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No proof yet, but I truly believe that this is hinting at the truth.

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So independent he wouldn't even say who won the 2020 election. Lap dog.

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The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks.

The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

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Become a TPM Member Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.

I've been a reader and member of @talkingpointsmemo.com for literally decades and it's one of the most impressive independent media operations in the country. Amazing how long it's been going, producing great reporting and analysis. Indispensable.

talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships

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I am begging people: for the love of god, stop sharing "news updates" from Polymarket. They're a slop org. They share bullshit for engagement. Don't spread their misinfo.

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Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion “This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”

"People who are working for the government understand that their job is to work on behalf of all Americans. And this is something very different. This is very explicitly Christian, and even within the realm of Christianity, a very narrow representation of that."

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PSA

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If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

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Christianity is the biggest, most profitable scam in America.

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Dear Christian,

If you’re demanding that the Ten Commandments be put up in public schools, but you’re not holding this president or his administration accountable to a single one of them, please don’t act like you actually take them seriously.

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WHAT?!? She got canned because she didn't obstruct and weaponize enough to satisfy the Cheeto Bandito. Geesh!

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There is unfortunately a large strata of people known as oblivions. There is also a large faction of stupid people. These 2 often intersect. Playing loud music they like in public are oblivions, and playing music they don't much like out loud are stupid oblivions. Both are a scourge on society.

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Effects of a $20 Minimum Wage: Evidence from Granular
Data on Wages, Employment and Prices

 DENIS SOSINSKIY, University of California, Berkeley
 MICHAEL REICH, University of California, Berkeley
April 1, 2026

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On April 1, 2024, California implemented a $20 hourly wage floor for workers in large chains in fast food restaurants and snack and non-alcoholic beverage bars. The new standard, which corresponds to 69 percent of the state’s median full-time wage, surpasses all prior benchmarks in minimum wage policies and research. We use difference-in-differences (DiD) and triple difference (DDD) event study methods and granular data that permit distinguishing trends affecting the entire industry from those caused by the new minimum wage policy. Our granular pay data come from Glassdoor job postings and Square payroll data, granular mobility-based employment data from Advan, and
granular prices scraped from over 2,000 restaurants in California and control states.

We find that the policy increased average weekly wages for covered fast food workers by about 11 percent and did not reduce employment. Compared to controls, prices increased by 1.5 percent, equivalent to 6 cents for a $4 item. Employers passed about 50 percent of the higher wage costs to consumers as higher prices, consistent with a monopsony model.

Effects of a $20 Minimum Wage: Evidence from Granular Data on Wages, Employment and Prices DENIS SOSINSKIY, University of California, Berkeley MICHAEL REICH, University of California, Berkeley April 1, 2026 Abstract On April 1, 2024, California implemented a $20 hourly wage floor for workers in large chains in fast food restaurants and snack and non-alcoholic beverage bars. The new standard, which corresponds to 69 percent of the state’s median full-time wage, surpasses all prior benchmarks in minimum wage policies and research. We use difference-in-differences (DiD) and triple difference (DDD) event study methods and granular data that permit distinguishing trends affecting the entire industry from those caused by the new minimum wage policy. Our granular pay data come from Glassdoor job postings and Square payroll data, granular mobility-based employment data from Advan, and granular prices scraped from over 2,000 restaurants in California and control states. We find that the policy increased average weekly wages for covered fast food workers by about 11 percent and did not reduce employment. Compared to controls, prices increased by 1.5 percent, equivalent to 6 cents for a $4 item. Employers passed about 50 percent of the higher wage costs to consumers as higher prices, consistent with a monopsony model.

Effects of a $20 Minimum Wage: The latest from Michael Reich and @dsosinskiy.bsky.social on California’s landmark $20 fast food minimum wage provides some of the strongest evidence yet that substantial wage increases can improve worker earnings without reducing employment.

#EconSky

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Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data c...

Just wait until these eyesore monstrosities want to come to your neighborhood. Goodbye trees. Expect to hear a constant, electrical humming, warmer temperatures and higher energy bills. Fight like hell to keep data centers out of your area.

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New Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13 More information given by the woman has been backed up.

A report from SC newspaper released on Sunday has now corroborated key details given by the woman about a third man she claims also sexually assaulted her—named Jimmy Atkins. Those suggest that she was truthful about other matters she raised with the FBI.
www.thedailybeast.com/new-evidence...

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New Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13 More information given by the woman has been backed up.

www.thedailybeast.com/new-evidence...

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A bit late I'd say.

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Yet another example many people are just too dumb to own a smartphone.

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Look at us go! Now on YouTube!

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How Right-Wing Activists’ Seemingly Simple Trick to Pass the SAVE Act Could Prove Disastrous Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has been, for months, stuck between...

We have @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social using her deep sourcing in Congress to provide coverage of the hill that nobody else is, including on the attempt to restrict voting+coverage fronting the illegality of the Iran War talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-rig...

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/for-tru...

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Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild A powerful iPhone-hacking technique known as DarkSword has been discovered in use by Russian hackers. It can take over devices running iOS 18 that simply visit infected websites.

Update your phone:

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Amazing story of obsession and more.

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With diesel costs surpassing $5 per gallon that will result in those costs being passed along downstream. That means rising costs via the transportation sector which will show up in food prices in the near term. #Econ #EconSky

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The Woman Nobody Asks About Is the Person Connecting Every Thread of the Epstein Network Lynn Forester de Rothschild connects the Clintons, British royalty, the legal protection apparatus, banking infrastructure, and the physical transportation network. She has never been questioned.

Share this I am begging you

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Someday there will be, must be, justice though it may have to wait until the Epstein files are released.

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Iran War Consequences: Will Epic Fury be an Epic Failure? (w/ Robert Kagan) | Bulwark on Sunday YouTube video by The Bulwark

Live today at noon ET. (And of course you can also watch non-live after…) Bob Kagan joins me to discuss where the Iran war stands sixteen days in, where it might be going, and possible geopolitical implications and consequences.

www.youtube.com/live/WqNVsah...

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Flying into Trouble plus Friday Funnies #1 Here’s this week’s cartoon from The Economist. I particularly like its composition and playful spirit. The sight of munitions scolding a dazed Uncle Sam offers comic relief from the deadly serious bus...
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