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John Cassidy @johncassidysays.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Here's my take on Trump's trade war, the weak jobs report, and the tinpot firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economic reality is starting to bite. www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin....

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Economic Reality Bites Trump and His Protectionist Trade Policies

The White House promised that tariffs would make America boom. But job growth has stalled and the President has been reduced to firing an official scorekeeper.

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alistaircw.bsky.social @alistaircw.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Agree! Another acronym might be, STFU. For gawdsakes!

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alistaircw.bsky.social @alistaircw.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

This is ugly thinking. Remembrance Day is Nov. 11th for the lost and many sacrifices (of all, I believe), not a propaganda parade. Stop with the disgraceful and shameful behavior.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 02/04/2025

Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In an essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.

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Why I Left the Washington Post

Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...

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