Reposted by Jeff.LAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hCNBC on the September jobs report: "A bit of a disappointment. Expecting 90,000, comes in at 29,000. And we see two month revisions down 60,000 ... average hourly earnings -- this is a big miss. Big, big miss. We were expecting up three tenth. This comes in at one tenth." 1421600516
Reposted by Jeff.LAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hDUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business on the September jobs report: "The numbers do not look good. I'm looking at 29,000 jobs added. That is well below expectations for 90,000, and our unemployment rate jumps up to 4.2%. A significant slowdown." 37243921304
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The staffer who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks game has been identified. 692369301
Reposted by Jeff.LPiyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.alligator.org/article/2026...alligator.orgNewly discovered documents illuminate Doug Band’s relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell - The Independent Florida AlligatorThe presidential search advisory committee member whose connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were uncovered by The Alligator in January testified before Congress June 30 about his rela... 088
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Before we knew Donald J. Trump, nobody thought it was even possible to stand out for tacky vulgarity in America . . . 108915203
Reposted by Jeff.LTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Over 4,000 Texans showed up for James Talarico in Ken Paxton's home county 👀 13647621033
Reposted by Jeff.LChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident 13839902207
Reposted by Jeff.LJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9651602097
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 64691683894
Reposted by Jeff.LM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Collins Nails Jennings.......👏🏻 553133223773
Jeff.L @jefflockard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026missouriindependent.com/2026/09/29/e...missouriindependent.comCommentary: Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become • Missouri IndependentMissouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed. 000
Reposted by Jeff.LJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I can't think of a more effective way to ensure that Jay Powell stays on the Fed, and I want to thank the President for his creative efforts to retain him. 2030747
Reposted by Jeff.LJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I gave a keynote last week on how we can do a better job in teaching financial literacy. I poured a lot into it, and along the way, convinced myself that it's something I ought to do more of. If you want to see the talk, the whole thing's here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE9e...youtube.comThe Money Habits Too Many People SkipYouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers 1125964
Reposted by Jeff.LJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A quick vocab lesson for the president: if you buy something from me, then we have a "trade deficit". It doesn't mean you got ripped off. It doesn't mean it's unfair. All it means is you ended up with more stuff and I ended up with more cash. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJqtzkwYQE 29415114
Reposted by Jeff.LEamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: We’ve spent months reporting on a Chinese intelligence effort to penetrate the Federal Reserve. It’s a fascinating and important saga, revealing the lengths that Chinese spies are willing to go to get any scrap of information about the Fed.cnbc.comInside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal ReserveA CNBC investigation shows how former Fed advisor John Rogers became entangled with a man U.S. officials identify as a Chinese intelligence operative. 23717
Reposted by Jeff.LAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty) 99495292445
Reposted by Jeff.LThe USA Singers @theusasingers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mf’er is like Batman. 317118512524
Reposted by Jeff.LPocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today before Senate. 479154484842
Reposted by Jeff.LEamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve got a story coming tomorrow about espionage in Washington that we have been working on for a few months. I think it’s fascinating and important, and I hope you will get a chance to see it. Keep an eye on cnbc.com in the morning!cnbc.comUS Top News and AnalysisCNBC is the world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage. Find fast, actionable information. 326260
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/20261. Eric Schmitt booked this show as a victory lap for his "gotcha" moment revealing "proof" that Jack Smith was at an Atlanta Hawks game. 2. That "proof" blew up in Schmitt's face. 3. Instead of cancelling this appearance, he dishonestly colludes with the hosts to pretend he did have that proof. 1672002460
Reposted by Jeff.LThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows... 187111572117
Jeff.L @jefflockard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.iflscience.com/el-nino-can-...iflscience.comEl Niño Can Trigger Planetary-Scale "Kelvin Waves" Across The Pacific, And It’s Thought One Is Headed For California This Fall – Here’s What That Means"California is already taking steps now to protect communities from a potentially historic El Niño because we know how serious these weather extremes driven by climate change can be." 010
Reposted by Jeff.LAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Ted Cruz: “You signed subpoenas like you signed Denny’s menus.” What the fuck does that even mean? 3332374291
Reposted by Jeff.LSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 37890332825
Reposted by Jeff.LRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kash Patel’s phony manufactured stats that he uses to cover up his gross incompetence. 281137320
Reposted by Jeff.LKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 768286265975
Reposted by Jeff.LQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 298152283595
Reposted by Jeff.LJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The bond yield story just keeps getting starker. 50529145
Reposted by Jeff.LJosh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You should fire whoever told you to say this. 1914318
Reposted by Jeff.LJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The free market wouldn't object to a few oligarchs hoarding all the AI profits while everyone else is scraping by. Markets don't do morality. That's up to us. youtu.be/OAGV50CDgno 15382100
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck: 28462281835
Reposted by Jeff.LJosh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The incident triggered a massive response, with homes evacuated and bomb disposal teams searching three vans close to the base. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...nbcnews.comBomb squad searching vans near U.S. air base in Britain as five men arrested on terror chargeThe incident triggered a massive response, with homes evacuated and bomb disposal teams searching three vans close to the base. 03510
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think this shows how monumentally stupid JD Vance is, that he walked right into that. Anyone with any clue could have seen that set-up a mile away. 15947991159
Reposted by Jeff.LChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences. 24861763085
Reposted by Jeff.LLady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek. 376136073882
Reposted by Jeff.LDianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump waving a Communist flag! What a two-faced conman! 5125
Reposted by Jeff.LAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 786178164778
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 24159284061
Reposted by Jeff.Lℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 Frat boys at Cornell University. 833232930
Reposted by Jeff.LArabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So beautifully simple. So straightforward. Adnan Kashoggi, when he was the richest man in the world, said that the secret is to get between people and what they need. Trump and the billionaires and the Republicans have made this their Constitution. 031
Reposted by Jeff.LRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is planning to turn an outdated skyscraper building in the city into 4,000 units of affordable housing. Instead of creating destructive data centers that destroy lives as well as the ecosystem for dark profit, this leader chooses to help people instead. More of this please. 12665751703
Reposted by Jeff.LSeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I am 72.5% better than my cousin is at not comparing myself to other people. 0309
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Yes, we promised no new wars and that we'd bring gas prices down, and fix the economy, but—instead—we came up with a stupid, unnecessary word for what *everyone* already calls artificial intelligence. You're welcome!" —The Idiots in the White House 95624164
Reposted by Jeff.LRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026While Trump had the US military on their hands and knees smoothing out a red carpet for Xi and the Chinese. 861584603
Jeff.L @jefflockard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.sltrib.com/news/educati...sltrib.comNew report: Utah Valley University tried to warn Charlie Kirk’s staff of risks, but team ignored concernsUVU’s police chief had texted Charlie Kirk’s private security adviser to meet about final safety measures for the event. That meeting “did not occur,” according to the independent review. 000
Reposted by Jeff.LMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 627117874551