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Tim

@thunderkc.bsky.social

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Interests so random, probably not worth following unless you’re me. Markets, democracy, music, sports. Blue dot. Diehard #Chiefs / #Royals fan. Fair-weather #Nuggets fan. Husband, father of kids growing up too quickly

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · May 1

A thread of the most devastating responses to the Dallas Fed's April Business Outlook survey. They asked TX-based businesses how tariffs are impacting them. Responses are from a range of sectors (manufacturing, services, retail). Keep in mind these are business executives in a red state:

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 4h

One of the greatest things about it is that they can’t manipulate media like they can with any other peaceful gathering. Just one out-of-context image of a protestor yelling is all they need to say “look at this angry mob.” Stoke some violence with a giant frog? Good luck with that…

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 9h

Well, almost every single one

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: Southeast Chicago, Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. If there isn’t a domestic warzone, manufacture one.

Fascism.

📸 Credit to local Chicago freelance photographer Matthew Kaplan for all these images.

A masked armed agent points a pepper gun at protestors. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

A fed Pokice officer wearing a gas masks is surrounded by smoke and it’ll about to throw a tear gas cannister. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

Around 20 masked armed agents are seen with guns drawn, surrounded by smoke, about to advance on local residents. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

A local resident is seen being knelt on and cuffed in the background as two armed Police with automatic weapons are seen standing in the foreground. Photo credit to Matthew Kaplan

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 17h

That was a sick left footer!!!!!

Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 1d

Would usually agree but if central banks no longer see USD and treasuries as a safe haven, that’s a major structural shift in demand for gold, not Joey Retail pumping meme stocks

Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 2d

Have thought the gold bugs were weird for decades, but did exactly this not long ago, 10% allocation…

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Joshua Brisco @jbbrisco.com · 2d

This week was MUCH more fun!
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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 2d

Lil bitch

Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 2d

Who walked what back? TACO? I can’t follow news anymore

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ALT: Green Mile Im Tired Boss GIF

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 3d

a man is standing in front of a refrigerator that says i 'm out !!!

ALT: a man is standing in front of a refrigerator that says i 'm out !!!

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 4d

a man wearing a red shirt that says i 've been on it

ALT: a man wearing a red shirt that says i 've been on it

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BluewaveMaureen @bluewavemaureen.bsky.social · 5d

I heard @delstonejr.bsky.social call ICE agents "ASS Agents" and I am here for it.

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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 5d

What does lower front month vs spot suggest?

Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 5d

Ride off into the CTE sunset

Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 5d

A headline worse than Watergate is now just a day that ends in “y”

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 5d

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for