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404 Media @404media.co · 14h
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
404media.co
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump is using the launch of the new AI-powered America .gov to push the SAVE Act. He says the site will make it easy to get documents like replacement Social Security cards and passports, so Congress should pass the bill. Apparently, getting the paperwork will be as easy as a swipe.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This would be a terrible mistake.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amind the hoopla over RFK Jr's MAHA movement and his and Hegseth's fixation on testosterone levels, the reality is that the 2nd most widely used pesticide in the USA has been proven to cause chemical castration and even sex change in various animals. Naturally, no research on people.
theguardian.com
Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
washingtonsun.com
White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A federal judge just blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don't change how they run elections. It's the latest blow to Trump's attempts to rewrite election rules.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When the federal government pushed buyouts and early retirements to its workforce last year, remote military bases struggled to staff critical services for service members and families, according to a government report released Thursday. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
stripes.com
Last year’s workforce reductions made it harder for remote military bases to staff critical services, GAO finds
When the government reduced the workforce last year, remote military bases struggled to staff critical services for service members and families.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands visited Grand Teton National Park this week and looked at three potential locations for a baseball park within the park’s boundaries” WTF 🤬 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
washingtonpost.com
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cornell University takes rape so seriously that seven #ChiPhi fraternity rapists (Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar) were punished by having to write an essay. And you wonder why women don't feel safe . . .
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Pentagon's public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased this week without explanation from Trump's Defense Department. The total number of troops now wounded during the war is 861, according to DCAS.
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
seattletimes.com
Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The regime just handed corporations a legal license to slaughter endangered wildlife in our national forests without penalty. They are eviscerating the Endangered Species Act. Demand Congress strike it down now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/09/2026
Imagine getting denied for a card by an AI version of yourself.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel labeling the Pope’s call for AI ethics as a tool for Beijing is top-tier tech-bro paranoia. Calling human-centered safety a foreign psyop overlooks a critical truth: regulating AI risks isn't weakness, it's necessary governance. Corporate profits shouldn't take the upper hand on ethics.
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
US was the only country to vote against a measure in the UN UN Commission on the Status of Women that concerned women’s equality & participation in public life, during a session on strengthening rights & access to justice for women & girls. The vote was 37 to one: USA. 😰 #ProudBlue
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 24/09/2026
'We must call a war a war, whether it is informational, cyber, hybrid or covert'
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'We must call a war a war, whether it is informational, cyber, hybrid or covert'
After four and a half years of war, Vladimir Putin's failure to conquer Ukraine has prompted him to escalate his campaign, seeking to destroy Ukraine and destabilize Europe, writes columnist Sylvie Kauffmann.
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thelionessrampant.bsky.social @thelionessrampant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Last footage of the mating call ever recorded of the Kaua'i 'õ'õ bird, endemic to Kauai, which went extinct in 1987.
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u... Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the UN President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.
nytimes.com
Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations (Gift Article)
President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/09/2026
Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.
arstechnica.com
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Biomedical researchers are on edge after news broke over the weekend that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) director clashed with President Donald Trump over a White House plan to turn over the agency’s final grant decisions to a new board co-chaired by Trump’s budget chief, Russell
science.org
White House move to seize control of NIH grant decisions upsets senators and scientists
Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Geoffrey Lean: 18 years ago, scientists drew up 9 planetary boundaries not be transgressed if the world is to remain safe and secure. Today they report we have crossed a record seven—with ocean acidification joining others like climate change and biodiversity loss. The only two boundaries to have
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Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels - Oceanographic
Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breach safe limits at record levels, a new report warns, as ocean heat and extreme weather intensify.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Is Ken Paxton the preferred candidate of the Chinese Communist Party for the senate from Texas? Why, yes, apparently he is. And it's mostly because they know he's for sale, on any issue.
