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Mike -- No Kings
@mjz1957.bsky.social

Just to state the obvious: While negative, this quarter was *dramatically* buoyed by consumers and firms stocking up for the storm to come. This will not be like the past few recessions and slowdowns which were countered by swift government policy action. It's going to hurt. #Econsky

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Maybe he’s right. Elon Musk is autistic and doesn’t pay taxes. #RFK

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.

wapo.stRFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

Speculating origins of Trump's tariff calc: Trump wanted big numbers for his tariffs. He knows that the real bundled-trade tariffs were only 2-3%. He needed a number with more zazz. His imbecilic (x-m)/m bullshit calculation backed him into the big numbers, numbers with the zazz that he wanted.,

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky #tariffs

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

Resolution paradox: How can be Trump open to reciprocal cutting of tariffs on the countries he imposed tariffs on when Trump's tariffs were not based on, you know, other countries' actual tariffs? #Econsky

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

For the EU or China, the simplest countermeasure / response to Trump's tariffs would be to say something like "At lower trading volumes, we'd be less likely to buy US Treasury debt, and may unwind part of our current position to counteract the impact of tariffs on our labor markets." #Econsky

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

Prepare for a tsunami of gibberish about tariffs as tax cuts and the magic factory fairy sprinkling factories across the land. Gibberation Day is coming. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/30/s...

cnbc.comStock futures slip as a jittery Wall Street awaits ‘Liberation Day’: Live updatesTraders nervously awaited "Liberation Day" on Wednesday, April 2, when the Trump administration's tariffs are scheduled to go into effect.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

Even without the effect of Covid, Trump's first term featured below average for growth of real gross private domestic investment. Expecting a better outcome from a more unstable Trump seems like wishcasting from the get-go. #Econsky

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

#econsky

Mike -- No Kings@mjz1957.bsky.social

Foreign travel to the US generates $150-$200 B in spending per year. It's being felt now at the border from diners to malls that Canadians used to frequent. It's being felt in summer bookings for US vacation destinations. This is terrible for the people who rely on tourists' spending. #Econsky

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Mike -- No Kings
@mjz1957.bsky.social

Keep an eye out. Wednesday will feature the release of the February CPI estimate. A better-than-expected reading would be seen as a positive; worse than expected would be seen as tying the Fed's hands on the next rate cut. A jittery market makes for an asymmetric response. (Pardon my mousewriting)

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Does this new gold card offer frequent flyer points?

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

New: Donald Trump is starting a "gold card" visa program to offer green card privileges to those who commit at least $5 million in the US

bloomberg.comTrump to Launch ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program for Wealthy InvestorsPresident Donald Trump said he is starting a program which would offer residency and a path to citizenship for investors who commit at least $5 million to projects in the US.

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Mike -- No Kings
@mjz1957.bsky.social

The Trump administration is threatening sanctions, ON THE VICTIM, if they do not roll over and spread their legs. There are no security guarantees in the 'minerals deal,' just payments to the US in perpetuity.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com

⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

kyivindependent.comUS threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell ReutersThe U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Waiting for Trump to blame the US loss on Biden’s DEI policies.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

"You can't take our country — and you can't take our game," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on X after Canada beat the U.S. in an international hockey championship final amid political tensions caused by President Trump’s taunts and economic threats.

nytimes.comTrudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey WinCanada beat the U.S. in a championship game with added meaning because of political tensions caused by President Trump’s taunts and economic threats.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

We know it’s a problem. What is she doing about it??

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com

Giving an unelected billionaire unfettered access to personal taxpayer data—including Social Security numbers and bank account information—is unacceptable and a complete breach of privacy for hundreds of millions of Americans.

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

She’s not wrong.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Velázquez: Donald Trump did not care a bit about safer communities when he released those who were convicted of beating the shit out of police officers. So, don’t come to us and talk about security and safer communities when you do that

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Mike -- No Kings
@mjz1957.bsky.social

The idea that less regulation necessarily means a stronger economy is wrong and dangerous. Most regulations impose costs on specific firms or industries to avoid greater costs that would otherwise be spread to others. Economists have been horrible at getting that point across. #Econsky

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

The next 4 years of this monster are going to be a challenge. If you voted for him, please know that you suck.

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

thehill.comTrump calls for New York judge to be disbarred after hush money conviction advancesPresident-elect Trump in a weekend rant turned his ire on the New York judge who ordered sentencing to begin next week in his hush money case, calling him "the most conflicted judge in New York State history." "I never falsified business records. It is a…
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Mean Girls 3 is writing itself.

Shannon Watts@shannonrwatts.bsky.social

Sara Nathan, an editor at the New York Post, is the sister of Melissa Nathan, the alleged PR character assassin accused of orchestrating smear campaign against Blake Lively. Sara has written hit pieces about Megan Markle, Angelina Jolie and Olivia Wilde.

sportskeeda.comWho is Sara Nathan? Editor at New York Post and Melissa Nathan's sister accused of orchestrating smear campaign against Blake LivelyOn December 21, actress Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

What happens next is that we live under an evil person without one redeeming quality for the next 4 years. Time to refill your Xanax script.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

President-elect Trump’s criticism of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried the deal with a government shutdown looming. Here’s what to know.

nytimes.comTrump Panned the Bipartisan Spending Deal. What Happens Next?President-elect Donald J. Trump’s denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Dear GOP- A seven year old had to call 911 for a school shooting. Stop blaming social media and video games for our children’s mental health. It’s the guns and all of you know it. Thoughts & prayers, LZee from New Jersey

Kaylan_TX@kaylan.bsky.social

My God. The 911 called was about my own son’s age. I can’t even imagine😔💔🙏

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

It’s actually more cost effective to have some government employees work from home but we all know cost cutting is not the reason for this nonsense.

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

thehill.comStephen Miller: Trump will tell at-home federal workers to return to officeStephen Miller, who has been tapped to serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, says President-elect Trump will order federal workers to return to the office and not work remotely. “When Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20th and that…

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷
@msgrumpybunny.bsky.social

So apparently everyone gave up buying eggs so they could afford to splurge record amounts of $ on Black Friday and use what little savings they had on Cyber Monday, because Trump’s gonna fix the economy. 🤔

lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

Trump is jealous of Macron and Trudeau because they are hotter, younger, and smarter than he is. Oh, and Melania would leave him in a second for either French speaking leader.

Andrew Weinstein@andrewjweinstein.com

Donald Trump has somehow managed to offend both France and Canada in the same week and he hasn’t even been inaugurated yet.

foxnews.comTrump suggests Canada become 51st state after Trudeau said tariff would kill economy: sourcesPresident-elect Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his country should become the 51st state if it can't fix trade and immigration issues without ripping off the U.S.
lzee.bsky.social
@lzee.bsky.social

She regretted writing the email but would love to be interviewed by the NYTimes about it.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, wrote him an email in 2018 saying he had routinely mistreated women for years and displayed a lack of character. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.

nytimes.comPete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for YearsPenelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.
lzee.bsky.social
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I would love to see the pics from their Thanksgiving dinner.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

“‘I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.’” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...

nytimes.comPete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for YearsPenelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.