Nick SomethingGreek

Nick SomethingGreek

@nicksomethinggreek.bsky.social

Second City + Econ uniquely applicable on both the Forecasting/Analysis & YES, AND...Fronts. Swears Too Much, Sleeps Too Little. Rescue Dog FTW.

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My Dad had dementia… These *repeated* tests aren’t to answer the ‘does he have it?’ question; they’re to address the concern of ‘how rapidly is it progressing?’

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "You know, the first question -- they have a lion, a snake, a giraffe, and a bear. And they say 'which is the snake?' ... by the time you get to number five a lot of people are left out on the road ... I get no credit for it."

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Washington has discovered a brilliant financial strategy. Cut benefits for people who need them, cut taxes for people who don't, and borrow the difference from people who aren't old enough to vote.

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Meta took down the No Kings instagram; TikTok banned the Musk documentary account for supposedly violating its political posting policies. A reminder that platforms are owned by the wealthiest of people, control the means of media distribution, & put their thumbs on the democracy scale as they wish

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the “russia hoax” was never a hoax

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the US national interest.

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A Scaramucci is ten days (july 21-31). Zacharia was appointed on Oct 9 and lasted till October 16. So a Zacharia is seven days, or 7/10ths of a Scaramucci.

Remember when Bad Things would happen to Bad People? Kinda hope we get back to that….

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Economists really need to get off twitter. EconTwitter is now just like “bad instruments are DEI and women ate stupid” interspersed with a few good economists talking about the latest Claude update

Pop Quiz, Mr. Brooks- If they’re doing this, what sobriquet do they deserve? G’head. Take your time. We’ll wait- www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comA former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern.Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.
driftglass@driftglass.bsky.social

"Jon Ossoff, my advice to him is, if you start calling your political opponents Nazis, maybe it's time to shut up. That's just not what we do here in this country." -- David Brooks, this evening. Remember, Brooks still gets very handsomely rewarded by the fossilized media for saying shit like this

“Hey Boss…I know I been callin’ in favors for da Sox but with Da Coach joinin’ *your* roster today- right before da Packers game too, huh Big Guy?- I’m gonna ask you ta make sure dere’s a extra can’ o Whoop Ass in da Bear’s pic-a-nic basket this Sunday. FTP Now and Forever, Amen”

“Will Hasan slump left, right, or forward? What’s the Over/Under on executioner misses? Will there be a coup de grâce? Parlay all of these and more on Kalshi, the official betting app of a rapidly falling nation!“

I’m old enough to remember when Biden’s physical condition and mental acuity was a neverending above-the-fold perma-story….

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump gets out of Marine One extremely gingerly and walks across the tarmac (note that you can see what appears to be some sort of brace on his right leg)

“Very bad things such as what, exactly, Mr. President? Please be as specific as possible and speak clearly so that all the jurors at a future tribunal can avoid any doubt”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."

You can re-write bad legislation. You can’t Un-Fuck the damage done to constitutional and governmental norms.

Jack Hopkins-The Original@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social

This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Schmitt’s attempted maneuver this morning deserves ridicule, but there’s a more serious aspect to it. He was trying to frame Jack Smith. This was no innocent mistake, but part of a calculated effort to bear false witness against a person in order to harm the credibility of his work and character.

Q for the Lawyers out there: Can Dem POTUS via XO- an official act and under the guise of the currently fashionable ‘for NatSec reasons” - order the release of Smith’s report that Cannon shot down?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

Seeing as how I have not had to use my car insurance or my life insurance, I too must be committing fraud according to Captain Mensa von Dumbfuck here….

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."

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The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

Filmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk that Rolling Stone called “a nonfiction horror movie” following its film festival debut earlier this month. Watch ↓