@thought-bubble.bsky.social
(retired) lawyer, engineer; full-time hornet nest kicker. Plays travel ice hockey and travel futbol (soccer). Officially an old chick; resistance since before it was a thing
The administration’s fiscally irresponsible economic nationalism—including tariffs, widespread government intervention, and deficit spending—uncomfortably echoes the policies that caused the Latin American debt crisis in the 1980s.
#AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/w...
#AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/w...
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September 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The administration’s fiscally irresponsible economic nationalism—including tariffs, widespread government intervention, and deficit spending—uncomfortably echoes the policies that caused the Latin American debt crisis in the 1980s.
#AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/w...
#AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/w...
“Trump said that, if Republicans retain control of Congress, he ‘will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5k.’ That pledge reflects an epic lack of subtlety, even for Trump.”
So says the #socialists at #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/d...
So says the #socialists at #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/d...
www.aei.org
September 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Trump said that, if Republicans retain control of Congress, he ‘will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5k.’ That pledge reflects an epic lack of subtlety, even for Trump.”
So says the #socialists at #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/d...
So says the #socialists at #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/d...
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Excellent read by @marisakabas.bsky.social Conservative media claims that the rise in antisemitism in America is a result of "the Left" or Hassan Piker, but the record shows it's elected Republicans who have harnessed and celebrated this hateful rhetoric
www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Excellent read by @marisakabas.bsky.social Conservative media claims that the rise in antisemitism in America is a result of "the Left" or Hassan Piker, but the record shows it's elected Republicans who have harnessed and celebrated this hateful rhetoric
www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...
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“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowe
All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:41 AM
“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowe
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NEW: Judge Sullivan isn't buying Todd Blanche's excuses for refusing to hand over handwritten FBI notes underlying four Epstein survivor FBI interviews. He's ordered Blanche to hand them over for in camera review by 9/24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
NEW: Judge Sullivan isn't buying Todd Blanche's excuses for refusing to hand over handwritten FBI notes underlying four Epstein survivor FBI interviews. He's ordered Blanche to hand them over for in camera review by 9/24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“Trump doesn’t demand Putin stop murdering Ukrainians. He instead demands that Ukrainians not fight back in a way that inconveniences him amid a surge in oil prices overwhelmingly caused by the war the president started with Iran.”
#socialist #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
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#socialist #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
www.aei.org/commentary/t...
www.aei.org
September 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Trump doesn’t demand Putin stop murdering Ukrainians. He instead demands that Ukrainians not fight back in a way that inconveniences him amid a surge in oil prices overwhelmingly caused by the war the president started with Iran.”
#socialist #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
www.aei.org/commentary/t...
#socialist #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
www.aei.org/commentary/t...
There’s those socialist from #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute, trashing Trump again “Prices have not fallen, economic growth has not accelerated, inflation-adjusted wages have declined, the trade deficit remains large, and manufacturing employment has continued to dwindle.” www.aei.org/commentary/w...
www.aei.org
September 1, 2026 at 1:14 PM
There’s those socialist from #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute, trashing Trump again “Prices have not fallen, economic growth has not accelerated, inflation-adjusted wages have declined, the trade deficit remains large, and manufacturing employment has continued to dwindle.” www.aei.org/commentary/w...
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ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles."
#$DIS
#$DIS
August 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles."
#$DIS
#$DIS
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NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives."
One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight.
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight.
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
August 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives."
One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight.
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight.
www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Donald Trump: I will break all sorts of rules to retaliate against NYT for exposing shortcomings with my Flying Bribery Palace.
NYT: Okay then, we'll published a **4,500 word** story, replete with pictures, detailing those shortcomings at far more length.
🤣
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
NYT: Okay then, we'll published a **4,500 word** story, replete with pictures, detailing those shortcomings at far more length.
🤣
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
July 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Donald Trump: I will break all sorts of rules to retaliate against NYT for exposing shortcomings with my Flying Bribery Palace.
NYT: Okay then, we'll published a **4,500 word** story, replete with pictures, detailing those shortcomings at far more length.
