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Colin Jacobson

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Dog lover Movie reviewer (www.dvdmg.com) Does anyone read this?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h
Trump is the great destroyer. Killing 500 healthy trees.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2h
Just read it. Bessent wrote Warren a letter
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 9, 2026
The Honorable Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Warren:
Thave received your October 7 letter, which adds to the mounting body of evidence of your complete paucity of knowledge about financial markets. Rather than take my suggestion of studying introductory economics, you have continued your letter-writing crusade and participation in tabloid fodder about the Treasury Department.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to treat your concerns as sincere. As the federal funds rate climbed from near zero to its highest level in 22 years, with inflation hitting a 40-year high, you were a cheerleader for the Biden Administration's reckless spending. You blamed the economic consequences on the Federal Reserve, rather than your own irresponsible fiscal policies. Your view of the economy depends on who occupies the White House, but your woeful understanding of the issues is consistent.
The "interventions" you describe as "unprecedented" have been underway since May 2024. The buyback program has been well received by market participants in bolstering Treasury liquidity, which reduces market volatility, increases the convenience yield of Treasury securities and ensures the best value for the taxpayer. The continued enhancements optimize Treasury market liquidity in primary and secondary markets. The U.S. Treasury market's liquidity and performance versus global peers is evidence.
While you voted for a $5 trillion tax hike on everyday Americans, the Working Families Tax Cuts continue to deliver for families and workers across the country. The average refund this filing season was over $3,400, an increase of 11 percent over the previous year. More than 30 million workers claimed No Tax on Overtime, more than 7 million claimed No Tax on Tips, and more than 37 million seniors claimed their enhanced deduction. More than 34 million families claimed the permanently enhanced Child Tax Credit, and …These results are made possible by the employees of the Department of the Treasury, who are working around the clock for the American people. Unsurprisingly, you have responded by criticizing their dedication and aptitude for the job in a recent interview.' Despite your malign characterization, the Domestic Finance team you alluded to in your interview is fully staffed relative to historical levels. It is ironic that you have voted against every presidential appointee for a position at Treasury, no matter how impressive the qualifications for the role. Given your newfound interest in Department personnel, I challenge you to reverse course and thoughtfully engage with future nominees and support their confirmation.
Finally, my offer of a Foreign Exchange for Dummies tutorial still stands and if you receive a passing grade on the Yale metric, not the Harvard curve, I would be happy to also include a Fixed Income for Dummies.
Sincerely,
Aver Bout
Happy Indigenous Peoples'
Say in advance to you and your family.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
He knew. He intentionally stiffed them because he’s an arrogant prick who sues his OB/GYN patients. They repeatedly tried to get the bill paid. Then someone posted their pleas on social media. A bunch of us retweeted it. It went viral. ONLY THEN did this scumbag pay.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
We are becoming more like our ally Russia every day under the Trump Regime. Vote his Republican enablers and supporters out of office next month. Our Republic is being shredded and our credibility all over the world is completely gone.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
“President Zelenskyy could’ve solved the war” — Trump (The one person with the power to immediately end the war is Putin, the aggressor)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump praises Fetterman and encourages him to switch parties
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 3h
Nothing has ever been more real than the Trump Putin collaboration
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
I’ve said this before, Trump is Saruman without the intellect, real hair, and fashion sense.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
Still nothing yet from Darlene Graham about Trump pissing on the Lindsey O. Graham Russia Sanction Act.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3h
I guess we know what the “quo” is for the “quid” of Russia ostensibly supplying diesel to the U.S.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 8h
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 9h
The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 7h
“ABC pulling the story only made it a bigger story. Certainly not what Don Jr. or the WH were going for. And ABC doesn’t look great, either. All of which underscores the need for news that is neither owned nor leveraged by this White House— a commodity vanishingly rare in today’s media environment.”
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ABC News Hands Massive Gift to Trump Family
ABC pulled a critical story on Don Jr. without explanation. I think it’s clear why.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 9h
Just so you understand the depth of the cynicism: Trump’s failed war with Iran not only raised America's gas prices, but also global oil prices, which allowed Russia to make a gigantic amount of money and fund the killing of Ukrainians. ​And then they blame Ukraine for a disaster of
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
Trump just handed Putin a lifeline weeks before the midterms. Energy analysts say his Russian diesel deal won’t meaningfully lower prices. And a tanker that left Russia weeks before the announcement raises an even bigger question: How long was this in the works?
