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Greetings!! I just made the jump from X. Currently following the meltdown in the US. Saved by Australian Shepherds. #Knitting. #Reading. #Cross-stitch. #Crochet. #Photography Other hobbies as time permits.
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Happy new Knitty day to all who celebrate. 🧶 #knitting #craftsky

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This is a dangerous trend, which will increase market uncertainty and volatility. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is cutting back its collection of data on consumer prices, raising questions about the reliability of federal economic statistics under President Trump. #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...

Let’s Not Lose Focus….

One way to do away with concerns about tariffs leading to inflation is to simply stop collecting accurate data on consumer prices. No price data, no way to estimate inflation. Problem solved! 🥴🥴

Germany’s Chancellor Merz presented Trump the birth certificate of his German grandfather, Friedrich Trump. It was a clever jab to remind Trump he’s a German immigrant.

Dean: When did we have a trade surplus? Lutnick: About 100 years ago Dean: It was the Great Depression.

"The Federal Trade Commission doesn't want staff attorneys to be able to seek state bar association guidance if they dispute the legality of an [FTC] instruction." I'll bet it doesn't. FTC Fights Attys Who Want State Bar Input On Ethics Worries www.law360.com/pulse/dc-pul...

DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

The federal government has paused a plan to issue a $47 million contract for an expanded immigrant detention center in Georgia amid a review of the contract by the U.S. DOGE Service, according to a local official briefed on the matter and documents obtained by The Post.

The dictator of one of the United States' enemies is using the President of the United States to announce military attacks on a United States ally.

It’s called taxing the rich, buddy.

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for. Kudos, Sir.🌦️

More from San Diego where ICE attacked US citizens confronting them, they shot smoke bombs at people, as they fled to their vans.

More of this, please.

Aircraft carriers of the world USA UK France Ukraine

Things that make you go hmmm… 🤔

The Department of Homeland Security is NOT making our country safer. They're ignoring immigration laws. They're handcuffing moms, zip tying children and disappearing them without hearings or due process. They're weaponizing DHS to purge people from the population. They're hiding their faces.⬇️

we're gone from "90 deals in 90 days" to sending letters to other countries pleading with them to negotiate

Privileged to use my platforms to amplify the brilliance of Dr @drannieandrews.com and her candidacy to the United States Senate. Youth, expertise, and a hunger to have real impact — super impressed with Dr Andrews and here to support my fellow Doc in her noble quest.

Proud to work for a national news organization that always looks for opportunities to inform and provide actionable advice, especially on all matters public health, particularly now. Have your back

Senator Joni Ernst just wants you to know we're all going to die eventually. Actually, that's a lie: What she really wants you to know...is that she doesn't give a shit.

How it started, and how it's going. The post quoted below is part of a much longer thread that should give nightmares to everyone who cares about rigour and integrity in research - they're going to kill all science the US government can touch, across every field, and replace it with EBM Lysenkoism.

The U.S. allowed its rare earth metals industry to move to China two decades ago. It could now face severe economic disruption as China limits crucial supplies.

Russia is no longer a superpower. Thank you Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Yup, and Dems need to start saying this. It's a great time to be a criminal, there's no more fed law enforcement, they're all sipping coffee cosplaying in military gear while waiting for law-abiding migrants on their way out of immigration hearings.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said

We need to demand this stop NOW. Once ICE establishes anonymity as a weapon, nothing will prevent every law enforcement agency from doing the same. We are all at threat from this behavior.

“We’re way off, maybe 40 to 50% down... This is Memorial Day weekend. You normally can’t move in here. The parking lot is usually jammed.” — Judy Norris, 81, who has owned a store by Pennsylvania’s largest lake for 49 years

“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Cancelling the Moderna contract for a candidate Avian Flu vaccine simply means other countries will likely step in and fill the funding void. Innovation will continue, just in our absence. It also means higher prices for Americans if/when we need a vaccine for this quickly changing pathogen.