GG
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Used to be on the other side but now I am here. Finance, dogs, cats, country.
Good morning. A fact from era when were not ruled by clowns 🤡
Today in Chicago History: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama
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Today in Chicago History: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Good morning. A fact from era when were not ruled by clowns 🤡
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main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
He is an ill man who is losing it. It’s millet, whought and chief of staff musie ruling from behind the schemes.
President Donald Trump’s raucous rally Tuesday in Pa. was billed as the launch of a national tour focused on easing voters’ economic anxieties that threaten Republicans’ hold with the 2026 midterms looming.
But the economy couldn’t maintain the president’s interest for the duration of the speech.
But the economy couldn’t maintain the president’s interest for the duration of the speech.
Trump strays from script at Poconos rally, calling affordability a ‘hoax’ and Pa. a ‘dumping ground’ for immigrants
President Donald Trump came to Pa. to address the economy. Instead, he talked about Philly sports, attacked immigrants and falsely said he got the 'biggest' vote with Black people.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
He is an ill man who is losing it. It’s millet, whought and chief of staff musie ruling from behind the schemes.
Why woulda any sane person visit this country again???
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Why woulda any sane person visit this country again???
Oh goodie!!!! I have seen homeschooled kids and not everyone is doing a good job teaching their kids. Some just use their children as labor and tell them it’s education credit. So no!!!!
Trump: "Homeschooling -- getting more and more, it's happening. That's ok. It's good."
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Oh goodie!!!! I have seen homeschooled kids and not everyone is doing a good job teaching their kids. Some just use their children as labor and tell them it’s education credit. So no!!!!
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It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
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December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The top 20% controls 71% of wealth and is responsible for 39% of overall spending. JPMAM
The middle 60% holds 27% of wealth yet drives more than half of spending. #K
The middle 60% holds 27% of wealth yet drives more than half of spending. #K
December 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The top 20% controls 71% of wealth and is responsible for 39% of overall spending. JPMAM
The middle 60% holds 27% of wealth yet drives more than half of spending. #K
The middle 60% holds 27% of wealth yet drives more than half of spending. #K
And I nibbled some today.
December 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
And I nibbled some today.
Thank you Isabella for this great affordability 🧵
The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thank you Isabella for this great affordability 🧵
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Interest-rate hikes do little to lower the price of oil or food, yet they raise debt costs and weaken labor markets, amplifying inequality. Using blunt monetary tightening against supply shocks is both inefficient and regressive. 15/16
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Interest-rate hikes do little to lower the price of oil or food, yet they raise debt costs and weaken labor markets, amplifying inequality. Using blunt monetary tightening against supply shocks is both inefficient and regressive. 15/16
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For example, a shock to food generates inflation 126% higher for the poorest than the richest decile; for petroleum and coal products, inflation is 54% higher for the poorest, revealing sectors where price increases have systemic distributional effects. 8/16
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For example, a shock to food generates inflation 126% higher for the poorest than the richest decile; for petroleum and coal products, inflation is 54% higher for the poorest, revealing sectors where price increases have systemic distributional effects. 8/16
The way he treats Mexico vs the way he treats Canada. May be just it helps to be tough like Claudia.
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The way he treats Mexico vs the way he treats Canada. May be just it helps to be tough like Claudia.
Man who eats MCD hamburgers complaining about rice from India. 🤡
TRUMP: Scott, India. Tell me about India. Why is India allowed to do that? They have to tariffs. Do they have an exemption on rice?
BESSENT: No sir. We're still working on their trade deal
TRUMP: They shouldn't be dumping. Give me the countries if you could. Mark it down, Scott.
BESSENT: No sir. We're still working on their trade deal
TRUMP: They shouldn't be dumping. Give me the countries if you could. Mark it down, Scott.
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Man who eats MCD hamburgers complaining about rice from India. 🤡
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Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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"Thursday the Senate is to vote on a Democratic proposal to extend ACA subsidies...This will lay the groundwork for a critique of Trump’s economic policies next week, when lots of data will be released. It’s not just health care prices that are going up, after all!"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
It’s dark out there, literally and politically. But there is hope, too.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Thursday the Senate is to vote on a Democratic proposal to extend ACA subsidies...This will lay the groundwork for a critique of Trump’s economic policies next week, when lots of data will be released. It’s not just health care prices that are going up, after all!"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Very shitty people who become opposed to other very shitty people are still very shitty people
LESLEY STAHL: You contributed to the toxic culture. You were out there pounding, insulting people
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: You've contributed to it as well
STAHL: I want you to respond to what you have done in terms of insulting people
MTG: I'd like for you to respond to that
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Very shitty people who become opposed to other very shitty people are still very shitty people
Netflix should give him a fake golden globe award or even an Oscar and the deal will go through..
Trump said Netflix’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. will require a review, noting that the deal would create an entity with “a lot of market share"
Trump Says Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Will Need Review
President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns for Netflix Inc.’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., noting that the market share of the combined entity may pose problems.
bloom.bg
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Netflix should give him a fake golden globe award or even an Oscar and the deal will go through..
lol 😂 am sure they didn’t expect this result. Just like they think they are so smart in all the gerrymandering they are doing too. It will all come to bite them in end.
Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
lol 😂 am sure they didn’t expect this result. Just like they think they are so smart in all the gerrymandering they are doing too. It will all come to bite them in end.
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I really would like to hear a non-nefarious reason why reporters at places like the NYT, WaPo, or NPR can't take 10 second to tell us that the $100 billion we spend on SNAP is 1.3% of the budget or the $6 billion that went to the AIDS program in Africa was 0.9% of the budget. Love to hear a reason.
seriously, can anyone give me a reason why reporters refuse to express huge budget numbers, that they know are meaningless to their audience, in a context that makes them understandable -- such as a percentage of the budget? I NEVER get an answer to this question.
If every budget number was presented as a percent of budget, percent of GDP, and percent of 10 year GDP, a large fraction of the population would have a pretty good understanding of the relative sizes of these items and budget proposals pretty quickly
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I really would like to hear a non-nefarious reason why reporters at places like the NYT, WaPo, or NPR can't take 10 second to tell us that the $100 billion we spend on SNAP is 1.3% of the budget or the $6 billion that went to the AIDS program in Africa was 0.9% of the budget. Love to hear a reason.
This!
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This!
@theonion.com should do a piece like this 🌞
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@theonion.com should do a piece like this 🌞
Is same thing happening across the pond too? Ugh!!!
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Is same thing happening across the pond too? Ugh!!!