Marlon Weems
@therealjourneyman.bsky.social
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
If Hassett is the serious frontrunner for Fed Chair, this isn’t a monetary policy choice. It’s a loyalty test. A Fed Chair who bends to Trump’s political needs ain’t “reforming” the Fed, it’s erasing its independence. Markets will absolutely price that in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner in Trump Fed Chair Audition
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is seen by advisers and allies of President Donald Trump as the frontrunner to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people famil...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If Hassett is the serious frontrunner for Fed Chair, this isn’t a monetary policy choice. It’s a loyalty test. A Fed Chair who bends to Trump’s political needs ain’t “reforming” the Fed, it’s erasing its independence. Markets will absolutely price that in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
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Great, eye opening article.
I follow Mr Weems on Substack because he’s an expert but doesn’t use so much markets & economic jargon that I can’t wrap my art major head around what he’s explaining.
thejourneyman.substack.com?r=ab81u
I follow Mr Weems on Substack because he’s an expert but doesn’t use so much markets & economic jargon that I can’t wrap my art major head around what he’s explaining.
thejourneyman.substack.com?r=ab81u
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Great, eye opening article.
I follow Mr Weems on Substack because he’s an expert but doesn’t use so much markets & economic jargon that I can’t wrap my art major head around what he’s explaining.
thejourneyman.substack.com?r=ab81u
I follow Mr Weems on Substack because he’s an expert but doesn’t use so much markets & economic jargon that I can’t wrap my art major head around what he’s explaining.
thejourneyman.substack.com?r=ab81u
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I get that part of the media cycle is for deep thinkers to come up with global Takes on what the Nuzzi outrage means for our culture, but...like, the main thing to me seems to be that she helped whitewash a genocidal eugenicist? who is killing people? right now?
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I get that part of the media cycle is for deep thinkers to come up with global Takes on what the Nuzzi outrage means for our culture, but...like, the main thing to me seems to be that she helped whitewash a genocidal eugenicist? who is killing people? right now?
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A President Who Wants Political Enemies Dead www.blueamp.co/p/impeach-co... Superb, by Shuster: "Since the beginning of the great American experiment..cynics described democracy as pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. By that measure, Trump’s rise/power are a grim joke"
A President Who Wants Political Enemies Dead
Trump’s Truth Social outburst demanding death for six Democrats shows the authoritarian threat is no longer theoretical — it’s here.
www.blueamp.co
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A President Who Wants Political Enemies Dead www.blueamp.co/p/impeach-co... Superb, by Shuster: "Since the beginning of the great American experiment..cynics described democracy as pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. By that measure, Trump’s rise/power are a grim joke"
Nothing like this has ever happened before; not even during black swan events like 9/11, the financial crisis, or the global pandemic. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...
The Macro Event Nobody Is Talking About
Why the missing October jobs report hides one of the largest workforce contractions in modern history.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Nothing like this has ever happened before; not even during black swan events like 9/11, the financial crisis, or the global pandemic. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...
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This should be a bigger scandal. It isn't going to go away. Why did Huckabee meet with Pollard, a traitor who sold out US secrets to Israel, and has never expressed true regret for his actions?
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
Huckabee visit with spy fuels MAGA's Israel divide
Jonathan Pollard served 30 years in prison for spying before moving to Israel.
www.axios.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This should be a bigger scandal. It isn't going to go away. Why did Huckabee meet with Pollard, a traitor who sold out US secrets to Israel, and has never expressed true regret for his actions?
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
I mean, wtf kind of cologne is Mamdani wearing
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I mean, wtf kind of cologne is Mamdani wearing
That time I was having a serious conversation and unconsciously lifted an analogy from The Mothman Prophecies
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
That time I was having a serious conversation and unconsciously lifted an analogy from The Mothman Prophecies
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November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦. 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦.
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My man is taking no prisoners
*VANCE: JOB GROWTH IS GOING TO NATIVE-BORN AMERICAN CITIZENS
Tell me you don't understand the US employment statistics without telling me you don't understand them
Tell me you don't understand the US employment statistics without telling me you don't understand them
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My man is taking no prisoners
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REP. RAMIREZ: “Tear gassing a 1 year old 🇺🇸 citizen… Dragging a citizen on her way to work out of her car… Throwing tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade…
It’s time to have a serious conversation about defunding ICE.”
