Nick M. Velli
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I am shuffling through the Texas sand but my head's in ... none of your business.
Exactly. The real problem is Sinclair. They have been pushing right wing propaganda for years
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Auld Bendy
3 days ago
Tylenol was put into circulation in the US in the 1950s. Famously absolutely no autistic person existed before this date. Case closed đđșđČ *starts singing the stars and stripes*
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Ron Filipkowski
2 days ago
Antifa sabotaged the escalator.
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Christopher Webb
3 days ago
Our work is not done⊠đ Sinclair Broadcast Group is still refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its ABC affiliates nationwide. Folks, you know what to do. Google Sinclair-owned networks and channels in your city and act accordingly.
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Parker Ross
3 days ago
The latest HaMMR has dropped: "Risk Management 101." Last week, the Fed's rate normalization process kicked back off & we got updates on the housing market, labor market, the consumer& industrial production. Some thoughts on the latest developments + a link to this week's report in the đ§”
#EconSky
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Rachel Maddow
4 days ago
"Key monthly costs for most Americans â shelter, food, health care, electricity â are outpacing inflation. Rents are up 3.8% â the largest increase since 2011..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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From electricity to rent, monthly bills are tipping the inflation scale
Housing, healthcare, food and utility prices are outpacing inflation and taking an outsized share of Americansâ paychecks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/21/inflation-utilities-housing-healthcare/
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BonFire
4 days ago
THE RATINGS FOR KIMMEL'S RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE MASSIVE!!
#winning
through strength
#EconSky
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Sparkle on your brain
4 days ago
Make America, America Again.
#EconSky
fortune.com/2025/09/21/b...
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Behind closed doors, our top CEOs say Trump is bad for business and it's time to Make America into America Again | Fortune
At our Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute forum, over 100 business leaders said what they really think. They're worried Trump is eroding Americaâs future.
https://fortune.com/2025/09/21/behind-closed-doors-ceos-say-trump-is-bad-for-business-and-its-time-to-make-america-into-america-again/
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Jon Cooper
5 days ago
Damn right â lock him up!!
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Karen Sue Waters
5 days ago
The term Antifa is a shortening of antifascism. It's NOT a formal organization. It's a belief. A really good one. The stupidity of trying to declare it a "terrorist organization" is just ludicrous. It would be like doing the same thing with the word democracy. What the hell is so hard about this?!
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Christopher Webb
5 days ago
Networksâespecially ABC, Disney, Hulu, and CBSâneed to hear this: youâre standing on the wrong side of history, bending the knee to authoritarianism before the fight even begins, even though the lawâs on your side. Youâre losing viewers. Weâre not going to stand w/you when youâre not standing w/us!
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Aaron Rupar
5 days ago
Raskin: "He wants to condition the public to the idea that it's completely legitimate for the president not only to be ordering prosecutions of particular people over the objections of prosecutors, but he wants to condition the public to accepting the idea he can do that in public, openly."
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The Tennessee Holler
5 days ago
đ§âđŸ NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN Rep. Don Bacon: âWe have a company that makes combines moving their entire operation to Europe BECAUSE OF TRUMPâS TARIFFS. Hundreds of jobs. Our farmers are really struggling.â Hey @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @CSexton25 @RepChrisTodd @rustygrills you up?
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Sean Brodrick
6 days ago
The top 1% of Americans (1.3 million households in total) have a net worth of $52 Trillion. The bottom 50% (66 million households) have a net worth of $4 Trillion.
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Elise Michelle âïžđČđ„Ź
5 days ago
Your daily Pro-Lisa Cook memes curated by yours truly. Please share!!
#EconSky
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
6 days ago
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
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Acyn
6 days ago
Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:
youtu.be/AuCg2Yj_Ot8
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BREAKING: MASS Chaos as Trump Panel BLOWS UP
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
https://youtu.be/AuCg2Yj_Ot8
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Kat Abughazaleh
6 days ago
As I told
@newrepublic.com
, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesnât compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. Theyâre committing crimes against humanity there."
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Iâm a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.
https://newrepublic.com/article/200715/im-congressional-candidate-assaulted-ice
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Looks like half of America is too insecure for a response like that nowadays.
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Sean Brodrick
7 days ago
The amount of oranges produced in Florida in the past year hit the lowest since the Great Depression, according USDA data ⊠at 12.2 million boxes of oranges, it is the lowest to come from the state since 1932
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Sparkle on your brain
7 days ago
Farmers knew there would be a trade war before Trump was elected. Farmers arenât âworking classâ, most are millionaires. Farmers benefit by looser, or no, EPA regulation and the âslaveificationâ of the farm worker. They just thought there would be more bailouts.
#EconSky
youtu.be/badGHJLDpP8?...
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Why Farmers Voted For Trump
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
https://youtu.be/badGHJLDpP8?si=MzPrhi2_112mxWnF
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Robert Reich
7 days ago
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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MeidasTouch
8 days ago
đšBREAKING: Rep. Ro Khanna just motioned to SUBPOENA FCC chairman Brendan Carr in the House Oversight Committee to stop the intimidation of private businesses and assault on free speech
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Sahara Stevens â€ïžđșđž
8 days ago
Who else is going to be at tonightâs ANTIFA meeting? We have lots to discuss.
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology
8 days ago
đNew research in Social Psychological and Personality Science reveals how government policies shape our beliefs about poverty. Countries with less spending and deregulated labor markets see more blame placed on individuals rather than systems. Learn more:
ow.ly/8AZv50WYMbR
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Jana Warrior Angel
8 days ago
Nexstar is the cause of Jimmy Kimmelâs firing. They need the approval of the FCC for their next merger and getting rid of Kimmel was the quid pro quo. Hereâs a list of what stations/channels they ownâŠ
www.nexstar.tv/stations/
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Stations
https://www.nexstar.tv/stations/
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Darkart
8 days ago
Charlie kirk uses his white nationalist propaganda speech to preach hate and his supporters are tied to hate groups. once u see it u cant unsee it
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Grist
8 days ago
âWe buy homesâ companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
grist.org/housing/disa...
