EightyGee (Athomas Goldberg)
@eightygee.bsky.social
Artist, activist, and American ex-pat living in Canada, working for a better and brighter future and a more just and civil world for all
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November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“In the first elections of the second Trump administration, voters were hungry for a dramatically different vision of what America should be”
Opinion | What Started as Affordability Politics Has Become Something Deeper
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“In the first elections of the second Trump administration, voters were hungry for a dramatically different vision of what America should be”
You don’t cure corruption by naming it, you only prove it’s immune to embarrassment.
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
You don’t cure corruption by naming it, you only prove it’s immune to embarrassment.
From the NY Times -
"It has all created a strange dynamic on Capitol Hill: Mr. Johnson appears to be using the considerable power of the speakership to render the House irrelevant."
It's not strange if it's the plan.
I think there is a > 0% chance that the US Federal Government never reopens.
"It has all created a strange dynamic on Capitol Hill: Mr. Johnson appears to be using the considerable power of the speakership to render the House irrelevant."
It's not strange if it's the plan.
I think there is a > 0% chance that the US Federal Government never reopens.
October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From the NY Times -
"It has all created a strange dynamic on Capitol Hill: Mr. Johnson appears to be using the considerable power of the speakership to render the House irrelevant."
It's not strange if it's the plan.
I think there is a > 0% chance that the US Federal Government never reopens.
"It has all created a strange dynamic on Capitol Hill: Mr. Johnson appears to be using the considerable power of the speakership to render the House irrelevant."
It's not strange if it's the plan.
I think there is a > 0% chance that the US Federal Government never reopens.
What I’ve been saying for years:
“Democrats must replace their reflexive opposition to President Trump with a positive vision for improving the lives of working people.”
“Democrats must replace their reflexive opposition to President Trump with a positive vision for improving the lives of working people.”
Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What I’ve been saying for years:
“Democrats must replace their reflexive opposition to President Trump with a positive vision for improving the lives of working people.”
“Democrats must replace their reflexive opposition to President Trump with a positive vision for improving the lives of working people.”
I’ve been making this exact argument for months now - I’m glad it’s finally surfacing in the mainstream media.
Opinion | Progressives Need a Global Movement
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I’ve been making this exact argument for months now - I’m glad it’s finally surfacing in the mainstream media.
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How could I hope to stand upon the pedestal I've put you on?
My piece for the Down Limbo Lane collab! Which is super cool and totally worth checking out the talent is INSANE #greatgodgrove #fanart
My piece for the Down Limbo Lane collab! Which is super cool and totally worth checking out the talent is INSANE #greatgodgrove #fanart
May 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How could I hope to stand upon the pedestal I've put you on?
My piece for the Down Limbo Lane collab! Which is super cool and totally worth checking out the talent is INSANE #greatgodgrove #fanart
My piece for the Down Limbo Lane collab! Which is super cool and totally worth checking out the talent is INSANE #greatgodgrove #fanart
The Great American Brain Drain continues:
As the US Cuts Scientific Talent, Europe Launches an Initiative to Attract It
The Choose Europe for Science program will invest more than half a billion dollars between 2025 and 2027 to recruit researchers and scientists—especially from the United States.
www.wired.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Great American Brain Drain continues:
The UK is now the “Columbia University” of US trading partners.
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The UK is now the “Columbia University” of US trading partners.
Kudos to my former employer - dropping one of the law firms that caved to Trump in favour of one that’s fighting the executive orders.
Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm from a Case
The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Kudos to my former employer - dropping one of the law firms that caved to Trump in favour of one that’s fighting the executive orders.
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Trump becomes the first American president to lose a Canadian election
April 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump becomes the first American president to lose a Canadian election
This should be a warning to EVERY law firm, university or country that thinks they can “negotiate” with Trump by capitulating to his demands. Any time he thinks he’s found an “opponent” who’s weak (and everyone who negotiates is an opponent) he’ll continue to subjugate until there’s nothing left.
Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.
To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his ...
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This should be a warning to EVERY law firm, university or country that thinks they can “negotiate” with Trump by capitulating to his demands. Any time he thinks he’s found an “opponent” who’s weak (and everyone who negotiates is an opponent) he’ll continue to subjugate until there’s nothing left.
