GOLDMAN: “.. During the last 40 years, there have been eight episodes where the Fed cut after being on hold for 6 or more months. In half of those episodes the economy subsequently entered recession.”

“.. The data is signaling that there’s some restructuring going on. .. People are losing jobs and can’t find jobs in high-skilled occupations.” 👀 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

Trump had his accounts suspended on January 7, 8, and 9th 2020. WHEN HE WAS STILL PRESIDENT. It was not Joe Biden because Biden was not President.

“.. She has more recently been enlisted in a White House effort to remove what the administration contends is ‘improper ideology’ from Smithsonian properties.” @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/21/n...

Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way. by Ezra Klein

My statement formally recognising the State of Palestine.

BREAKING: The U.K., Canada and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift away from alignment with the U.S.

So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.

Six Kirk stories on the NYT home page before you get to a silly little story about the President publicly demanding his political foes be charged with crimes.

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

“.. Five hundred to 800 Secret Service officers have been deployed .. The Department of Homeland Security has given the memorial its highest security designation, which is typically reserved for Super Bowls.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?” Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’” Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

This post has now been deleted. Suggesting it really was a DM to Bondi, violating presidential Records Act, and basically all national security protocols. But who cares. All the laws are for trampling now.

Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

lol they really done fucked it huh?

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

Three people familiar with the federal probe into Charlie Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

“.. Mr. Homan’s encounter with the undercover agents, recorded on audiotape, led him to be investigated for potential bribery and other crimes ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that prohibits federal immigration agents from wearing masks in California.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

“Flattery Economics” 🤡 @dkthomp.bsky.social

> @georgehahn.com

George Carlin's daughter says it plainly just like her dad would!

$GOOGL #H1B @reuters.com

GOLDMAN DESK: “Do I love the .. tactical risk / reward? I don’t. With that said,.. you’ve been paid to be irresponsibly bullish, period. .. “.. the Fed has made clear their intention [to cut rates] into an accelerating economy ... the history book is very favorable when that all takes place.”

“Stop the Count”: food-insecurity version. 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

* TRUMP TO MEET ARGENTINA’S MILEI TUESDAY, MILEI'S SPOKESMAN SAYS 🇦🇷

At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.

Same week: 1. “Trump added $3 billion [in wealth] over the last year, leveraging the presidency for profit.” 2. “.. sales of foods commonly purchased when financial times get tough are on the rise ..” @zacheverson.com @nytimes.com www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

Linda Ronstadt releases “It’s So Easy” — her cover of the Buddy Holly classic — 48 years ago today. It was “an afterthought that we threw in,” she said. “We needed an uptempo song because we had so many ballads. .. It’s kind of country, kind of rock ‘n’ roll .. a little bit of all those things.”

(Bloomberg) - Javier Milei has lost the confidence of investors and he knows it. 🤡 🇦🇷 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A good essay on the history of the Red Scare — and how, like today, it “came at a delicate time for the country’s broadcast networks. Television was only a few years old,” and companies “were not yet sure how to make it profitable.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Well-oiled machine. 🤡 @politico.com #H1B www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

KASHKARI: “.. the labor market and the stock market could both be right: Technology is driving rapid growth of industries that don't require as much labor, resulting in a booming stock market and sluggish hiring environment.” www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...

What do you get for the market that has everything? Investors got a dovish Fed turn in a steady economy, with stocks at a record, credit markets blissed out, capital investment running in torrents into the economy. What could be next, as bubble talk percolates? New column, free with email signup.

“.. Iger hasn’t just abandoned its biggest star. He’s signaled that .. Disney will play ball with the government, even if it means jeopardizing its credibility, alienating its audience, and putting the very principle of free speech at risk.” @passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/bob-iger-j...

“.. We have uniformed military asking their chain of command for letters that ensure that they don’t have personal liability for any illegal action in these operations,” she said. @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Guys, it's now illegal for you if the SECDEF texts you the war plans.

Are you guys the only alpha males who can save western civilization or are you afraid of Manhattan Just Can you pick please

Jim Croce, gone 52 years ago today. “Nobody ever had a rainbow, baby, until they had the rain,” he said. #RIP “I Got a Name” (1973)

File this one away for the inevitable, populist backlash to AI data-centers driving up Americans’ utility bills. @mikezaccardi.bsky.social

It’s the “Hamburger Helper” economy. Sales “up 14.5 percent .. “.. Distressed shoppers are also buying more cans of tuna, salmon and sardines.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

Simon and Garfunkel In Central Park, 44 years ago tonight. “The breakup that happened after Catch-22 was never repaired,” said Simon. “It was just a bandage put over it. But the bandage was such a luxurious bandage – the concert in Central Park – we forgot that essentially, we were done as a team.”

Sorry, American farmers. It’s probably Brazil’s market share now. @bloomberg.com finance.yahoo.com/news/china-s...

“.. Those who refuse to sign the new policy will be stripped of or denied permanent credentials to cover the Pentagon.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...