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Professor, Spouse, Dad & the King in Yellow. Former Geographer & amateur archeologist, currently teaching Economics. Previous incarnations include: disc jockey, electrician, airline ground support, travel agent, bookstore manager, founder & CEO.

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a man singing into a microphone with the words if i could turn back time below him ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words if i could turn back time below him
07.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beginning to sound like Columbia really sucks at the job of being a University.

07.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of an X post by Gavin Newsom reading β€œGone, but not forgotten.” The post includes a grayscale video thumbnail showing a person in military gear and helmet, with large text over the image reading β€œIN MEMORIAM KRISTI NOEM 2025–2026.”

Screenshot of an X post by Gavin Newsom reading β€œGone, but not forgotten.” The post includes a grayscale video thumbnail showing a person in military gear and helmet, with large text over the image reading β€œIN MEMORIAM KRISTI NOEM 2025–2026.”

She lasted just over 37 Scaramuccis.

06.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1351 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 5
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Yet another House Republican throws in the towel: report In yet another blow to House Republicans on Friday, Axios reports that one more member is throwing in the towel for re-election.Specifically, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who has emphatically maintained ...

Another ass bites the dust. Or cow, as it were.

07.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meh. Humans are tribal creatures. The Party isn't an issue until it begins to put itself above society, individual freedom and the law.

07.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They just need to quit, period. This sort of bullshit isn't fooling anyone.

07.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta just downgraded GDP estimate for Q1 by a FULL 1% from 3.2% to 2.1% #EconSky

07.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 8
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The housing market is looking healthy, eh?
Sigh.
#EconSky

07.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The American Party. It never really went away.

07.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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House Republican ditches party to run again Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced on Friday that he has filed to run for re-election as an independent β€” effectively leaving the Republican Party, at least for his election campaign, after voters dism...

Don't think he's gonna hold it, regardless. Count it as Democratic +1

07.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Another Stupid Idea for $1000, Alex.

07.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BlackRock fund limits withdrawals as redemptions rattle private credit BlackRock said on Friday it has limited withdrawals from a flagship debt fund ​after a surge in redemption requests, as investor worries mount around the $2 trillion private credit industry.

Oh look- here come the bank runs/ collapsing financial markets...always a sign of a booming economy...

07.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't argue with that.

07.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top ALT: a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top

I'm kinda hoping for this way, before attacking Cuba:

07.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are already down, as I understand from travelers.

07.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At least two horses.

Psychopaths start with animals, & move up to humans.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man, that is cold.

Cricket sends his regards.

07.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A beautiful tribute to Kristi Noem.

06.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1308 πŸ” 406 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 35

Sure. But mostly, many in this country don't want to face the death penalty when all those docs come out.

07.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is already dead. The economic influx from the games disappeared as soon as the tariff wars & anti-immigrant bullshit started. No one should be coming to watch these games. Save your money, watch it in the comfort of your home.

07.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, 100%. That, and the laughably incompetent Leaky Pete over in Defense.

07.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They won't see that coming, I assure you.

07.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Controlled. Manipulated.

07.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gov. Janet Mills responds to Dr. Oz on questions related to MaineCare fraud, tracking payments Mills addressed Oz's questions in her response Friday, such as whether the Maine Department of Health and Human Services set dollar goals for state fraud recoveries.
07.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is gonna be massive forced resignations in the military when this Regime falls. They totally failed in thier oaths.

07.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This brought me to tears. Can we have more of this please?

06.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

A wanabe MMA wrestler and septic tank pumper. Literally. Oh, and stolen valor asshole. Tried to pick an actual fight in a Senate hearing, and had to be saved from getting his ass kicked by Bernie Sanders intervening.

A brick would outsmart this idiot. America, this is what you put in the Senate

07.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.

Wow. How shocking. Not.

07.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White House probed whether Noem's suspected lover was grifting off DHS contracts: report As early as last March, White House officials were investigating whether now-dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top aide and suspected lover Corey Lewandowski was improperly steering ...

No. Really? Knock me over with a feather.

You mean, it might NOT have been that Noem was a great lay?

07.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’ Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection.

This is yet another reason why we can't have nice things-- because doorknobs like this moron never had to live in a society with endemic deadly diseases (why? Vaccines!)

07.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0