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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 22m

Same

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 26m

Correction. Taking down prior posts.

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 46m

The DoD is allowed to transfer this money per statute apparently (though this is outside of my area). The CR in March upped it to 8 billion.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 54m

Oh sure why not www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 20h

And also, this headline? Inadequate

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: It looks like the number of federal layoffs -- so far -- is over 4,000, we've learned from court documents

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Government Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Clueless

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

TRUMP: WE THINK OIL WILL BE UNDER $2 PER GALLON SOON

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, America - the president is telling you you’ll be paid to take your meds.

FFS

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

The beatings will continue until morale improves

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

She's very concerned, I'm sure...

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

New from Susan Collins: “I strongly oppose OMB Director Russ Vought’s attempt to permanently lay off federal workers who have been furloughed due to a completely unnecessary government shutdown caused by Senator Schumer.”

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Wut?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

LECORNU RE-APPOINTED FRENCH PRIME MINISTER - ELYSEE

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Balderdash.

Claudia Grisales @cgrisales.bsky.social · 1d

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responds to OMB head Russ Vought’s post “the RIFs have begun,” telling @jordainc.bsky.social and I:

“Well… I think they held off for as long as they could.”

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Sam Ro @tker.co · 1d

🚨🚨"BLS will publish the September 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time" - BLS

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Shot

Chaser

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Breaking news: Donald Trump warned that he was considering a 'massive increase' in tariffs on China and suggested he could cancel his planned summit with Xi Jinping as he lashed out at Beijing’s trade policy. on.ft.com/4nDpBNQ

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 1d

We're doing what now?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Lowest #UMich headline since May.

LiveSquawk @livesquawknews.bsky.social · 1d

US Univ. Of Michigan Sentiment Oct P: 55.0 (est 54.0; prev 55.1)
- Current Conditions: 61.0 (est 60.0; prev 60.4)
- Expectations: 51.2 (est 51.4; prev 51.7)
- 1-Year Inflation: 4.6% (est 4.7%; prev 4.7%)
- 5-10-Year Inflation: 3.7% (est 3.7%; prev 3.7%)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

it's giving Germania

"On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial"

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t…what…how…?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 2d

What shutdown? Treasury Secy Scott Bessent says (on X) Treasury bought Argentine pesos today -- and finalized a $20 billion swap line with Argentina's central bank. Wonder if the Fed had to sign off on the swaps. x.com/SecScottBess...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on X: "The @USTreasury has concluded 4 days of intensive meetings with Minister @LuisCaputoAR and his team in DC. We discussed Argentina’s strong economic fundamentals, including structural changes already underway that will generate significant dollar-denominated exports and foreign" / X

The @USTreasury has concluded 4 days of intensive meetings with Minister @LuisCaputoAR and his team in DC. We discussed Argentina’s strong economic fundamentals, including structural changes already underway that will generate significant dollar-denominated exports and foreign

x.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Fair

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