The US economy (and American democracy) under Trump:
Trump Plaza implosion: The Atlantic City casino came down this morning
YouTube video by NJ.com
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The US economy (and American democracy) under Trump:
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Oh FFS…
It’s not that hard, folks.
Any country with a trade surplus with the US gets tariffs above 10% until they buy more stuff from US than they sell to US. Once they do, they get 10% tariff forever.
That’s it. The whole plan. It’s not a mystery. There’s nothing to guess at.
Sheesh.
It’s not that hard, folks.
Any country with a trade surplus with the US gets tariffs above 10% until they buy more stuff from US than they sell to US. Once they do, they get 10% tariff forever.
That’s it. The whole plan. It’s not a mystery. There’s nothing to guess at.
Sheesh.
White House keeps world guessing as clock ticks down to Trump's new tariffs
The White House is sending mixed messages on tariffs as it pursues conflicting goals, frustrating foreign leaders and business executives who are desperate for clarity on a generational overhaul of in...
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Oh FFS…
It’s not that hard, folks.
Any country with a trade surplus with the US gets tariffs above 10% until they buy more stuff from US than they sell to US. Once they do, they get 10% tariff forever.
That’s it. The whole plan. It’s not a mystery. There’s nothing to guess at.
Sheesh.
It’s not that hard, folks.
Any country with a trade surplus with the US gets tariffs above 10% until they buy more stuff from US than they sell to US. Once they do, they get 10% tariff forever.
That’s it. The whole plan. It’s not a mystery. There’s nothing to guess at.
Sheesh.
So this is happening:
Scottish MP calls for 'special' visa for Americans fleeing Donald Trump administration
Christine Jardine has called for a ‘special fast track’ process
www.scotsman.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
So this is happening:
This is it, right here:
“Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘We’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters,” Navarro told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They sell us $15 for every $1 we sell them.”
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“Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘We’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters,” Navarro told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They sell us $15 for every $1 we sell them.”
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April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is it, right here:
“Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘We’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters,” Navarro told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They sell us $15 for every $1 we sell them.”
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“Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘We’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters,” Navarro told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They sell us $15 for every $1 we sell them.”
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Might be the first time in forever that I’ve completely agreed with Musk on something.
NEW: Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, calling him "truly a moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" over comments about Musk's businesses
Elon Musk calls Peter Navarro "moron" as trade spat intensifies
Musk and his family have taken a public position against President Trump's most important economic policy.
www.axios.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Might be the first time in forever that I’ve completely agreed with Musk on something.
April 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Once again for the kids in the back of the class:
April 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Once again for the kids in the back of the class:
I’m starting to think Trump’s plan to fix Biden’s “disastrous economy” is to roll the stock market back to 2019.
April 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m starting to think Trump’s plan to fix Biden’s “disastrous economy” is to roll the stock market back to 2019.
Trump's tariff idiocy is based on two mutually exclusive beliefs:
1. Trade deficits = other countries cheating you. Tariffs reduce deficits by reducing imports.
2. Tariffs = revenue to replace income tax.
Reduced imports = reduced tariff revenue.
Follow the logic: 0 imports = 0 tariff revenue 🤦♂️
1. Trade deficits = other countries cheating you. Tariffs reduce deficits by reducing imports.
2. Tariffs = revenue to replace income tax.
Reduced imports = reduced tariff revenue.
Follow the logic: 0 imports = 0 tariff revenue 🤦♂️
April 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump's tariff idiocy is based on two mutually exclusive beliefs:
1. Trade deficits = other countries cheating you. Tariffs reduce deficits by reducing imports.
2. Tariffs = revenue to replace income tax.
Reduced imports = reduced tariff revenue.
Follow the logic: 0 imports = 0 tariff revenue 🤦♂️
1. Trade deficits = other countries cheating you. Tariffs reduce deficits by reducing imports.
2. Tariffs = revenue to replace income tax.
Reduced imports = reduced tariff revenue.
Follow the logic: 0 imports = 0 tariff revenue 🤦♂️