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We’ve lost Europe as friends but hey, we’ve got El Salvador- a place that builds concentration camps and has a GDP of $34B. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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Nails it. And it’s only gotten worse since 2017! youtu.be/SZ2L-R8NgrA

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The Tax Foundation has estimated the announced tariffs will impose an average tax hike of over $1,900 per household for 2025. By comparison, John Thune said a four-person household with $80,000 in earnings would avoid an additional $1,700 to the government next year thanks to the tax package.

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If you are interested in the fight against the climate crisis and want to read some good news stories, this publication is a great place to start. Shows that, inspite of the many really awful news headlines, there is some good news as well from around the world: theprogressplaybook.com

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Retail is buying the dip while the Pros are selling. I'm betting on the Pros The retail crowd has been aggressively buying in recent days. But at the same time, institutional funds have continued to bail out of stocks, Hackett noted.

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Yep - from WaPo: Trump personally selected a formula that was based on two simple variables — the trade deficit with each country and the total value of its U.S. exports.. it bears some striking similarities to a methodology published during Trump’s first administration by Peter Navarro.

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Grimly fascinating. If anyone thinks this is a short term negoiating position they are wrong: "Inside and outside the White House, advisers say Trump is unbowed even as the world reels from the biggest increase in trade hostilities in a century. They say Trump is unperturbed by negative headlines"

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The always readable Paul Krugman on this shit show. You thought Brexit was the worst self inflicted economic wound in modern history? Trump has made that look like small beer: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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Watch Rick Santelli have a full on MAGA meltdown. These fanatics detest globalization and want a return to autarky. Gives you an insight into Trump’s mind as well. The implications are terrifying. youtu.be/Pgs_i3yX29w

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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Vi-An Nguyen. #NewYorkerCartoons

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An excellent analysis of what these tariffs mean - and what is to come. And it's not good. Markets in turmoil - now what? www.fallacyalarm.com/p/markets-in...

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Bravo - Americans need to wake up that an oligarchy is now in place that will immiserate them if they are not taxed at higher rates. In place of Republican town halls, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Anyone here following or investing in PureCycle $PCT? Seems like a natural for this community. Only company on the verge of commercializing a tech that can truly recycle polypropylene for the first time. See their thread on Blue Sky.

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$PCT Anyone here following or investing in PureCycle? Seems like a natural for many on this service. Allows polypropylene plastic to be fully recycled for the first time. They are looking to commercialize this next year after years spent building their first plant.

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#EOSE The long awaited DOE news finally hit - and stock went nowhere after an initial pop because it could take well over a year for them to see any actual funds. Still, a step in the right direction finance.yahoo.com/news/us-batt...

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@purecycle.bsky.social Glad to see you posting here. The audience here is a natural for the problems you are trying to solve.

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Good show at the Houston Museum of Art on Gaugin. The self portrait he did with the glasses on was right before he died.

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@jonasnahm.com as a Hopkins grad I look forward to reading your ideas!

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#EOSE Summary Eos Energy Enterprises reported disappointing Q3/2024 results, with revenues falling well short of consensus expectations and record-high cash usage. A supply chain issue will continue to impact sales in the near-term. As a result, management has lowered full-year guidance.

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