CSIden
@csiden.bsky.social
Retired engineer and proud alum of Michigan State University.
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov
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Krugman: "the interaction between this Japan deal and Trump’s other tariffs probably tilts the playing field between U.S. and Japanese producers of cars, and perhaps other products, in Japan’s favor."
(To be clear: That's not how this is supposed to work.)
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
(To be clear: That's not how this is supposed to work.)
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
The Art of the Really Stupid Deal
What the heck were the Trumpists thinking?
paulkrugman.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Krugman: "the interaction between this Japan deal and Trump’s other tariffs probably tilts the playing field between U.S. and Japanese producers of cars, and perhaps other products, in Japan’s favor."
(To be clear: That's not how this is supposed to work.)
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
(To be clear: That's not how this is supposed to work.)
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
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Dumb tariff policy, tax cuts for billionaires, a president with a meme coin, market manipulation, and blatant corruption. All things that don’t make people feel good about the economy. Is anyone surprised?
April 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Dumb tariff policy, tax cuts for billionaires, a president with a meme coin, market manipulation, and blatant corruption. All things that don’t make people feel good about the economy. Is anyone surprised?
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Lines from Paul Simon's "American Tune"—what he calls his most political song—have stuck in my head of late. He wrote it as a solo number, but the best recording was from his 1981 reunion w/ Art Garfunkel in Central Park. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSu...
American Tune (Live at Central Park, New York, NY - September 19, 1981)
YouTube video by Simon & Garfunkel - Topic
www.youtube.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Lines from Paul Simon's "American Tune"—what he calls his most political song—have stuck in my head of late. He wrote it as a solo number, but the best recording was from his 1981 reunion w/ Art Garfunkel in Central Park. See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSu...
Thanks Trump
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thanks Trump
And the list continues to grow
In two weeks Trump has:
-Released the J6 prisoners who violently assaulted cops to overturn an election.
-Started a trade war with allies, but gave China a light touch.
-Turned over the entire government to the unelected billionaire who ruined this platform—including the Treasury payment system.
-Released the J6 prisoners who violently assaulted cops to overturn an election.
-Started a trade war with allies, but gave China a light touch.
-Turned over the entire government to the unelected billionaire who ruined this platform—including the Treasury payment system.
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And the list continues to grow
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Trump has rescinded a Biden executive order calling for the development of policies to lower drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump has rescinded a Biden executive order calling for the development of policies to lower drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.
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President Trump says his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1.
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1, punting Day 1 pledge | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said in an Oval Office signing ceremony Monday evening that his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1, an extraordinary change in North Ameri...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
President Trump says his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1.
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BREAKING: Trump declares an invasion and orders domestic use of the military at the southern border, authorizing full military force.
January 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
BREAKING: Trump declares an invasion and orders domestic use of the military at the southern border, authorizing full military force.
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BREAKING: Here is the anti-trans sex/gender executive order. It's extensive, it's bad, and it's often lawless. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
January 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Here is the anti-trans sex/gender executive order. It's extensive, it's bad, and it's often lawless. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
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Jake Chansley, the Arizona actor who called himself the QAnon Shaman and who became one of the most recognized J6 figures, said tonight in a post on X that he received a pardon from Trump. He added: "NOW I AM GONNA BUY SOME MOTHA FU*KIN GUNS!!!"
January 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Jake Chansley, the Arizona actor who called himself the QAnon Shaman and who became one of the most recognized J6 figures, said tonight in a post on X that he received a pardon from Trump. He added: "NOW I AM GONNA BUY SOME MOTHA FU*KIN GUNS!!!"
And so it begins…
The scope of the birthright citizenship executive order is broader than some rumors had it. The denial of birthright citizenship would apply not just to U.S. born children of *undocumented immigrants* but to anyone who did not have a parent who was at least a permanent resident.
January 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
And so it begins…