Cheesles
@cheesles.bsky.social
š¤ 105
š„ 302
š 128
Retired dividend investor. Having a go at sustaining a high-income portfolio.
reposted by
Cheesles
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
about 11 hours ago
Text from a low income neighbor. His family hasnāt eaten in 2 days because they didnāt get their SNAP benefits He works 60 hour weeks at a min wage job & it just isnāt enough. He has young children. This is the horrific cruelty Trump is imposing on ordinary Americansš (We bought them 2 weeks food)
13
476
124
reposted by
Cheesles
dell cameron
about 15 hours ago
2015: oh well they probably have my social security number already 2025: oh well they probably have root at the Pentagon already
loading . . .
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government system...
https://www.wired.com/story/the-government-shutdown-is-a-ticking-cybersecurity-time-bomb/
6
279
75
reposted by
Cheesles
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
about 18 hours ago
GEO and CoreCivic need a massive
#TeslaTakedown
style movement. āPrivate prisonā companies are a scourge and are allowing ICE to do what it is doing. They must go.
add a skeleton here at some point
2
60
26
reposted by
Cheesles
Lora Kolodny
about 23 hours ago
Consumer sentiment nears lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown ā
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/c...
loading . . .
Consumer sentiment nears lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/consumer-sentiment-shutdown.html
1
85
46
reposted by
Cheesles
Luke Steuber
6 months ago
Awwww thereās our little investor, why donāt you come down here and tell the family all about your doggy coins and your podcasts
6
115
12
reposted by
Cheesles
Adam Klasfeld
2 days ago
After SCOTUS arguments,
@legalafmtn.bsky.social
's Michael Popok and I sat down with
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
. I asked AG Bonta about a possibility discussed by Justice Barrett: tariff refunds if Trump loses. Here's his response.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
loading . . .
5
82
27
O hai, new Howard Marks memo.
#econsky
#finsky
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
loading . . .
Cockroaches in the Coal Mine
Howard Marks examines the recent string of well-publicized credit problems, considering how they serve as a reminder that the yield premium offered by sub-investment grade credit isn’t a freebie...
https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/cockroaches-in-the-coal-mine
2 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Cheesles
š¤šSammieSamšš¤
3 days ago
If only Gorsuch had that realization roughly about the time he thought presidents should have immunity from everything.
#SheShed
33
860
210
reposted by
Cheesles
Cristian Vlad
3 days ago
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday
š¦š
loading . . .
93
3124
1248
reposted by
Cheesles
Matt Novak
3 days ago
āU.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to order scheduled air traffic cut by 10% at 40 major airports starting Fridayā¦ā
loading . . .
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-may-cut-air-traffic-10-by-friday-without-shutdown-deal-sources-say-2025-11-05/
35
301
153
reposted by
Cheesles
DrDinD.bsky.social
3 days ago
@foxnews-mun-1.bsky.social
discusses a
@washingtonpost.com
poll showing 71% saying they are paying higher grocery bills and 59% blame Trump. Rightfully - he invented groceries (š) and his policies are inflationary
21
349
144
reposted by
Cheesles
Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.
3 days ago
Ask Target how thatās going :)
add a skeleton here at some point
1
117
15
reposted by
Cheesles
Catherine Rampell
3 days ago
Betting market odds for SCOTUS letting Trump keep his tariffs have tanked
20
394
84
reposted by
Cheesles
G Elliott Morris
3 days ago
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
loading . . .
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data-driven-takeaways-from
10
160
80
reposted by
Cheesles
Taniel
3 days ago
What we know so far, 9:30pm āDems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG. āBIG Dem gains in VA House āDems win NJ-Gov āMamdani up āDems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA āJD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy. āDems sweep Orlando council āPA: Dem justices up big āMaine anti-mail vote measure down āKrasner wins
29
1728
553
reposted by
Cheesles
Taniel
3 days ago
Zohran Mamdani has won, & will be the next mayor of NYC.
4
907
117
reposted by
Cheesles
Carl Quintanilla
4 days ago
āJobs are boomingā is Treasury Secretary-speak for āmost-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.ā āInflation is fallingā is Treasury Secretary-speak for āinflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.ā
878
6785
2279
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
loading . . .
