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@rur2r.bsky.social
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In the video production business. Looking for a competent government that knows its history, is focused on creating a “more perfect union”, and is not run by criminals, rapists, grifters, or traitors! (It’s a low bar.)

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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So, trucking companies are now going under, and we have to assume that farmers are feeling the same squeeze because of diesel prices. All thanks to the Republicans, their criminal regime, and a propaganda machine that won’t quit. Time for America to wake up! www.the-independent.com/us/money/tru...
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16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
Rising costs in areas such as insurance and maintenance are pushing some trucking companies to the brink
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Iran’s proxy the Houthis, have taken over the western part of Yemen: Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane - www.reuters.com/world/middle... So, Iran is effectively in control of the Strait of Hormuz and, by beating back Saudi forces, the Bab el Mandeb.
reuters.com
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a ‌vital global s...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Just a little map and reminder that, in spite of what F47, the regime, Elno, etc. are inferring, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is in North Africa, not on the Spanish mainland:
Map showing Ceuta as part of North Africa.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
So, JV visits Hungary, endorses Orban, and Orban loses. Then JV goes to Islamabad, negotiates with the Iranians, and negotiations fail. 0-2. Seems to me that no one is buying what the U.S. government regime (and JV and his tech-bro fascist feudalist backers) is selling. www.bbc.com/news
bbc.com
BBC News - Breaking news, video and the latest top stories from the U.S. and around the world
Visit BBC News for the latest news, breaking news, video, audio and analysis. BBC News provides trusted World, U.S. and U.K. news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, climat...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Y’know, Bari, instead of “scoops”, you could just report facts, without bias. How about a major news network that just reports the truth, no matter who it helps or hurts, and let the American viewer decide what to do with that information? Just a thought. www.independent.co.uk/news/cbs-new...
independent.co.uk
CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff 'we're toast' if they continue on current path
CBS News chief Bari Weiss told her staff that “we're toast” if the network continues with its current business strategy and invoked legendary newsman Walter Cronkite as a symbol of old thinking
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
“THESE are the times that try men's souls…Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Excerpt from: The Crisis by Thomas Paine Dec. 23, 1776 People, we again have a tyrannical government. Resist!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
From the Minnesota Star Tribune: we have a name. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The U.S. is threatening Greenland, Canada, Mexico. Panama, and now Venezuela. The tech-bros would like to have a North American continental feudal society. Here is a map from Technocracy, Inc., 1930s. Check out the boundaries, and read up on how Musk’s grandfather was part of it. From Wikipedia:
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
From Greenland to Venezuela… US builds up forces in Caribbean, officials and experts ask why - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
reuters.com
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why
A large buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking: is the move aimed at combating drug cartels, as the Trump administration has suggested, or is it for something else entirely?
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Just suffered through watching Tapper and Thompson trying to rationalize and sell their trash book on Biden on the PBS News Hour. Difficult to not throw a brick through the TV…haven’t watched CNN since they gave F47 free air time—and will NEVER watch that network again after this. Fascist enablers!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Way to go Canada! www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
cbc.ca
Canada Votes 2025: CBC News projects Liberal government
CBC News is projecting the Liberals will form their fourth consecutive government. Follow live coverage here as the results come in with Rosemary Barton, Adrienne Arsenault, Ian Hanomansing, David Coc...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
250 years ago today, Paul Revere made his famous ride to Concord and Lexington, as Americans started their fight against a petty tyrant. (Does anyone hear an echo?)
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Dear Greenland, Think long and hard about letting any techno-fascists gain a foothold in your country! They want it all, from Greenland and Canada, down through the U.S. and Mexico, and on to Panama and beyond, for their tech-feudal network state fiefdoms. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north
As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark — or take it by force — some Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
"'Shadow hearing' with ex-DOJ attorney after NYC mayor corruption charges dropped" www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw6...
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LIVE 🔴 'Shadow hearing' with ex- DOJ attorney after NYC mayor corruption charges dropped| KTVU
YouTube video by KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Krasnov threatens Denmark and Panama? Ok then. Denmark's Maersk buys Panama Canal Railway Company - www.reuters.com/business/den...
reuters.com
Denmark's Maersk buys Panama Canal Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Kansas City said on Wednesday it and U.S.-based Lanco Group have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company to a unit of Denmark's Maersk , one of the world's largest container shipping groups.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
From the Chairman of Denmark's Defence Committee: turdef.com/article/dani... Could it be that the Dump 2.0 regime’s agenda could also trash the U.S. MIC? If so, then I would expect severe ramifications.
