herman mark schwartz
@thunen.bsky.social
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periodic posting on political economy issues, mostly charts, some shirts, weekly kittens. Sic semper tyrannis.
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taralconley.com
for active military or if you know someone in the military:

“The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may not be legal.”
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Orders Project
The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may....
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thunen.bsky.social
I guess this is the personal version of fraud and misrepresentation in gramscian hegemony
thunen.bsky.social
when i published this:
uva.theopenscholar.com/files/herman...
the reviewers wanted to know why i emphasized the lack physical investment vs significant R&D spending by the tech sector as the big drag on US growth and now we are seeing the counterfactual play out in real life.
thunen.bsky.social
maybe it's time to send the texas national guard to south carolina, given that the murder rate in SC is 40% higher than the rate in IL.
that said, too many guns in this country.
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thunen.bsky.social
#empiresuicidewatch 88
quite apart from the totally illegal diversion of appropriated funds: eating the seed corn to solve a problem (troops not getting paid) that your own team created in pursuit of taking away public health insurance & subsidies for private insurance.
kjephd.bsky.social
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
thunen.bsky.social
new federal program: send them all to law school for 3 years. win win: gets them off the streets, saves all those bottom tier law school hemorrhaging cash.
marisakabas.bsky.social
New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”
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newrepublic.com
According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
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thunen.bsky.social
democrats notably favor having a functioning CDC, among other things. the Guardians Of Pedophiles, i guess not so much.
atrupar.com
Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.
thunen.bsky.social
everyone needs to hear this
angierasmussen.bsky.social
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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sarahposner.bsky.social
I found the war on Christianity
cwebbonline.com
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
thunen.bsky.social
don't an HR department if you don't plan to follow any rules and anyway once everyone is fired there is no H to R
thunen.bsky.social
#caturday
why the copyedits were late 8 years ago.
2 black kittens laying on top of a laptop computer
thunen.bsky.social
because of the inelasticity of both demand & supply in the oil industry, firms worked hard to keep supply capped to prevent price crashes. now a big rush to get as much oil out of the ground as possible b4 EVs crush demand. 1 yr of China EVs = 0.5m bbl/d ⬇️ to current 105m bbl/d demand. only growing!
buddyyakov.bsky.social
Drill baby drill
ericmgarcia.bsky.social
$WTI CRUDE IS NOW BELOW $60 A BARREL!
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buddyyakov.bsky.social
Drill baby drill
ericmgarcia.bsky.social
$WTI CRUDE IS NOW BELOW $60 A BARREL!
A chart showing that on October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM, WTI Crude is priced at $58.37 a barrell, down $2.66 and 4.36 percent.
thunen.bsky.social
Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty. Hannah Arendt
wajali.bsky.social
"Affirmative Action for Incompetence"

The Trump Administration is purging the government of qualified, competent individuals, indicting his enemies, and replacing them with the world's most mediocre conservatives on Earth.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Affirmative Action for Incompetence
The Trump Administration is purging the government of qualified, competent individuals, indicting his enemies, and replacing them with the world's most mediocre conservatives on Earth.
open.substack.com
thunen.bsky.social
#25A
atrupar.com
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
thunen.bsky.social
#empiresuicidewatch 87
could be a feature given kegseth's recent speech on / obsession with obesity in the military! especialy since the admin has cut federal aid to food banks
nunesalt.bsky.social
Military families facing food insecurity are forced to line up at food banks in Trump’s America.

I know it’s a cliché, but for real, are we great now? Is this how we project strength around the world?
thunen.bsky.social
Guardians Of Pedophiles
mikestabile.bsky.social
JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.
Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse
In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.
churchleaders.com
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
The people getting laid off are some of the highest-trained and most specialized people in healthcare. They don’t just get replaced by hiring some new people when a sane administration takes over. This is a huge loss for America.
sherylnyt.bsky.social
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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bbkogan.bsky.social
Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views
thunen.bsky.social
just taking cues from their boss.
thetnholler.bsky.social
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...