LIVE SOON: Election night live coverage, with The Downballot & Strength In Numbers
Starting Nov 4 at 7:00 PM EST
https://open.substack.com/live-stream/74844?r=2y8i4
4 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Cheesles
Property of the People
4 days ago
NEW: FBI warns that ICE impersonators are harming ICE's image in immigrant communities, quietly urges ICE agents to identify themselves, as revealed in an intelligence document we obtained and shared w/
@dell.bsky.social
/
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social
/
@wired.com
#FOIA
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
loading . . .
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICEās image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-warns-of-criminals-posing-as-ice-urges-agents-to-id-themselves/
9
83
54
reposted by
Cheesles
Carl Quintanilla
4 days ago
A chart from the great
@bennsteil.bsky.social
ā showing how US importers did, in fact, absorb most of Trumpās tariffs at first. But not for long.
@cfr.org
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
17
334
143
reposted by
Cheesles
Barchart
4 days ago
Patiently waiting for Ethereum $ETH to protect me š...
4
57
10
reposted by
Cheesles
Rude Law Dog
4 days ago
Since Q is a boomer who doesn't understand technology I have done you all the favor of posting this insane footage
add a skeleton here at some point
95
1856
597
reposted by
Cheesles
Sam Ro
4 days ago
Goldman Sachs' and Morgan Stanley's CEOs said what? š£ļø
www.tker.co/p/goldman-sa...
loading . . .
Goldman Sachs' and Morgan Stanley's CEOs said what? š£ļø
What to make of the same alarming headline you're reading everywhere šš»āāļø
https://www.tker.co/p/goldman-sachs-solomon-morgan-stanley-pick-market-drawdown
0
3
1
reposted by
Cheesles
southpaw
5 days ago
you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people donāt like it.
add a skeleton here at some point
48
1160
384
reposted by
Cheesles
Groceries Enjoyer
5 days ago
holy shit. more terrible media consolidation.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
3
4
Go read
@claudia-sahm.bsky.social
. "...that is part of the reason why I do not see recessionary dynamics in the labor market now."
#econsky
#finsky
stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/a-curious-...
loading . . .
A Curious Kind of Cycle
Todayās post is an excerpt of a talk I gave last week at the Forecasters Club of New York.
https://stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/a-curious-kind-of-cycle
5 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Cheesles
Simon Rosenberg
5 days ago
Trump's extraordinary political decline has come despite his clear information superiority and the declining influence of independent, legacy media. It makes it all that much more remarkable, durable and problematic for them.
add a skeleton here at some point
15
382
122
reposted by
Cheesles
Aaron Rupar
6 days ago
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao? TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him. TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
loading . . .
1568
9190
4836
reposted by
Cheesles
Justin Baragona
5 days ago
Oh, look at this portion of the Trump interview that 60 Minutes didn't air tonight -- it features him boasting that "60 Minutes was forced to pay me a lot of money," saying Bari Weiss is a "great person," and that David Ellison buying CBS is the "greatest thing that's happened in a long time."
32
644
237
After I pull the div and interest money I need to live on tomorrow, I'll split the rest among $EDD, $WIW, and $RVT. Two for bonks, one for stonks.
6 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Cheesles
Max Kennerly
9 days ago
Notable that the people carrying Trumpism don't act like they believe they're carrying out the will of the public, they act like dictators terrified of a spontaneous uprising so swift and massive it overwhelms their protective services before assistance can arrive.
add a skeleton here at some point
62
2188
759
reposted by
Cheesles
GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
10 days ago
vance has some of the most rancid body language of any politician i can remember in recent history, he's somehow even worse than trump. even with the sound off, every interview is like a parody of the worst fucking boss you've ever met.
add a skeleton here at some point
59
743
109
Crunch point dead ahead.
www.marketwatch.com/story/why-no...
loading . . .