houstonchronicle.com
Exclusive: Ken Paxton donations tied to Chinese real estate investment firm
Paxton's campaign has taken in $40,000 from donors who work for companies that facilitate the foreign investments in Texas real estate, according to records.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A federal court has denied a request to halt the SpaceX land transfer. The Trump administration approved a deal giving SpaceX 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for 683 acres of SpaceX-owned land.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is how the kleptocracy works. Across Miami a small group of billionaires and Trump insiders are gaming out who could lead Cuba’s nine million people. The effort has drawn billionaires and Trump-linked power-brokers, the scions of Cuban-American dynasties built on sugar, and immigrants
wsj.com
The Wealthy Miami Residents Who Are Plotting Cuba’s Future
The detailed plans are fueled by Trump’s warning that “Cuba is next”—even as the regime hangs on.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s only national forest is being opened back up to fracking. The federal government just leased oil and gas rights beneath nearly 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest for about $11 million, the first competitive lease sale there since 2017.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It simply never ends. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik issued new guidance interpreting the Endangered Species Act’s prohibition on “taking” endangered wildlife much more narrowly. Under the new interpretation, an action generally has to be intentionally
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I asked the White House, the Pentagon and other officials this morning — is this real? A military complex in the middle of a traffic roundabout? Really?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
WATCH: “Access to Marsha will go through Ward Baker.” Republicans warn Ward Baker, the wizard behind @MarshaBlackburn, is already selling access to her — to A.I. corporations etc. — for when she becomes governor 🤔 💰 🤷🏼‍♀️ Full @NC5_BenHall story: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There's been so much that the regime is doing paranoid polygraph testing for top officials. And it isn't stopping the leaks. The most notable recent leak was photos of bombed out US bases in the Middle East. That reportedly came from lower level personnel. So could be more, yes, but isn't small.
nytimes.com
In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members
About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I was trying to figure out why Trump banned Politico from the White House along with CNN and MSNOW. Now I get it. This fascist regime can't have media outlets in the building that reveal to voters how Trump and Hegseth gifted our military technology to the Chinese.
politico.com
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's your last chance to vote in American Humane's Hero Dog Awards! Read the heroic tales of military working dogs, therapy pups, first responder canines, and more. Then, vote for who you think should take the top spot. 🏆🐾 🔗👉 www.americanhumane.org/what-we-do/c...
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Hero Dog Awards®
Ordinary dogs, extraordinary stories. These rescued dogs defy the odds, proving why they’re truly man’s best friend. Celebrate their courage and second chances.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PFAS in the blood of 97% of Americans
fortune.com
Data centers are swapping water for forever chemicals to keep AI cool | Fortune
A new ChemSec report finds most of the world's largest PFAS producers are expanding output to meet demand from AI data centers.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"In May, the Gemini model accessed three separate private computer systems by guessing passwords and by twice using a repository of publicly listed passwords, Google said." This genie is not going back in the bottle.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?
variety.com
FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/09/2026
We're in the midst of an illegal war that's costing Americans $1 billion a day. Gas is over $4/gallon. AI companies are warning of threats to humanity. And the President is trying to demolish the Kennedy Center because he can't put his name on it. Sums up the Trump era.
washingtonpost.com
Judge says Trump’s board may not demolish Kennedy Center without warning
Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a federal judge to clarify that the center cannot be torn down after images surfaced of the president reviewing what appeared to be a printout related to the institution.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Boykin: The Republicans control the entire government. They control the white house. They control the house. They control the senate. They control six of the nine seats on the supreme court. If you're not happy with the way the country is running America, blame the Republicans.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On September 17, 1849, Harriet Tubman and her two brothers courageously set out to escape the plantation for freedom up north. However, her brothers quickly turned back out of fear, leaving Tubman to push forward into the unknown completely alone. (cont.) Shero 💞 🙏🏽🕊️ www.theroot.com/177-years-af...
Title of Article: 177 Years After Her Escape: The Truth About Harriet Tubman You Were Never Taught

Lead: Harriet Tubman escaped slavery on Sept. 17. If you think you know her story, these four untold facts prove just how incredible she was.

By Angela Wilson

Published: September 17, 2026

Shot of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, seated in a chair on a grassy lawn, wrapped in a shawl and facing the camera with a serious expression, likely photographed in Auburn, New York, 1911. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process. Colors may not be period-accurate. From the Gado Modern Color series. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oracle chairman Larry Ellison and CEO Mike Sicilia have been served with subpoenas to testify before lawmakers about a $17 billion increase in its projected costs to modernize the VA's medical records network. From Stars and Stripes' Linda F. Hersey:
stripes.com
Oracle executives subpoenaed to testify over price spike in VA medical records contract
Oracle executives face congressional subpoenas over a VA medical records project whose cost rose from $10 billion to $27 billion by 2031.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨 5,308 letters delivered! Hegseth is officially facing a privileged impeachment resolution over the regime's illegal wars and extrajudicial killings. House leadership cannot hide this vote. Let's hit 7,500 letters before they take the floor: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So incredibly sad. St Mary’s Glacier in Colorado is gone. Climate change is here
cbsnews.com
St. Mary's Glacier among those in Colorado disappearing during drought
Colorado's hot and dry summer has taken a toll on another popular destination — St. Mary's Glacier.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
meidasnews.com
Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Group of scientists filed a class-action lawsuit against the NIH. They allege the ​NIH is unconstitutionally screening research grants to suppress viewpoints the Trump administration ‌disfavors on topics like diversity, gender identity and climate change.
reuters.com
Scientists challenge US NIH grant screening as unconstitutional
A group of scientists filed a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday against the U.S. National Institutes of Health, alleging the ​agency is unconstitutionally screening research grants to suppress viewpoi...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
HHS wants to relax regulations on human subject research (The Common Rule). For example, they want to redefine “undue influence” on vulnerable human research subjects (children, prisoners, disabled, culturally disadvantaged). 1/
From the federal register: The foundational framework for human subjects protection in the United States was established by the National Research Act of 1974 in response to widespread public concern over unethical biomedical and behavioral research practices. Following its passage, the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued the first version of 45 CFR part 46. These regulations established institutional review boards (IRBs) as the key mechanism for oversight and ethical review of human subjects research. While these protections remain vital, the current regulatory framework no longer reflects the realities of modern research.
In 1991 the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, known as the Common Rule, was formally adopted by HHS and 15 other federal departments and agencies. Although the last major revision in 2017 introduced several changes to modernize human subject protections while reducing unnecessary regulatory burden, investigators and institutions have continued to report that the Common Rule imposes unnecessary burdens and unclear requirements, particularly for minimal-risk studies. For example, the Department has received feedback that applying the Common Rule remains cumbersome for research within Learning Healthcare Systems and for other research methods that are integrated into clinical care settings and are intended to improve the quality and safety of medical care.
Without additional changes intended to clarify ambiguities, expand flexibilities, and redirect protective measures toward high-risk activities, the rights and safety of research participants as well as scientific breakthroughs can be impeded. Examples of how this rulemaking will address these issues include expanding exemptions for certain additional types of low-risk research, incorporating flexibilities for de minimis protocol changes, and clarifying key terms such as the definition of undue influence. These reforms will reduce ambiguity and undue administr…
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Hawaiʻi Nonprofits @hawaiinonprofits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Volunteers are needed as the American Red Cross continues assisting in recovery efforts on Kauaʻi more than a week after Hurricane Lowell battered the Garden Island, leaving emergency crews and volunteers focused on long-term recovery.
hawaiinewsnow.com
Volunteers needed on Kauai as Red Cross shifts to long-term hurricane recovery
The Red Cross is seeking volunteers on Kauaʻi as relief teams navigate debris and mud to reach isolated communities recovering from Hurricane Lowell.
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Mark Henry @drmarkhenry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Irish teenagers are among the best at fact-checking what they're told. 60% of 15 year olds in Ireland report both checking the credibility of information sources and placing greater trust in scientific evidence than in common sense. That reduces vulnerability to misinformation and disinformation 🇮🇪😇
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BlackJew 🏳️‍⚧️ @blackjew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When no one believes a country can pay back its debts, people stop buying its bonds. And if that happens, it starts to mean the currency or money is worthless because the markets stop believing it has value. The belief that the US was a stable country meant we could basically spend what we want.
npr.org
The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.
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