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So I took my car to be serviced and forgot I left Costco products in my trunk. The mechanic asked me how much the 4-pack of hand soap containers was. I told him. When I came back to pick up my car, there were Costco hand soaps in the bathroom. The mechanic and me.

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In court: We grabbed the wrong guy. On Fox News: We got Kingpin.

submitted 5 days ago • 34 comments

The administration that called Canada “the 51st state” and said “we’re going to get” Greenland is suddenly cowed by sovereignty.

submitted 7 days ago • 385 comments

It’s only a matter of time before Trump blames Poland for being invaded by the Nazis.

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments

beyond parody — the White House cites Trump’s “frequent victories in golf events” as evidence of his health

submitted 8 days ago • 955 comments

The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches? Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%. See the problem?

submitted 9 days ago • 574 comments

Never forget: they are actively trying to destroy the planet too.

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Can we Americans still spell C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N? And why did this story break today in the Financial Times, a London newspaper?

submitted 11 days ago • 41 comments

Rodrick, the Harvard economist, said there was “absolutely no relationship between a country’s trade deficit and how well it’s doing.” He pointed out that both Venezuela and Russia run trade surpluses. “Does the US really want to be a Venezuela or a Russia?” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

"The world has changed" #EconSky #TradeWar

submitted 13 days ago • 38 comments

Via New York Times: “The DOJ prosecutor who questioned the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a “failure to zealously advocate” for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov’t in federal court.”

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Hoo boy. How long until Trump pardons him?

submitted 17 days ago • 105 comments

Turns out it’s not good to have stupid and malicious people in charge

submitted 17 days ago • 34 comments

5 things Trump did this week: 1. Skipped ceremony for 4 dead soldiers 2. Repeatedly tanked the stock market 3. Tariffed an island of penguins 4. Fired thousands from the Centers of Disease Control 5. Left the White House early on Thursday for a long golf tournament weekend

submitted 17 days ago • 57 comments

‘Now economists know how scientists felt when he said “inject bleach”’ - Prof. Joseph Allen

submitted 19 days ago • 12 comments

The Dow is down over 1500 points in a day.

submitted 18 days ago • 144 comments

A more innocent time, before the threat of penguins forced his hand

submitted 18 days ago • 249 comments

Closely inspecting the list of tariffs/countries posted by the White House, Trump did not put tariffs on Russia. Ukraine's tariff is 10%, the EU's is 20%, and every American ally is on the list. But not Russia.

submitted 19 days ago • 99 comments

“There is no administration in the world — beyond this one — where a blunder of these proportions happens and nobody gets fired or resigns. Not in London. Not in Moscow. Not in Tokyo. Not in Pyongyang. Nowhere.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

submitted 26 days ago • 806 comments

If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all?

submitted 27 days ago • 1181 comments

Flashback:

submitted 41 days ago • 1076 comments

Under this theory, Marco Rubio can expel Canadians who say “you should stop threatening to annex Canada.”

submitted 41 days ago • 303 comments

What's good for the goose...

submitted 42 days ago • 181 comments

🇺🇦🇺🇸 JD Vance’s cousin fought for over two years in Ukraine as part of the "Da Vinci Wolves." "JD is smart, but what they did to Zelensky was a dishonest ambush. Being relatives doesn’t mean I’ll accept him aiding in the killing of my comrades."

submitted 43 days ago • 31 comments

We need a Navalny, not a Newsom. No offense intended against mainstream politicians like Newsom. It’s just that at this point we are way beyond the realm of normal bullshit politics.

submitted 43 days ago • 2161 comments

What a weird way to say: Under Biden… ‘23, ‘24 real GDP growth exceeded expectations Inflation was tamed without a recession A record 16.6 million jobs created A record 21 million new business applications Lowest avg unemployment of any admin in > 50 years… But, you be you, Mike…

submitted 45 days ago • 79 comments

No bone spurs detected.

submitted 46 days ago • 886 comments

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

submitted 45 days ago • 273 comments