Why Nov. 1 is a make-or-break day for millions of Americansā finances
If the government shutdown stretches beyond October, experts warn that Nov. 1 could mark a grim cutoff for low- and middle-income families.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-nov-1-is-a-make-or-break-day-for-millions-of-americans-finances-0883ed11?st=Xpk83X&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
15 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Cheesles
Sarah Dougherty
17 days ago
Data is key for understanding and leasing the impacts of climate change on our economy and people. Glad to see
@climatecentral.org
continuing the data when our government fails.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
5
3
reposted by
Cheesles
Mister.Nobody
19 days ago
āSubjects in a white van and white truck exited their vehicles and pointed guns at the customers at the drive-thru window.ā Baristas at the drive-thru took shelter in a restroom...police responded to the scene. Police confirmed the agents were ICE.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
loading . . .
ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro
The group of teens told local police ICE stopped them twice on Oct. 3, part of a broader immigration enforcement surge across the Portland area.
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/ice-agents-hold-teens-at-gunpoint-at-dutch-bros-in-hillsboro.html?gift=3f43a326-0790-4fb6-ac2f-adffc9bb024c
7
267
182
reposted by
Cheesles
Carl Quintanilla
19 days ago
One year ago: šŗšø
@economist.com
52
1142
420
reposted by
Cheesles
Daniel Gilmore
19 days ago
Pretty apt example of what a bunch of hucksters these ppl are
add a skeleton here at some point
2
43
8
...The Google project sailed through early approvals. But Fillerās grassroots group grew, and filled up meeting halls with opponents. They eventually convinced a small majority of City Council members to vote no on the project... Google pulled the application....
www.barrons.com/articles/dat...
loading . . .
A Growing Nimby Movement Could Upend the Data Center Boom
By one measure, local opposition has sunk or delayed tens of billions of dollars worth of potential data center projects.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/data-center-nimby-protest-ai-4d828158?st=arV8Ho&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
19 days ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Cheesles
Matt Novak
19 days ago
Is it good when even judges are saying you canāt trust the government anymore?
add a skeleton here at some point
16
790
255
reposted by
Cheesles
utopia deferred
19 days ago
It you click through this quoted thread, you will get an extended lesson in how our media environment has largely carved itself out by firing seasoned beat reporters and replacing them with partisan generalists who often lack basic background knowledge on the topic theyāre reporting on.
add a skeleton here at some point
8
536
105
reposted by
Cheesles
Andy Craig
19 days ago
There are lots of disasters waiting to happen in how much we have wired up to pure presidential power, but one thing we don't have is some state-of-exception button the president can push and instantly become absolute dictator. That's not a thing in American law. No emergency power encompasses it.
8
279
35
reposted by
Cheesles
Andrew Lawrence
20 days ago
as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
408
18461
4055
reposted by
Cheesles
Jack Jenkins
20 days ago
People are dunking on this, but to be fair: *I* donāt remember any other Secretary of Defense who has (inadvertently) shared details of an impending strike ā and his conversations about it with cabinet members ā with the editor of a major publication (who was accidentally added to his Signal chat).
add a skeleton here at some point
7
188
25
reposted by
Cheesles
Chris Mehl
20 days ago
Sunday Data: Not a great time for commercial real estate.
0
4
1
"Complacency is not a misperception but a preference."
#econsky
#finsky
www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/the-...
loading . . .
The Coming US Financial Crisis
While US President Donald Trump has regularly roiled markets, investors have failed to account adequately for escalating risks to the US financial system. With market participants chasing short-term p...
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/the-coming-us-financial-crisis
20 days ago
1
4
0
reposted by
Cheesles
G Elliott Morris
20 days ago
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
loading . . .
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely
111
7211
2208
reposted by
Cheesles
Molly White
20 days ago
cops tackling and marching off with a giant penis, Kristi Noem menacing a chicken she swears is antifa, feds pepper-spraying a frog ridicule is an extremely effective protest tactic and foil for authoritarianism
add a skeleton here at some point
122
5143
1344
reposted by
Cheesles
Lora Kolodny
22 days ago
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
yeeeeeah
loading . . .
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/
19
175
174
reposted by
Cheesles
Senator Ron Wyden
22 days ago
This makes sense coming from the guy whose son monitors his porn consumption
add a skeleton here at some point
152
4184
1131
Load more
feeds!
log in