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🇺🇸 On this day 25 years ago, The Conservative Supreme Court handed George W. Bush the 2000 presidential election.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🇺🇸 On this day 25 years ago, The Conservative Supreme Court handed George W. Bush the 2000 presidential election.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
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Breadth via ZBT oversold (lower panel) but yet a thrust (buy signal) while $SPX still above its 200-d. Many followed by short term bounce (Feb 2023 lost another 3%) and/or longer term buy signal (not Jan 2022). Overall, good but not great.
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Breadth via ZBT oversold (lower panel) but yet a thrust (buy signal) while $SPX still above its 200-d. Many followed by short term bounce (Feb 2023 lost another 3%) and/or longer term buy signal (not Jan 2022). Overall, good but not great.
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It’s crazy that America just like. Destroyed science. Just looked at its golden goose and went “wow should we kill this? And not for the gold, but just because we fucking hate this thing”
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s crazy that America just like. Destroyed science. Just looked at its golden goose and went “wow should we kill this? And not for the gold, but just because we fucking hate this thing”
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
And if you tell random people about it they go “no, that doesn’t seem true” and just refuse to believe you
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I thought the headline was exaggerating but it’s not. This is legitimately insane www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Texas is about to ban talking on college campuses at night | Opinion
If signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, this bill will ban speech at night — from study groups to newspaper reporting — at the state's public universities.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I thought the headline was exaggerating but it’s not. This is legitimately insane www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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Here's an interesting little study that popped up while I was doing my research this weekend... $SPY $SPX $QUANT $STUDY
June 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here's an interesting little study that popped up while I was doing my research this weekend... $SPY $SPX $QUANT $STUDY
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US troops actually ‘booing’ an American city, part of the country & constitution they swore an oath to protect & defend.
A shameful day for America - and the military.
A shameful day for America - and the military.
Trump goads the troops into booing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass and attacks them as "incompetent"
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
US troops actually ‘booing’ an American city, part of the country & constitution they swore an oath to protect & defend.
A shameful day for America - and the military.
A shameful day for America - and the military.
Biden’s stairs
June 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Biden’s stairs
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#ProudBlue
Every word that Scott Galloway said 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I feel it all to my core. I’ve been screaming this since Trump came down the escalator.
Why are we excusing their abhorrent behavior? Musk & Trump are morally bankrupt.
Kevin O’Leary doesn’t even know what to do with his face.
Every word that Scott Galloway said 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I feel it all to my core. I’ve been screaming this since Trump came down the escalator.
Why are we excusing their abhorrent behavior? Musk & Trump are morally bankrupt.
Kevin O’Leary doesn’t even know what to do with his face.
June 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#ProudBlue
Every word that Scott Galloway said 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I feel it all to my core. I’ve been screaming this since Trump came down the escalator.
Why are we excusing their abhorrent behavior? Musk & Trump are morally bankrupt.
Kevin O’Leary doesn’t even know what to do with his face.
Every word that Scott Galloway said 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I feel it all to my core. I’ve been screaming this since Trump came down the escalator.
Why are we excusing their abhorrent behavior? Musk & Trump are morally bankrupt.
Kevin O’Leary doesn’t even know what to do with his face.
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Trump left West Point after his speech instead of staying to shake the hand of every graduating cadet, as is longstanding tradition. If Obama or Biden had done that, we would never the hear the end of it. But it's Trump, so reporters don't care.
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump left West Point after his speech instead of staying to shake the hand of every graduating cadet, as is longstanding tradition. If Obama or Biden had done that, we would never the hear the end of it. But it's Trump, so reporters don't care.
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Say what you want about Obama but everyone thought he was a Cool Guy- he ripped heaters, could drive the lane, knew football, but was also a Christian. There’s no one like that now
May 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Say what you want about Obama but everyone thought he was a Cool Guy- he ripped heaters, could drive the lane, knew football, but was also a Christian. There’s no one like that now
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There is no plan. There is no 3D chess. The president has a toddler’s understanding of the economy and will continue to just do things (and then undo them, and then do them again).
