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The president’s threat to halt trade with countries with which we have a trade deficit is self-defeating, stupid, and a non sequitur. But it’s also serious.
Self defeating because countries with trade deficits recycle dollars into treasuries and reduce US interest rates.
Self defeating because countries with trade deficits recycle dollars into treasuries and reduce US interest rates.
September 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The president’s threat to halt trade with countries with which we have a trade deficit is self-defeating, stupid, and a non sequitur. But it’s also serious.
Self defeating because countries with trade deficits recycle dollars into treasuries and reduce US interest rates.
Self defeating because countries with trade deficits recycle dollars into treasuries and reduce US interest rates.
Venezuela Oil Deal
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Everything Trump Said About The Venezuela Oil Deal Was A Lie
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August 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Venezuela Oil Deal
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The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.
August 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.
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Split screen. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
August 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Split screen. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
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The chart tells the story: Recent economic history is weaker than we thought, and July's new number is downright concerning.
August 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The chart tells the story: Recent economic history is weaker than we thought, and July's new number is downright concerning.
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Here's why this is so grim.
Folks expected jobs growth to slow to +80k, but we got -23k. Also downward revisions to the last two months subtracted a total of -103k.
So over the past three months, the US economy created about -200k fewer jobs than we had thought.
Folks expected jobs growth to slow to +80k, but we got -23k. Also downward revisions to the last two months subtracted a total of -103k.
So over the past three months, the US economy created about -200k fewer jobs than we had thought.
August 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Here's why this is so grim.
Folks expected jobs growth to slow to +80k, but we got -23k. Also downward revisions to the last two months subtracted a total of -103k.
So over the past three months, the US economy created about -200k fewer jobs than we had thought.
Folks expected jobs growth to slow to +80k, but we got -23k. Also downward revisions to the last two months subtracted a total of -103k.
So over the past three months, the US economy created about -200k fewer jobs than we had thought.
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Trump just announced the next phase of the trade war, with 10-12.5 percent tariffs on all of our major trading partners.
I've got you covered with a deep dive into the law, economics, and politics of this latest episode of the Trump tariff saga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=896S...
I've got you covered with a deep dive into the law, economics, and politics of this latest episode of the Trump tariff saga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=896S...
Why Trump's Latest Tariffs Are Even Worse Than Before
YouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
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July 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Trump just announced the next phase of the trade war, with 10-12.5 percent tariffs on all of our major trading partners.
I've got you covered with a deep dive into the law, economics, and politics of this latest episode of the Trump tariff saga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=896S...
I've got you covered with a deep dive into the law, economics, and politics of this latest episode of the Trump tariff saga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=896S...
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Baby bonds are adorable. But a policy that expires in 2028 looks more like a campaign onesie than a savings plan.
July 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Baby bonds are adorable. But a policy that expires in 2028 looks more like a campaign onesie than a savings plan.
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Trump could pursue tariffs through Congress.
Instead, the administration has sought authority to impose them directly.
The courts have blocked two versions of that strategy. Yet we're already on version three.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
Instead, the administration has sought authority to impose them directly.
The courts have blocked two versions of that strategy. Yet we're already on version three.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
June 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Trump could pursue tariffs through Congress.
Instead, the administration has sought authority to impose them directly.
The courts have blocked two versions of that strategy. Yet we're already on version three.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
Instead, the administration has sought authority to impose them directly.
The courts have blocked two versions of that strategy. Yet we're already on version three.
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/better-lawyers-worse-economics-inside
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If you're only comparing gas prices to two weeks ago, you're asking the wrong question. The real question is: where would gas prices be if this hadn't happened?
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
June 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
If you're only comparing gas prices to two weeks ago, you're asking the wrong question. The real question is: where would gas prices be if this hadn't happened?
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/sifting-through-the-wreckage-of-an
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Latest Fed decision: No changes, no surprises.
Bigger news: Kevin takes actions; Kevin doesn't explain. Surely the briefest statement in decades.
The kicker, "The committee will deliver price stability," reads like an affirmation of masculinity at a mens retreat.
Bigger news: Kevin takes actions; Kevin doesn't explain. Surely the briefest statement in decades.
The kicker, "The committee will deliver price stability," reads like an affirmation of masculinity at a mens retreat.
June 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Latest Fed decision: No changes, no surprises.
Bigger news: Kevin takes actions; Kevin doesn't explain. Surely the briefest statement in decades.
The kicker, "The committee will deliver price stability," reads like an affirmation of masculinity at a mens retreat.
Bigger news: Kevin takes actions; Kevin doesn't explain. Surely the briefest statement in decades.
The kicker, "The committee will deliver price stability," reads like an affirmation of masculinity at a mens retreat.
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ParkPlanning - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement
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June 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Decided to pull out an important part of the interview.
Generative AI is often justified with comparisons to the cost of Amazon Web Services ($57bn) or Uber's ($32bn) in losses, when its costs and losses are hundreds of billions of dollars worse.