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Trump Reopens U.S. Market to Putin’s Diesel — Consumers Get Little Relief
Days after the White House invoked an emergency to ease diesel costs, Trump promised Russia new fuel sales as analysts warned the arrangement is unlikely to move prices.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h
Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ''inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump promised he would end the war in 24 hours after the election in 2024. Of course, he didn't do that. So now he's blaming Zelenskyy for all of his own failures.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
Ben Meiselas: And here's a compilation of Trump saying many times that if any country bought oil from Russia, he would go after them...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
🚨 THIS AGED HORRIBLY: Pete Hegseth attacked reports of additional American deaths in Trump's Iran war. Now the Pentagon has raised the official death toll to 21. Ben Meiselas zeroes in on Hegseth's choice of words: “They claim we're not in a war.”
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h
It’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Democratic turnout this election is going to be off the charts for a midterm. Rage is a powerful motivator.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Turns out that everything Trump is doing in the lead up to the midterms to try to boost Republican turnout is only producing the opposite effect while also boosting Democratic and independent turnout of people enraged at what he’s doing and saying.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h
Trump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
We all knew this was where we were headed the day Trump was elected. And the pro-Ukraine Republicans in Congress who claim they didn’t are either lying or stupid. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
12 killed. 309 injured. Including an American death. All while Trump claims the war is "over" and demands a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.
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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h
How long until they cave and put money in his pocket? Or at least hold a black tie dinner in his honor?
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Colin Jacobson @oatsdad.bsky.social · 3h
Pretty sure that T-shirt is inaccurate. 😄
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h
Weird that Donald Trump's message is that people who are being assaulted can stop it all by giving up and submitting to the aggressor, so weird, so so weird
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Absolutely insanity. How the hell can this person possibly be employed with this level of malicious lying? Unless of course that is what your network is all about. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11h
Just a reminder that whenever Trump says that inflation started with Biden, what he neglects to say was that it was a result of efforts to offset his incredibly botched handling of COVID and the economic consequences it triggered.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11h
Despite ongoing lawsuit seeking to stop Trump overhaul of DC's East Potomac Park, the National Park Service has notified the court that it's going to take down nearly 530 trees at the site Team Trump is pursuing plan to redevelop the golf course on site
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 12h
This is outrageous. Donald Trump just announced a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel, and Treasury immediately lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports through April. Those sanctions exist for one reason. They limit the money Putin can use to wage his brutal war on Ukraine.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h
It’s wild this January 6er actually sat for this interview and said she deserves restitution for her crimes on that day because Trump pardoned her. She can go to hell.
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 12h
KKK
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.” religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...
Walter Kim, president of the National
Association of Evangelicals, told RNS that while he affirms the "need for justice" regarding Hasan's crime, "at the same time, a live-streamed execution by firing squad risks turning one of the state's most solemn responsibilities into a public spectacle, promoting a culture of death, rather than a culture that upholds the dignity of every human being."
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12h
Ken Paxton on the Uvalde shooting: “Life is short no matter what it is.” 21 elementary school children and teachers were killed in the shooting.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump: “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10h
Zelenskyy approval rating: 54% Trump approval rating: 32%
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Colin Jacobson @oatsdad.bsky.social · 8h
She has RBF and looks smug all the time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
another day, more #TravelWithNatalie (Roberto Schmidt/Getty)
Ms Harp, a big smile on her face, and Walt Nauta board Air Force One today
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h
Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
Trump thanked Putin for a few hours’ worth of diesel, then told Ukraine it’s “time to get a new president.” Hours after Russia killed 12 people in Zaporizhzhia, including 3 children. Today’s update:
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Saturday Updates: Trump Just Lashed Out at Zelenskyy After Thanking Putin – 10/10/26
Important updates. Paywall-free.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
🚨 BREAKING: The Pentagon has raised the official death toll of U.S. troops during the war with Iran to 21, with 865 wounded, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reporting that the military had undercounted deaths “a complete lie.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h
One day after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals came out against the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution, Pope Leo has published a tweet reiterating the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.
Pope Leo XIV • @Pontifex• •4h
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The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.
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Colin Jacobson @oatsdad.bsky.social · 8h
When I visited Netherlands in 2022, I learned some basic phrases. Which I used for maybe the first 2 hours I was there and then I stopped because everyone I met spoke perfect English! 😄
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9h
Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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