The Federal Reserve shows that without Trump's tariffs, inflation would be back down to pre-pandemic levels. And this doesn't even include the more recent price spike due to the illegal Iran war. Biden's policies were working.
Anyone who thinks Republicans are better for the economy is flat wrong.
BOOGIE-WOOGIE You shout from the other room You ask me how to spell boogie-woogie And instantly I think what luck no war has been declared no fire has consumed our city's monuments our bodies our dwellings The river didn't flood no friends have been arrested It's only boogie-woogie I sigh relieved and say it's spelled just like it sounds boogie-woogie --Adam Zagajewski (1945-2021) (Translated, from the Polish, by Clare Cavanagh.)
Can't stop thinking about this Adam Zagajewski poem
How much gets kicked back as crypto
Ah, the Iranians have a Hegseth, too? Damn
A “missed” result from a colorblindness quiz
Same here—I’ve done design-adjacent work with color for much of my professional life and so expected to get 100%, but I missed the same one in the same way
Democrats don’t have a Fox News bullhorn to aid in messaging, but I would have preferred a doubling down: “no, really! Deplorables!” and then a multi-week campaign of methodically smearing them with every neo-Nazi in their ranks… but what do I know
Even democratic politicians seem afraid to point at MAGA as a whole and flatly label them as bumbling incompetents who shoot themselves in the feet every day
Though it seems like it would be an easy sell to me
Could still be a close call!—If the American people electing him a 2nd time is *also* still in the running for biggest…
"Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, attended a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles on Mar. 28. He ended up getting shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a Department of Homeland Security agent and is now blind."
FFS, this is me finding out I've been paying extra for 4 months
Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
They’ve also got to tell a story of 40+ years of that stewardship shifting money from public pockets to the already wealthy
(To avoid being blamed anew for the economy after every election)
But they would also have to admit many neoliberal policies were bad, break with own party like Trump did
I think the answer is to get more aggressive and explicit about incompetence
You see regular people talking about how the economy always poops the bed under Republicans, but I never see Democratic politicians calling Republicans incompetent stewards, *useless* at everything they put their hands to
The only “libs” I can remember folks on the right copping to liking are like… Bernie?
But Newsom’s not firm on any ideals/values at all. He offers limp choice between:
- “party that sells out your country to billionaires” and
- “party that sells out to billionaires, but with more throat-clearing”
I had no idea about this aspect of Hughes' life and work.
The US-Israel war on Iran has emitted 5 million tonnes of CO₂ₑ in its first 14 days. The world currently has 0.6 million tonnes of novel and permanent CO₂ removal (CDR) capacity annually.
How Palantir, not Anthropic, led US bombs to kill 175 civilians, mostly 7-12yo girls, in a school in Minab, Iran on Feb 28. How embedding automation - not LLMs in this case, just image processing and sensor fusion - in military workflows mutes human judgment, causes errors, & diverts accountability.
“Axis of Evil” types across the globe when they recognize MAGA
I’ve just been thinking of it as the “age of charlatans” for the past 10 years and it seems to extend to every field of human endeavor at the moment— i’m waiting for a shift back to ethics and integrity… and waiting…
Well, the way I use it, it can add nuance.
And yeah, you earned the infantile response from my perspective
Good luck with your day
No idea bro, you’re not using enough words to make any intelligent thoughts clear
I didn’t even have to tag anyone after all to still get nonsense takes from stans
Bro come on what
I’m saying I don’t disagree with this gent or Karen Attiah, but as far as people overreacting, I’m not surprised
Use your words
Totally agree, but will say there are big accounts that’ve made a regular sport of bashing Bluesky users (tempting to tag, but already experienced their super fans screaming at me a couple weeks ago)
But so I understand people getting knee-jerk about it because bad faith critiques are def happening
By Maxine Joselow Reporting by Washington Post Article linked below
This is insane.
"it's way easier to get round earth articles published in serious scientific publications than it is to publish flat earth articles. this is a problem, as I am a flat earther"
Plenty of blame on American police as well, for kettling, gassing, and beating peaceful protesters for 10+ years—ever since BLM asked us all to take a closer look.
For example: a protesting coworker—with kids in tow—was threatened by MAGA as cops watched, smiling. Chilling effect has been real.
Plenty of blame on American police as well, for kettling, gassing, and beating peaceful protesters for 10+ years—ever since BLM asked us all to take a closer look.
For example: a protesting coworker—with kids in tow—was threatened by MAGA as cops watched, smiling. Chilling effect has been real.
Same with a “commander in chief” who just says things like “I don’t know” when you ask him why his army is doing war crimes