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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈

@josephpolitano.bsky.social

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Writing a data-driven newsletter about economics @ apricitas.io Nuance? In this Economy Full Employment Stan, Brazilian Coffee Tariff Victim |

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 15h

Okay I am going back to reading time everyone pray no more infinity tariff announcements interrupt me

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16h

AHHHHH I was trying to take a break and read my civil war book for like 30 minutes

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 15h

Wow surely nobody would stack even higher tariffs on top of this situation

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 15h

🫡 it’s going on the reading list

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 15h

by 2028 we will have at some point imposed tariffs on China for every multiple of 5 between 0-200%

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16h

A meme saying “EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM: TARIFF GRANDPA HAS AWOKEN, TARIFFS TO 10000%”

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16h

AHHHHH I was trying to take a break and read my civil war book for like 30 minutes

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16h

pacific rim is the perfect schlock movie I love it so much

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h

tariff otaku woke up and posted one China tariff threat and we get the worst stock market result in 6 months lol

Blurry TV Headlines @blurrytvheadlines.numbergoup.com · 17h

S&P, NASDAQ CLOSE OUT WORST DAY SINCE APRIL

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h

the double-event is upon us already

A meme showing a man at a chalkboard from "Pacific Rim". He says "in the beginning the [new French PMs] were spaced apart 24 weeks. Then 12. Then 6. Then every 2 weeks. In four days we could be seeing a PM every 8 hours until they are coming every 4 minutes. We should witness a double event within seven days

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h

SB79 is Union Victory at Gettsyburg for people who posted on NUMTOTS in high school

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h

never doubt that a small group of dedicated posters can change the California built environment. Indeed, it may be the only thing that ever has

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 19h

Big day for the posting to policy pipeline.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19h

“we are reneging on previous deals you’ve made with us until you make another deal with us” wow l can’t think of any reason this strategy ain’t working

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19h

in general this admin seems to not understand why executing hostages *lowers* your leverage instead of raising it

Ben McAdams Memorial Act. but on BlueSky @purrtah.bsky.social · 20h

Yea fuck this keep it closed down come hell or high water

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19h

The lion *definitely* doesn’t concern himself with winsome earl sears’ VAGOV run either lol

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20h

GLORY TO THE GOLDEN STATE AND MAY TEN THOUSAND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BLOOM

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20h

I SAY IT AGAIN: GET IN LOSER WERE URBANIZING CALIFORNIA

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 20h

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

They have slightly different conceptual frameworks so Canadian unemployment by US standards is roughly 5.4%, but Canada also always has higher *employment* rates than the US

Measuring Employment and Unemployment in Canada and the United States – A comparison

<p>This report provides information to users who wish to compare employment and unemployment estimates from the Canadian surveys (LFS and SEPH) and American surveys (CPS and CES). The aspects covered ...

www150.statcan.gc.ca

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

Day 10 of no new US data releases: 🚨the Canada posting has now commenced, I repeat the Canada posting has now commenced🚨

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 10d

If the federal government does shut down tonight, this will be the last government data released until the shutdown ends. In particular that means no jobs data this Friday

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Unemployment by Province:

Newfoundland & Labrador: 10.6%
Prince Edward Island: 9.7%
New Brunswick: 8.1%
Ontario: 7.9%
Alberta: 7.8%
British Columbia: 6.4%
Nova Scotia: 6.2%
Manitoba: 6.2%
Saskatchewan: 6.0%
Quebec: 5.7%

A map og Canadian unemployment by province

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

NEW CANADIAN JOBS DATA:

Employment Growth: +60k
Unemployment Rate: 7.1% (+0%)
Prime Age (25-54) Employment Rate: 83.3% (+0.6%)
Employment Level: 21.0M

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

him being this specific brand of crazy while representing a literal-99th percentile education 99th percentile income congressional district is extra funny to me

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

luckily we made it so nothing like that could ever happen again

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

VAGOP on a mission to lose by 20 at this point

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d