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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
@ariberman.bsky.social joins me Tuesday on The Left Hook to discuss his terrifying article in which he lists 10 ways that Trump and MAGA can/will try to rig the midterms. (They are going to do it) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
#WFH Work from home for me and not for thee. (This is while I, who actually see #patients, am balancing a 70% clinical schedule with attempting to do #healthpolicy this year too). This guy can't even podcast from the place where he's supposedly running a branch of the FDA.
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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“They are now not merely acting as his lapdogs, but his accomplices in a spree of crimes against the American people and all else who reside here.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
The Supreme Court Is Trump's Partner in Crimes Against America
The Supreme Court just allowed Trump’s immigration thugs to question people on the streets if they’re speaking Spanish or working as day laborers.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 28/08/2025
Small Caps $IWM just saw their largest weekly inflow since the 2024 Presidential Election
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A pro death movement. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director
The decision comes a day after Trump fired Susan Monarez, the Senate-confirmed CDC director, prompting a series of resignations of other top officials there.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
“.. democracy often erodes slowly at first .. But with each concession, autocrats become bolder.. and reversal becomes harder. Responses that, early on, can feel pragmatic—waiting it out, remaining silent, cutting a deal—only embolden ..” @dziblatt.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
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tongw.bsky.social @tongw.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
hahahaha… orange moron🫠🤡
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
(Bloomberg) - Back in March, when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China, .. Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu — who is primarily a figurehead — to test the waters on improving ties. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Secret Xi Letter Revived India Ties After Trump Tariff Barrage
Back in March, when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China, Beijing began a steady and quiet outreach to India.
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Sophia, MPH @sophiacbess.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
“Prasad overruled dozens of career scientists to limit Covid vaccine approvals three times in the past few months”
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
All three are here: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 28/08/2025
I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarez’s willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.’s personal mission to destroy public health in America—I’m glad that I was wrong. If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
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New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/07/2025
The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI
Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau
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tongw.bsky.social @tongw.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
ridiculous…
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
For perhaps the first time, Trump seems to have lost control of the right-wing information ecosystem that he helped build. 10 years ago, he could have called Rupert Murdoch and had a story swept under the rug, when Fox News controlled the narrative. Not today, with MAGA's new media stars.
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/07/2025
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified. 🧵
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
theguardian.com
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
"Separately, Malone was paid to present a 2018 report on behalf of plaintiffs in a civil case against Merck and its mumps vaccine." endpoints.news/two-new-acip...
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Exclusive: Kennedy picks for vaccine advisory board were paid experts against Merck in civil cases
Two of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new appointees to the CDC’s vaccine advisory board have previously served as paid expert witnesses for plaintiffs suing drugmaker Merck over its HPV and MM...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
* GOOGLE OFFERS BUYOUTS TO STAFF IN SEARCH, ADS UNIT: INFORMATION $GOOGL
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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 10/06/2025
First the Dutch government and now Denmark; EU ministers are cauterising their dependence on US Big Tech and moving to open software to secure basic infrastructure. Baby steps, but they're in the right direction.
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tongw.bsky.social @tongw.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
what?
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
With NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya dismissing my reporting as "false" and "spreading rumors" hours before releasing a policy that confirmed said "rumors," I feel compelled to respond. Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
On a Nature news article reporting that NIH planned to suspend subawards for foreign collaborations:
“No, that’s false. There’s going to be a policy on tracking subawards. The NIH and the government should be able to see where the money’s going.”

“I’m really uncomfortable with this conversation, because you’re like, actually spreading rumors that you don’t know anything about. … Nature also is spreading rumors. Halt foreign collaborations, that’s not true.”

“We’re working on the policy, Jocelyn. You shouldn’t be reporting rumors. I know there’s leaks all over here, but the leaks don’t actually reflect what’s happening. Don’t write about rumors. It actually makes the things that you and I care about worse. Like it spreads panic.”

