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@msanderssmith

Economics nerd, music fan, recovering political junkie. Did some Army stuff long ago, so I should be nominated for SECDEF soon.

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oh, was that load bearing?

06.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

You can't fill up your gas tank with a short futures position.

05.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

The is just the Big Shoe lobby pushing their Shoes First agenda on us.

28.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For people who still care about this sort of thing, here's James Madison writing from 1793 (6 years after the delegates in Philadelphia signed the Constitution) about why the power to make war was vested in the legislature.

press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/doc...

28.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7
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a man is talking to a woman and says so you 're telling me there 's a chance . ALT: a man is talking to a woman and says so you 're telling me there 's a chance .
27.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Just luck today. WordleBot said the final word was the only choice left after my initial play, but I almost played something else that they totally would have accepted and then shamed me afterwards.

26.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Low-hanging fruit for a practice run?

25.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is exactly what I was thinking, the very first thing that came to mind. And it would not shock me at all to learn that it was their model all along.

23.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When he had his stroke, Fox News called him crazy 24/7. When he first started tickling Republican balls, Fox immediately started treating him like a Very Serious Person. He couldn’t get enough of that, and he still can’t.

21.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it’s petty, but the ragged, cut-up sweatshirt/hoodie thing on game day was reason enough for me to dislike Belichick. NFL edgelord material.

14.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@dieworkwear.bsky.social , we need a ruling on whether a bow tie is appropriate for professional wet work.

08.02.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Antitrust books are my favorite, by far.

07.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My god, if this had been Biden it would have been on loop 24/7 on Fox with all hands on deck commentary from their cast of goons.

01.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

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31.01.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Patagonian Giants.

29.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some of the best memories during my β€œlost years” were situations I found myself in that were similar to this. There was an odd comfort found in dive bars in strange cities, surrounded by strangers who would probably understand parts of your story better than friends and family.

27.01.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, it seems like it just requires a preponderance of good people to be effective. I don’t think the forefathers ever expected the sheer volume of morally bereft people being in any one Congress or administration. Or Judiciary.

26.01.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.

New study affirms what all other studies show. Importers and consumers, not foreign exporters bore the brunt of tariffs.

Spike in uncertainty in April 2025 during the tariff tantrum showed up as paralysis in hiring much of the year since then - a little more than 84% of all jobs for 2025

19.01.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Data disruptions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is down ~ 30% on staffing incl leadership roles. That has left them scrambled post shutdown to try to do more w/less, inc key regional survey offices closed. That has meant that tough decisions on filling gaps in the data had to be made.

18.01.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œShootout” works, too, I just don’t understand how or why.

19.01.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alito <aggressively circling Hammurabi’s Code> : β€œIt’s gotta be in here somewhere.”

17.01.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My 40th reunion will be in 2027. I won’t be there, just as I’ve never been to any of the others. β€œFriends” in grade school, good folks for sure, were the best available options among those I was forced to be around. True friends made as an adult are the cherished ones, in my opinion

15.01.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would 100% rather wash off with a rag from the sink than deal with that shower and squeegee.

11.01.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ticketing to big events in general is a good example. The VIP packages and tiered pricing to any major concert cause a lot of heartburn. The biggest fans used to be front row because they camped out for tickets. Now, it’s the wealthy just wanting to be seen.

10.01.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IYKYK, or whatever it is the kids are saying these days.

09.01.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎡He’s talking to Tankies who are all kinda cranky and probably will be for life.🎡

07.01.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please let it be my sorry-ass Falcons.

06.01.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The best and worst thing about a work trip to Vegas is that no matter how long the β€œwork” portion of your trip is, Vegas is up and waiting on you when you’re done.

04.01.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right, the Baileys are the real power players here.

03.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shock Doctrine.

03.01.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0