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Curtis C

@bornabronco.bsky.social
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Boise State fan and nerd about all things history and technology.

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Jessica Riedl @jessicabriedl.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
If Mitch Daniels was running DOGE, they'd have already began implementing GAO recs to fix the $191 billion in payment errors, consolidating duplicative programs, and auditing 1000s of programs for efficiencies - legally, competently, and with minimal disruption. That's real savings.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
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Ed Carson @edcarson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
It's strange to hear an intellectual case for steel tariffs - as opposed to a populist stump speech - because it's so obviously wrong, as @scottlincicome.bsky.social makes clear.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
"Connecticut Asks Congress to ‘Rethink the Jones Act’" buff.ly/4bcGc5E
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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Who really pays the price for #Trump's tariffs? Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute and Jeff Ferry of the Coalition for a Prosperous America discuss the costs and benefits of #DonaldTrump's trade policy in a forum at Hofstra University. TONIGHT 8:30 pm ET @pbs.org listings: to.pbs.org/39hI6Tf
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Hawaii Rep. Case pushing for exemption to Jones Act to save residents money"
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Hawaii Rep. Case pushing for exemption to Jones Act to save residents money
A Hawaii congressman is pushing for a shipping exception to help with the cost of living in the islands by introducing legislation to get Hawaii excluded from the Jones Act, which mandates that all…
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"Trump's auto tariffs: Why Alabama's auto industry could take a big hit" buff.ly/3X2w89y
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Dr Janiece Johnson @janiecej.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
It took me a bit to write up my thoughts on American Primeval, and a bit more for the Tribune to publish them, but I think we could all use a little more nuance and a few more history lessons right now.
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Commentary: To learn the real lessons of history in ‘American Primeval,’ we need the real story
Historian Janiece Johnson explains why "American Primeval" falls short in helping viewers understand the Old West, including Latter-day Saints and the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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Rob Trishman @rtrishman.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Remember this administration has the full support and votes of people who "never get offended" and are "free speech absolutists"
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
"How tariffs blew up the price of washing machines seven years ago" buff.ly/3QlVHi0
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
"Native-Born Americans Are Not Losing Jobs to Foreigners" buff.ly/3EFsKLx
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Trump administration reciprocal tariff analysis will look at non-tariff barriers too. I assume, of course (of COURSE), that it'll consider all the American NTBs - subsidies, quotas, Buy American, regulatory barriers, etc - too, right? Right?! buff.ly/4gNRK0E
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
My new Capitolism @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social explains that, even though Trump's Canada/Mexico tariffs are now paused, we learned a lot abt US trade economics & policy - little of it good: "Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025" thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
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Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025
Tariffs are costly, and so is dealing with Washington.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
"TSMC says it will start volume production of 1.6nm chips starting next year" buff.ly/4hoqLJJ "To show you how far we've come, the original iPhone, released in 2007, used a chip built on the 90nm process node." 😱
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Curtis C @bornabronco.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Looks like sportsmanship was the big loser yesterday in college football. ☹️
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 30/11/2024
Down goes No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan with the upset and another CFP shakeup.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
New Goldman analysis projects PCE will remain above the Fed's 2% target next year bc of tariffs:
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Curtis C @bornabronco.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I'm in for $35 per Dalmas FG, $91 for the first Ahmed sack, and $25 per Jeanty TD. $125 minimum and I'll cap my donation at $250 just in case Dalmas and Jeanty go wild.
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