Later that day, NIH released a policy that halted future subawards to foreign scientists and said they will need to apply directly for money under a system still in development.
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Steve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The fed’s larger involvement in the recent bond auctions is not new QE. It results in part from the reduction in QT aka the slowing of the rolloff of treasurys from its balance sheet. The fed does not participate in the competitive auction. It purchases a special allotment that is known …
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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 23/04/2025
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down. Citron is stepping down and will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard and King exec Humam Sakhnini, just ahead of a rumored Discord IPO www.theverge.com/news/654594/...
theverge.com
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down
Humam Sakhnini will replace him.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
New STAT story about the possible new NIH grants terms and conditions www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
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NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“It’s all a joke, to be honest with you, when it comes to money saving and reducing debt,” he added. “This president doesn’t care too much about debt." @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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GOP lawmakers running out of options to pay for Trump’s costly agenda
Republican leaders are rapidly running out of ways to pay for President Trump’s agenda as GOP lawmakers shoot down various proposals to cut spending or increase revenues. Without finding some new i…
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Tim Latimer @timlatimer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Fun history fact I learned on a recent @dkthomp.bsky.social Plain English podcast: over 1000 economists signed an open letter to Congress in 1930 urging them to not pass the Smoot Hawley Tariffs because it would increase prices and cause major job losses. econjwatch.org/File+downloa...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
APOLLO: “It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal. .. While markets wait for trade negotiations with 90 countries at the same time, global trade is grinding to a standstill .. if current policies do not change, then the probability of a US recession in 2025 is 90%”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
STAVRIDIS: “.. It is worth remembering how WW II began in the Pacific: with trade sanctions that cut off Japan from vital resources — notably oil, steel and rubber. .. China is now starting to cut off supplies .. over which it has a virtual global chokehold ..” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 19/04/2025
In 1846, a doctor proved handwashing could save lives. He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape. In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
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Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 18/04/2025
Blue checks are coming to Bluesky! It's an interesting hybrid model that combines centralized verification (Bluesky says you're legit) with decentralized verification (an outside org says you're legit).
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner" www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
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Scott Stossel @stossel.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"Trump has opened up a trapdoor beneath the American legal system. This trapdoor is wide enough to swallow the entire Constitution....Trump can, if he wishes, imprison any dissident, judge, journalist, member of Congress, or candidate for office." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
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Sean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This article from Bloomberg is the best story on U.S. Treasuries that I've read in a while, so I'm making it a free #Giftlink: t.co/zX0EwKBVD4 #EconSky #Treasuries
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"You make deals with lawless actors at your own peril" is a very good point which deserves wide amplification... bsky.app/profile/mwge...
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Julia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Powell notes that discretionary federal spending is already small and going down (as share of economy)--if you are focused on that you are not working on the real sustainability issues (Ahem got that Elon?). Social insurance must be addressed on a bi-partisan basis (strong words from JPow)
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Can the #euro become a global currency to rival the dollar? There are reasons to think so. But only if policymakers find the courage for bold reforms. My latest for The @economist.com. economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.com
Can the euro go global?
With the dollar faltering, European policymakers have an opportunity
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 16/04/2025
'The longer America’s political system fails to grapple with its deficits or flirts with chaotic or discriminatory rules, the more likely will be a once-in-a-generation upheaval that pushes the global financial system into the unknown.' www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
economist.com
How a dollar crisis would unfold
If investors keep selling American assets, a grim fate awaits the world economy
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Anna Brown @annajbrown.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
While Trump has launched a 232 investigation to tax pharmaceuticals, he's simultaneously issued an executive order to lower US drug prices. See @zacharybrennan.bsky.social coverage on this at @endpts.com: endpts.com/trump-pledge...
endpts.com
Trump pledges his support for a change to the IRA long sought by drugmakers
Trump signs EO on drug pricing, supports PhRMA reforms for Medicare negotiations timeline, calls for Canadian drug imports, and includes 340B program changes for EpiPens and insulin.
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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 15/04/2025
The CHIPS Act is alive... In South Korea. As a share of GDP, their package is 22 times larger than what even Biden pledged. South Korea unveils $23 billion support package for chips amid US tariff uncertainty. www.reuters.com/technology/s...
reuters.com
South Korea unveils $23 billion support package for chips amid US tariff uncertainty
South Korea announced on Tuesday an increase in its support package for the country's vital semiconductor industry to 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion), up about a quarter from a 26 trillion won package unveiled last year.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
SCOOP: HHS has been gutted leaving critical health systems in danger of collapsing overnight. And no one's in charge: “Those in charge are AWOL. I’m doing nothing productive. This ship has no captain whatsoever, and I’m playing in the band while the Titanic sinks.” www.wired.com/story/depart...
wired.com
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
BERNSTEIN: “.. there is a large order in negotiation in China right now with Airbus (potentially 500 airplanes) .. there is little chance $BA would have an opportunity for this given the current situation. The implication could be a long-term shift in the Chinese market toward Airbus ..”
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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Look at these dismal charts in the Empire Fed survey. And this is a survey of regional *manufacturers*
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Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
MUST-READ @tracyalloway.bsky.social does an autopsy of last week's basis trade blowout, and finds the causes more ominous than mere overleverage or illiquidity in the system. Sub to the Odd Lots newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
“.. Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garber announced in a message to affiliates Monday ..” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
FED WATCH: “.. the bond vigilante kneels on Trump like on the UFC/WWE wrestling mat. .. When yields hit 4.5% .., the first put was struck. When yields surged to 4.6%, it became clear that Trump had to exercise his second put. .. If yields continue to climb, he will trade more puts ..”
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FT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 11/04/2025
A permanent hedge fund bailout facility? on.ft.com/4484kVR
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The optimal way to bail out breaking Treasury basis trades
[FREE TO READ] A new Fed facility?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
“.. Notably, this announcement was not made by Trump himself .. but was instead posted to the US Customs and Border Protection Website, suggesting the president isn’t keen to advertise what amounts to his second major tariff retreat in just a few days.” - Vital Knowledge
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
NYT page one: @nytimes.com
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Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Not to worry! Liberty Justice Center (major public interest law firm), and I are filing case against "Liberation Day" tariffs next week, on behalf of multiple importers. Preview of key arguments here: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
reason.com
Why Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs are Illegal
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced his gargantuan "Liberation Day" tariffs. They impose 10% tariffs on imports from almost every nation in
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