And there's no post-bubble redemption story.
Generative AI is often justified with comparisons to the cost of Amazon Web Services ($57bn) or Uber's ($32bn) in losses, when its costs and losses are hundreds of billions of dollars worse.
And there's no post-bubble redemption story.
June 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Decided to pull out an important part of the interview.
Generative AI is often justified with comparisons to the cost of Amazon Web Services ($57bn) or Uber's ($32bn) in losses, when its costs and losses are hundreds of billions of dollars worse.
And there's no post-bubble redemption story.
Generative AI is often justified with comparisons to the cost of Amazon Web Services ($57bn) or Uber's ($32bn) in losses, when its costs and losses are hundreds of billions of dollars worse.
And there's no post-bubble redemption story.
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This was Paul Farmer's last book before his untimely death. It paints the picture of how neglect, violence, and greed set the stage for the most devastating #Ebola outbreak in history. It deeply moved me and made more committed to making justice central to my work. Now is a great time to read it.
May 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This was Paul Farmer's last book before his untimely death. It paints the picture of how neglect, violence, and greed set the stage for the most devastating #Ebola outbreak in history. It deeply moved me and made more committed to making justice central to my work. Now is a great time to read it.
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Lemme explain a bit more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZVJ...
Trump Officials Accidentally Revealed The Truth About Immigration, Wolfers Explains
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May 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Lemme explain a bit more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZVJ...
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MARK KELLY: Do you stand by your statement of 'no mercy, no quarter'?
HEGSETH: We have untied the hands of our warfighters. We fight to win and we follow the law
KELLY: Okay, so you're not clarifying your statement
HEGSETH: We have untied the hands of our warfighters. We fight to win and we follow the law
KELLY: Okay, so you're not clarifying your statement
April 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
MARK KELLY: Do you stand by your statement of 'no mercy, no quarter'?
HEGSETH: We have untied the hands of our warfighters. We fight to win and we follow the law
KELLY: Okay, so you're not clarifying your statement
HEGSETH: We have untied the hands of our warfighters. We fight to win and we follow the law
KELLY: Okay, so you're not clarifying your statement
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🦋 Anouska De Georgiou: How I Was Groomed by Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell | Minutes With 4/27/26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRZV...
How I Was Groomed by Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell | Minutes With
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April 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🦋 Anouska De Georgiou: How I Was Groomed by Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell | Minutes With 4/27/26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRZV...
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Khanna: "You're basically giving Donald Trump more power to spy on Americans. I don't understand why any Democrat would vote for that regardless of the president, but certainly you shouldn't be voting for that with Donald Trump in charge."
April 30, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Khanna: "You're basically giving Donald Trump more power to spy on Americans. I don't understand why any Democrat would vote for that regardless of the president, but certainly you shouldn't be voting for that with Donald Trump in charge."
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April 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Unqualified people advising on what science should be funded accelerates the destruction of the NIH scientific architecture. This person was appointed because of her husband's position. I could not find a single research article she's published on a pubmed search.
www.statnews.com/2026/04/26/k...
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Doctor, wife of acting U.S. attorney general, appointed to NIH advisory council
An integrative medicine doctor who is the wife of the acting U.S. attorney general has been named as a member to one of the advisory councils that provides critical funding recommendations to the NIH.
www.statnews.com
April 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Unqualified people advising on what science should be funded accelerates the destruction of the NIH scientific architecture. This person was appointed because of her husband's position. I could not find a single research article she's published on a pubmed search.
www.statnews.com/2026/04/26/k...
www.statnews.com/2026/04/26/k...
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Here's #SCOTUS summarily reversing the three-judge district court's ruling in the Texas redistricting case *because* of its "interim" grant of emergency relief back in December.
That's not surprising, of course. But it's yet another data point for why calling it the "interim" docket is misleading.
That's not surprising, of course. But it's yet another data point for why calling it the "interim" docket is misleading.
April 27, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Here's #SCOTUS summarily reversing the three-judge district court's ruling in the Texas redistricting case *because* of its "interim" grant of emergency relief back in December.
That's not surprising, of course. But it's yet another data point for why calling it the "interim" docket is misleading.
That's not surprising, of course. But it's yet another data point for why calling it the "interim" docket is misleading.
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Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.
April 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.
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The DOJ not only indicted the group @splcenter.org that infiltrated the KKK, they indicted them because they infiltrated the KKK. I’m donating today to the Southern Poverty Law Center, of which I want half to go to help fighting racists and half to fight the KKK’s legal dept, aka the DOJ and FBI.
April 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The DOJ not only indicted the group @splcenter.org that infiltrated the KKK, they indicted them because they infiltrated the KKK. I’m donating today to the Southern Poverty Law Center, of which I want half to go to help fighting racists and half to fight the KKK’s legal dept, aka the DOJ and FBI.