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@wveconomist.bsky.social
Trying to make public policy makers understand the implications of stupid policies.
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Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.
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🧵 Tucked inside the House GOP tax bill? A massive national voucher program. $5B/year in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools—$20B over 4 years. Public money, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.” #DontDefundPublicSchools
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.” #DontDefundPublicSchools
May 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🧵 Tucked inside the House GOP tax bill? A massive national voucher program. $5B/year in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools—$20B over 4 years. Public money, zero oversight.
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.” #DontDefundPublicSchools
A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.” #DontDefundPublicSchools
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This is irresponsible and dangerous.
As new grandparents, we are highly concerned, as are the new parents whose son was in NICU for nearly two months after being born by emergency C-section, that the "Safe to Sleep" program has been terminated by the NIH.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
As new grandparents, we are highly concerned, as are the new parents whose son was in NICU for nearly two months after being born by emergency C-section, that the "Safe to Sleep" program has been terminated by the NIH.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
Last week, the NIH terminated its participation in Safe to Sleep, which has been credited with a 50 percent reduction in SIDS deaths since its inception in 1994
The government did not provide a reason. But it's worth noting that RFK Jr. has long promoted the false claim that vaccines cause SIDS.
The government did not provide a reason. But it's worth noting that RFK Jr. has long promoted the false claim that vaccines cause SIDS.
The Trump administration canceled a program that reduced SIDS. Enter the anti-vaxxers.
RFK Jr. has promoted the false claim that vaccines cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is irresponsible and dangerous.
As new grandparents, we are highly concerned, as are the new parents whose son was in NICU for nearly two months after being born by emergency C-section, that the "Safe to Sleep" program has been terminated by the NIH.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
As new grandparents, we are highly concerned, as are the new parents whose son was in NICU for nearly two months after being born by emergency C-section, that the "Safe to Sleep" program has been terminated by the NIH.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
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Just a reminder that Trump is the one who came up with USMCA as a rebrand of NAFTA.
Trump: USMCA is the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals. Very bad
Also Trump 5 minutes later: USMCA is a great deal for all countries. It's a good deal
Congratulations, couch sitters & can't vote for the brilliant black lady. You wanted a dementia addled man deciding your fate. You got it
Also Trump 5 minutes later: USMCA is a great deal for all countries. It's a good deal
Congratulations, couch sitters & can't vote for the brilliant black lady. You wanted a dementia addled man deciding your fate. You got it
May 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just a reminder that Trump is the one who came up with USMCA as a rebrand of NAFTA.
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This is a damned outrage. Workers will die because of this decision. (via the outstanding newsletter published by @jordanz.bsky.social ). open.substack.com/pub/progress...
RFK Jr. massacre paves way to Give Americans Black Lung Again
The final blow to the agency protecting workers from deadly disease
open.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is a damned outrage. Workers will die because of this decision. (via the outstanding newsletter published by @jordanz.bsky.social ). open.substack.com/pub/progress...
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Legal challenges to President Trump’s El Salvador deportations have focused on due process, writes @conor64.bsky.social. Less attention has been paid to another constitutional protection: the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Donald Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Innovations
Deporting illegal immigrants is lawful. Imprisoning them in El Salvador makes a mockery of the Eighth Amendment.
bit.ly
May 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Legal challenges to President Trump’s El Salvador deportations have focused on due process, writes @conor64.bsky.social. Less attention has been paid to another constitutional protection: the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.”
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Donald Trump's memecoin is the equivalent of posting his Venmo on the internet.
Corruption in it's most obvious form. We need accountability.
Corruption in it's most obvious form. We need accountability.
May 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Donald Trump's memecoin is the equivalent of posting his Venmo on the internet.
Corruption in it's most obvious form. We need accountability.
Corruption in it's most obvious form. We need accountability.
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WaPo: The deference that judges extend to DOJ lawyers has quickly evaporated under AG Pam Bondi.
It's become common for DOJ lawyers to be admonished by judges over specious claims, "shoddy work" & their inability to answer simple questions from the bench.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
It's become common for DOJ lawyers to be admonished by judges over specious claims, "shoddy work" & their inability to answer simple questions from the bench.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
May 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
WaPo: The deference that judges extend to DOJ lawyers has quickly evaporated under AG Pam Bondi.
It's become common for DOJ lawyers to be admonished by judges over specious claims, "shoddy work" & their inability to answer simple questions from the bench.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
It's become common for DOJ lawyers to be admonished by judges over specious claims, "shoddy work" & their inability to answer simple questions from the bench.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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wait...a wat
Hesgeth used his personal phone to log into a 4th-tier sports betting site -- and to relay real-time information about U.S. airstrikes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
wait...a wat
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In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
April 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
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We’re about to get the biggest run on fake conversions since the Spanish Inquisition.
