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Karen Schwartz
@pithywidow.bsky.social
Former Marie Claire contributing editor, NY Sun columnist and tweeter
One hopes they still have their Trump University diplomas
Since inauguration:

—Shares in the company that operates Truth Social: ⬇️ 75%

— Meme coin named for Trump: ⬇️ 86%.

— Meme coin named for Melania: ⬇️ 99%.

“When do I give up on this and move on?” asked one investor, whose chat name is SimpleMindHatter.

www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Since Trump’s Return, Bets on His Brand Have Soured
Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to the president and his family have tumbled amid a broader rout of riskier assets.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So are we just like oh hi again Jared or ??
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner to meet Ukrainian team on Sunday, - Reuters
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
He was a giant RIP
I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Oy veyyyyyy
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In fairness only one had Roger Stone advocating for him
19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.

Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?

He gets a full presidential pardon.

Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Also feel like there might be a clause in the Constitution prohibiting federal officials from taking bribes from foreign governments
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Verrry interesting🧐
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
💔
“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you’re dead.”

📸 Mark Gerson (June, 1969)
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
yep
Is anyone else experiencing this? I've been followed & tagged ~15 times in the past 3 days by 10 DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS claiming to represent an individual named "Mahmoud from Gaza:" each account follows me, likes some random posts & then solicits donations. I block each one, then another crops up.
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And Trump's approach to economy policy is a duplicate of how he ran his businesses: into fraud and multiple bankruptcies
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Boy am I sad about Tom Stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Oh gosh why
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
CAN CONFIRM
Nobody outside this country is wondering, like the pundit class does, what was wrong with Kamala Harris.

Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Who is this we you speak of NYer
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Not gonna encourage CNN to put her on again by reposting, but among other things, Stephen Miller's wife is beginning to look like him. 😬
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Banger after banger from JCO
Shes still spitting out bars
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Rhetorical question
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"

Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Not good
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally

Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more

Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall

with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I mean the close second was Trump 1
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Running the country like he did his businesses: into multiple bankruptcies
I mean how utterly incompetent and detached from reality do you have to be to say something like this out loud

It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This will come as zero surprise to anyone who read the Mueller report
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Secretary of War Crimes
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Ok
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Works for me
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You mean like foment an attack the US Capitol where the perpetrators sought to hang his Vice President
A president who will start a war to avoid his own accountability will do anything. There's nothing he won't do. Nothing.
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM