Fans of the Grateful Dead can stream a trove of live shows with the new Play Dead app, a collaboration of @nugs.net @grateful-dead.bsky.social & Rhino. #GratefulDead www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”
👉👉 nokings.org
The dire wolves had a meet-up. You can see the video here. www.usatoday.com/story/pets-a... @itiscolossal.bsky.social
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“I don’t believe in the CBO forecast,” Bessent said of the Congressional Budget Office, which has found Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will add nearly $4T to the national deficit over the next 10 years.
As it turns out, you can’t adjust projections based on what’s convenient for a political agenda.
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
At least three immigrant children were taken into custody and restrained with zip ties at the San Antonio Immigration Court. The children were between the ages of 9 and 12.
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
Page One in Des Moines.
@jemsinger.bsky.social
AI photo of Trump dressed as the pope.
The president of the United States, who earlier this week quipped that he'd "like to be pope," posted this Friday evening on one of his social media accounts.
Chair Powell and his central bank colleagues were the unsung heroes of the past few years. If Trump had just done nothing, we might be toasting to our soft landing right about now.
Instead Trump has put the Fed in an impossible position. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Need some new music? It's @recordstoreday.bsky.social Here's some suggestions www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Thanks, Harris!
I tried to make this genetic engineering story as easy to read as possible. At least, check out the beautiful pictures and watch the video. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
Economist cover: RUINATION DAY
Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?
It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.
Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.
But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.
Let your reps hear from you.
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
> @lincolnproject.us
This is what happens when people speak up.
This was….five months ago
FITCH: ".. Two consecutive months of stagnant to negative consumer spending growth turns on the caution signal .."
Inflation "has decidedly changed course towards 4% over the last three months. Consumer spending weakness, coupled with rising inflation .. is a mix that the Fed will dread."
#PCE
Congratulations! I’m only at 697. 💪
Hoops and tunes needed.
Vive la France!
APOLLO: “.. “Small business uncertainty is on the rise
“.. according to Bank of America aggregated credit and debit card data, small businesses are slowing their card spending across the board.” 🇺🇸
Happy b’day to R.E.M’s classic LP “Out of Time”, released 34 years ago today.
“The guys would give me pieces of music that were so ebullient and bubblegum,” Michael Stipe said, “that I’d be like, ‘OK, I accept your challenge and I raise you — we’re going to call THIS one ‘Shiny Happy People.’” 🙏🏼
EL-ERIAN: “.. Belief in American exceptionalism has been eroded.”
@financialtimes.com
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