Tony in Querétaro
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Tony in Querétaro
@tonyfromchicago.bsky.social
Retired educator, living the life in Mexico after 30+ years in Japan. Just give me a sports car, a Mac, a guitar, and the best headphones available.
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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“More personnel and equipment from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta are ready to be mobilized, according to government officials. And a team of senior technical staff members from British Columbia will fill specialized roles, the government said.”
Mexico and Canada Are Sending Firefighters to California to Help Put Out Wildfires
Air tankers, firefighters and technicians from the neighboring countries are on their way to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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My latest for January 6th:

Still A Day of Infamy

open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
January 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Donald Trump can’t change history, we know what we saw on this day four years ago. It was domestic terrorism and treason, plain and simple. No number of pardons or lies will change that.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“President Trump is inheriting an economy that is about as good as it ever gets.”

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...
January 5, 2025
Investigators found two letters on a phone inside the remains of the rented Tesla Cybertruck that active-duty Green Beret Master Sergeant Matthew Alan Livelsberger exploded outside the Las Vegas, Neva...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
9to5mac.com/2025/01/03/n...

"The list of good guys in this battle includes Apple, Amazon, Dropbox, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Reddit, Snap, and Spotify."
Net neutrality protections again lost as court overrules the FCC
The right to net neutrality has again been lost after a federal court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
9to5mac.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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He’s just now figuring this out
December 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
US retail sales show the economy is just like an old Superman cartoon from 1942
Sometimes the best explanations are found in Technicolor.
By
Melvin Backman
qz.com/gateway/us-r...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz is a guide to the new global economy for people who are excited by change. We cover business, finance, economics, technology, lifestyle, and leadership.
qz.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Well would you look at that.
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Ok, I’ll stop 🤞🏼
December 25, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Fascinating murder data from the Real Time Crime Index:

* NYC murders down 8% year-to-date
* San Francisco down 37%
* DC down 32%
* Philadelphia down 41%
* Atlanta down 10%
* Baltimore down 28%
* Detroit down 14%
* New Orleans down 37%
* Cleveland down 30%

Etc.

realtimecrimeindex.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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Any article that doesn’t mention the multiple corruption allegations surrounding his first inauguration isn’t covering this story properly.
December 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM
For those recovering from last month's shock and ready to look around, here are some observations from the always excellent Heather Cox Richardson. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...
December 13, 2024
Time magazine’s interview with President-elect Donald Trump, published yesterday, revealed a man who was so desperate to be reelected to the presidency that he constructed a performance that he believ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:33 PM