It’s time to have a serious conversation about defunding ICE.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
REP. RAMIREZ: “Tear gassing a 1 year old 🇺🇸 citizen… Dragging a citizen on her way to work out of her car… Throwing tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade…
It’s time to have a serious conversation about defunding ICE.”
It’s time to have a serious conversation about defunding ICE.”
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We've had enough consolidation of media, already.
This is too much!
Skydance needs to f-ck all the way off, and WBD needs to find a way to stay afloat without selling out.
WTAF?
This is too much!
Skydance needs to f-ck all the way off, and WBD needs to find a way to stay afloat without selling out.
WTAF?
While Trump was kissing MBS’s ass yesterday, a report dropped that several Gulf sovereign wealth funds—including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are part of Paramount Skydance consortium gearing up to make a $71B bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
Paramount Skydance Assembles $71B Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery With Backing From Saudi, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi Funds
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance ( Paramount Skydance ($PSKY) ) has assembled a consortium backed by sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to support a $71 billion bid for W...
www.barchart.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We've had enough consolidation of media, already.
This is too much!
Skydance needs to f-ck all the way off, and WBD needs to find a way to stay afloat without selling out.
WTAF?
This is too much!
Skydance needs to f-ck all the way off, and WBD needs to find a way to stay afloat without selling out.
WTAF?
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The global oligarchy are on a mission to take all.
While Trump was kissing MBS’s ass yesterday, a report dropped that several Gulf sovereign wealth funds—including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are part of Paramount Skydance consortium gearing up to make a $71B bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
Paramount Skydance Assembles $71B Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery With Backing From Saudi, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi Funds
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance ( Paramount Skydance ($PSKY) ) has assembled a consortium backed by sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to support a $71 billion bid for W...
www.barchart.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The global oligarchy are on a mission to take all.
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board over revelations of his ties to Epstein
Gift link 💫 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Gift link 💫 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board over revelations of his ties to Epstein
Gift link 💫 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Gift link 💫 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
While Trump was kissing MBS’s ass yesterday, a report dropped that several Gulf sovereign wealth funds—including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are part of Paramount Skydance consortium gearing up to make a $71B bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
Paramount Skydance Assembles $71B Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery With Backing From Saudi, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi Funds
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance ( Paramount Skydance ($PSKY) ) has assembled a consortium backed by sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to support a $71 billion bid for W...
www.barchart.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
While Trump was kissing MBS’s ass yesterday, a report dropped that several Gulf sovereign wealth funds—including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are part of Paramount Skydance consortium gearing up to make a $71B bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
www.barchart.com/story/news/3...
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🧵 GOP leaders are backing the Trump administration's plans to kill shareholder democracy.
Shareholders of 30 corporations voted 30-0 to defeat anti-DEI proposals during 2025 proxy season, most by 98-99%
A "Senate source" falsely said "diminished returns" result from DEI, per Washington Reporter.
Shareholders of 30 corporations voted 30-0 to defeat anti-DEI proposals during 2025 proxy season, most by 98-99%
A "Senate source" falsely said "diminished returns" result from DEI, per Washington Reporter.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🧵 GOP leaders are backing the Trump administration's plans to kill shareholder democracy.
Shareholders of 30 corporations voted 30-0 to defeat anti-DEI proposals during 2025 proxy season, most by 98-99%
A "Senate source" falsely said "diminished returns" result from DEI, per Washington Reporter.
Shareholders of 30 corporations voted 30-0 to defeat anti-DEI proposals during 2025 proxy season, most by 98-99%
A "Senate source" falsely said "diminished returns" result from DEI, per Washington Reporter.
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Halligan in the hot seat as Comey, James move to disqualify her as interim US attorney
Halligan in the hot seat as Comey, James move to disqualify her as interim US attorney
A judge will hear arguments Thursday on the validity of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment to lead the Eastern District of Virginia.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Halligan in the hot seat as Comey, James move to disqualify her as interim US attorney
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So....Trump has been lying about his close relationship with Epstein. Shocking.
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
So....Trump has been lying about his close relationship with Epstein. Shocking.
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Don't forget Melania's role in all of this. She also knew Epstein and Maxwell. The first time she allegedly had sex with Donald was on Epstein's "Lolita Express" jet.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Don't forget Melania's role in all of this. She also knew Epstein and Maxwell. The first time she allegedly had sex with Donald was on Epstein's "Lolita Express" jet.
Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory