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I'm worried, again, for the state of American arts & culture. Many organizations coast to coast suffered a multi-generational shock from COVID. Many failed. Few have recovered. Now we're staring at a self-inflicted economic shock. When disposable income ⬇️, arts suffer.

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Economists worry a Trumpcession is on the way www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID

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America has some very real energy for something very very interesting to happen here shortly, especially if the economics drop off a cliff as they appear they are.

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Colorado has changed since I left but I do not think it's changed so much that constituents will actually be cool with their own elected representatives asking for more roads and bridges to collapse unless Polis says voter fraud is legal if you're Republican (which Polis absolutely won't do)

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This is truly the dumbest possible world.

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So man’s insanity is heaven’s sense

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ok but… what about the measles outbreak?

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Wowwwwww Just wow.

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They kidnapped Ukrainian children and forced them to live with Russian families. The few who have been recovered talk about how much they missed their families & how afraid they were they would never go home. They can't sleep. They don't eat enough. Hahaha! Libs owned!

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The contingent of Americans largely responsible for Trump's election have ZERO tolerance for sacrifice & pain. The Canadians are ready to live in hollow maple trunks & eat hockey pucks in polite, unified rage. Let's see who breaks first.

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Goodnight, sweet prince.

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The majority of Americans want support for Ukraine to continue or increase.

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“You know, we couldn't talk a lot about (Project 2025) during the campaign,” Rose said. “It became the lightning rod that Democrats were trying – but they knew what was happening...” On the record admission that Republicans lied to the country. www.williamsonscene.com/news/u-s-rep...

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We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.

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Veterans are 6% of the adult population but 30% of the federal workforce (they get preference in hiring). Which means Trump and Musk are already firing thousands of people who put their lives at risk for their country, many with disabilities they acquired in their service.

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"While overwhelmingly people offer personal support, Tesla as a company has remained silent" Tesla is a company full of cowards and toadies. Everyone working there is complicit in Musk's crimes, either directly or indirectly. Walk away while you can. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...

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I don't hate how the French get mad at something and just light it on fire

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So, uh, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, for whom Fort Benning was renamed in 2023, also had a Distinguished Service Cross. And a Purple Heart. And three Bronze Stars for valor. This is just a little trick to keep your Confederate sympathizers happy.

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ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh. This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...

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Jeff Bezos handled his ownership of The Washington Post admirably for more than a decade. But his courage failed him when he needed it most, writes former executive editor Martin Baron:

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Once again, if you voted for Trump because you thought he'd lower your grocery bills, I have some very bad news for you. news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...

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My online life as a climate scientist ⬇️

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The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.

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I’m pretty sure the Army deleted this video about Capt. Shaina Coss because of the DEI Executive Order. She is the first woman to lead a Ranger Platoon in combat and command a Ranger Company.

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The overreaction of Army leaders to an overly vague EO speaks volumes.

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Trump doesn't answer a question asking him about if he's bringing US policy in alignment with Moscow

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A Republican push for ‘fetal personhood’ laws could redefine fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses as full legal persons, with huge repercussions for reproductive rights. boltsmag.org/how-pre...

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“Fort Liberty” was a ridiculous title, at odds with precedent, a sop to Confederates. “Fort Moore”, & the other re-named bases, met the mission. I’m glad the powers-that-be are laser focused on readiness, deterring conflict, and winning the fights in which we’re engaged. I expect a new hat soon.

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One of the points in my Great Depression lecture that always seems to surprise students is how radical the farmers got in their protests. In 1932, the head of a farmers group warned the Senate that his furious members would bomb them from the air if they could just afford an airplane to do it.

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We all know what they say about people who make assumptions.

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In @swordsjew.bsky.social 's Wild Faith, she discusses Republican Jim Olsen advocating the bill outlawing physical punishment of disabled children and it failed in 2023.

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Exclusive: Inside the Strategic Crypto Reserve

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Oh…

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This is ominous. Commerce Secretary suggests new GDP calculations might deliberately exclude government spending to obscure impact of DOGE cuts. apnews.com/article/trum...

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An underrated part of this video is you can watch the Dow go down in real time in the bottom right

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Millennials are a goldilocks generation raised in the narrow window between leaded gasoline and social media and hooooo boy is that showing these days

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I'm worried, again, for the state of American arts & culture. Many organizations coast to coast suffered a multi-generational shock from COVID. Many failed. Few have recovered. Now we're staring at a self-inflicted economic shock. When disposable income ⬇️, arts suffer.

Economists worry a Trumpcession is on the way www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID

America has some very real energy for something very very interesting to happen here shortly, especially if the economics drop off a cliff as they appear they are.

Colorado has changed since I left but I do not think it's changed so much that constituents will actually be cool with their own elected representatives asking for more roads and bridges to collapse unless Polis says voter fraud is legal if you're Republican (which Polis absolutely won't do)

This is truly the dumbest possible world.

So man’s insanity is heaven’s sense

ok but… what about the measles outbreak?

Wowwwwww Just wow.

They kidnapped Ukrainian children and forced them to live with Russian families. The few who have been recovered talk about how much they missed their families & how afraid they were they would never go home. They can't sleep. They don't eat enough. Hahaha! Libs owned!

The contingent of Americans largely responsible for Trump's election have ZERO tolerance for sacrifice & pain. The Canadians are ready to live in hollow maple trunks & eat hockey pucks in polite, unified rage. Let's see who breaks first.

Goodnight, sweet prince.

The majority of Americans want support for Ukraine to continue or increase.

“You know, we couldn't talk a lot about (Project 2025) during the campaign,” Rose said. “It became the lightning rod that Democrats were trying – but they knew what was happening...” On the record admission that Republicans lied to the country. www.williamsonscene.com/news/u-s-rep...

We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.

Veterans are 6% of the adult population but 30% of the federal workforce (they get preference in hiring). Which means Trump and Musk are already firing thousands of people who put their lives at risk for their country, many with disabilities they acquired in their service.

"While overwhelmingly people offer personal support, Tesla as a company has remained silent" Tesla is a company full of cowards and toadies. Everyone working there is complicit in Musk's crimes, either directly or indirectly. Walk away while you can. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...

I don't hate how the French get mad at something and just light it on fire

So, uh, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, for whom Fort Benning was renamed in 2023, also had a Distinguished Service Cross. And a Purple Heart. And three Bronze Stars for valor. This is just a little trick to keep your Confederate sympathizers happy.

ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh. This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...

Jeff Bezos handled his ownership of The Washington Post admirably for more than a decade. But his courage failed him when he needed it most, writes former executive editor Martin Baron:

Once again, if you voted for Trump because you thought he'd lower your grocery bills, I have some very bad news for you. news.bloomberglaw.com/internationa...

My online life as a climate scientist ⬇️

The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.

I’m pretty sure the Army deleted this video about Capt. Shaina Coss because of the DEI Executive Order. She is the first woman to lead a Ranger Platoon in combat and command a Ranger Company.

The overreaction of Army leaders to an overly vague EO speaks volumes.

Trump doesn't answer a question asking him about if he's bringing US policy in alignment with Moscow

A Republican push for ‘fetal personhood’ laws could redefine fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses as full legal persons, with huge repercussions for reproductive rights. boltsmag.org/how-pre...

One of the points in my Great Depression lecture that always seems to surprise students is how radical the farmers got in their protests. In 1932, the head of a farmers group warned the Senate that his furious members would bomb them from the air if they could just afford an airplane to do it.

We all know what they say about people who make assumptions.

In @swordsjew.bsky.social 's Wild Faith, she discusses Republican Jim Olsen advocating the bill outlawing physical punishment of disabled children and it failed in 2023.

Exclusive: Inside the Strategic Crypto Reserve

Oh…

This is ominous. Commerce Secretary suggests new GDP calculations might deliberately exclude government spending to obscure impact of DOGE cuts. apnews.com/article/trum...

An underrated part of this video is you can watch the Dow go down in real time in the bottom right

Millennials are a goldilocks generation raised in the narrow window between leaded gasoline and social media and hooooo boy is that showing these days

“When she comes out of the coma, she’ll be stronger for it. She always did take after Grandma.“

I laughed but I don’t feel good about it.

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