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A good read on one of Trump most effective campaign advisors, no not Steven Miller but James Blair. The closing paragraphs are quite interesting regarding MAGAs future. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

theguardian.com‘Brilliant James’ helped return Trump to the White House. Can he conquer the midterms?James Blair’s data-driven approach delivered victory in 2024 but president’s unpopularity and idiosyncratic style do not bode well this time
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@stevedemos66.bsky.social

Obama is like Obi Wan Kenobi and Trump is like…. A needy bitter old fart with severe mental health issues and no bowel control.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

This supercut is likely to make Trump VERY upset. The difference between Trump and Obama is on full display, and the contrast is absolutely devastating. Watch until the end...

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch obtained NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. bases from Trump's Iran war. Troops and military families describe being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.”

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

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Rex Patrick
@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social

We have a Govt that doesn't have the what it takes to implement reasonable oil and gas revenue measures (as implemented by countries such as Norway, Chile and Peru) and instead focusses on cuts to social services in trying to balance the budget 🤬. #auspol

abc.net.auAustralia could collect extra $45b a year through better resource taxesDoes Australia have a resource tax problem? A think tank says the nation is losing billions in potential revenue.

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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

"I Believed American Healthcare Was the Best in the World. Then I Did the Math" Yale epidemiologist @Alison_Galvani anticipated a hefty price tag for Medicare for All. But she found that we are already paying more than enough right now to cover the cost of universal healthcare.

zeteo.comI Believed American Healthcare Was the Best in the World. Then I Did the MathYale epidemiologist Alison Galvani anticipated a hefty price tag for Medicare for All. But she found that we are already paying more than enough right now to cover the cost of universal healthcare.

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BladeoftheSun
@bladeofthes.bsky.social

Israel is the most negatively viewed country in the world, beating North Korea and Afghanistan, despite the massive positive propaganda for Israel.

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Peggy Sanders
@peggysanders.bsky.social

Ian Bremmer: Donald Trump remains globally consequential, but his ability to bend other governments and institutions to his will is diminishing. AI is the major exception, where deregulation could unleash risks that outlast his presidency. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/10...

pearlsandirritations.comTrump’s power is fading, but his AI gamble could still reshape the worldDonald Trump remains globally consequential, but his ability to bend other governments and institutions to his will is diminishing. AI is the major exception, where deregulation could unleash risks th...

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

".. According to the new findings, the portion of families behind on loan payments at the end of 2025 soared from about 12% in the prior survey to nearly 20%, a gain of some 67%."

CNBC@cnbc.com

Americans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great Recession

cnb.cxAmericans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great RecessionResearchers found that while wealth disparities narrowed somewhat, the ability to meet debt payments deteriorated significantly.

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AFP News Agency
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BREAKING US execution by firing squad of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed: Pentagon official

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Justin Wolfers
@justinwolfers.bsky.social

The US has lost 21,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. But why is bringing them back the goal? Why are we trying to push people into lower paying work? https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/manufacturing-is-what-rich-people

newsletter.platypuseconomics.comManufacturing is What Rich People Think Poor People Want To DoWhat’s really pushing up bond yields, and what has the trade war actually delivered?

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*it* is happening here
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Foreclosures are climbing: the number of homes repossessed surged 42% from a year ago. Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties out of 40,277 foreclosure filings in August. That’s up 22% from July and 42% from August 2025. www.attomdata.com/news/market-...

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Justin Wolfers
@justinwolfers.bsky.social

Diesel futures fell after Trump announced a “massive” European oil release.⁣ ⁣ Then traders read the actual G7 statement, and the entire price move vanished.⁣ ⁣ Turns out the massive release was mostly a PR stunt. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/an-agreement-to-agree-about-an-earlier

newsletter.platypuseconomics.comAn Agreement to Agree About an Earlier AgreementRead the G7 communiqué closely and the "new" 100 million barrels turns out to be leftovers from March.

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Eric Lipton NYT
@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

FEDWATCH: “.. For bonds to enter a sustained rally, .. inflation must decline further to break the correlation between oil prices and yields. .. With news of an additional aircraft carrier heading to the Gulf, yields moved up, and oil prices jumped.”

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Greg Jericho
@grogsgamut.bsky.social

The latest tax stats show 90 millionaires paid no tax (1 poor sucker got their total income from $1m to below $18,200, but still had to pay... err $769 in tax) thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

thepoint.com.auNinety millionaires paid no tax in 2023–24. New ATO data shows why tax reform mattersIn 2023-24, according to the ATO, 90 Australians who earned more than $1m in income paid no tax. The figures also reveal that the changes in the budget targeting the reductions in the discount for cap...

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Le Monde in English
@english.lemonde.fr

Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe

lemonde.frWatchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probeThe US Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General found no 'reasonable grounds' to justify criminal charges against the institution's former chair, according to a report published on Wednesday. The US president demands that Powell should be 'forced to resign' or 'sued, at the highest level.'

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Amy Remeikis
@amyremeikis.bsky.social

House prices falling by a percentage not seen in 40 years does not mean house prices have fallen to affordable levels - it is just that we have seen them increase so much year on year, that falls seem significant BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE HOUSING AFFORDABLE IT JUST MEANS THE HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN BROKEN