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Just another moderately left-leaning millennial in California, originally from deep-red Texas (she/her) 🇺🇸 Individual freedoms 💰 Well regulated capitalism 💸 Fair-share taxation 📜 Progressive action through legislation and Constitutional Amendments
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TIM COOK, in 2017: “The popular conception is that companies come to China for low labor costs. .. The reason is because of the *skill*.” @fortune.com $AAPL

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The Trump admin has reached the begging stage

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This is the new norm, people. Better get used to it. #Bloomberg #economy #stocks #treasuries #bonds #USdebt

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So basically he moved the deck chairs around a little.

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NEWS: Consumer sentiment PLUNGED 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April’s reading was lower than anything seen during the Great Recession.

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Well then, fund managers must be very slow learners.

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Are we “Great” yet?

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The debt-to-GDP ratio is unacceptably high to begin with. Republicans are digging us deeper into that hole. My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social

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"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Supreme Court's confusing order explained: "If the government were acting in good faith here, this order would probably be fine. But the government has made clear that it is not." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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“If you can accept criticism from others with grace and humility—and never try to turn the tables by claiming victimhood for yourself at their expense—you will be well defended against gaslighting,” writes Arthur C. Brooks:

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Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates. Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.

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President Trump concedes there may be “transition problems” after his 90-day tariff pause, as markets plunge again after a historic rally. Follow live updates:

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economic uncertainty in the united states off the charts

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Fox News claims Trump got "everyone in the world to come to the table." Maybe, but it's the same way a child screaming and shitting their diaper would get everyone in the room to try and calm them down. www.jezebel.com/trump-his-sy...

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"I'm a rich guy likes to buy access to public officials, and its a lot easier to do that with the Trump administration" is a compelling message.

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Whew -- get a load of that stock ticker in the bottom right corner during Trump's cabinet meeting. Grim stuff.

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Market movements are getting more unruly. The president’s sway, especially to influence upswings, continues to diminish.

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We're about five minutes away from an Executive Order targeting the stock market for treason.

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Good to be in touch with trusted allies like Canada, I told @mark-carney.bsky.social. The EU remains committed to open, predictable trade. The same principles that enabled success stories like CETA. We discussed deeper cooperation on security & defence and our strong support for Ukraine.

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🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%. Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.

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Cult of personality watch. These are not the habits of a democratic movement.

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