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JOBS REPORT:
We now have a full year of jobs data for Trump's second term and can compare it to the final year of jobs data under Biden, after the benchmark revision.
Bottom Line: Dramatic slowdown in job creation under Trump
#NumbersDay #EconSky
We now have a full year of jobs data for Trump's second term and can compare it to the final year of jobs data under Biden, after the benchmark revision.
Bottom Line: Dramatic slowdown in job creation under Trump
#NumbersDay #EconSky
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
JOBS REPORT:
We now have a full year of jobs data for Trump's second term and can compare it to the final year of jobs data under Biden, after the benchmark revision.
Bottom Line: Dramatic slowdown in job creation under Trump
#NumbersDay #EconSky
We now have a full year of jobs data for Trump's second term and can compare it to the final year of jobs data under Biden, after the benchmark revision.
Bottom Line: Dramatic slowdown in job creation under Trump
#NumbersDay #EconSky
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This administration is a criminal administration.
Rep. Kennedy: "Do you believe your agency has a legal obligation to follow court orders?"
ICE Director Lyons: "Yes."
Rep. Kennedy: "You have a very strange way of showing it, with a federal judge finding that your agency is in violation of 96 orders in one month alone."
ICE Director Lyons: "Yes."
Rep. Kennedy: "You have a very strange way of showing it, with a federal judge finding that your agency is in violation of 96 orders in one month alone."
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This administration is a criminal administration.
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KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
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Epstein survivors released an incredible ad during the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Epstein survivors released an incredible ad during the Super Bowl.
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“If Republicans want to set a precedent where former presidents and their family members who have some involvement with Jeffrey Epstein have to come before Congress and can't defy any subpoenas to do so, then I'm fully in support of that precedent.”
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
“If Republicans want to set a precedent where former presidents and their family members who have some involvement with Jeffrey Epstein have to come before Congress and can't defy any subpoenas to do so, then I'm fully in support of that precedent.”
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Terris: When I got to the Oval Office, there were two men standing there holding pieces of paper that said “talking points.” I’m not sure I was supposed to see that—and those turned out to be his doctors.
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Terris: When I got to the Oval Office, there were two men standing there holding pieces of paper that said “talking points.” I’m not sure I was supposed to see that—and those turned out to be his doctors.
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Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl? Desi Lydic Foxsplains why that's no bueno
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl? Desi Lydic Foxsplains why that's no bueno
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Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
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I'm unsubscribing from something every day.
February 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I'm unsubscribing from something every day.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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This is NOT The Onion or SNL.
What an utter disgrace.
What an utter disgrace.
Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is NOT The Onion or SNL.
What an utter disgrace.
What an utter disgrace.
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That would make him the main character.
February 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
That would make him the main character.
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Yes they should.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Yes they should.
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🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
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CEOs of big tech companies who the Trump administration listens to have decided to ignore the slow descent into fascism. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
CEOs of big tech companies who the Trump administration listens to have decided to ignore the slow descent into fascism. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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Great explanation of how Trump's tariffs work. #EconSky youtube.com/shorts/FRNn5...
Kosta celebrates America's self-owning tariffs against its allies, and Josh can hardly watch
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Great explanation of how Trump's tariffs work. #EconSky youtube.com/shorts/FRNn5...
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The No Kings People VOTE!
Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue!
It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!
Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue!
It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!
February 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The No Kings People VOTE!
Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue!
It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!
Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue!
It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!
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Republicans set fire to the 1st and 2nd Amendments for Donald Trump. Masked agents murdering civilians and arresting journalists aren't things that happen in America, until now.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Republicans set fire to the 1st and 2nd Amendments for Donald Trump. Masked agents murdering civilians and arresting journalists aren't things that happen in America, until now.
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Trump kneecapped Biden's revitalization of U.S. factory investment.
The tariffs often make building a factory in the U.S. cost-prohibitive. They cost jobs, too.
All they have done for our economy is raise prices and crater manufacturing jobs.
#EconSky
The tariffs often make building a factory in the U.S. cost-prohibitive. They cost jobs, too.
All they have done for our economy is raise prices and crater manufacturing jobs.
#EconSky
January 31, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump kneecapped Biden's revitalization of U.S. factory investment.
The tariffs often make building a factory in the U.S. cost-prohibitive. They cost jobs, too.
All they have done for our economy is raise prices and crater manufacturing jobs.
#EconSky
The tariffs often make building a factory in the U.S. cost-prohibitive. They cost jobs, too.
All they have done for our economy is raise prices and crater manufacturing jobs.
#EconSky
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Seems like a good video for his trial
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“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia