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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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This is a really important discussion about how the law firm Paul Weiss’s Managing director really effed us all over. @jimacosta.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is a really important discussion about how the law firm Paul Weiss’s Managing director really effed us all over. @jimacosta.bsky.social
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Let them fight!
Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Let them fight!
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NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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This has big "rob the bank while the building next door is on fire" vibes
Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
February 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
This has big "rob the bank while the building next door is on fire" vibes
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
jkbjournalist.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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“I am too scared to drive my 5-year-old daughter to school in my husband’s car. I’m terrified ICE will detain me and our daughter will end up alone,” she said. “This is just as scary as the war in Ukraine, except now we don’t have Dmytro with us..."
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
“I am too scared to drive my 5-year-old daughter to school in my husband’s car. I’m terrified ICE will detain me and our daughter will end up alone,” she said. “This is just as scary as the war in Ukraine, except now we don’t have Dmytro with us..."
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
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One of the most successful protests in American history. Musk was driven out of the government, and his core brand, Tesla, is now toxic. And the shoes have just begun to drop
Well, it seems that 50 protesters and hundreds of drivers in Arlington VA are in total agreement!! Our one year anniversary of #TeslaTakedown and quite possibly the loudest, most unhinged honking yet! @teslatakedown.com @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @everyonehateselon.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
One of the most successful protests in American history. Musk was driven out of the government, and his core brand, Tesla, is now toxic. And the shoes have just begun to drop
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Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
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Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
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Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
DHS Cites Cuba And Venezuela As Law Enforcement Models For ICE
In a social media post, DHS listed Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Utah Republicans’ plan to repeal the state’s gerrymandering ban in order to grab another congressional seat isn’t going as well as they hoped — despite Donald Trump Jr.’s best efforts to help recruit workers for a MAGA political firm that turned in fraudulent signatures.
Utah GOP fumbling their pro-gerrymandering ballot measure amid fraud claims, confusion
With a Sunday deadline looming, the campaign still needs to make up thousands of signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.
www.democracydocket.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Utah Republicans’ plan to repeal the state’s gerrymandering ban in order to grab another congressional seat isn’t going as well as they hoped — despite Donald Trump Jr.’s best efforts to help recruit workers for a MAGA political firm that turned in fraudulent signatures.
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It is time for everyone to speak up. And that includes, by the way all of our ex-presidents and most of our ex-former military leaders and others who held top offices who are choosing to remain relatively quiet on the sidelines. Now is a time for all not just to speak out but to be true activists.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It is time for everyone to speak up. And that includes, by the way all of our ex-presidents and most of our ex-former military leaders and others who held top offices who are choosing to remain relatively quiet on the sidelines. Now is a time for all not just to speak out but to be true activists.
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Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
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KREMLIN IN SHOCK: UKRAINE’S NEW PLAN ACCELERATES RUSSIA COLLAPSE Vlog 1320: War in Ukraine
youtu.be/iCzEAh30W54
youtu.be/iCzEAh30W54
KREMLIN IN SHOCK: UKRAINE’S NEW PLAN ACCELERATES RUSSIA COLLAPSE Vlog 1320: War in Ukraine
YouTube video by Anna from Ukraine
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February 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
KREMLIN IN SHOCK: UKRAINE’S NEW PLAN ACCELERATES RUSSIA COLLAPSE Vlog 1320: War in Ukraine
youtu.be/iCzEAh30W54
youtu.be/iCzEAh30W54
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Coast Guard stores in DC and VA sold Trump wine and cider to federal employees and the G20 Summit will be hosted at Trump's for-profit business—potential violations of the Emoluments Clauses.
The DHS and State OIG's must investigate.
The DHS and State OIG's must investigate.
CREW requests IG investigations into possible emoluments violations at DHS and State Department - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The OIG for the DHS and State Department should investigate Trump’s potential violations of the Emoluments Clauses, which prohibit a president from receiving profit from government entities outside of...
www.citizensforethics.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Coast Guard stores in DC and VA sold Trump wine and cider to federal employees and the G20 Summit will be hosted at Trump's for-profit business—potential violations of the Emoluments Clauses.
The DHS and State OIG's must investigate.
The DHS and State OIG's must investigate.