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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 7h

It’s kind of wild just how hypocritical they are but at the same time I’m also numb to it at this point. Everything they said was going to happen to them they’re doing to other people.

The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 10h

Love my M1A Scout in 308 🫡

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 10h

AmErIcA fIrSt

Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 12h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 10h

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 11h

If socialism is inherently non-viable, as capitalists tell us, then why does it always have to be sabotaged?

🎃 Komod-o'-Lantern Dad @komododad.bsky.social · 11h

I'm so tired, dawg.

Trump confirms he's authorized CIA operations in Venezuela, looking into land strikes

President Trump confirmed the authorization of CIA action in Venezuela, and indicated his administration is exploring land strikes inside the South American country.

abcnews.go.com

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 18h

Shut up Ezra you capitalist shill 🤡

The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

They just beat guidance by OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.

Fucking criminals.

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: After earnings, Goldman Sachs, $GS, is reportedly planning a round of layoffs, per WSJ

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

The naked bicyclists are gonna get you Mike!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

Jobs tho amiright?

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 1d

"New hirings totaled just 204,939 so far in 2025, off 58% from the same period a year ago and the lowest level since 2009," per CNBC

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I didn't miss it I'm agreeing with you. People don't want to DO anything.

The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

I put these puzzle pieces together to show a larger picture of increased inequality and also economic uncertainty. As always, the inevitable crash will hurt those with the least the most. The richest will be able to weather the storm and will actually profit off the disaster.

Shit sucks.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

People with the liquidity to move money into more stable assets to ride out the inevitable downturn will do so. Most people will not be able to do this which will devastate the middle classes retirement accounts. This is going to create and even larger wealth gap. 👎

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

Gold and Silver both hit record highs again this morning. Materials trading is a GREAT sign that people don't trust the power of the dollar. There is also growing reports that larger investors are increasing their holdings in material commodities leading to the run up.

This should worry you.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

Amazon announced it will add 250k jobs during this holiday season. They are the sole optimist as traditional retail giants has said they will add less than 500k total, fewer than they hired in 2009.

While this may temporarily help the abysmal jobs numbers, these are temporary jobs.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

Wall street bonuses last year averaged $244k per person. The average American makes about $63k a year.

WALLSTREET PAYS BONUSES THAT ARE 4X WHAT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EARNS IN A YEAR.

This is end stage capitalism at it's peak. Their record profits mean that this will INCREASE this year.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

This morning the Big Banks all announced record profits and revenue growth, beating guidance by BILLIONS of dollars in the case of Goldman Sachs with double digit increases in revenue from Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.

Over 60% of US citizens live paycheck to paycheck 😅

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

There a lot of Economic headlines in the news this morning and individually they might get lost in the shuffle. Together I think they paint a picture. Lets talk about them together in a little thread. #Econsky

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 1d

At some point we need people to understand that if they wanted to make an impact the easiest thing they could do is just go plant a native Oak tree on their property (if they have some or rent some)

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 2d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social understands the assignment. 🫶

SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 2d

@acyn.bsky.social

Letitia (Tish) James, attorney general of New York State and current victim of Trumps DoJ redemption kangaroo charges takes the stage at the New York City Dem nominee for mayor Mamdani's rally tonight with a standing ovation.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 2d

Sacco and Vanzetti getting a lot of mentions. I’m loving it! 🫶

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples day!

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 2d

This woman rocks 😂🫡

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

On what would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday, a reminder of what this awesome woman said at her funeral.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

On what would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday, a reminder of what this awesome woman said at her funeral.

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The Finance Leftist @thefinanceleftist.bsky.social · 3d

@massgovernor.bsky.social again allowing child kidnapping in our state that’s sanctioned by the local police force.

Dems truly are an embarrassment.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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