turdef.com
Danish Defence Committee Chairman Regrets F-35 Purchase | TURDEF
Denmark’s Defence Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov protests on social media, the F-35 procurement underlining his responsibility over the procurement decision.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
U.S. travel industry looking at an estimated 15% drop in tourism, and we’re only two months in! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
@padilla.senate.gov Please vote NO on the CR, NO on the Republican budget (that has no Democratic input in it), and NO to anything that the Republicans concoct that endangers Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or the VA!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
It only took Dump 2.0 a month to trash the economy…is this what MAGA voted for? If so, then I hope they enjoy the poverty! www.latintimes.com/house-democr...
latintimes.com
House Democrats Tear Into Trump Admin for Quickly Tanking 'Strongest' Stock Market Ever: 'In 1 Month They've F--ked It All Up'
House Democrats lambasted President Trump and his administration for steadily tanking the stock market despite reaching all-time highs at the start of February.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The visit to Ukraine by Senator Kelly comes at the right time—hope it helps the cause! threadreaderapp.com/thread/18988...
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Thread by @SenMarkKelly on Thread Reader App
@SenMarkKelly: Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a.....
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It’s not about waste, fraud, or abuse. It’s all about taking control of the government with AI and moving us towards tech-feudalism, where a few oligarchs hold all the cards. As Americans, are we going to be that easily led over the cliff to a fascist future? www.marketplace.org/2025/03/06/f...
marketplace.org
Federal workers’ salaries represent under 5% of federal spending
DOGE's indiscriminate cuts to the federal workforce will “substantially damage the economy,” experts say.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@bera.house.gov Why in the world would any Democrat vote to censure Rep. Green? The only way this nightmare ends is if all Democrats unite, shut the fascists’ policies down, and shout them down to their faces. Al Green did exactly that. We need many more like him to take it to the GQP. Every. Day.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
As expected, Dump 2.0 is beginning to have the impact on the economy that v1.0 did: www.reuters.com/markets/glob...
reuters.com
Investors spy the dawn of a tectonic shift away from US markets
A historic global trade war, a proposed $1.2 trillion European fiscal bazooka and the emergence of China as tech race leader are upending global flows of money, marking a potential turning point for investor capital away from the United States.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Is it possible for all 260+ Democrats in Congress to arrest and remove Trump and his fascist leaders, citing the 14th Amendment and other binding legal precedents, and do it en masse at the SOTU when everyone is together in one place? Just wondering if we can end this nightmare quickly tonight!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I think we found our “fraud, waste, and abuse”! www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/02/...
cnbc.com
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year, says IRS chief
The IRS, with billions of dollars in new funding from Congress, has launched a sweeping crackdown on wealthy individuals, partnerships and large companies.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Two close calls at O’Hare, all due to air traffic control. Maybe Musk’s AI supercomputers can’t handle the task after all! abc7chicago.com/amp/post/2-c...
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2 close-calls at Chicago O'Hare airport involving United Airlines flights in 1 day: 'This is normal?' | abc7chicago.com
There%20were%202%20close-calls%20at%20Chicago%20O'Hare%20airport%20involving%20United%20Airlines%20flights%20in%201%20day%2C%20and%20one%20passenger%20is%20asking%20%22This%20is%20normal%3F%22
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Looks like Putin gave Krasnov another order: defence-blog.com/trump-shuts-...
defence-blog.com
Trump shuts down US base in Greece
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered the shutdown of the U.S. military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, according to Greek newspaper Dimokratia. The decision marked a shift in U.S. milita...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Stocks slide again. Are we tired of all the winning yet? www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/i...
cnn.com
Dow tumbles more than 700 points as inflation and tariff fears mount | CNN Business
US stock markets fell sharply Friday after an economic report showed American consumers are growing increasingly fearful of price increases and how President Donald Trump’s tariffs could reignite the ...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
trump and his minions creating all sorts of problems, foreign and domestic. This drop is a result of the chaos, and it’s certainly not the last. May be time to rethink where our hard-earned money goes! www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/s...
cnbc.com
Dow tumbles 600 points, S&P 500 retreats from record as Walmart forecast raises concern about earnings: Live updates
Stocks moved lower Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 hit a fresh all-time high, while retail giant Walmart slid after issuing a disappointing outlook.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Somewhere I remember reading that: “The history of the present King is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.” It may soon be time for the nation to rise up again.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Markets hate uncertainty. And my friends, uncertainty is what we will be dealing with for the next 2-4 years, at minimum! www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/s...