May 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There is no plan. There is no 3D chess. The president has a toddler’s understanding of the economy and will continue to just do things (and then undo them, and then do them again).
What was promised:
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
May 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What was promised:
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
What was promised:
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
May 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What was promised:
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
End of trade deficit
End of fentanyl crisis
End of income tax
Millions of jobs
National security
What was delivered:
None of that
Art of the Deal
This is not hard. China will offer to hold the door for someone, and Trump will claim, "Concession!" and back down from his idiotic tariffs.
The stock market is hard. Predicting the behavior of a toddler is not.
The stock market is hard. Predicting the behavior of a toddler is not.
May 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is not hard. China will offer to hold the door for someone, and Trump will claim, "Concession!" and back down from his idiotic tariffs.
The stock market is hard. Predicting the behavior of a toddler is not.
The stock market is hard. Predicting the behavior of a toddler is not.
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This tracks: In our new report "100 days, 100 Ways Trump has Hurt Workers," we had to cut the list *down* to get it to 100.
For the record, we would have included positive actions if there were any—but there is only harm. A lot of it. Already.
www.epi.org/press/new-re...
For the record, we would have included positive actions if there were any—but there is only harm. A lot of it. Already.
www.epi.org/press/new-re...
New report details 100 ways Trump has hurt workers in his first 100 days
A new Economic Policy Institute report identifies 100 ways Trump has hurt working people and the economy in the first 100 days of his administration. While not exhaustive, this list represents most of...
www.epi.org
April 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This tracks: In our new report "100 days, 100 Ways Trump has Hurt Workers," we had to cut the list *down* to get it to 100.
For the record, we would have included positive actions if there were any—but there is only harm. A lot of it. Already.
www.epi.org/press/new-re...
For the record, we would have included positive actions if there were any—but there is only harm. A lot of it. Already.
www.epi.org/press/new-re...
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This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
wapo.st
April 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Cal replied that they’ll show their sources of foreign funding when Trump shows his.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Launches Probe Into UC Berkeley Over Foreign Funding
President Donald Trump’s administration is launching an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, claiming the school’s disclosures over foreign funding “may be incomplete or inaccura...
www.bloomberg.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Cal replied that they’ll show their sources of foreign funding when Trump shows his.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Maybe Cal should set up a shitcoin so anyone can funnel money to them.
Thats legal now, right?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thats legal now, right?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
First Harvard, now UC Berkeley: Trump administration to probe foreign funds
After first coming after Harvard University over alleged secret funding from China, the Trump administration said it will next target UC Berkeley, stepping up enforcement of an obscure federal rule.
www.latimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Maybe Cal should set up a shitcoin so anyone can funnel money to them.
Thats legal now, right?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Thats legal now, right?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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We are not talking enough about Trump’s open bribery scheme.
April 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We are not talking enough about Trump’s open bribery scheme.
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i feel like trumpcoin, and the fact that we never talk about it, is pretty emblematic of the way the press refuses to grapple with trump.
it exists in order to pay him bribes. it expressly gives you political access. it does not pretend to have a licit motive. it was a one-day scandal.
it exists in order to pay him bribes. it expressly gives you political access. it does not pretend to have a licit motive. it was a one-day scandal.
April 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
i feel like trumpcoin, and the fact that we never talk about it, is pretty emblematic of the way the press refuses to grapple with trump.
it exists in order to pay him bribes. it expressly gives you political access. it does not pretend to have a licit motive. it was a one-day scandal.
it exists in order to pay him bribes. it expressly gives you political access. it does not pretend to have a licit motive. it was a one-day scandal.
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Xian is right, pay attention.
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Xian is right, pay attention.
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I interviewed an awesome pre-doc candidate who we don't have a position for--is anyone still looking for a candidate who'd like me to pass her info along? Computer Science / Econ major, 3.95 GPA from top school, 4 years of comp sci work experience and now wants to prep for an Econ PhD.
April 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I interviewed an awesome pre-doc candidate who we don't have a position for--is anyone still looking for a candidate who'd like me to pass her info along? Computer Science / Econ major, 3.95 GPA from top school, 4 years of comp sci work experience and now wants to prep for an Econ PhD.