April 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We’re about to get the biggest run on fake conversions since the Spanish Inquisition.
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The difficulty we're hearing from Washington is that the President's trade negotiators keep changing their ask. This problem reflects a deeper tension: This was always a tariff policy searching for a rationale. If you don't know what you want, it's hard to strike a deal that'll get you there.
April 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The difficulty we're hearing from Washington is that the President's trade negotiators keep changing their ask. This problem reflects a deeper tension: This was always a tariff policy searching for a rationale. If you don't know what you want, it's hard to strike a deal that'll get you there.
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One guy shows up in a blue suit to the Pope’s funeral. You will never guess who.
April 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
One guy shows up in a blue suit to the Pope’s funeral. You will never guess who.
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The Attorney General is so unserious.
If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about obtaining a conviction, you don’t go on Fox and talk about the (alleged) facts of the case like this.
Has Bondi read the Justice Manual? Has Bondi heard of pretrial publicity motions? How about bar ethics rules?
If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about obtaining a conviction, you don’t go on Fox and talk about the (alleged) facts of the case like this.
Has Bondi read the Justice Manual? Has Bondi heard of pretrial publicity motions? How about bar ethics rules?
April 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Attorney General is so unserious.
If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about obtaining a conviction, you don’t go on Fox and talk about the (alleged) facts of the case like this.
Has Bondi read the Justice Manual? Has Bondi heard of pretrial publicity motions? How about bar ethics rules?
If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about obtaining a conviction, you don’t go on Fox and talk about the (alleged) facts of the case like this.
Has Bondi read the Justice Manual? Has Bondi heard of pretrial publicity motions? How about bar ethics rules?
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WISCONSIN: The chair of the elections commission, a lawyer, breaks down what actually happened using the actual complaint.
Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.
Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.
April 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
WISCONSIN: The chair of the elections commission, a lawyer, breaks down what actually happened using the actual complaint.
Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.
Arresting judges like this is a wild fast-forwarding of our plunge into authoritarianism.
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The President said of the U.S. economy: "We are a department store, and we set the price. I meet with the companies, and then I set a fair price, what I consider to be a fair price, and they can pay it, or they don't have to pay it."
And then... I lost it.
And then... I lost it.
April 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The President said of the U.S. economy: "We are a department store, and we set the price. I meet with the companies, and then I set a fair price, what I consider to be a fair price, and they can pay it, or they don't have to pay it."
And then... I lost it.
And then... I lost it.
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* EXCLUSIVE -- 25% PHARMA TARIFFS WOULD INCREASE U.S. DRUG COSTS BY $51 BLN ANNUALLY: REPORT COMMISSIONED BY INDUSTRY'S U.S. TRADE GROUP
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
* EXCLUSIVE -- 25% PHARMA TARIFFS WOULD INCREASE U.S. DRUG COSTS BY $51 BLN ANNUALLY: REPORT COMMISSIONED BY INDUSTRY'S U.S. TRADE GROUP
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Want to take a step back, slow down, and figure out what all of the recent economic chaos adds up to?
Here's a 25-minute video / podcast interview that moves beyond the soundbite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8CM...
Here's a 25-minute video / podcast interview that moves beyond the soundbite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8CM...
Trump is ‘punching America in the face’ as the ‘biggest loser’ in trade war
Professor of Public Policy & Economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee how the US is struggling against China...
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Want to take a step back, slow down, and figure out what all of the recent economic chaos adds up to?
Here's a 25-minute video / podcast interview that moves beyond the soundbite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8CM...
Here's a 25-minute video / podcast interview that moves beyond the soundbite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8CM...
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“He is one of the top five, probably, most targeted people in the world for espionage.”
That seems accurate!
That seems accurate!
Hesgeth used his personal phone to log into a 4th-tier sports betting site -- and to relay real-time information about U.S. airstrikes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“He is one of the top five, probably, most targeted people in the world for espionage.”
That seems accurate!
That seems accurate!
FYI-West Virginia legislature and Governor
“You need to allow for the fact that for some incentives, you would have gotten some data center activity anyway,” our @timbartik.bsky.social tells TIME magazine. “My view is that there are potentially some fiscal benefits of data centers, but the industry is vastly overstating them.”
Why Tax Breaks for Data Centers Could Backfire on States
Data center tax breaks have swelled to billions of dollars in lost revenue a year, a new study finds.
time.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
FYI-West Virginia legislature and Governor
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🤦🏼 couldn’t make it up if we tried
April 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🤦🏼 couldn’t make it up if we tried
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Haven’t you heard? Eggs are practically free now…unless you try to buy some.
April 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Haven’t you heard? Eggs are practically free now…unless you try to buy some.