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trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end”

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

it continues to absolutely boggle my mind how few people realize that refineries in the US Rockies, Plains, Midwest/Great Lakes rely so heavily on millions of barrels of Canadian crude oil *every day* and have since the 1950s

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

TRUMP SAYS ON NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN THAT 'HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE, I LIKE HIM' AND THAT 'KIM WILL BE FINE AS LONG AS I AM AROUND'.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Man Who Saved The World. May his memory be a blessing.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/09/2026

Exclusive: Trump has rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the midterms, officials said.

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Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms

The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands.

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

70% of Americans say more Americans working in factories would be better for America 33% actually say they'd be better off working in a factory

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The plan requires all NIH awards to be directly approved by Vought. No NIH award could be made without his approval.

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ah yes. The widely heralded economic policies of “presidents in the 70s.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“.. the latest indication that neither Ukraine nor Russia has signed up to an energy truce that US President Donald Trump claimed on Sept. 14 had been agreed ..” @bloomberg.com ⛽️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“What Clients Are Asking” (via RAPIDAN) ⛽️

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

These guys have literally nothing. All they can do is lie and fear monger about communism and gender issues. They stand for nothing, advocate for nothing, and do nothing to help our country. They don’t have a single major policy priority. Just lies and fear in pursuit of power and self enrichment.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban

The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Cost of diesel for a typical Los Angeles-to-Dallas truckload: $1,430 — up about $600, or 72%, from the day before the Feb. 28 strikes on Iran.” @bloomberg.com ⛽️

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"60 Minutes. More like 60 viewers!"

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I was told Donald the Dealmaker could end this war in 24 hours if elected.

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“The Houthis called us” is a hilarious line.

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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This will definitely stabilize the bond markets, currency, and inflation all in one go and reflects sound fiscal policy

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s almost like there should be some kind of, I don’t know, “plan of action” to make sure we have a nuclear free Iran AND stable energy markets. The plan could be, let’s say, “comprehensive” in nature. It could even be agreed “jointly” by key counties, even China and Russia. Ah, who am I kidding.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Imagine speaking to attendees at a county fair, as your party has spiked gas and food prices through its own stupidity, and bragging that you “called out the epidemic of woke capitalism” Put a corn dog in your pie hole and STFU

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One of the few people in the world who looks at North Korea and says, “just like that.”

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is what Republican economic policy has come down to: no trade with anyone.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The President of the United States has been bragging to the media and other audiences about the fact that he knows how to spell the word "dumb." He's been doing it for MONTHS now. That isn't even a joke, it's an accurate description of what's happening in the White House!

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Trump: Most people don’t know that DUMB has a B at the end. They think it’s D-U-M. That’s ok.

Underneath is a paused video of Trump giving a speech from behind a lectern.

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Richard Nephew @richardmnephew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I suppose we are no longer economically furious nor pressing maximally. [This was a complete nothing burger and, worse, his concluding remark about not wanting to blow up the international financial system undercut literally everything else he said.]

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A competent press corps would be all over him— wtf does that mean? Is the president insane? How do you deploy the military against the bond market? This should be top of the fold, top of every newscast but we are being sanewashed to death

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Neera Tanden: Trump's Baseless Threats Won't Stop Our Research www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

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STATEMENT: Baseless Threats Won't Stop Our Independent Research, Says CAP's Neera Tanden

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Since the US "owns" the Strait, why is Trump letting so little oil pass through it?

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"At a time when U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are warning about the threat of 'communism,' the Trump administration itself has taken over much of the means of production." foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/11/t... 👀

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

And was later feted by the White House press corps.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Jon (former top economics corresponpdent at the WSJ) even included this very useful graphic!

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GDP GROWTH RATE DEFICIT AS A SHARE OF GDP INCREASED OUTPUT OF OIL (Millions of barrels daily) NOTES ON DELIVERED DATA: GDP is the average of the first six quarters of President Trump's second term. Deficit share is based on Congressional Budget Office Estimates. Oil output is based on EIA figures - - 13.714 million barrels daily in May, vs. 13.140 million barrels daily in January 2025.

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Severin Borenstein @severinborenstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Oil producers and refiners making boatloads of money due to scarcity of oil and refining capacity. Trump says they should give it back by charging prices below market levels. Isn't that what Republicans call... Socialism? www.wsj.com/business/ene...

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Trump Blasts Big Oil Companies for ‘Making Too Much Money’

The president called out ExxonMobil and Chevron for record profits amid high oil prices.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/04/2026

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hegseth thinks he's acting like a warrior but the lack of virtue, the contempt for civilians and blaming his failures on his subordinates really runs counter to the idea of martial valor that developed over centuries.

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And who is the 'socialist' now? The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seven companies. thehill.com/policy/techn...

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Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies

The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/07/2026

remember this?

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I like this line from today’s @wsj.com editorial. As in so many other areas, Trump’s actions beg the question: if he were actively trying to undermine and weaken the country, how would he act any differently? www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This administration, supposedly representing the “real” salt of the earth Americans, is filled with people like this who have no idea how Americans actually live. For context, each Taco Bell outlet serves about 900 people PER DAY and there are over 300 Taco Bells in Michigan.

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4,300 people ate at Taco Bell just in Michigan?
This summer's outbreak of cyclosporiasis has been largely concentrated in southeastern Michigan, where more than 4,300 cases have been reported and at least 100 people have been hospitalized as of Thursday.
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Investigators have linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to a report washingtonpost.com/health/2026/07...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Air quality in #chicago is obviously pretty bad today. Can usually see the whole skyline on my ride home. Particulate concentrations at 290 are almost 60x the WHO safe limit. Note that even in a relatively new house with new windows, I cannot keep the pollution outside. Indoor PM at 25+ not great.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Utterly useless press corps. Our top news orgs are accepting Trump's bullshit excuse for his TACO flip-flop on his bullshit toll plan at face value, instead of reporting that he's deranged, impulsive and utterly irresponsible.. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The Millers are such lovely people.

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Sam Ori @samori8.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Appreciate that this is written in plain English. Call it what it is. The president and his team, through amateurish lack of expertise, put the global economy in a terrible position.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/07/2026

President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the Strait of Hormuz — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.

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How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal

President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Trump pulled Patel off a tarmac as he was taking the FBI plane to see his girlfriend sing in Chicago to order him to investigate the NYT for reporting on how, even after a $1 billion upgrade with public funds, the plane Qatar bribed Trump with is still inadequate. It's matryoshka doll corruption.

nytimes.com

White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting

The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

Thank you message from the Norwegians to America for hosting them during the World Cup

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