IKG
@ikg1907.bsky.social
Economist. Laissez-Faire, Classical Liberal!
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Philadelphia 🇺🇸
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Philadelphia 🇺🇸
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“Contrary to the myths, H-1B workers are not indentured. The H-1B visa is essential for American innovation and competitiveness, and killing it will only push more American companies to leave the US permanently,” explains the Cato Institute’s David Bier.
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/FRu650Xrewg
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/FRu650Xrewg
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Contrary to the myths, H-1B workers are not indentured. The H-1B visa is essential for American innovation and competitiveness, and killing it will only push more American companies to leave the US permanently,” explains the Cato Institute’s David Bier.
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/FRu650Xrewg
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/FRu650Xrewg
Turkey has been ruled by an Islamo-fascist regime for a long time… There is no rule-of-law, no separation of powers, and no freedom or liberty in the country! Erdogan jails his opponents similar to rogue states, like Russia. #Freeimamoglu #FreeDemirtas #FreeKavala
A Turkish prosecutor has called for the jailed mayor of Istanbul to be sentenced to more than 2,000 years in prison, accusing him of running a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated. nyti.ms/4hZTfuS
Turkey Seeks Jail Sentence of Over 2,000 Years for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Turkey has been ruled by an Islamo-fascist regime for a long time… There is no rule-of-law, no separation of powers, and no freedom or liberty in the country! Erdogan jails his opponents similar to rogue states, like Russia. #Freeimamoglu #FreeDemirtas #FreeKavala
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The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
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Six years ago, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were roommates and freshmen members of Congress, part of a record-breaking wave of women who helped Democrats win back the US House. Today, the two made history once more. https://cnn.it/43cIiQk
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Six years ago, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were roommates and freshmen members of Congress, part of a record-breaking wave of women who helped Democrats win back the US House. Today, the two made history once more. https://cnn.it/43cIiQk
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"If the Supreme Court decides one person, the president, is allowed to flip the switch on tariffs overnight, every day, any day they want, that is going to create such a volatile and unstable and untrustworthy market. We can't build a business around that. We can't plan for that."
Trump's tariff chaos crushes board game makers: 'The U.S. is our least trustworthy trading partner'
The Supreme Court will hear a case next week challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's "emergency" tariffs.
reason.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"If the Supreme Court decides one person, the president, is allowed to flip the switch on tariffs overnight, every day, any day they want, that is going to create such a volatile and unstable and untrustworthy market. We can't build a business around that. We can't plan for that."
Cumhuriyet Bayramımız kutlu olsun! Atatürk’e ve kurucu atalara saygıyla, sevgiyle, minnetle…
Yaşasın demokratik laik Türkiye Cumhuriyeti! 🇹🇷
Yaşasın demokratik laik Türkiye Cumhuriyeti! 🇹🇷
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Cumhuriyet Bayramımız kutlu olsun! Atatürk’e ve kurucu atalara saygıyla, sevgiyle, minnetle…
Yaşasın demokratik laik Türkiye Cumhuriyeti! 🇹🇷
Yaşasın demokratik laik Türkiye Cumhuriyeti! 🇹🇷
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the most corrupt administration in my lifetime
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
the most corrupt administration in my lifetime
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ICE is amassing sophisticated surveillance technology, and is using it to target American citizens with little to no oversight.
ICE is mounting a mass surveillance campaign on American citizens
Without strict oversight, the agency’s new technology threatens Americans’ free speech and privacy.
reason.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ICE is amassing sophisticated surveillance technology, and is using it to target American citizens with little to no oversight.
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Look no further than the automotive industry for the latest indication of a potential "K-Shaped" economy for U.S. consumers, as new vehicle prices top $50,000.
K-shaped cars: New vehicle prices top $50,000 while auto loan delinquencies keep rising
Look no further than the automotive industry for the latest indication of a potential "K-Shaped" economy for U.S. consumers.
cnb.cx
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Look no further than the automotive industry for the latest indication of a potential "K-Shaped" economy for U.S. consumers, as new vehicle prices top $50,000.
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Trump: The gretest con man in American history.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump: The gretest con man in American history.
İş insanı ve hak savunucusu Osman Kavala’nın özgürlüğünden mahrum bırakılmasının üzerinden tam sekiz yıl geçti.
🗣️ Kavala: “İnsanların ikna edici bir neden olmadan cezaevinde tutulmalarının normal bir uygulama olduğu inanışı yaygınlaştı.”
bianet.org/haber/osman-...
🗣️ Kavala: “İnsanların ikna edici bir neden olmadan cezaevinde tutulmalarının normal bir uygulama olduğu inanışı yaygınlaştı.”
bianet.org/haber/osman-...
Osman Kavala: Milletvekilleri benimle görüşmek için izin alamıyor
Kavala, Türkiye’de gerekçesi açıklanmadan uzun tutuklulukların olağanlaştığını, insanların ikna edici bir neden olmadan cezaevinde tutulmasının artık ‘normal bir uygulama’ gibi görüldüğünü belirtti.
bianet.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Democrats should use the shutdown to curb the Trump administration's worst authoritarian abuses, not to try to goad Republicans into eliminating an important check on executive excess.
