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Kris Stoever
@krisstoever.bsky.social
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Rene's daughter. Coauthor, with my dad, of "For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut" (Harcourt 2003), bestseller, LAT and NYT nonfiction lists.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h
By the time Joe Biden left office, inflation was neither “high” nor “permanent,” but it was deeply unpopular to point this out, because it conflicted with The Narrative™️ that could not fail (it could only be failed).
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Dec 29
This got me curious, so data: The Fed's had a formal 2% target since 2012. The current 3-month moving average of deviation from 2% is 0.285.

The mean absolute value of the 2012-24 deviation is 1.19.

There have only been 24 of 155 (15.5%) months where we've ever been <closer> to target than now.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h
In re: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1h
Coffee in the US is now 40% more expensive than before Trump.
The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight — The Atlantic
Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 14h
Evergreen student critically injured during school shooting leaves hospital, tells supporters: “I’m still alive!”
Evergreen student critically injured during school shooting leaves hospital, tells supporters: “I’m still alive!”
Matthew Silverstone heads home five weeks after being shot in head and chest during shooting spree at Evergreen High School
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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 16h
I can't stop thinking about this photo...truly an awesome encapsulation of the political and aesthetic economy of early 20th c. Los Angeles. This is a 1939 shot of the MGM backlot in Culver City.

h/t Martin Turnbull
a photo of the MGM studio backlot, circa 1939. In the foreground, a faux-Buddhist movie prop sits amidst industrial cogs and piping. In the background, proliferating oil derricks.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h
The Consoler-in-Chief.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."
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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d
dying at rightwingers falling for what looks like an ai generated turning points USA half time show with special guest “measles”
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Kris Stoever @krisstoever.bsky.social · 16h
Johnson announces campaign to get Trump a Nobel Peace prize
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Johnson announces campaign to get Trump a Nobel Peace prize
The Speaker continues to display his fealty
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 18h
Rain in southwestern Colorado raises rivers to levels unseen since the 1970s, water stored in one reservoir doubles
Rain in southwestern Colorado raises rivers to levels unseen since the 1970s, water stored in one reservoir doubles
The San Juan River near Pagosa Springs peaked at 12.6 feet deep. People still are out of their homes in Vallecito.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17h
Hate to be a 'ruin the kicker' guy but here's the amazing kicker:

“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.”
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Politico @politico.com · 20h
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h
Yes, it is the antisemitism that is causing the backlash to Bari Weiss. That is totally it.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Fox News host claims there’s an ‘antisemitic thread’ behind backlash over Bari Weiss
Fox News’ Emily Compagno referenced an article from The Independent while suggesting that antisemitism could be behind some of the criticism of Bari Weiss
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17h
The Trump-Vance Administration getting rid of biodefense personnel is, to state the blindingly obvious, a very bad choice.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 17h
She was tackled by ICE on her way to work & is now suing Trump’s government. This outrageous stuff is happening across Chicago. Thanks to vigilant residents who capture it on video as happened here, the rest of us can see how out of control ICE truly is.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/w...
Debbie Brockman, a WGN-TV producer violently arrested by ICE Friday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, has retained an attorney and intends to "pursue all legal avenues available" to hold federal authorities accountable, according to a news release Tuesday. Brockman and her legal team "adamantly deny" allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action, according to the release. They assert she was simply walking to the bus stop on her way to work when she was attacked by Border Patrol agents.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 17h
Destroyed Russian column of armoured vehicles on the Pokrovsk front. t.me/Radisnyi_93/...
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David Axe @davidaxe.bsky.social · 17h
Putin's Prized Tanks Go Up In Smoke After Disastrous Assault Near Pokrovsk
Putin's Prized Tanks Go Up In Smoke After Disastrous Assault Near Pokrovsk
Tank warfare is back—but Russia’s newest armor ran into Ukrainian mines, drones
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 17h
An army paid by a private citizen instead of the government is … not okay.
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NOTUS @notus.com · 17h
President Trump claimed that a “very wealthy” donor had offered to pay members of the military during the ongoing government shutdown.
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Trump Claims a ‘Very Wealthy Person’ Has Offered to Cover Military Paychecks
Trump’s statement comes days after he posted to Truth Social directing his Defense Secretary to “use all available funds to get our troops PAID on October 15.”
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 17h
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WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal actions’ after ICE detention
Debbie Brockman and her legal team “adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 23h
Stephen Miller was raised a liberal. His cousin recently posted: “I grieve what you’ve become, Stephen.”

Jo-Ann Mort on his journey to Trump’s inner circle:
What happened to Stephen Miller?
Raised a liberal, he is now driving Trump's anti-immigration policies
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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18h
oh wow they are who we knew they were
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18h
"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 17h
The Russian economy continues to slide into the abyss.

youtu.be/O0cfAhiSW7Q
The Perfect Storm Hits The Russian Economy
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 17h
It's amazing that they never run out of ways to be morally offensive. Tesla dealership on top of a mass grave is a new one though.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17h
"This was surprising and new information for us. We have not approved the use of the IKEA logo in this context," IKEA spokesperson Arvid Stigland tells WIRED.

Tesla and Amazon did not respond to requests for comment.
A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They're Not Involved
A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 17h
So much wrong with it, but one of the problems with these attacks on boats in the Caribbean is that the announcement doesn’t come from a government agency, it comes from the social media app owned by the president.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17h
Trump claimed that his sweeping tariffs will “pay down” the national debt, but it is actually doing the exact opposite. The US is “going broke,” according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief global strategist David Kelly in a note to investors. www.thedailybeast.com/key-jpmorgan...
Key Analyst Says U.S. is ‘Going Broke’ Under Trump
JPMorgan’s David Kelly cited Trump’s tariffs as a reason the U.S. debt could balloon further.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 19h
"California, the whole nation is counting on you," President Obama says endorsing the Prop 50 California redistricting effort. "Democracy is on the ballot Nov. 4., Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19h
In every generation, the driving forces behind the unsustainable bubbles comes down to crime, grift, porn, &/or antisemitism.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
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