David Olson — Age of Uncertainty
@dlonorse.bsky.social
Retired from career in pension fund financial management. Travel, photography, music, art, books, save me from the madness in the world.
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NYT: “.. a wave of companies have begun petitioning officials” for tariff relief. “Businesses that depend on foreign materials .. argue that tariffs .. are simply raising consumer prices .. rather than encouraging more manufacturing ..”
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December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NYT: “.. a wave of companies have begun petitioning officials” for tariff relief. “Businesses that depend on foreign materials .. argue that tariffs .. are simply raising consumer prices .. rather than encouraging more manufacturing ..”
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people died for birthright citizenship. i get that it’s more fun to be a pundit when your team has the white house and you get to brag to friends about visiting the oval office; but what i’m wondering is if maybe that’s actually not a good reason to throw away something we fought a civil war to win?
December 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
people died for birthright citizenship. i get that it’s more fun to be a pundit when your team has the white house and you get to brag to friends about visiting the oval office; but what i’m wondering is if maybe that’s actually not a good reason to throw away something we fought a civil war to win?
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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Again: Steering public dollars to private religious schools has always been the #1 goal of @GovBillLee and his fellow privatizers.
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Again: Steering public dollars to private religious schools has always been the #1 goal of @GovBillLee and his fellow privatizers.
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
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Okay but WHY are the Kennedy Center Honors not being given out at the Kennedy Center? Did they cancel and move it to the Oval because ticket sales were non-existent?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Okay but WHY are the Kennedy Center Honors not being given out at the Kennedy Center? Did they cancel and move it to the Oval because ticket sales were non-existent?
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Over on the Facebook, you can bet that whether it's ICE brutalizing immigrant toddlers, or the US military mass-murdering civilians in international waters, every person cheering it on makes sure that you know they are a "Christian" in their profile. Every. Single. One.
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Over on the Facebook, you can bet that whether it's ICE brutalizing immigrant toddlers, or the US military mass-murdering civilians in international waters, every person cheering it on makes sure that you know they are a "Christian" in their profile. Every. Single. One.
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HAHAHA! Well, now the case is EXTRA dead. Even if they won an appeal on the Halligan thing, their core evidence is now off limits lulzzzz
BREAKING: Judge orders key evidence in (dismissed) Comey case put off limits to prosecutors. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Clinton) grants TRO requested by Comey lawyer/adviser Dan Richman re his data. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for TRO – #10 in RICHMAN v. United States (D.D.C., 1:25-mc-00170) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting in part and deferring in part the Petitioner's 9 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/06/2025. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/06/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
HAHAHA! Well, now the case is EXTRA dead. Even if they won an appeal on the Halligan thing, their core evidence is now off limits lulzzzz
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
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This is why, when President Slurs McSundown passes away, it's going to be a battle royale as all these selfish grifters shank each other before the funeral is over.
see the thing about them all being the worst people in the world is that even when one of them gets killed they can't create a proper cult of martyrdom around him because the others get jealous he's getting all the attention.
I'm not quite sure where to start
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is why, when President Slurs McSundown passes away, it's going to be a battle royale as all these selfish grifters shank each other before the funeral is over.
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if this Supreme Court nullifies the 14th Amendment then i don't really have any problems with Democratic officials ignoring federal law for the foreseeable future
at that point we're just in a state of exception
at that point we're just in a state of exception
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
if this Supreme Court nullifies the 14th Amendment then i don't really have any problems with Democratic officials ignoring federal law for the foreseeable future
at that point we're just in a state of exception
at that point we're just in a state of exception
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When I taught Civics, I used Supreme Court cases to trace our expansion of rights to demonstrate democratic values.
If I were still teaching Civics today, I would need to place the concepts of 'precedent,' 'stare decisis,' and 'rule of law' in the trash bin.
This SCOTUS is corrupt.
If I were still teaching Civics today, I would need to place the concepts of 'precedent,' 'stare decisis,' and 'rule of law' in the trash bin.
This SCOTUS is corrupt.
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
When I taught Civics, I used Supreme Court cases to trace our expansion of rights to demonstrate democratic values.
If I were still teaching Civics today, I would need to place the concepts of 'precedent,' 'stare decisis,' and 'rule of law' in the trash bin.
This SCOTUS is corrupt.
If I were still teaching Civics today, I would need to place the concepts of 'precedent,' 'stare decisis,' and 'rule of law' in the trash bin.
This SCOTUS is corrupt.
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Balance sheet crypto premium evaporates. #econsky
A dumb investment fad has finally crashed into reality. Companies could buy crypto and have its value grow larger than the crypto it owned. Microstrategy was the poster child for this fad.
The mania has faded and many such companies are now valued less than the crypto they have on hand.
The mania has faded and many such companies are now valued less than the crypto they have on hand.
From 2,600% Gain to 86% Wipeout, Crypto’s Hottest Trade Crumpled
What began the year as one of the best trades in the stock market has, in a matter of months, turned into one of the worst.
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Balance sheet crypto premium evaporates. #econsky
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Tariffs roar, tee times score. #econsky
The pay-to-play and shakedown systems in place are obvious:
1. In Apr, Trump announces 46% tariff on Vietnam
2. In May, Eric Trump attends groundbreaking for new $1.5 bn Trump golf resort in Vietnam
3. In July, Vietnam becomes only the second country to reach a tariff deal, cutting its rate to 20%
1. In Apr, Trump announces 46% tariff on Vietnam
2. In May, Eric Trump attends groundbreaking for new $1.5 bn Trump golf resort in Vietnam
3. In July, Vietnam becomes only the second country to reach a tariff deal, cutting its rate to 20%
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Tariffs roar, tee times score. #econsky
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It certainly feels that way. It could also be that he knows he doesn’t have any more elections to win, so it doesn’t matter how much his followers start to hate him.
He doesn’t care about the GOP post-Trump. He’ll happily burn that party to the ground on his way out.
He doesn’t care about the GOP post-Trump. He’ll happily burn that party to the ground on his way out.
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It certainly feels that way. It could also be that he knows he doesn’t have any more elections to win, so it doesn’t matter how much his followers start to hate him.
He doesn’t care about the GOP post-Trump. He’ll happily burn that party to the ground on his way out.
He doesn’t care about the GOP post-Trump. He’ll happily burn that party to the ground on his way out.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Michael Cohen: Trump wanted to have me killed in prison. Plus he shares how much $ he believes Trump has made in the second term using the White House--and it's more than reported anywhere else. My brutally honest discussion with Michael Cohen: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/michael-co...
Michael Cohen: Trump wanted to have me killed in prison
A recording from Dean Obeidallah and Michael Cohen's live video
deanobeidallah.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Michael Cohen: Trump wanted to have me killed in prison. Plus he shares how much $ he believes Trump has made in the second term using the White House--and it's more than reported anywhere else. My brutally honest discussion with Michael Cohen: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/michael-co...
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A reminder:
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A reminder:
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Who else AGREES with Rachel?! 🤚
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Who else AGREES with Rachel?! 🤚