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This @bencasselman.bsky.social column on the Q1 GDP number is a master class in economics journalism. He gets the numbers right, puts them into context, nails the messy details, and provides the economic education needed to avoid reader's getting confused. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...

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Scoop: Democrats have introduced an official inquiry into the decision to closure of the Administration for Community Living, which helps disabled and aging adults remain independent. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

The parties included a 7, 8, and 4-year-old. "None of the children were accompanied by parents or attorneys." "The 4-year-old girl in the tie-dye shirt raised her hand, dangling her pink plushy above her head. It wasn’t clear – was she responding to the question, or just playing with her toy?"

submitted 11 days ago • 44 comments

Study: Taking blood pressure meds reduces dementia risk. “If there is anything going on with small vessels and their ability to get oxygen to the brain tissue, then brain tissue will suffer. It will atrophy and die.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/trea...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Immigrant women are the cornerstone of our care workforce. From child care to aging and disability care, they hold families together — but Trump’s anti-immigration policies are pushing them to the brink.

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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:

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If your senator is breaking filibuster records, flying to El Salvador in defense of their constituents, or putting holds on every damned Trump nominee, celebrate them now. Show them they have support. If your senator isn't doing any of that - ask them why not.

submitted 16 days ago • 60 comments

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

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They should be more concerned

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PUNCHBOWL: “.. Trump has signed fewer bills into law at this point in his presidency than any new president taking office for the last seven decades, according to government records.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social punchbowl.news/article/whit...

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ROSIE: “.. There is a bull market all right, and it is in mixed messaging. And the action in the markets this past week shows that investors are nothing short of desperate for any good news, even if it means ‘policy on the fly’ ..” www.earlymorningwithdave.com/p/more-carve...

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#HardshipWithdrawals

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(Bloomberg) - The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk elevated. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 19 days ago • 196 comments

Where we are as a country

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bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record

submitted 20 days ago • 237 comments

The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if other people worked in a factory. www.ft.com/content/8459...

submitted 21 days ago • 251 comments

On Friday, federal judge Paula Xinis had ordered the Trump administration to provide daily updates to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States.

submitted 21 days ago • 46 comments

The Trump regime is claiming tyrannical powers. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole, not a partisan statement. The reality we now face.

submitted 21 days ago • 25 comments

Exiling people beyond the protection of US law without due process is not only unconstitutional, it's a rejection of the entire American revolutionary project. Sending people "beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences" is one of the grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence.

submitted 22 days ago • 82 comments

Trump's budget proposal would cut all funding for Head Start — the federal preschool program that serves nearly 800,000 kids. (Project 2025 called for this.) The budget would also gut LIHEAP, the program that helps millions of poor families pay their energy bills www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

submitted 21 days ago • 9 comments

Right, because Grandma is on X. This is corruption, plain and simple.

submitted 23 days ago • 613 comments

This is the top news headline on WSJ now - no punches pulled

submitted 23 days ago • 14 comments

The people who architected the financial and constitutional collapse of this country, for no reason than to torture immigrants on camera for likes and shares, should pay the penalty for their treason

submitted 23 days ago • 26 comments

JPMORGAN: To argue that today’s 145% China tariff clarification “is somehow less of a shock as a result is very misguided .. The sudden stop of roughly $450bn in US imports and the resulting disruption to US supply chains would be a significant blow .. We maintain our call for a US recession ..”

submitted 24 days ago • 18 comments

First JPMorgan, now MetLife keeps its 60% recession call — titling today’s note “Damaged Goods”: “Even if there is a near-term resolution of the tariff and other trade issues, damage has been done to the economy and to consumer expectations.”

submitted 24 days ago • 171 comments

“.. Bond Vigilantes are signaling that the Trump administration may be playing with liquid nitro. Something may be about to blow up in the capital markets as a result of the .. trade war. If so, then the S&P 500 will fall into a bear market for sure.” - @yardeniresearch.bsky.social

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“Look at that widening divergence between the S&P 500 and the 10-Year Yield... not great.” - @barchart.com

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JPMORGAN: “.. The rest of the world will be hit by US tariffs (and retaliations). But the US will be hit by tariffs on all countries. This makes this a uniquely American shock.” 🇺🇸

submitted 26 days ago • 72 comments

According to @chenoweth.bsky.social’s work, regimes change or collapse when 3.5% of the population takes to the streets. Yesterday was just shy of 1%. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

submitted 28 days ago • 107 comments

So good. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social

submitted 31 days ago • 589 comments

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

submitted 31 days ago • 92 comments

The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words "America’s astonishing act of self-harm" on.ft.com/3YjtOLV

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“.. The new tariff regime is not reciprocal to anything, but instead is retaliatory in proportion to how big a surplus in goods trade a country happens to have with the US. This chart from @exante.bsky.social illustrates it beautifully.”

submitted 30 days ago • 23 comments

Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.

submitted 32 days ago • 185 comments

Two-thirds of both houses of Congress could undo this whenever they want by passing a bill over Trump's veto taking all power to set tariff rates away from him. Tariffs are set by law. The Constitution gives the president no power over tariffs--only our current laws do that.

submitted 32 days ago • 77 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have frozen funding for federal programs that provide support and sustenance to dozens of millions of older adults and people with disabilities, including Meals on Wheels.

submitted 35 days ago • 72 comments

"They are taking fresh, local foods out of our kids' mouths and those facing hunger," Yates said. "I've never been political until now. If they need a new face of agriculture in this state, they dug me out of the woodwork."

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments

JPM calls it “the fastest Momentum unwind in 40 years .. erased 2 years’ worth of gains and accelerated investors’ late-cycle positioning into Defensive / Low Vol ..”

submitted 34 days ago • 146 comments

What could Medicaid cuts portend for people who need home- and community-based supports? With Michael Stein and Lisa Iezzoni, I have an article out today in @jama.com that sounds the alarm: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam....

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If there is an economic downturn/recession, #Medicaid serves vital countercyclical role increasing spending as people lose jobs/health insurance and become eligible. But enacting deep Medicaid cuts now would undermine this ability to mitigate the impact of procyclical budget cuts at the state level.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Atlanta Fed Q1 GDP tracker back to (-2.8%) 🇺🇸 www.atlantafed.org/apps/economy...

submitted 37 days ago • 18 comments

Trump and RFK Jr. want to gut HHS and cut 10,000 more jobs. These workers help stop outbreaks, approve critical medicines, and connect vulnerable communities to care. They’re willing to risk your health to fund tax breaks for billionaires. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 37 days ago • 11 comments