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He/Him/Us - 73 year-old retired married white fervent democrat who likes the Gospels much better than "Christianity." Lefty. Harris/Walz were robbed. Thankful for Joe & Jill. Committed to Equal Rights for All & our collective escape from MAGAgeddon.
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If you had important information for voters, and kept it to yourself to sell books after it was too late, you’re not a hero. You’re an asshole.

Inject this breakup into my veins

I compiled some thoughts on the strategic implications of Ukraine’s audacious “Operation Spiderweb” A lot of folks are talking about the immediate impact, but I wanted to focus on how this strike will reverberate globally. Unlocked for everyone. www.patreon.com/posts/130512...

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Hateful fkn magats. Ugh.

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Pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices have operated with little regulation, transparency, and accountability for far too long. Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.

🔌💡Did a climate thing last night I’m proud of & hopeful about: organized a meeting to help about 50 town supervisors, fire chiefs & planning officials in my county understand the value and safety of grid-scale batteries… so they’ll stop imposing moratoria on siting them. 🧵 (1/9)

In keeping with the Master Plan: Consolidate assets and power in the hands of the 'garchs.

Very ominous: Trump administration officials delayed and censored a govt forecast because it predicts an increase in the nation’s trade deficit in farm goods later this year www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Who needs real data when you can legally replace it with a guess that pleases your boss? Several key parts of the CPI inflation report are estimated due to staffing gaps, thanks to Trump’s hiring freeze Totally normal way to run an economy #econsky #data #inflation

Rare earths & critical minerals drawing a ton of coverage this am — shifting the debate of who “has the cards.” @axios.com @reuters.com @cnbc.com

Have y’all heard about Trump’s galacticly-stupid plan to crash the dollar by 40% to “fix” the trade deficit? The dollar’s already down 10% since Trump So imported ramen will be an unaffordable luxury item soon Here’s a fun take: #econsky #fx #trade

European auto industry calling for help on China rare earth restrictions. Production chains to stop within weeks as only 1/4 of rare earth exports demands have been approved by Chinese authorities. www.clepa.eu/insight... #econsky

Have your Tariffs made America greater yet Donny? P&G cutting 7,000 jobs #USpol #EconSky

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...

* GERMAN AUTOS SUPPLIER MAHLE: WE SEE RISK OF PRODUCTION OUTAGES BECAUSE OF RARE EARTH EXPORT CURBS * GERMAN AUTO SUPPLIER MAHLE: THE SITUATION IS HIGHLY CRITICAL @reuters.com

US stocks heal from tariff pain but trade news to keep markets edgy - #FinSky #EconSky #USpol www.reuters.com/business/us-...

♻️EU Green Week 2025 Theme: how to put circularity at the centre of Europe's economic transition. 💭 What intersections will be critical to developing a just and competitive transition? 🔗 buff.ly/JgVsALZ 🖊️ Edited by @heathergrabbe.bsky.social‬ and @tagliapietra.bsky.social‬ #EconSky

Duchess Meghan celebrated Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday by posting two pics www.celebitchy.com/925297/

Oralè Resisters They can’t read, they can’t count, they can’t smell, they can’t vote and they can’t even keep all their lies straight anymore? #BigBeautifulTACO #USDemocracy

Oralè Resisters Happy Juneteenth Way to go LA Dodgers! #Juneteenth #Dodgers #USDemocracy @ladodgersofla.bsky.social @mlb.com

Oralè Resisters Sesame Street Loves Pride

Oralè Resisters Happy Pride #Pride #USDemocracy

Oralè Resisters They can’t read, they can’t count, they can’t smell, they can’t vote and they can’t even keep all their lies straight anymore? #BigBeautifulTACO #USDemocracy

My latest: Jasmine Crockett is clear choice to lead Oversight Dems I told you I wouldn’t pick sides in this race because I don’t have a vote. Then I realized it’s up to all of us to make sure our party gets this one right. 3,421 words. Please consider reading and passing this along!

And that's based on completely ridiculous assumptions!