Brian Soudi

Brian Soudi

@bsoudi.bsky.social

Family. Friends. Chicago. Golf. Cubs. Spartans. Part of me is missing. 💜

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Perhaps the hardest idea to truly understand about trade is that it is fundamentally about cooperation, not competition. I trade goods with foreigners for the same reason I trade chores with my partner: If we reallocate tasks in just the right way, we’ll both be better off.

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In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt answered the "America First" of his day - and foresaw the "America First" of ours: "We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests."

You can submit this when you know there’s 0% chance you won’t be confirmed.

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social

Trump's nominee to lead OMB, Russ Vought, submitted this response to the Senate Budget Committee when asked by Sen. Whitehouse about who won the 2020 election. The Senate Budget Committee is currently scheduled to vote on whether to advance Vought's nomination on Thursday.

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This is the difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2. First time around, all his cronies were named stuff like Joey Macaroni and wanted to commit tax fraud and go on Dancing With The Stars. This time, they have names like John Hitlerfuhrer and have spent the last 15 years blogging about phrenology.

Adam Smith@asmith83.bsky.social

The federal government's new top HR attorney has said "Consent is probably modern society’s most pernicious fetish" and "Slaves owe us reparations," according to a new report from @pogo.org. www.pogo.org/investigatio...

The guy insists he be part of the process, but doesn’t even understand the ball won’t go less far for 99% of amateurs. Oh, and your pros won’t be on holes 1 2 3 checking balls, as golfers enforce their own rules.

Joel Beall@joelmbeall.bsky.social

Reading the tea leaves from this @MikeStachura interview with new PGA of America CEO - there is a real chance the tours, OEMs, and other governing bodies will not abide a golf ball rollback www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-of...

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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

ajmc.comInfant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs DecisionThe Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

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Replying to @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

My last thread of confidence in the judiciary snapped when the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers, George Washington, John Adams, Teddy Roosevelt, and US law were all wrong about the presidency; only Richard Nixon and Donald Trump understood it correctly.

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