Mike Snider
@mikegsnider.bsky.social
Journalist at USA TODAY. Fan of much music and sports including Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals and Washington Spirit.
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Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
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Restaurants and businesses offer freebies, deals for federal workers during shutdown
Restaurants and businesses offer freebies, deals for federal workers during shutdown
During the ongoing government shutdown, some restaurants including TGI Fridays and Hard Rock Cafe have specials for federal workers.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Restaurants and businesses offer freebies, deals for federal workers during shutdown
The dire wolves had a meet-up. You can see the video here. www.usatoday.com/story/pets-a... @itiscolossal.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The dire wolves had a meet-up. You can see the video here. www.usatoday.com/story/pets-a... @itiscolossal.bsky.social
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July 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Public media has been defunded. Your support keeps journalists on the ground, lifts unheard voices, and connects communities.
Help us plan for what’s next. Make a monthly gift today. Stand with public media: n.pr/458sOhq
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“I don’t believe in the CBO forecast,” Bessent said of the Congressional Budget Office, which has found Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will add nearly $4T to the national deficit over the next 10 years.
As it turns out, you can’t adjust projections based on what’s convenient for a political agenda.
As it turns out, you can’t adjust projections based on what’s convenient for a political agenda.
July 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“I don’t believe in the CBO forecast,” Bessent said of the Congressional Budget Office, which has found Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will add nearly $4T to the national deficit over the next 10 years.
As it turns out, you can’t adjust projections based on what’s convenient for a political agenda.
As it turns out, you can’t adjust projections based on what’s convenient for a political agenda.
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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At least three immigrant children were taken into custody and restrained with zip ties at the San Antonio Immigration Court. The children were between the ages of 9 and 12.
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas
The children were between the ages of 9 and 12.
www.mysanantonio.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
At least three immigrant children were taken into custody and restrained with zip ties at the San Antonio Immigration Court. The children were between the ages of 9 and 12.
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
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May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The president of the United States, who earlier this week quipped that he'd "like to be pope," posted this Friday evening on one of his social media accounts.
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The president of the United States, who earlier this week quipped that he'd "like to be pope," posted this Friday evening on one of his social media accounts.
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Chair Powell and his central bank colleagues were the unsung heroes of the past few years. If Trump had just done nothing, we might be toasting to our soft landing right about now.
Instead Trump has put the Fed in an impossible position. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Instead Trump has put the Fed in an impossible position. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Powell Warns of ‘Challenging Scenario’ for Fed in Cushioning Trade-War Fallout
The central bank is wary of a situation where prices rise at the same time that growth slumps.
www.wsj.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chair Powell and his central bank colleagues were the unsung heroes of the past few years. If Trump had just done nothing, we might be toasting to our soft landing right about now.
Instead Trump has put the Fed in an impossible position. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Instead Trump has put the Fed in an impossible position. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Need some new music? It's @recordstoreday.bsky.social Here's some suggestions www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Record Store Day 2025: Get special vinyl releases from Post Malone, Taylor Swift and more
Record Store Day 2025 is Saturday, April 12. Here's some of the highlights of the 300+ new and limited-edition vinyl releases.
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April 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Need some new music? It's @recordstoreday.bsky.social Here's some suggestions www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
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Fact check: true www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'Economically Indefensible': Trump's Bad Tariff Math Was Too Stupid To Implement
No one in the Trump White House wanted to take credit for the administration’s “extremely bad” tariff math, which has been paused for now.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Fact check: true www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I tried to make this genetic engineering story as easy to read as possible. At least, check out the beautiful pictures and watch the video. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Dire wolf returns from extinction? Company reveals 'magic' it's using to bring back species
Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction has born three dire wolves, an animal extinct for 13,000 years.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I tried to make this genetic engineering story as easy to read as possible. At least, check out the beautiful pictures and watch the video. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
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Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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This is what happens when people speak up.
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what happens when people speak up.
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago
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(And h/t to @mikegsnider.bsky.social on the April Fools article www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...)
How did April Fools' Day start? History of pranks on April 1
It's not even April Fools' Day yet, but the pranks have already started. Here's what to know about the history of pranking on April 1.
www.usatoday.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
(And h/t to @mikegsnider.bsky.social on the April Fools article www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...)
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FITCH: ".. Two consecutive months of stagnant to negative consumer spending growth turns on the caution signal .."
Inflation "has decidedly changed course towards 4% over the last three months. Consumer spending weakness, coupled with rising inflation .. is a mix that the Fed will dread."
#PCE
Inflation "has decidedly changed course towards 4% over the last three months. Consumer spending weakness, coupled with rising inflation .. is a mix that the Fed will dread."
#PCE
March 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
FITCH: ".. Two consecutive months of stagnant to negative consumer spending growth turns on the caution signal .."
Inflation "has decidedly changed course towards 4% over the last three months. Consumer spending weakness, coupled with rising inflation .. is a mix that the Fed will dread."
#PCE
Inflation "has decidedly changed course towards 4% over the last three months. Consumer spending weakness, coupled with rising inflation .. is a mix that the Fed will dread."
#PCE
Hoops and tunes needed.
March 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Hoops and tunes needed.
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APOLLO: “.. “Small business uncertainty is on the rise
“.. according to Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data, small businesses are slowing their card spending across the board.” 🇺🇸
“.. according to Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data, small businesses are slowing their card spending across the board.” 🇺🇸
March 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
APOLLO: “.. “Small business uncertainty is on the rise
“.. according to Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data, small businesses are slowing their card spending across the board.” 🇺🇸
“.. according to Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data, small businesses are slowing their card spending across the board.” 🇺🇸
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Happy b’day to R.E.M’s classic LP “Out of Time”, released 34 years ago today.
“The guys would give me pieces of music that were so ebullient and bubblegum,” Michael Stipe said, “that I’d be like, ‘OK, I accept your challenge and I raise you — we’re going to call THIS one ‘Shiny Happy People.’” 🙏🏼
“The guys would give me pieces of music that were so ebullient and bubblegum,” Michael Stipe said, “that I’d be like, ‘OK, I accept your challenge and I raise you — we’re going to call THIS one ‘Shiny Happy People.’” 🙏🏼
March 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Happy b’day to R.E.M’s classic LP “Out of Time”, released 34 years ago today.
“The guys would give me pieces of music that were so ebullient and bubblegum,” Michael Stipe said, “that I’d be like, ‘OK, I accept your challenge and I raise you — we’re going to call THIS one ‘Shiny Happy People.’” 🙏🏼
“The guys would give me pieces of music that were so ebullient and bubblegum,” Michael Stipe said, “that I’d be like, ‘OK, I accept your challenge and I raise you — we’re going to call THIS one ‘Shiny Happy People.’” 🙏🏼
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EL-ERIAN: “.. Belief in American exceptionalism has been eroded.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7568...
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www.ft.com/content/7568...
March 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
EL-ERIAN: “.. Belief in American exceptionalism has been eroded.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7568...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7568...