Mark Lush
@iammarklush.bsky.social
Coffee. Kettlebells. Dogs. Economics. Decision-making. All opinions are my own.
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first couple times I saw this drift past on the TL I assumed it was a joke but no, he actually said it
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
first couple times I saw this drift past on the TL I assumed it was a joke but no, he actually said it
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I was just thinking about which state has elected the worst Republican congressional delegations over the past decade overall and I think I’ve settled on Missouri.
February 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I was just thinking about which state has elected the worst Republican congressional delegations over the past decade overall and I think I’ve settled on Missouri.
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HASSAN: You said you don't want to comment on these ongoing investigations because you don't want to bias them. So did Noem and Stephen Miller bias the investigation when they called Pretti a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
HASSAN: You said you don't want to comment on these ongoing investigations because you don't want to bias them. So did Noem and Stephen Miller bias the investigation when they called Pretti a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
LYONS: I don't want to comment. That's their comments
H: That doesn't make any sense
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"for Navarro, the inevitable damage to the economy due to the loss of productive immigrant workers is a good thing, because Americans should be willing to sacrifice prosperity in the cause of expelling the foreign-born."
MAGA economics is a mess. From @davidrlurie.com at @atrupar.com's place:
MAGA economics is a mess. From @davidrlurie.com at @atrupar.com's place:
"While Americans should welcome Trump’s rapidly increasing unpopularity and must do everything they can to constrain him, realism requires a recognition that he's all but certain to do everything possible to cling to power — even if he brings the country down with him." — @davidrlurie.com
We are all passengers in Trump’s death cab
The nihilism of the regime is its most terrifying attribute.
www.publicnotice.co
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"for Navarro, the inevitable damage to the economy due to the loss of productive immigrant workers is a good thing, because Americans should be willing to sacrifice prosperity in the cause of expelling the foreign-born."
MAGA economics is a mess. From @davidrlurie.com at @atrupar.com's place:
MAGA economics is a mess. From @davidrlurie.com at @atrupar.com's place:
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oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
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Listen folks, Pam Bondi was Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019 so she's been covering up Epstein's crimes for a loooooong-ass time
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Listen folks, Pam Bondi was Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019 so she's been covering up Epstein's crimes for a loooooong-ass time
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Which is worse?
1) The implication that the economy and the stock market are the same
2) The implication that it's OK to ignore a worldwide sex trafficking ring if line goes up
It's definitely #2, but worthwhile reminder on #1.
1) The implication that the economy and the stock market are the same
2) The implication that it's OK to ignore a worldwide sex trafficking ring if line goes up
It's definitely #2, but worthwhile reminder on #1.
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Which is worse?
1) The implication that the economy and the stock market are the same
2) The implication that it's OK to ignore a worldwide sex trafficking ring if line goes up
It's definitely #2, but worthwhile reminder on #1.
1) The implication that the economy and the stock market are the same
2) The implication that it's OK to ignore a worldwide sex trafficking ring if line goes up
It's definitely #2, but worthwhile reminder on #1.
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Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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".. The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday warned yet again that the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path, jacking up its estimate of deficits for the coming decade by $1.4 trillion thanks in part to .. Trump’s 2025 tax law and immigration policies."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
CBO Boosts US Deficit Call by $1.4 Trillion on Trump Policies
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday warned yet again that the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path, jacking up its estimate of deficits for the coming decade by $1.4 trillion thanks in part ...
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
".. The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday warned yet again that the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path, jacking up its estimate of deficits for the coming decade by $1.4 trillion thanks in part to .. Trump’s 2025 tax law and immigration policies."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Catholic archbishop of Chicago has shredded the Trump administration’s brutal deportation crusade and called President Donald Trump out personally for a racist post about the Obamas.
Cardinal Blasts ICE for Harassing Priests as He Rips Trump for Racist Obama Meme
“That’s not America,” the archbishop of Chicago said of Trump’s deadly immigration crackdown.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The Catholic archbishop of Chicago has shredded the Trump administration’s brutal deportation crusade and called President Donald Trump out personally for a racist post about the Obamas.
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Of all the opinions I'm not gonna read today, I'm not gonna read this the hardest.
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Of all the opinions I'm not gonna read today, I'm not gonna read this the hardest.
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Johnson said 6 members of Congress should be criminally indicted for the video since they got in the way of sensitive operations. The Speaker wants Democrats arrested for speaking. That’s where we are at with this Republican Party.
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Johnson said 6 members of Congress should be criminally indicted for the video since they got in the way of sensitive operations. The Speaker wants Democrats arrested for speaking. That’s where we are at with this Republican Party.
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(Punchbowl) - The House is now going to have open season on President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/archive/2112...
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/archive/2112...
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
(Punchbowl) - The House is now going to have open season on President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/archive/2112...
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/archive/2112...
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
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TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
February 11, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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As anticipated, now it's happening
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent
Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
www.nature.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
As anticipated, now it's happening
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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He did the cartoon!
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
He did the cartoon!
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1000% reductions in price, 15% GDP growth - what comes first?
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
The things you say when you know nothing about economies, economics and economic growth — but you’re freaked out about the midterm elections.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get Economy to Hit 15% Growth
President Donald Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh w...
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
1000% reductions in price, 15% GDP growth - what comes first?
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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The things you say when you know nothing about economies, economics and economic growth — but you’re freaked out about the midterm elections.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get Economy to Hit 15% Growth
President Donald Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh w...
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The things you say when you know nothing about economies, economics and economic growth — but you’re freaked out about the midterm elections.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.
