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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h
Higher oil prices move money from drivers to shareholders. Oil companies are extracting roughly the same amount of oil, but the price per barrel keeps going up.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When a politician promises to make something cheaper, ask "the second question". Where's the extra supply coming from? ⁣ ⁣ This diesel executive order doesn't make any sense newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
U.S. Trade Deficit Hits 17-Month High Despite Trump’s Tariffs www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...
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U.S. Trade Deficit Hits 17-Month High Despite Trump’s Tariffs (Gift Article)
Imports and the trade deficit have ballooned in recent months, defying the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce it through tariffs.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...
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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The economy baked a bigger pie then handed everyone a smaller fork. youtu.be/Cc21Z2WeWdU
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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If We Americans Are to Save Our Democracy, We Must Disenthrall Ourselves from Our Political Bondage to the 47th President and His MAGA Republican Party
. . .as Abraham Lincoln urged the nation in 1863 to disenthrall itself from its bondage to the ruinous political dogmas of its time
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Steve Rattner (@steverattner)
The stock market is near a record high. Under the hood, something else is going on. Since late August the S&P 500 is up 2.4%, but A.I.-related and chip stocks are up 16%. Take those out of the inde...
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Do not become numb to how disgusting it is to hear an American president encouraging an enemy to “take out” two major American cities.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
Calls for court reform have grown louder in recent years as the Supreme Court has delivered several controversial rulings. Justice Samuel Alito says Democrats’ calls to expand the court are a political attempt to influence the justices’ decisions: demdock.com/4hIVLFZ
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 06/10/2026
Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 06/10/2026
Sure, Donald Trump floated letting Iran wipe out Los Angeles and San Diego, but Kamala had an awkward laugh once, so really it’s impossible to choose.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Diesel futures fell after Trump announced a “massive” European oil release.⁣ ⁣ Then traders read the actual G7 statement, and the entire price move vanished.⁣ ⁣ Turns out the massive release was mostly a PR stunt. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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An Agreement to Agree About an Earlier Agreement
Read the G7 communiqué closely and the "new" 100 million barrels turns out to be leftovers from March.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Steve Rattner (@steverattner)
The trade deficit in August was $36 billion larger than the Biden average. Trump's tariffs have failed.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Words & Phrases: A Crazy Rant Isn’t a ‘Speech’ or an ‘Interview’
🚨 28 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Steve Rattner (@steverattner)
Wages are at all-time lows, and profits at historic highs, as a percent of GDP. The backlash against A.I. is a backlash against unchecked inequality. My @New York Times Opinion Chart:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born
Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 1989 CEOs made 60x the average worker. Today it's 325x. I guess the corporate ladder is getting taller. With @svaneksmith.bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Palantir Executive Mocks Pope Leo XIV as Silicon Valley Splits Over Him
The stunt came eight days after Palantir’s co-founder called the pope a “useful idiot” for China. Not everyone in tech laughed, and some of the pope’s sharpest defenders came from inside the industry.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wage growth is now running below 3%, the slowest in years. So many families are feeling this right now. youtu.be/mlZg8gQAUTk
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
It’s a federal crime to send armed federal agents to the polls. So why does the Trump administration keep suggesting it? “The answer is … Donald Trump wants to, to use his words, cheat like hell,” Marc Elias says. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Unsurprisingly the Russians are paying off the Americans to take their side in the Russia’s criminal war of aggression. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Labor's share of income just hit an all-time low. That means for every dollar a company brings in, workers are taking home smaller and smaller slices. Income keeps shifting to the owners. With @svaneksmith .bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am challenging Mike Collins to join me in demanding an end to this war.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer (@brcremer)
The reason I don't want a "Christian nation" isn't because I'm against Christianity. It's because I've studied church history and learned about the horrors caused by the church crawling into bed with ...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/10/2026
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Why AI Chip Resilience Is Dictated by Packaging, Not Fabs: Inside Beebolt’s 54-Node Tsumiki Risk Index
Evaluating structural tech dependencies across fragility, importance, and interdependence: Co-CEO Talal Abu-Issa on why zero single-source bottlenecks remain low-risk in upcoming Q4 report.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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When AI Hallucinates, It Isn’t Claiming to be Jesus Christ, it is just Stating Untruths
Common hallucinations that we are familiar with by observing other people are quite different than what an AI hallucination is. Confabulation describes an AI hallucination better.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Steve Rattner (@steverattner)
A.I. companies will need to find at least $4.2 trillion a year in new revenue by 2031 to pay for their data center buildout, per @Bain & Company.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer (@brcremer)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
substack.com/@meidastouch...; So Sen. Schmitt is a doofus!
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MeidasTouch Network (@meidastouch)
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/atru...; HEY SEN. SCHMITT—NEXT TIME YOU ACCUSE SOMEONE OF PERJURY—MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM/DATE/LOCATION!! AND THE DIRTBAG IN THE HEARING WAS NOT JACK SMITH.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Steve Rattner (@steverattner)
The cost of borrowing for mortgages, car loans, and credit cards is rising. This trend will continue as long as inflation and debt proceed on their upward trajectory under Trump.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OpenAI cancels new AI launch, citing safety issues
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Proud to stand with the clinicians confronting Pennsylvania’s escalating measles outbreak. While federal rhetoric shifts attention elsewhere, they are caring for the patients living with the consequences. Their voices, their stories, and the suffering they’re witnessing deserve the spotlight.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Income inequality--rethinking the definition of "job creators;" Rise of the oligarchy
#tax reform #ROI #income inequality
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debravogler.bsky.social @debravogler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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How best to fund our social safety net? A sovereign wealth fund vs. universal basic capital/income vs. reforming the tax code
#ROI #UBI #AI #tax reform #sovereignwealthfund
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