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Blue pixel on a red screen. Outraged by the way powerful, wealthy people are moving us; thankful for you who fight against our new authoritarian test drive. Fascinated by the "hard problem" of consciousness: we still don't know what it is. Dogs and cats.
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Yes, Democracy's obituary appeared in the Jan 21, 2025 edition of The Washington Post

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The stupid, it burns. I guess they couldn't find a way to completely blame this, somehow, on Joe Biden.

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What the actual f*ck?!?

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God, it's only been 63 days 😱

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Putin and Xi are laughing their asses off. They can hardly believe their good fortune.

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Will ANY elected Republican call for resignations and investigations? How 'bout you Mitch McConnell - you're not running again and you despise Trump. If you take a stand, it might help salvage some of your tarnished legacy.

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This is how recessions begin, @prezlives2024.bsky.social times 100 million others who choose not to participate in the economy beyond necessities and who defer big-ticket item purchases.

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#deadcatbounce

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Adding a hashtag for this theme #deadcatbounce

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These idiots probably thought they were including Jamieson Greer "(JG"), the US Trade Representative, based on the discussion of Suez Canal traffic disruption and oil price spikes, instead they included Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor of The Atlantic. Wouldn't trust them to run a bake sale.

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Yes, who needs all that paperwork?

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Markets rebounding on rumors the "boy who cried tariffs" will not impose some or all of taxes on Mexican and Canadian goods next week. On Wall Street, this is known as a "dead cat bounce" - a brief rally in a declining market.

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This...read the complete thread 👇

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Berkshire Hathaway March 2025 total market capitalization of $1.15 trillion, so Buffett is at 25% cash now, compared with maybe 1-5% when market conditions are more favorable. For a "buy-and-hold" uber-investor like WB, a 25% cash position is speaking volumes. Stock buyers beware.

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Yes, but Tesla is going to fix all 46,000 recalled Cybertrucks with BETTER glue. 🤣

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We're on our way. Is there a step 3?

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Love this. "There will always be a Canada. Elbows up!"

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Unfortunately Maine is a net receiver of federal funds, otherwise the state would have some leverage.

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I just turned 18 that week - think there were some pretty good songs in that AT40 lineup top40weekly.com/2013/03/23/u...

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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To US consumer businesses: if you're WITH Trump/Musk, you can do business WITHOUT me. We consumers have massive economic power over brands and businesses - just ask AB InBev about its experience with Bud Light, sales down 30% YoY after MAGAts boycott. Vote with your discretionary purchases

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Columbia's endowment was nearly $15 Billion in June 2024. Much of that may be restricted, but one would think at least $400 million would be unrestricted and available to fund the shortfall created by Trump's vendetta while the university pursued legal means to restore this funding.

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2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!" 2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"

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These universities have MASSIVE unencumbered endowment funds - Billion$ - and Columbia, instead of telling the Trump Administration to go f*ck themselves and self-fund any shortfall in grants and funding, has capitalated to the Orange One's demands. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

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Yes, let them eat cake

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Pretty much sums it up.

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More economic "ripple effect" as disastrous trade/tariff policies begin their assault on what *was* (on Jan 20, 2025) a robust, low-unemployment economy. Johns Hopkins laying off 2,000 (!) following termination of various federal grants and research funding.

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What the actual f*ck?

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The word — “transitory” — is back at the Federal Reserve as Chair Powell characterizes the price effects of tariffs as a one-off. I would have thought that, particularly after the big policy mistake of earlier this decade and given all the current uncertainties, some Fed officials... 1 of 2

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Apropos of nothing: watching Opry at 100, A Celebration tonight and it's clear that Country Music is where Rock Music went to live, circa 1990s.

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