood they have to demand what they want.
If you're saying "but they won't..." this or that then you are just telling them ahead of time that all you're going to do is whine about it. Stop accepting their excuses in advance.
Impeach and remove the treasonous pee resident. ASAP.
If you're saying "but they won't..." this or that then you are just telling them ahead of time that all you're going to do is whine about it. Stop accepting their excuses in advance.
Impeach and remove the treasonous pee resident. ASAP.
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how am i suppose to feel patriotic when the founders of my country set up a system to give privilege to an already privileged elite through a series thinly veiled lies about liberty?
it was never really suppose to be about us common people, was it?
it was never really suppose to be about us common people, was it?
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
how am i suppose to feel patriotic when the founders of my country set up a system to give privilege to an already privileged elite through a series thinly veiled lies about liberty?
it was never really suppose to be about us common people, was it?
it was never really suppose to be about us common people, was it?
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There are 73,000 people in ice custody of which a big portion of them have not committed any crime.
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
There are 73,000 people in ice custody of which a big portion of them have not committed any crime.
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
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Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
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Shop local or small
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Shop local or small
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institutions are crumbling. 1st Amendment rights are going wobbly, charges against a journalist covering #Minneapolis . We still don’t know the names of the officers who killed Alex Pretti. And the president is sucking up all the taxpayer money he can. www.thebulwark.com/p/defang-ice...
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
institutions are crumbling. 1st Amendment rights are going wobbly, charges against a journalist covering #Minneapolis . We still don’t know the names of the officers who killed Alex Pretti. And the president is sucking up all the taxpayer money he can. www.thebulwark.com/p/defang-ice...
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Even in our polarized country, more and more people from left, right, and center are coalescing to demand change.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Even in our polarized country, more and more people from left, right, and center are coalescing to demand change.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
It's happening because a freedom-loving nation does not allow masked, militarized government agents to violate our civil liberties.
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Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is exactly why social media needs to be regulated -- and why we can't allow billionaires with political agendas to own entire media networks.
I’m surprised at how many people don’t believe that propaganda significantly influences what people think politicians’ agendas are
Like I did not understand this was something that I would disagree with a lot of people about, at all
Like I did not understand this was something that I would disagree with a lot of people about, at all
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This is exactly why social media needs to be regulated -- and why we can't allow billionaires with political agendas to own entire media networks.
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“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
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Republicans in Congress could put an end to this national nightmare today if they wanted to. But they don’t. And that makes them accomplices.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Republicans in Congress could put an end to this national nightmare today if they wanted to. But they don’t. And that makes them accomplices.
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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.