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Given what Trump is doing to the bond market - our debt is becoming more expensive - the Trump/GOP budget, which explodes the deficit by many tens of trillions, will almost certainly bankrupt the county. This budget needs to become seen now as something as dangerous as the tariffs. More sabotage.

submitted 55 days ago • 9 comments

BREAKING — All FDIC employees just received an email confirming DOGE presence at the agency. "The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true. Text of email shared with me:

submitted 56 days ago • 129 comments

This 🧵

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So absurd: Trump's aides are telling him working class voters love his tariffs. But recent polls actually show majorities of non-college voters say tariffs raise prices, and disapprove of his handling of them. I looked at the data. It's striking. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1937...

submitted 56 days ago • 83 comments

Thermostasis is a broader concept, but I think it also matters here that while people may have strong opinions on how economy is doing or on this specific set of tariffs, think much of the population does not have especially strong views on the general philosophy of free trade.

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“despite the bright spots, it can take weeks for wholesale prices to translate to most grocery store shelves, according to the USDA. “Only now starting to see shelf prices slowly decline.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/b...

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Even as overall cost hikes slowed, egg prices soared 60% higher than a year prior. abcnews.go.com/Business/inf...

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“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

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Link to NY Times article. I do not have a subscription, so no gift link ability, and I have not read this piece. Just like to cite sources: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/w...

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submitted 58 days ago • 86 comments

The US has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to bring down sky-high prices spiked by bird flu reut.rs/4kUFLBA

submitted 73 days ago • 29 comments

I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The entire press team. It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is. To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟

submitted 58 days ago • 94 comments

Brilliant economic analysis by Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com

submitted 59 days ago • 46 comments

Thousands of pounds of liquid egg substitutes sold under two popular brand names have been recalled because of the potential risk of contamination with a cleaning solution, federal safety regulators said.

submitted 60 days ago • 70 comments

something I haven't seen yet: isn't a massive increase in the range of goods worth smuggling going to be a big boost to exactly the kind of cross-border organized crime the WH claims it wants to stop?

submitted 58 days ago • 264 comments

When I published my first report on tariffs at ARTnews on February 12, the total tariff rate for China was 17.5%, after it had been raised 10% on February 3. This total rate is almost six (6) times that: www.cbsnews.com/news/china-1...

submitted 58 days ago • 4 comments

The Trump administration will speed up processing lines for poultry and pork meatpacking plants while halting reports on worker safety, the USDA announced recently. Workers and advocates say it will lead to more injuries. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 58 days ago • 8 comments

Direct link here: The White House's sweeping new tariffs have shaken global markets and left retailers scrambling. Independent brands stand to lose the most.

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Women-owned brands “don't get as much capital, they don't have as much clout with vendors. Before the tariffs, these labels were fighting for a mere two to three percent of all venture funding.”

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

Trump: "I said, we're gonna try to get groceries down. Right? An old fashioned down but a beautiful term. Eggs."

submitted 59 days ago • 345 comments

The U.S. doesn’t produce graphite. I feel like a President should know that. Or asked the aide “hey, we can manufacture pencils here, right” who suggested that line allamerican.org/lists/pencils/

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

2. This is more than just sad. It’s tragic. Second measles death reported in Texas

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1. “Today the wealthiest middle-aged and older adults in the U.S. have roughly the same likelihood of dying over a 12-year period as the poorest adults in northern and Western Europe” Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans

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The thing about misinformation and the distortion of public health is that it desensitizes the public to the abnormal. It is completely abnormal for a measles outbreak to continue unchecked in a wealthy country with abundant vaccine access. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

submitted 62 days ago • 4 comments

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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BARTIROMO: Are we now gonna see egg prices move back higher because of the tariffs? ROLLINS: I'm not gonna sit here and say everything is gonna be perfect and the prices are gonna come down tomorrow because this is an uncertain time, but that is the president's genius in all this ... God bless him.

submitted 63 days ago • 211 comments

Will def revisit this: “The USDA has projected that egg prices will start to decrease in the spring, which we are seeing now… the price is expected to drop back down to $3.90 per dozen in the second quarter of 2025, and down to $2.90 in the third quarter”

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

I try not to post pay-walled but I can’t resist this one. For my part, I’m considering wooden eggs. One year we made salt dough ornaments, too 🐣 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/d...

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www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...

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Pittsburgh-based aerospace company, which sells parts to the major aviation companies, has declared a force majeure in the wake of Trump's tariffs so it can break contract obligations www.reuters.com/business/aer...

submitted 61 days ago • 45 comments

😵 🔥

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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen

submitted 61 days ago • 308 comments

Everyone should watch this. Then share it with anyone who thinks these tariffs are a good idea and won’t crush small businesses. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...

submitted 62 days ago • 195 comments

Cal-Maine, the largest egg producer in the U.S., saw an 82% increase in revenue while families struggle to make ends meet. Check out our latest episode of Okay, But Why to understand why grocery prices keep rising and what needs to change. pod.redwine.blue/OBW-BS

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

People old enough may remember Trump making noises about lowering grocery prices way back in 2024. Well, now we’re tracking how well that’s going — just in time for his tariffs to kick in. Gift link: wapo.st/3E052cZ

submitted 63 days ago • 17 comments

The US Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation reut.rs/3FRDy9P

submitted 63 days ago • 63 comments