Erik
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Surprise to who?
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November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Surprise to who?
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Happy Sept #JobsDay!
At 8:30 am ET, BLS delivers what’s usually one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing. This one for Sept is 7 weeks late due to govt shutdown
Forecasts’ center:
+50K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3%
Also last week's UI claims released then too?
At 8:30 am ET, BLS delivers what’s usually one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing. This one for Sept is 7 weeks late due to govt shutdown
Forecasts’ center:
+50K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3%
Also last week's UI claims released then too?
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy Sept #JobsDay!
At 8:30 am ET, BLS delivers what’s usually one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing. This one for Sept is 7 weeks late due to govt shutdown
Forecasts’ center:
+50K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3%
Also last week's UI claims released then too?
At 8:30 am ET, BLS delivers what’s usually one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing. This one for Sept is 7 weeks late due to govt shutdown
Forecasts’ center:
+50K jobs
Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3%
Also last week's UI claims released then too?
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Relating to yesterday’s thread… D.W. Griffith took out a full page ad crediting himself for inventing editing, closeups, and subtle film acting. (Needless to say, all lies)
Times change but egotistical charlatans remain the same
Times change but egotistical charlatans remain the same
*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Relating to yesterday’s thread… D.W. Griffith took out a full page ad crediting himself for inventing editing, closeups, and subtle film acting. (Needless to say, all lies)
Times change but egotistical charlatans remain the same
Times change but egotistical charlatans remain the same
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Virginia's state Senator Ghazala Hashmi's election as LG means we're likely to see a special election to replace her in the Senate, where Dems currently have a 21-19 majority, in early January. Her seat is very blue.
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/19/d...
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/19/d...
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Virginia's state Senator Ghazala Hashmi's election as LG means we're likely to see a special election to replace her in the Senate, where Dems currently have a 21-19 majority, in early January. Her seat is very blue.
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/19/d...
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/19/d...
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“Everybody focuses on money and business deals. But the human side is missing - the legacy of Jamal."
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist murdered by Saudi state operatives in 2018, speaks to Matt Frei on the eve of the crown prince's US visit.
www.channel4.com/news/we-need...
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist murdered by Saudi state operatives in 2018, speaks to Matt Frei on the eve of the crown prince's US visit.
www.channel4.com/news/we-need...
‘We need justice for Jamal’, says Khashoggi’s widow
When asked how she felt about crown prince of Saudia Arabia’s visit to the US, Hanan Khashoggi said she had “mixed feelings”.
www.channel4.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Everybody focuses on money and business deals. But the human side is missing - the legacy of Jamal."
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist murdered by Saudi state operatives in 2018, speaks to Matt Frei on the eve of the crown prince's US visit.
www.channel4.com/news/we-need...
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist murdered by Saudi state operatives in 2018, speaks to Matt Frei on the eve of the crown prince's US visit.
www.channel4.com/news/we-need...
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OPINION: "When the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, Black people could be heard singing in front of the White House, “Go down Moses, way down in Egypt Land … Tell Jeff Davis to let my people go,” Charles Vanthournout writes.
Opinion | How America Used Egypt to Justify Racism and Slavery
Charles Vanthournout writes about how ancient Egypt shaped slavery and liberation in the American South.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
OPINION: "When the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, Black people could be heard singing in front of the White House, “Go down Moses, way down in Egypt Land … Tell Jeff Davis to let my people go,” Charles Vanthournout writes.
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“Two weeks after the election the incoming administration is making no attempt to downplay expectations, if anything they are doubling down on them.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Two weeks after the election the incoming administration is making no attempt to downplay expectations, if anything they are doubling down on them.”
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At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
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Whenever I’m in the middle of having a heart attack I always pause to carefully review which ambulance service offers the lowest rates before calling 911.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Whenever I’m in the middle of having a heart attack I always pause to carefully review which ambulance service offers the lowest rates before calling 911.
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Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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Pretty great to see energetic young folks with good politics throwing their hats in the ring
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Pretty great to see energetic young folks with good politics throwing their hats in the ring
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Eugene Vindman is now publicly demanding that Trump release a phone call between himself and the Saudi crown prince—one he describes as a bombshell, “shocking,” and even worse than the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s impeachment.
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Eugene Vindman is now publicly demanding that Trump release a phone call between himself and the Saudi crown prince—one he describes as a bombshell, “shocking,” and even worse than the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s impeachment.
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
#WeAreTheMedia
#GeneralStrikeUS
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This is happening now
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is happening now
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
Department of Education being dismantled
Children, Students, and Teachers will suffer
Did you know also
Dept. Of Education said Nursing is not a "professional career "
Why to exclude graduate nursing programs from federal loans !
(source nurses.org)
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PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
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The fellowship application I was writing while this went down just got accepted.
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
I just had my work publicly ridiculed by a tenured prof. To all senior scholars who need to hear this: Please don't do this to students (or anyone else for that matter). You have no idea how painful it is. Yes, my topic is unusual & you may not get it, but that doesn't mean it should be made fun of.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The fellowship application I was writing while this went down just got accepted.
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
Next year, I will be working as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for several months, researching the "Arts of Early Modern Screwmaking."
On the merits of my project! 💪
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PPI next Tuesday Nov 25
October JOLTS delayed a week (dec 9)
October Jobs day canceled
November Jobs day delayed a week (Dec 16th, after fomc)
October JOLTS delayed a week (dec 9)
October Jobs day canceled
November Jobs day delayed a week (Dec 16th, after fomc)
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.
This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.
Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
This streak dies tomorrow
Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months
This blind spot will remain forever
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sen. warnock gave a very good speech yesterday at georgetown and it was a reminder that this guy is, i think, a presidential caliber talent whether or not he wants the prize www.youtube.com/live/xty8iKG...
Higher Calling with Sen Warnock
YouTube video by Center on Faith and Justice
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
sen. warnock gave a very good speech yesterday at georgetown and it was a reminder that this guy is, i think, a presidential caliber talent whether or not he wants the prize www.youtube.com/live/xty8iKG...
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Raskin was one of the first Dems to endorse Mamdani.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Raskin was one of the first Dems to endorse Mamdani.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
The internet has the memory of a bag of hammers.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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"Punish people for being unhealthy. Born with genetic defects? Fuck you."
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Punish people for being unhealthy. Born with genetic defects? Fuck you."
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...
Of course, using Mullin's logic, anyone who comes down with COVID, measles, rubella, whooping cough etc. because they refused to get vaccinated had it coming, so...