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Excellent video!
Want to know how the Fed *actually* sets interest rates? Which rate it sets, how it does it, and how that filters through to the rates you pay? I helped my friends at CNN with this 6 minute explainer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsnD... #TeachEcon (Could be useful for econ instructors.)
If the Fed cut rates, why are mortgages still expensive?
Even when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, mortgage rates can remain high. That’s because home loans track closer to the bond market than the Fed rate.
CNN's Matt Egan explains how the Fed’s…
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February 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Excellent video!
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If you want a guess as to what Kevin Warsh -- who throughout the Obama years was a devout hawk -- told the President to win the job of Fed Chair, I think this clip might give you a sense of it. (This is from late October.)
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If you want a guess as to what Kevin Warsh -- who throughout the Obama years was a devout hawk -- told the President to win the job of Fed Chair, I think this clip might give you a sense of it. (This is from late October.)
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Here is the video.
It looks to me like he was lying on the ground and then kneeled up and that is when he was shot. imo
But it is hard to tell.
It looks to me like he was lying on the ground and then kneeled up and that is when he was shot. imo
But it is hard to tell.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Here is the video.
It looks to me like he was lying on the ground and then kneeled up and that is when he was shot. imo
But it is hard to tell.
It looks to me like he was lying on the ground and then kneeled up and that is when he was shot. imo
But it is hard to tell.
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They murder a man in cold blood and wait around to watch him die. There is no hell hot enough. Abolish DHS. Impeach, convict, remove. Trials as soon as possible.
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
They murder a man in cold blood and wait around to watch him die. There is no hell hot enough. Abolish DHS. Impeach, convict, remove. Trials as soon as possible.
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Stabilized footage of the terrorists murdering Alex Pretti. The terrorist with the grey jacket takes Alex's gun from his waistband holster, and the other terrorist shoots him in the back. AT NO TIME DID ALEX EVER BRANDISH OR EVEN TOUCH HIS OWN WEAPON. HE WAS MURDERED BY TRUMP'S TERRORISTS.
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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It’s not fine. The fucking moron is once again playing into Putin’s hands, giving away a bargaining chip on any peace deal & reigniting a furor with Europe, Ukraine and some Rs in Congress if he tries this. All for what? So Trump can get his greedy hands on Russian blood money?
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It’s not fine. The fucking moron is once again playing into Putin’s hands, giving away a bargaining chip on any peace deal & reigniting a furor with Europe, Ukraine and some Rs in Congress if he tries this. All for what? So Trump can get his greedy hands on Russian blood money?
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If all this talk of Europe dumping American bonds sounds confusing, it's because most of these conversations are themselves deeply confused.
January 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If all this talk of Europe dumping American bonds sounds confusing, it's because most of these conversations are themselves deeply confused.
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Trump just announced a 25% tariff on advanced chips, but not on chips that are used within the United States. So it's a tariff on chips used an input into exports. Yes, effectively an export tariff.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Trump just announced a 25% tariff on advanced chips, but not on chips that are used within the United States. So it's a tariff on chips used an input into exports. Yes, effectively an export tariff.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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I think the DOJ criminal probe is the biggest threat to federal reserve independence since its formation. Hard to overstate the chill for officials making policy under threat of criminal prosecution. Shows there is no independent fed without an independent DOJ.
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I think the DOJ criminal probe is the biggest threat to federal reserve independence since its formation. Hard to overstate the chill for officials making policy under threat of criminal prosecution. Shows there is no independent fed without an independent DOJ.
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Total growth in non-farm payrolls, by year:
2016: +2.3m
2017: +2.1m
2018: +2.3m
2019: +2.0m
2020: -9.2m (covid)
2021: +7.2m (covid recovery)
2022: +4.6m
2023: +2.6m
2024: +2.0m
2025: +0.6m
2016: +2.3m
2017: +2.1m
2018: +2.3m
2019: +2.0m
2020: -9.2m (covid)
2021: +7.2m (covid recovery)
2022: +4.6m
2023: +2.6m
2024: +2.0m
2025: +0.6m
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Total growth in non-farm payrolls, by year:
2016: +2.3m
2017: +2.1m
2018: +2.3m
2019: +2.0m
2020: -9.2m (covid)
2021: +7.2m (covid recovery)
2022: +4.6m
2023: +2.6m
2024: +2.0m
2025: +0.6m
2016: +2.3m
2017: +2.1m
2018: +2.3m
2019: +2.0m
2020: -9.2m (covid)
2021: +7.2m (covid recovery)
2022: +4.6m
2023: +2.6m
2024: +2.0m
2025: +0.6m
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Investing In Venezuela Oil Is A Bad Business Case
YouTube video by Mr Global
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January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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"We have a split economy."
New data is offering mixed messages on the state of the U.S. economy. Ron Insana and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.
New data is offering mixed messages on the state of the U.S. economy. Ron Insana and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.
