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As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.

As requested by a third grader in a letter to my office: Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!

Ok that made me laugh

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains

Seems apropos.

It doesn’t start with Kristallnacht. It doesn’t start with gas chambers. It doesn’t start with concentration camps. It starts with saying immigrants eat your pets.

This made the rounds a few weeks ago, pre-Bluesky video, but now it needs to be here. No idea who created it, but here's David Attenborough narrating the "evolutionary disadvantaged" Cybertruck.

NYT Tomorrow: Kamala Harris Is Avoiding Press Interviews. Donald Trump Is Having An Open Dialogue With Important Thinkers. Why The Difference?

A stock market drop is concerning, but it's not the most important economic measure. 93% of stocks are owned by the richest 10% of Americans. We must focus on rebuilding the middle class. When middle and low-income Americans have more money to spend, everyone does better.

Good critical analysis here, featuring insights from @kevinmkruse.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...