Turning the government shutdown into a fight about the filibuster is a terrible idea
Democrats should use the shutdown to curb the the Trump administration's worst authoritarian abuses, not to try to goad Republicans into eliminating an important check on executive excess.
reason.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Democrats should use the shutdown to curb the Trump administration's worst authoritarian abuses, not to try to goad Republicans into eliminating an important check on executive excess.
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Inflation is more than tariffs on.ft.com/4pFCgBf | opinion
Inflation is more than tariffs
Plus, will Korean and Japanese investments in the US happen?
on.ft.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Inflation is more than tariffs on.ft.com/4pFCgBf | opinion
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⚡️NATO 'must respond accordingly, including militarily' to Russian provocations, Czech president says.
NATO must remain united and respond decisively to Russian provocations, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Sept. 20 amid increased Russian violations of NATO airspace.
NATO must remain united and respond decisively to Russian provocations, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Sept. 20 amid increased Russian violations of NATO airspace.
NATO 'must respond accordingly, including militarily' to Russian provocations, Czech president says
"What happened in recent days in Poland and Estonia, and what has been happening in Ukraine for four years, concerns us all, because if we don't remain united, sooner or later it will happen to us too...
kyivindependent.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
⚡️NATO 'must respond accordingly, including militarily' to Russian provocations, Czech president says.
NATO must remain united and respond decisively to Russian provocations, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Sept. 20 amid increased Russian violations of NATO airspace.
NATO must remain united and respond decisively to Russian provocations, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Sept. 20 amid increased Russian violations of NATO airspace.
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What makes Adam Smith continually relevant, this professor writes, is his power to illuminate the tensions at the heart of modern capitalism.
Adam Smith Is Known for His ‘Invisible Hand’ Theory. The Truth Is More Complex.
Smith is famous for being the inspiration for American capitalism. The real story is a lot more complicated.
on.wsj.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What makes Adam Smith continually relevant, this professor writes, is his power to illuminate the tensions at the heart of modern capitalism.
AKP-MHP dikta rejimi şu an Türkiye’de bir darbe yapıyor, bir siyasi/yargısal darbe yönetimi ile ülkeyi bataklığa sürüklüyor!
Artık bu kavga CHP’nin değil, halkın kavgası, Cumhuriyet’in varoluş kavgası, demokrasi ve özgürlük kavgası!
#CHP #CHPninYanındayız
Kahrolsun istibdat yaşasın Hürriyet!
Artık bu kavga CHP’nin değil, halkın kavgası, Cumhuriyet’in varoluş kavgası, demokrasi ve özgürlük kavgası!
#CHP #CHPninYanındayız
Kahrolsun istibdat yaşasın Hürriyet!
September 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AKP-MHP dikta rejimi şu an Türkiye’de bir darbe yapıyor, bir siyasi/yargısal darbe yönetimi ile ülkeyi bataklığa sürüklüyor!
Artık bu kavga CHP’nin değil, halkın kavgası, Cumhuriyet’in varoluş kavgası, demokrasi ve özgürlük kavgası!
#CHP #CHPninYanındayız
Kahrolsun istibdat yaşasın Hürriyet!
Artık bu kavga CHP’nin değil, halkın kavgası, Cumhuriyet’in varoluş kavgası, demokrasi ve özgürlük kavgası!
#CHP #CHPninYanındayız
Kahrolsun istibdat yaşasın Hürriyet!
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Finally, a Republican Senator who isn’t afraid to stand up for our core moral values.👏
September 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Finally, a Republican Senator who isn’t afraid to stand up for our core moral values.👏
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Communist regimes:
Own companies
Control their central banks
Use tariffs to insulate their economies
Use armies, false charges, home raids & arrests to intimidate the opposition
Idolize their leaders with posters & praise
Sound familiar?
Own companies
Control their central banks
Use tariffs to insulate their economies
Use armies, false charges, home raids & arrests to intimidate the opposition
Idolize their leaders with posters & praise
Sound familiar?
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Communist regimes:
Own companies
Control their central banks
Use tariffs to insulate their economies
Use armies, false charges, home raids & arrests to intimidate the opposition
Idolize their leaders with posters & praise
Sound familiar?
Own companies
Control their central banks
Use tariffs to insulate their economies
Use armies, false charges, home raids & arrests to intimidate the opposition
Idolize their leaders with posters & praise
Sound familiar?
Gavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling Trump on.ft.com/4mUmm3L
Gavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling Trump
California governor’s social media campaign peps up Democrats and positions him for 2028 White House bid
on.ft.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The result of this warped, antidemocratic process is going to be more batshit proclamations like "milk is now steel" from an administration that will use any excuse to raise taxes on American consumers of foreign-made goods.
Congress must assert its powers to stop this insanity.
Congress must assert its powers to stop this insanity.
Trump's steel tariffs now apply to milk and hundreds of other products that aren't steel
Anything that is transported or stored in steel or aluminum containers could now be subject to those taxes.
reason.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The result of this warped, antidemocratic process is going to be more batshit proclamations like "milk is now steel" from an administration that will use any excuse to raise taxes on American consumers of foreign-made goods.
Congress must assert its powers to stop this insanity.
Congress must assert its powers to stop this insanity.