December 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"We have a split economy."
New data is offering mixed messages on the state of the U.S. economy. Ron Insana and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.
New data is offering mixed messages on the state of the U.S. economy. Ron Insana and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.
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“Look around you. Read a newspaper. Watch TV. It’s chaos over here.”
My guess is that sentence is more relevant to our economic future than a single GDP print.
youtu.be/HdgUPqNumDs?...
My guess is that sentence is more relevant to our economic future than a single GDP print.
youtu.be/HdgUPqNumDs?...
GDP Is Up, Jobs Are Stalling: What’s Really Going On, According to Justin Wolfers
How can GDP be up, jobs be stalling, and consumer confidence at rock bottom—all at the same time?
In this interview, economist Justin Wolfers breaks down the latest GDP report—and explains why one…
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December 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Look around you. Read a newspaper. Watch TV. It’s chaos over here.”
My guess is that sentence is more relevant to our economic future than a single GDP print.
youtu.be/HdgUPqNumDs?...
My guess is that sentence is more relevant to our economic future than a single GDP print.
youtu.be/HdgUPqNumDs?...
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Economic data is a noisy group chat: jobs, GDP, income, prices all talking at once. Each message can mislead if you take it literally. The real task is finding the common story they’re telling together, not falling in love with one statistic.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Economic data is a noisy group chat: jobs, GDP, income, prices all talking at once. Each message can mislead if you take it literally. The real task is finding the common story they’re telling together, not falling in love with one statistic.
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.Chatgpt here explains how
LUTNICK IS WRONG
So this, THIS is the person representing my country on his six or seven recent trips, negociating in Russia?
No wonder that in Russia, certain people at the top in our present administration are referred to as "useful idiots".
No wonder!
.
LUTNICK IS WRONG
So this, THIS is the person representing my country on his six or seven recent trips, negociating in Russia?
No wonder that in Russia, certain people at the top in our present administration are referred to as "useful idiots".
No wonder!
.
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
.Chatgpt here explains how
LUTNICK IS WRONG
So this, THIS is the person representing my country on his six or seven recent trips, negociating in Russia?
No wonder that in Russia, certain people at the top in our present administration are referred to as "useful idiots".
No wonder!
.
LUTNICK IS WRONG
So this, THIS is the person representing my country on his six or seven recent trips, negociating in Russia?
No wonder that in Russia, certain people at the top in our present administration are referred to as "useful idiots".
No wonder!
.
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Why is the independence of the Fed so important? Former Fed chairs Ben Bernanke & Janet Yellen answer in a short @brookings.edu video. youtu.be/xeIAlIEzlI8?...
The Independence of the Federal Reserve: Why It Matters
YouTube video by Brookings Institution
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December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Why is the independence of the Fed so important? Former Fed chairs Ben Bernanke & Janet Yellen answer in a short @brookings.edu video. youtu.be/xeIAlIEzlI8?...
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"If I'm sounding more worried to you than I've sounded in months, it's because I am."
youtu.be/Ah2xMufLbS8
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Justin Wolfers: These Jobs Numbers Look Like the Start of an Economic Slump
What happens when job growth nearly flatlines, unemployment rises, and the Fed starts quietly worrying about recession?
Economist Justin Wolfers breaks down a tricky but pivotal US jobs report that…
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December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"If I'm sounding more worried to you than I've sounded in months, it's because I am."
youtu.be/Ah2xMufLbS8
youtu.be/Ah2xMufLbS8
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It's that time again.
For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related Qs in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only & NOT medical advice. Can't believe it's the last one of the year.
#AskAnIDDoc December 2025 edition.
For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related Qs in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only & NOT medical advice. Can't believe it's the last one of the year.
#AskAnIDDoc December 2025 edition.
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's that time again.
For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related Qs in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only & NOT medical advice. Can't believe it's the last one of the year.
#AskAnIDDoc December 2025 edition.
For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related Qs in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only & NOT medical advice. Can't believe it's the last one of the year.
#AskAnIDDoc December 2025 edition.
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So the president designates groups of unnamed and unknown people as “terrorists”, then the Secretary of Defense decides who fits under that extremely broad definition, then the US military kills them, and that’s all we are allowed to know.
December 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So the president designates groups of unnamed and unknown people as “terrorists”, then the Secretary of Defense decides who fits under that extremely broad definition, then the US military kills them, and that’s all we are allowed to know.
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“I inherited a mess.” 🤡
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“I inherited a mess.” 🤡
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"When the president says prices are falling, he's lying. When he says he's going to get prices down, he really shouldn't, because the only way to get prices down is to crush the economy." That’s the trade-off he’s not mentioning.
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"When the president says prices are falling, he's lying. When he says he's going to get prices down, he really shouldn't, because the only way to get prices down is to crush the economy." That’s the trade-off he’s not mentioning.
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Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
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Off the charts incompetence...
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Off the charts incompetence...