cnbc.com
Dow drops 200 points after hotter-than-expected CPI report: Live updates
Traders were taking off risk after the hot January consumer prices report.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
And away we go: www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
US inflation unexpectedly increases - BBC News
US inflation increased by more than expected last month, pushing up the cost of living for Americans.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I cannot wait until the day comes when the pendulum swings and we are done dealing with these fascists. Universal healthcare. Leaders in climate policy. Free college education for all who want it. A renaissance of the arts and of science. The only thing standing in our way is this Idiocracy.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Something about this seems particularly relevant today: “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations…evinces a design to reduce [the People] under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The debt ceiling and budget deadlines are approaching. All Democrats must say NO to any assistance needed to pass these measures, until the Republicans stop all illegal activity and restore the government to where it was on 1/20/25 at 11 AM ET. Say NO to everything until we get our nation back!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Recap: Obama inherited W’s Great Recession and turned it into positive growth. Then Mango I came in and trashed it with tax cuts for the rich and a botched pandemic response. Then Biden/Harris cleaned up all that and got us the best economy in the world. Now, Mango II: www.forbes.com/sites/dereks...
forbes.com
January Jobs Report Reveals Weaker Growth Than Predicted—Weakest Start To Year Since 2016
Yet the unemployment rate edged down to 4% and wages increased more than expected to a new record.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Is anybody reporting on Musk’s xAI Colossus supercomputer project in Memphis, TN? Just wondering if this could be where the data hacking / back doors that are being installed at Treasury are going?
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
According to their website, the Heritage Foundation is located at 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington D.C. 20002-4999, just in case anyone is interested in visiting them and maybe discussing P2025 course-corrections!
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Seems like Mango’s FCC stooge is going after the funding for PBS/NPR again. It’s not like it’s a surprise—after all, the Heritage Foundation freak show has been trying to do this for years. CPB is approx. 0.1% of the federal budget, so we know it’s not about the money. www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Elon Musk helped get head of FAA fired. On top of all the other chaos released on that agency in last 10 days www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
theverge.com
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Fly Eagles Fly!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/01/2025
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Brilliant is a definite understatement. Be sure to read the newspaper clipping. The Twilight Zone, 2025 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Some facts about the LA fires (feel free to pass along, since Faux and other fascist news orgs will be attempting to spread lies as “alternative facts”: gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
gavinnewsom.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
As the Biden/Harris administration winds up, enjoy the economic news! www.semafor.com/article/01/1... Thanks Joe and Kamala for four solid years of relative sanity and responsible government! You pulled us out of the Trump 1.0 disaster; hopefully some of these programs will survive Trump 2.0.
semafor.com
Biden distributes $5B in last infrastructure push | Semafor
The money will fund improvements to rail safety, intercity rail service, surface transportation infrastructure, and airports, and will expand EV charging stations.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Seems like the U.S. economy is doing very well—some say it’s the best in the world. Thanks Joe and Kamala! finance.yahoo.com/news/us-onli...
finance.yahoo.com
US online holiday sales rise nearly 9% on mobile shopping boom, report shows
Holiday spending from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 rose 8.7% to about $241.4 billion online, higher than Adobe's initial forecast of $240.8 billion made in September. Retailers, including Walmart and Targe...
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Unemployment in the U.S., already at historic lows due to the Biden/Harris reinvestment in American industry, drops to another 8-month low. Thank you Joe and Kamala for helping create an economy that works for everyone! Now, let’s see what trump does with it… www.marketwatch.com/story/jobles...
marketwatch.com
Jobless claims drop to 8-month low to end 2024. Low U.S. unemployment fuels economy.
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits after Christmas fell to an eight-month low, capping off a year of remarkably low layoffs in a surprising resilient U.S. economy.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thank you again Joe and Kamala for taking care of the American people! www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
whitehouse.gov
Statement from President Biden on Medicare’s New $2,000 Cap on Prescription Drug Costs Taking Effect | The White House
I believe that health care should be a right – not a privilege – and throughout my presidency I have advanced that goal. This week, we take another step
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Thx to Biden/Harris for getting us out of the pandemic, and making our recovery the best in the world! Obama pulled us out of the Great Recession; then trump 1.0 trashed that recovery. Biden/Harris brought it all back, and now, trump 2.0–here to trash it again? Unreal. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/20/p...
cnbc.com
Key Fed inflation measure shows 2.4% rate in November, lower than expected
The PCE price index was expected to show a 2.5% annual inflation rate in November after rising 0.2% monthly.
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rur2r.bsky.social @rur2r.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
newrepublic.com/article/1892...
newrepublic.com
Bidenomics Was Wildly Successful
The president’s domestic record wasn’t just extraordinary. It might put Democrats back in power in four years.
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