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Thanks for sharing this info with those of us here.
Unfortunately most media are Right Wing--telling pretty lies about T/GOP and ugly lies about Dems, til they wear a groove into ppl's brains. Then 10s of millions vote as if the lies were true.
upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...
Unfortunately most media are Right Wing--telling pretty lies about T/GOP and ugly lies about Dems, til they wear a groove into ppl's brains. Then 10s of millions vote as if the lies were true.
upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...
The Vast Reach of Right Wing Disinformation
In one of my previous essays, I explained how very much in denial most Americans are about the extent to which our nation is immersed in…
upine.medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Thanks for sharing this info with those of us here.
Unfortunately most media are Right Wing--telling pretty lies about T/GOP and ugly lies about Dems, til they wear a groove into ppl's brains. Then 10s of millions vote as if the lies were true.
upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...
Unfortunately most media are Right Wing--telling pretty lies about T/GOP and ugly lies about Dems, til they wear a groove into ppl's brains. Then 10s of millions vote as if the lies were true.
upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...
Rattner: "Before Trump was elected, inflation was projected to drop to 2.2% by the end of 2025. In September, it rose to 3%."
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Rattner: "Before Trump was elected, inflation was projected to drop to 2.2% by the end of 2025. In September, it rose to 3%."
Rattner: "The Trump administration likes to complain they inherited an economic mess, but the economy grew 2.8% in 2024."
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Rattner: "The Trump administration likes to complain they inherited an economic mess, but the economy grew 2.8% in 2024."
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Despite jobs growth outperforming expectations, September's unemployment rose by more than expected, reaching 4.4%, its highest level since 2021.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Despite jobs growth outperforming expectations, September's unemployment rose by more than expected, reaching 4.4%, its highest level since 2021.
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With Insurance premiums set to skyrocket Trump is now trying to extend the Obamacare subsidies, putting Republicans who have railed against it in a box.
Reminder: with the shutdown Dems shined a light on this so everyone knows who to blame if they don’t. punchbowl.news/article/whit...
Reminder: with the shutdown Dems shined a light on this so everyone knows who to blame if they don’t. punchbowl.news/article/whit...
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With Insurance premiums set to skyrocket Trump is now trying to extend the Obamacare subsidies, putting Republicans who have railed against it in a box.
Reminder: with the shutdown Dems shined a light on this so everyone knows who to blame if they don’t. punchbowl.news/article/whit...
Reminder: with the shutdown Dems shined a light on this so everyone knows who to blame if they don’t. punchbowl.news/article/whit...
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“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
"In other words, making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer."
NYT: We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
NYT: We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"In other words, making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer."
NYT: We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
NYT: We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Vibecessions, Part II
Good numbers, bad feelings. Why?
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NVDA had a huge quarter, exceeding expectations with a giant revenue gain of over $10 billion or 22% vs. just last quarter, 62% above a year ago. The AI Bubble hasn't popped yet.
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NVDA had a huge quarter, exceeding expectations with a giant revenue gain of over $10 billion or 22% vs. just last quarter, 62% above a year ago. The AI Bubble hasn't popped yet.
How much loot has Trump gotten/taken since his re-election? Nearly $2 billion. Seems low.
www.americanprogress.org/press/releas...
www.americanprogress.org/press/releas...
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
How much loot has Trump gotten/taken since his re-election? Nearly $2 billion. Seems low.
www.americanprogress.org/press/releas...
www.americanprogress.org/press/releas...
Recent job creation in context, updated for Sept prelim benchmark:
1. Only 48k jobs / month added on avg Feb-Aug '25.
2. Only 29k jobs/mo avg. for Jun-Aug.
3. Sept and Oct job reports delayed; net likely ~0, with over 100k federal workers' severance ending Sept 30.
1. Only 48k jobs / month added on avg Feb-Aug '25.
2. Only 29k jobs/mo avg. for Jun-Aug.
3. Sept and Oct job reports delayed; net likely ~0, with over 100k federal workers' severance ending Sept 30.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Recent job creation in context, updated for Sept prelim benchmark:
1. Only 48k jobs / month added on avg Feb-Aug '25.
2. Only 29k jobs/mo avg. for Jun-Aug.
3. Sept and Oct job reports delayed; net likely ~0, with over 100k federal workers' severance ending Sept 30.
1. Only 48k jobs / month added on avg Feb-Aug '25.
2. Only 29k jobs/mo avg. for Jun-Aug.
3. Sept and Oct job reports delayed; net likely ~0, with over 100k federal workers' severance ending Sept 30.
Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It?
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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I’m so glad she said this. It needs to be said. We tried twice and America choose the criminal. Now imagine anyone slightly better running against a woman. Probably same result.
Yes lots of caveats but be real.
Yes lots of caveats but be real.
Michelle Obama says the US is not ready for a female President
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m so glad she said this. It needs to be said. We tried twice and America choose the criminal. Now imagine anyone slightly better running against a woman. Probably same result.
Yes lots of caveats but be real.
Yes lots of caveats but be real.
What's going well, and not so well in the U.S. economy.
🟢Stocks
🟢Wages
🔴Job creation
🔴Inflation
🟢Stocks
🟢Wages
🔴Job creation
🔴Inflation
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
What's going well, and not so well in the U.S. economy.
🟢Stocks
🟢Wages
🔴Job creation
🔴Inflation
🟢Stocks
🟢Wages
🔴Job creation
🔴Inflation
Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem. - NPR
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem. - NPR
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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The most blatantly and obviously corrupt admin in US history by far. Will ANY Republican have the integrity to speak up about this, the pardons, the crypto scam, ANYTHING?
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The most blatantly and obviously corrupt admin in US history by far. Will ANY Republican have the integrity to speak up about this, the pardons, the crypto scam, ANYTHING?
Democrats Were Winning the Shutdown. Why Did They Fold? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Democrats Were Winning the Shutdown. Why Did They Fold?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Democrats Were Winning the Shutdown. Why Did They Fold? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
November 10, 2025
🧵A briefing on healthcare economics, both cost & coverage. First, OECD estimated U.S. healthcare costs at 17.2% GDP in 2024. The next 5 highest countries in the OECD average around 11.7%. That 5.5% GDP gap is about $12,500 per U.S. household more that we spend. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🧵A briefing on healthcare economics, both cost & coverage. First, OECD estimated U.S. healthcare costs at 17.2% GDP in 2024. The next 5 highest countries in the OECD average around 11.7%. That 5.5% GDP gap is about $12,500 per U.S. household more that we spend. 1/
4% growth, with few workers added means a big increase in output per worker (productivity).
www.atlantafed.org/economy-now/...
www.atlantafed.org/economy-now/...
GDPNow - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
www.atlantafed.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
4% growth, with few workers added means a big increase in output per worker (productivity).
www.atlantafed.org/economy-now/...
www.atlantafed.org/economy-now/...
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November 9, 2025
November 9, 2025
In order to pressure the Democrats to cave to Trump’s demands that they sign on to the House Republicans’ continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration has been refusing to fund the...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
November 9, 2025