#Disaster
#Weather
#RealEstate
#Homes
#Climate
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Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate âvulturesâ swooped in.
"We buy homes" companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
https://grist.org/housing/disasters-destroyed-their-homes-then-the-real-estate-vultures-swooped-in/
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Christian Zimmermann
8 days ago
RePEc has no staff and is entirely run by volunteers. Thus it relies heavily on user contributions such as publishers indexing their works, authors managing their profiles, editors selecting works, and more. All this is monitored, of course.
repec.org
#RePEc
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
RePEc is a central index of economics research, including working papers, articles and software code
http://repec.org/
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Golden age incoming
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Mark G. Sheppard
9 days ago
Following the murder of
#CharlieKirk
, I looked at data on deaths from political violence and the asymmetry is stark. 96% of deaths are linked to conservative perpetrators.
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Adam Taylor
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More Perfect Union
9 days ago
Late rent payments have jumped up. In recent months, the percent of tenants who are late on rent has risen toward 12%. But thatâs not the whole story đ§”
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The Tennessee Holler
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Carl Quintanilla
9 days ago
APOLLO: â.. The upward consensus revision to 2026 earnings for the S&P 500 since Liberation Day comes entirely from the Magnificent 7 .. Earnings expectations for the S&P 493 have remained suppressed .. â.. The bottom line is .. equity investors are dramatically overexposed to AI.â
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Steelerchic
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Where are the "Don't tread on me people"? Why, they are salivating about getting to tread on other people, of course. Same as the first amendment absolutists and the 2nd amendment blabbermouths.
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Joshua Erlich
9 days ago
folks, I want to remind you that a ton of federal workers are about to get their last pay check at the end of this month and this stuff is going to get much worse
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Justin Wolfers
10 days ago
Uncertainty hurts demand. Tariffs raise costs. Immigration crackdowns shrink the workforce. Add them together, and here we are: Uncertain, unhappy, and worried.
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POLITICO Europe
11 days ago
This summerâs droughts, heat waves and floods have cost the European Union an estimated âŹ43 billion this year. This knocks nearly half a percentage point off the regionâs economic output, according to a study published today.
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Climate change is burning a âŹ43B hole in Europeâs pocket
Global warming is making droughts, fires and floods more likely.
https://ow.ly/WBMY50WWLvh
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11 days ago
Just followed
@karenattiah.bsky.social
at Washington Post who was fired. Suggest you do to. Some earlier articlesâŠ.
#gaza
#econsky
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The colonial history of Israel-Palestine: Bringing the receipts
The violence of colonization was not limited to bombs and armies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/03/colonial-history-britain-israel/
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Karen Attiah
11 days ago
Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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The Washington Post Fired Me â But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America â and it cost me my job.
https://substack.com/@karenattiah/note/p-173531760?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2bz6j
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The Finance Leftist
11 days ago
Just to recap. Guy (richest man in the world) owns company. Company has valuation far exceeding its actual net asset value based partially upon ownership of said guy. Guy gets pay package that's based upon market cap. Company is not doing well. Guy uses wealth to boost stock. Totally legal
#econsky
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Tesla shares gain as Elon Musk reveals rare $1 billion stock buy in sign of confidence in EV maker
It's the CEO's most significant purchase in the open market since 2020.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/tesla-shares-gain-after-elon-musk-discloses-purchase.html?__source=androidappshare
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ryan cooper
11 days ago
"The U.S. agricultural workforce fell by 155,000 â about 7 percent â between March and July, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That tracks with Pew Research Center data that shows total immigrant labor fell by 750,000 from January through July."
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'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers
They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/15/farm-labor-shortage-pennsylvania-trump-immigration-00560820
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New York Times Opinion
11 days ago
âThe U.S. government is using tariffs and the Magnitsky Act to seek impunity for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who orchestrated a failed coup attempt on Jan. 8, 2023, in an effort to subvert the popular will,â writes President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
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Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable
The president of Brazil calls U.S. tariffs on his country ânot only misguided but also illogicalâ and defends former President Jair Bolsonaroâs conviction.
https://nyti.ms/4pl2YPo
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Dorian D
12 days ago
Twitter is bursting with posts about "leftists celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk!". Lol. They wish. Truth is, they are butthurt because... we kinda don't give a shit. He was like an annoying background noise crying for attention. Not worth the hate. And *that* is what really angers them.
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Christopher Webb
12 days ago
Every wordâŠ
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GoldTiePin
12 days ago
Real hero Jon Green :
www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-gr...
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Official Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk
He said he did not want to honor a man "who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-green-kim-reynolds-charlie-kirk_n_68c5c5c1e4b0254a6c64463a?origin=home-latest-news-unit
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Felipe De La Hoz
11 days ago
I hope people understand that the anomaly here arenât the conditionsâthe conditions are very typicalâthe anomaly is that they put a number of documented workers from a high-income country in those conditions. This is how people are treated in custody routinely
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Doc Sportello âđ
11 days ago
Even with some powerful people trying to stop it, solar energy is now so advantageous that global installations are up 64% this year, remaining the worldâs fastest-growing electricity source, where each year smashes the previous record
ember-energy.org/latest-updat...
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Global solar installations surge 64% in first half of 2025 | Ember
https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/global-solar-installations-surge-64-in-first-half-of-2025/
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