Stochastic Parent

Stochastic Parent

@garygrumpus.bsky.social

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Stochastic Parent reposted

i don't care what the official unemployment rate is, no one has viral discussions about "what totally innocuous thing at a job interview will cause the hirer to irrationally reject your candidacy" in a strong labor market

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Replying to @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social

"war ends after the midterms", "5000 buckaroos after the midterms", "gas'll get cheap after the midterm, "your kids will call you after the midterms" They know they haven't delivered, and they can't deliver, and so the entire campaign is now just "trust me bro, I'm good for it. just need more time"

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you can write a lot of thinkpieces about the structural problems with american governance but also "don't elect grandpa cheesebrain"

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.

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Replying to @laurachapin.bsky.social

Springfield, OH was an economic shithole rescued by Haitian immigrants willing & able to do the jobs the local white population was too lazy or drug addicted to do. Trump called Haitians pet-eaters & now they're being deported. And Ohio's voters rewarded Trump. www.cleveland.com/news/2024/11...

cleveland.comTrumpโ€™s support grew in almost every Ohio county in 2024, analysis showsSpringfield's Clark County is among the Ohio counties where Donald Trump improved the most from 2020

Polythene Pam: A Fake Plastic Trees Mystery

DC Pierson@dcpierson.bsky.social

Letโ€™s play a game. In your alternate universe, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY is named after a different Beatles and Radiohead song, respectively. Quote this with the name of the movie

Stochastic Parent reposted

I think this may be a big test of whether we continue on as a union.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov

Child care is essential to families, workers, and businesses. Instead of doing anything to make it more affordable, Donald Trump is trying to punish people he disagrees with. We wonโ€™t stand for it here, so Illinois is taking it to court.

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Replying to @daveweigel.bsky.social

The solution is obvious, a constitutional amendment to elect the AG separately. Or at least, that's more likely than a depoliticized DOJ going forward under the next GOP president.