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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · Oct 16

TRUMP, AN AMERICAN ABERRATION
The mercurial former US President Trump is a convicted felon, an insurrectionist, an admirer of foreign dictators, a racist, a misogynist, and a dangerous American aberration. His return to power would betrayal of Washington's legacy in American history again.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 16h

11 days into a government shutdown.

This is where we are:

Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

IN 2025 NET MIGRATION COULD BE ZERO OR NEGATIVE FOR THE FIRST RECORDED TIME SINCE THE DEPRESSION. LOWER MIGRATION WILL DO DAMAGE, TOO. (Econ)

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

Before that announcement even hit the airwaves, an anonymous crypto wallet suddenly transferred over $1 billion into stablecoins — digital dollars that hold value even when everything else collapses. Then, within seconds of Trump’s post, that same wallet started placing $100 million buy orders across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins just as the market imploded.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

This Is Fascism

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 3d

“Russia cannot win unless we in the West totally quit,” said Ben Hodges, a retired general who commanded U.S. Army forces in Europe. Time, which has until now favored the Russians, may be shifting to the Ukrainian side. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 3h

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 1d

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian drones struck another oil refinery in Ufa, 1,300+ km from Ukraine

The Bashneft-UNPZ refinery caught fire following the Ukrainian Security Service's drone strike, with the blaze breaking out near the ELOU-AVT-6 crude oil processing unit, an SBU source told media.
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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 1d

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The administration’s assault extends to high-skilled workers, some of whom face a $100,000 fee for visas. COMBINED WITH HIS NO-HOLDS-BARRED DEPORTATION PROGRAME & ATTACKS ON UNIVERSITIES, TRUMP IS SIGNALLING TO THE WORLD'S BEST MINDS THAT THEY ARE NOT WELCOME IN AMERICA. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

Higher inflation might also dissuade the Federal Reserve from cutting rates further, threatening those ultra-high stockmarket valuations. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

TRUMP'S IRON CURTAIN. Trump is building a wall around the world’s largest economy. As America’s tariff barriers on everyone else have gone up, so has the drawbridge, making it harder for migrants to enter the country. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The Pres. wants to turn America into a fortress that keeps out foreign incursions, cutting the country off from the very goods & talent that helped make its economy the envy of the world. (Econ)

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

RIBBIT CITY ☠️☠️☠️

Inflatable frog costume carrying a sign reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The U.S. is a big enough economy that it can step back from global trade without suffering an economic cataclysm. However, IN TIME TARIFFS WILL ERODE ITS COMPETITIVENESS & ITS ECONOMIC POWER, ESPECIALLY IF ITS ALLIES INTEGRATE MORE DEEPLY WITH CHINA. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The battlements around America’s economy will not be easy to dismantle. Because other countries have not raised tariffs, America would have to unilaterally lower its duties. (Econ)

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

Some of the explanation for this resilience is that few countries other than China have retaliated at scale against American duties. Britain, Japan & the EU have struck deals that reduce Trump’s proposed tariffs, without levying their own. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

Since “Liberation Day” financial markets have swung from panic to euphoria. Elsewhere the picture is mixed. Inflation has risen only a little, as America’s importing businesses have absorbed much of the tariff pain. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s volatile policymaking encourages companies to wait to raise prices until they know they must. When they do, domestic producers, shielded from competition, follow suit. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

THE REAL DAMAGE WILL BE IN THE LONGER TERM. THE U.S. ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY 15% OF GLOBAL FINAL DEMAND FOR GOODS IMPORTS. If its drawbridge remains up, THE WORLD WILL GRADUALLY INTEGRATE WITHOUT IT. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The collapse in migration is an enormous and underappreciated shock to the economy. Between 2000 and 2020 annual net migration into America was 1m, on average; under Biden it reached 2.5m a year. (Econ)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 1d

The benefits of skilled migration are enormous. The average migrant with a graduate degree boosts the Treasury’s coffers by a net $1.8m over their lifetime. Skilled migrants account for 5% of the labor force but 10% of labor earnings. (Econ)

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