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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 17h
Tech billionaires are driving all the gains on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index this year, while the rest have lost a combined $62 billion.
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The Only Billionaires Making Money This Year Are In Tech
If 2026 feels like a banner year for the world’s tech billionaires, the numbers bear it out.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 18h
Look at this display by the POTUS, and then realize that the House and Senate races are close - what does this tell you about Americans?
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bad news continues for US Treasury. fortune.com/2026/10/03/u...
fortune.com
U.S. debt is increasingly at the mercy of the market as interest costs surge while elections add more risk to the debt ceiling, ratings agency warns | Fortune
"This trajectory points to an unsustainable medium-term fiscal path and leaves the sovereign increasingly exposed to shifts in market sentiment and financing conditions."
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That's Trump's America, not what it used to be, but this is what it has now been transformed into - the pariah of the world. The world will be watching the midterms and January 3, 2027 to see which path Americans choose.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ugh. The amount of people losing their jobs right now is not okay.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's a threat - if the GOP loses control of both Houses without interference from the DOJ, FBI, ICE...then in line with his other acts of retribution he will make the lives of American citizens miserable. Americans should know by now, he just doesn't care about US citizens.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Then someone should ask him who bragged about this deal.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Perhaps a bargaining chip on tariffs/trade - some of Trump's own medicine.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Given that Trump's tariffs have been identified as equivalent to raising taxes by the SCOTUS, Democrats should seize on this and hammer home to Americans that Trump has RAISED their taxes - a winning message for Dems. Put the GOP on the defense to try argue that this is somehow not the case.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Given that Trump's tariffs have been identified as equivalent to raising taxes by the SCOTUS, Democrats should seize on this and hammer home to Americans that Trump has RAISED their taxes - a winning message for Dems.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm surprised that Democrats have not taken more advantage of the opportunity to relate to Americans how Trump has in fact raised their taxes by just rebranding them as tariffs. The SCOTUS has agreed that tariffs are taxes, and selling the message that Trump raised taxes is a winning message.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm surprised that Democrats have not taken more advantage of the opportunity to relate to Americans how Trump has in fact raised their taxes by just rebranding them as tariffs. The SCOTUS has agreed that tariffs are taxes, and selling the message that Trump raised taxes is a winning message.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm surprised that Democrats have not taken more advantage of the opportunity to relate to Americans how Trump has in fact raised their taxes by just rebranding them as tariffs. The SCOTUS has agreed that tariffs are taxes, and selling the message that Trump raised taxes is a winning message.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's difficult to grow an economy when you shield corporations from taxes yet raise the taxes of everyday Americans by disguising them and rebranding them as tariffs "others pay". If Trump came out and said that he was raising taxes, GOP would freak-out, yet raising taxes via tariffs is ok??
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It shows the arguments that smart people are able to inject into political debates, rather than the incoherent blame, fear, and racism that the intellectually limited feed off of.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Says it all. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tiny hands, just like dad.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well said, "The National Post needs to understand that this is not 1362.This is Canada in 2026, and fanaticism has no place here". The genocide is real and Israel needs to be called out and those responsible held accountable. Stop hiding behind the shield of anti-sematism.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If Dems are hot & GOP cold, then you have an even bigger problem.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Most countries now view the USA as an unreliable partner thanks to Trump's tariffs, threats, and incompetence. Unlikely that South Korea will go down this path.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Time to check under the hood - check engine light is on.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Perhaps he would like to take a swipe at Scott Bessent.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Message to service members - get out while you still can.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unfortunately, religious fanaticism is seeping (perhaps streaming) into American politics and society. This will soon act as justification for imperialistic crusades.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Perhaps she would be better-off suing her plastic surgeon.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another well thought out plan.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, that sums it up, but it does not bode well for the fact that US democracy is no longer functioning and that the loss of freedoms, the rule of law, and equality will not be resurrected.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even if those senators aren't doing their job?
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rational, intelligent, measured? None of the above. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
aljazeera.com
Trump says US may ‘blow up’ Iran, Tehran refutes RAF airbase involvement
Top leadership in Iran reviews latest US response offer to end war as economic turmoil and political concerns rise.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The constant would explain roughly a 30-70 split, meaning that the Senate would be nowhere as close as it is. Most of the Senate races are about a 50/50 split, so about 20% outside of the Constant - longstanding GOP voters who don't recognize the gravity of the situation?
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
People used to have hobbies, now they engage in this kind of nonsense. Wait until their freedoms are restricted, then they will gain an understand of how they were used by Trump et al. to gain total control. Fools.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Freud would have a field day with this nincompoop.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The fact that polling doesn't indicate an absolute landslide in the House AND the Senate, means that there is a deeper problem in American society.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's just another example of the utter incompetence of this administration. Loyalty does not come with competence, intelligence, and rational thought. A prime example for Americans showing why they need to rid themselves of this GOP in the House AND the Senate.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Precicely.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Peter Navarro is a traitor and an idiot. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/...
aljazeera.com
Trump adviser Peter Navarro starts prison term for contempt of US Congress
Navarro is the first senior Trump official to be imprisoned for acts related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not to mention those industrial sized Depends that he appears to be wearing during rallies!
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ever get the feeling that Trump is a bit of a liar.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everything is for sale: "Trump asked Xi “at one point” whether China was interested in procuring US arms, the US envoy to Beijing, David Perdue, said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday" www.aljazeera.com/news-analysi...
aljazeera.com
Arming an adversary: Why Trump’s offer to sell China weapons belies US policy
Analysts dismissed Trump's proposal as lacking any strategic logic – but said it revealed how he views Beijing.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bribing Americans with their own money. This con man still thinks Americans are so stupid that they don't realize that they are the ones paying the tariffs/taxes, and now he's offering to give them (which he never will) a portion of their own money back? Is MAGA really this stupid?
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Let's go with a Trump rebrand - "Super Stupid" (SS), covers many bases.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And the Senate is up for grabs...
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I have no principles, no morals, and my values are for sale - like Trump, this guy continues the con of Americans. Just say whatever it takes to get elected, the voters will forget what you said in a few weeks when something new comes along.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Propaganda feeding propaganda, that where the country is headed.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And the Senate is still up for grabs? poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
poll.qu.edu
Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Optimism Sinks For Freedom Of Speech Being Protected In The U.S. | Quinnipiac Univers...
"The Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meddling all across the western hemisphere is no coincidence. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election
A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The goal may be to further try to destabilize (punish) Europe and other nations while increasing profits for big oil CEOs. Trump sees his popularity tanking and if he follows all his other moves - punishing those who criticize him, he will punish Americans to point that they succumb to his rule.
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polyscidoc.bsky.social @polyscidoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The ban is less about lowering the price in the US, and more about Trump's narcissistic need to punish every other nation. Higher gas prices in the US would benefit his corporate friends, and simultaneously punish everyday Americans whom he now see as disloyal based favorability polls. Twisted logic
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why it's dangerous to have a malignant narcissist in a position of power.
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