The Fed lowers rates when the job market is poor. The Fed raises rates when inflation increases. In the same day, Trump announces major cuts to the federal workforce AND new tariffs on China. Is he trying to cause stagflation?

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

FFS...a Qatari military base in Idaho?!? I wonder what the US military thinks about that. My only question is, did the payment for this go to Jared Kushner or directly to Trump?

Maria Corina Machado >>>>>> Donald J. Trump

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @pimadems.bsky.social @democrats.org

Michael Wolff: I've seen the pictures of Trump with Epstein's girls. Here's what's in them.

Hey Mike Johnson. Didn't you "take in" a 14 y.o. teenage boy without officially adopting him a few years ago? Is THAT why you're protecting a child predator right now? It must be some sort of Republican Speaker of the House thing, right?

But where do you mount the Gatling on this?

This is the way www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

if blue state governors and mayors aren't already thinking about the reliability of various police forces nominally under their control, they should start immediately

Wonder if this is common knowledge…

Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?

The level of ignorance in the MAGA crowd is just staggering. Sometimes, it's tempting to think that people should have to pass some sort of cognitive test before they can be certified to vote. Don't get me wrong, there are a LOT of serious problems with that idea, but...

Lucky for US-All there are politicians still on our side like The Republicans were Decades ago. I like Ike I like AOC

Sen. Durbin: "Who gave the order to flag (Epstein file) records related to President Trump?" AG Bondi: "I'm not going to discuss anything about that with you, Senator." Sen. Durbin: "Eventually you're going to have to answer for your conduct in this. If you won't do it today, eventually you will."

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Josh, have you even considered the possibility that the FBI tapped your phones because you are associating with known criminals? Just saying.

youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO... This is my third time trying to post this to Bluesky. Let’s see if the third time is a charm?

The Hatch Act must be a running joke among politicians.

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

Well the takeaway should be normal people don’t have a chance in either. Either they make us poor and sick or poor and incarcerated and sick, not really something that should be downplayed as being overreactive to.

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE: This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

I'm still waiting for RFK Jr to announce the formation of The Institute for Bone Spur Research (TIBSR) within the NIH. It's so sad to think of all the brave young men who suffered needlessly from that affliction. Primarily between 1965-1973.

Raise your hand if you knew in your bones that when the SCOTUS ruled that racial profiling is OK now, they meant to take away basic Constitutional due process rights from Black people. 🙋🏾‍♀️

History repeats.

They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance -- not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.

In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.

A BLASTP search (PSI-BLAST algorithm, default parameters) of the ClusteredNR database using a 22 amino acid peptide sequence reveals an important message. Do you think I could get this published? 🧪

ABC News reports: "Hegseth announces another US attack on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast" Responding to public pressure, this time they're providing the public with a picture of the drugs found aboard the ship:

@gardening 🌱 Any gardeners out there recognize this as a known zucchini variety (and, no, it is not a spaghetti squash)? I started the plant from seed, but none of my packets are anything like this type. Three identical fruits from the one plant so far. Good zuke flavor. Fruit: 6" x 10"

I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...

The Government is now shut down, but apparently nobody called the school in the Bronx that had come to the Capitol for their tour today, so they're getting the treat of a lifetime since AOC agreed to give them the tour herself! I’m loving this for all of them!

(1/3) IMHO, @rbreich.bsky.social gets it exactly right in this essay. The only thing not addressed is whether or not the GOP might ignore the rule requiring 60 votes to pass the budget bill, and instead require only 51. Dems should NOT give in, even if the GOP concedes on the ACA tax break...

Yep, by a factor of like 1 million or whatever bluevirginia.us/2025/09/tues...

If democracy survives the current onslaught, I don't ever want to hear the word "norms" again. I want to see every norm turned into a law and every law to have teeth.

Let me see if I got this: Trump sends $ billions to prop up a populist regime in Argentina. Argentina uses it to reduce soybean prices so China buys from them and not from us. US soybean farmers will lose their farms, and Trump's billionaire supporters will buy them up. That about right?

The government is poised to shut down. Democrats must choose how they will wield the only political power they have right now. They MUST insist the GOP join them in impeaching, convicting, and removing DJT from office. For the GOP, doing so may be their last chance to regain any integrity.

I’m fighting for Eric Adams’ voters. Andrew Cuomo is fighting for his donors.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It's been a busy 24 hours for 40-year-old white male US Marine veterans of the Iraq war and their guns: Nigel Max Edge, North Carolina shooting suspect. Thomas Jacob Sanford, Michigan church shooting suspect. You know what they're not? Left-wing "extremists."

Bring back the 90% tax code on the wealthy.

If Russia is not afraid of its drones ending up in NATO airspace, why is NATO afraid to let a few of its drones wander too far east? Accidentally, of course NATO countries (minus Russian sympathists like the US and Hungary) should implement a no-fly zone over unoccupied Ukraine immediately.