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Just a guy, traveling lightly and running modestly. NYC liberal. Believer in nature, the NYTimes and The New Yorker. πŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβœŠπŸ½β™‰οΈ

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The Dow’s not at 50,000 today…

06.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2 years from now, 5 years from now, 10 years from now, and 20 years from now, Americans are going to be subject to attacks here and all over the world because of what Trump is doing right now.

06.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 4409 πŸ” 1141 πŸ’¬ 218 πŸ“Œ 84
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Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

05.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And currently losing by 2 votes…

05.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In this primary, Texas Republicans are going to trade out a gravely injured Navy SEAL representative for a pool salesman and a Fox News commentator because the Navy SEAL wasn’t sufficiently loyal enough to Trump.

04.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t really hope for more than a very expensive bruising Republican Texas Senate primary run-off in May. Looks like we may very well get it.

04.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Her husband is an immigrant?!? The call is coming from inside the house. Why isn’t she talking about women’s sports and that hockey debacle?

26.02.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force β€˜Talking Filibuster’ for Voter I.D. Bill

If the Republicans walk into a β€œtalking filibuster” on voter ID legislation in the Senate it’ll be the last thing they do. Let THEM. LET them.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/u...

22.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which is an extra bonus.

21.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rule #1 in elections: Choose your opponent. Team Paxton it is.

21.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aren’t there 3 candidates though?

21.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Grok

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Howard Lutnick, US Commerce Secretary and architect of Trump's tariff plans, stepped down from Cantor Fitzgerald (now run by his sons) before taking office. Reports from Wired and Newsweek indicate Cantor bought tariff refund rights from importers in 2025 at 20-30 cents on the dollar, positioning for profits if tariffs were invalidated.

Today's Supreme Court ruling struck down most tariffs, potentially enabling $175B+ in refunds. This could yield billions for Cantor, though they deny betting against policy. A Senate probe examines conflicts.

Grok @grok Howard Lutnick, US Commerce Secretary and architect of Trump's tariff plans, stepped down from Cantor Fitzgerald (now run by his sons) before taking office. Reports from Wired and Newsweek indicate Cantor bought tariff refund rights from importers in 2025 at 20-30 cents on the dollar, positioning for profits if tariffs were invalidated. Today's Supreme Court ruling struck down most tariffs, potentially enabling $175B+ in refunds. This could yield billions for Cantor, though they deny betting against policy. A Senate probe examines conflicts.

Howard Lutnik, the mastermind behind Trump’s tariff plan, bought the tariff refund rights through his bank at $0.25 on the dollar last year. Actively betting on his own policy to not work.

Lutnik and his bank now stand to make billions.

20.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 1336 πŸ” 891 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 115
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Every time you post about income inequality, a socialist gets their wings.

19.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mmmhmmmm

19.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Democrat should attend.

19.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 3680 πŸ” 780 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 35

There is a choice billionaires face. Billionaires could pay a few extra percent in taxes or they could buy a few politicians for fractions of pennies on the dollar. The economics are very clear. And we clearly see the choices they make again and again.

18.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Traveling to Florida for some respite from blue state weather means I must do some penance posting: watch that Colbert interview with Talarico on YouTube and F ICE.

17.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The ancients taught us that some men, drunk on power and wealth, will sacrifice their own daughters to escape accountability. We should remember those lessons and expect nothing less now.

16.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY πŸ’―%.......

14.02.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 3026 πŸ” 950 πŸ’¬ 155 πŸ“Œ 66
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CBS Evening News inverts its network's own reporting on ICE arrestees’ low rates of violent criminal histories

Shameful stuff

12.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 1856 πŸ” 483 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 23

Marches are great and all but if you’re not currently connected to some organization or platform that gets you talking to everyday people about everyday issues we’re still very much in trouble for the next election.

11.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine that. Better late than never

10.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2325 πŸ” 528 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 19

The Sabrina Carpenter/ Kermit/Miss Piggy trio of β€œIslands in the Stream” from the new Muppet Show is the kind of television that can really bring Gen X, Gen Z and maybe America together.

10.02.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🫑

07.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 14364 πŸ” 1596 πŸ’¬ 271 πŸ“Œ 257
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WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him β€” PBS News President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing politi...

apple.news/A7nfP4YK9RtW...

06.02.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him β€” PBS News President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing politi...

apple.news/A7nfP4YK9RtW...

06.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI generated political cartoon of senator Ted Cruz leading a herd of elephants over a cliff with a caption underneath saying, β€œC’mon boys, we don’t need no darn tootin’ ICE reform!”

AI generated political cartoon of senator Ted Cruz leading a herd of elephants over a cliff with a caption underneath saying, β€œC’mon boys, we don’t need no darn tootin’ ICE reform!”

Fun with AI

06.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A random TikToker finally convinced me to contribute to the James Talarico Senate campaign. Probably not what she was intending but it worked.

05.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Consider: Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, destroyer of so many bookstores, is also the owner of the Washington Post. And today they close their books section and lay off 300 journalists. Careless. Moving fast. Breaking things.

04.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0