🤣
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
NYT: Okay then, we'll published a **4,500 word** story, replete with pictures, detailing those shortcomings at far more length.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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no reporter or producer or correspondent reallllly wants to be the source, the subject of an important but bad and sad story of urgent national
importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’
Two months after she was fired from “60 Minutes,” Cecilia Vega is sharing details about the troubling editorial pressures she said she faced after Bari Weiss was placed in charge of CBS News.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
no reporter or producer or correspondent reallllly wants to be the source, the subject of an important but bad and sad story of urgent national
importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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This week: ordinary people did what lobbyists couldn’t. 7,000 comments killed a permit, towns pulled millions from a bank, and 15 detainees walked free. Proof that pressure works.
Read more:
Read more:
Great News For Democracy That’s Terrible For Trump. Wonderful.
Fifteen people went home. A pollution plan died. A Republican lost his own city. Eight big wins inside.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
July 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This week: ordinary people did what lobbyists couldn’t. 7,000 comments killed a permit, towns pulled millions from a bank, and 15 detainees walked free. Proof that pressure works.
Read more:
Read more:
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A retired Air Force colonel named Matt Orlando just beat a sitting Republican for mayor of Chandler, Arizona.
By 17 points. In a seat the GOP thought was safe.
This is what the ground shifting looks like. 👇
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
By 17 points. In a seat the GOP thought was safe.
This is what the ground shifting looks like. 👇
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
July 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A retired Air Force colonel named Matt Orlando just beat a sitting Republican for mayor of Chandler, Arizona.
By 17 points. In a seat the GOP thought was safe.
This is what the ground shifting looks like. 👇
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
By 17 points. In a seat the GOP thought was safe.
This is what the ground shifting looks like. 👇
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP.
DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
July 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP.
DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
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I’m sorry, but this video of Belgium’s squad mocking Trump in their locker room after demolishing the USMNT is hilarious.
July 8, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I’m sorry, but this video of Belgium’s squad mocking Trump in their locker room after demolishing the USMNT is hilarious.
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ICE is not about immigration. ICE is not about the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary force on our streets.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
July 8, 2026 at 1:43 AM
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is not about the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary force on our streets.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
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Ossoff: “The election deniers, they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission.
And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”
And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”
June 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Ossoff: “The election deniers, they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission.
And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”
And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”
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Thanks,Governor Newsom......
June 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Thanks,Governor Newsom......
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Ossoff: While the people pay more than ever for groceries and housing and health care, he builds a monument to himself. While a cancer patient loses health coverage, he adorns his office in gold.
Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
June 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Ossoff: While the people pay more than ever for groceries and housing and health care, he builds a monument to himself. While a cancer patient loses health coverage, he adorns his office in gold.
Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
“A president incapable of civic good will preside over inevitably gaudy, self-aggrandizing, and perhaps polarizing festivities.” So says the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
June 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
“A president incapable of civic good will preside over inevitably gaudy, self-aggrandizing, and perhaps polarizing festivities.” So says the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
Hardly! When we #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute actually learn economics?
“Through a review of the latest economic scholarship, Kyle Pomerleau explains how tariffs work—and why they reduce economic output, misallocate resources, and reduce incomes.”
econofact.org/explainer/fi...
“Through a review of the latest economic scholarship, Kyle Pomerleau explains how tariffs work—and why they reduce economic output, misallocate resources, and reduce incomes.”
econofact.org/explainer/fi...
Fiscal and Economic Effects of Tariffs | Econofact
Executive Summary Tariffs have become an important economic policy in the United States. Tariffs are a form of excise tax that applies to imported goods. They can be imposed for three, sometimes contr...
econofact.org
May 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Hardly! When we #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute actually learn economics?
“Through a review of the latest economic scholarship, Kyle Pomerleau explains how tariffs work—and why they reduce economic output, misallocate resources, and reduce incomes.”
econofact.org/explainer/fi...
“Through a review of the latest economic scholarship, Kyle Pomerleau explains how tariffs work—and why they reduce economic output, misallocate resources, and reduce incomes.”
econofact.org/explainer/fi...