@regreader.bsky.social
BA Economics, MBA, CRE Finance (u/w, due diligence, CMBS) Advocate for EBM & Vaccines, Interests: Finance, Law, Economics,
I am using Bluesky to document for myself the disturbing govt and economic trends of 2025.
I am using Bluesky to document for myself the disturbing govt and economic trends of 2025.
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Reporter note: PP fundraising emails about fighting the Trump "defund" provision that could close 200 health centers are seeking donations for its c4 advocacy org—not the clinics at risk of closure. If people want $ to go to clinics, give to local affiliate
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![screenshot 1/2 of fundraising email, link for which is below text:
[pink banner that says: Planned Parenthood, then smaller text Planned Parenthood Action Fund]
Act. No matter what.
[button] Donate Now »
Year-End Matching Gift Goal: $200,000
We're fighting back against the "defunding" of Planned Parenthood health centers and other attacks on reproductive care. Rush your gift before our 12/31 deadline.
[button] Match My Gift
Earlier this year, President Trump and his backers in Congress passed the most aggressive legislative attack on Planned Parenthood health centers we've ever seen.
The unconstitutional law "defunded" Planned Parenthood in an attempt to block patients from using their Medicaid insurance for the essential care Planned Parenthood health centers provide.
https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/AV/PPFA/1/9816/QJe0hgynhLEp2f1Hfo_QA9WMupzCjK8MivyT1g3ODEI_archive](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreibqb7jkjfc6s35jedy5x37cy3iun6avbauhsobypf4dohzzwdfuhe@jpeg)
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Reporter note: PP fundraising emails about fighting the Trump "defund" provision that could close 200 health centers are seeking donations for its c4 advocacy org—not the clinics at risk of closure. If people want $ to go to clinics, give to local affiliate
prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/A...
prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/A...
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
Ran across this and I’m going to be stealing this answer
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ran across this and I’m going to be stealing this answer
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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A reminder that Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra’s parents emigrated here during a period when Italians were considered to be a genetically inferior and criminal-minded underclass that Stephen Miller’s racist predecessors said should be excluded from America
December 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A reminder that Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra’s parents emigrated here during a period when Italians were considered to be a genetically inferior and criminal-minded underclass that Stephen Miller’s racist predecessors said should be excluded from America
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-More-interesting-than-usual story on Trump's extortion demands on Harvard. (Remember when this was all about the MAGA/Fuentes team's heartfelt concern about antisemitism?)
-Headline badly mismatches contents of the story. As the reporting makes clear, the "escalation" is all on MAGA side.
-More-interesting-than-usual story on Trump's extortion demands on Harvard. (Remember when this was all about the MAGA/Fuentes team's heartfelt concern about antisemitism?)
-Headline badly mismatches contents of the story. As the reporting makes clear, the "escalation" is all on MAGA side.
December 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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-More-interesting-than-usual story on Trump's extortion demands on Harvard. (Remember when this was all about the MAGA/Fuentes team's heartfelt concern about antisemitism?)
-Headline badly mismatches contents of the story. As the reporting makes clear, the "escalation" is all on MAGA side.
-More-interesting-than-usual story on Trump's extortion demands on Harvard. (Remember when this was all about the MAGA/Fuentes team's heartfelt concern about antisemitism?)
-Headline badly mismatches contents of the story. As the reporting makes clear, the "escalation" is all on MAGA side.
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
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KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
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@kenwhite.bsky.social Has Jacob finally committed his big boy federal crime?
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social Has Jacob finally committed his big boy federal crime?
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“Eminence Front” turns 43 today. 🎸
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Eminence Front” turns 43 today. 🎸
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
“I hesitate to try to explain what it was about,” Townshend told @rollingstone.com. “It’s clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity — but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall.”
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Curious. If someone with millions of followers tweeted “enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas” at people in the Trump administration, what do we think the FBI would do?
Trump says the people who “thought Epstein was the greatest guy on earth, only to drop him like a dog when things got too HOT” are “sleazebags.”
Trump is criticizing people who…stopped hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein?
Trump is criticizing people who…stopped hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein?
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Curious. If someone with millions of followers tweeted “enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas” at people in the Trump administration, what do we think the FBI would do?
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Lmao who could have seen this coming but every contractor with a fucking brain, sorry guys
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lmao who could have seen this coming but every contractor with a fucking brain, sorry guys
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“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
December 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
Argghhhhhhh
Anyone can read the redactions of the Epstein Files by just copying and pasting them into a word doc. The people at Trump's Justice Department are so stupid they used Adobe Acrobat to black out the documents.
December 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Argghhhhhhh
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Thanks to photographer Stella Hamilton, who is at Astoria the Wild Turkey's side every evening to offer care (including fresh water) and guidance in the often-crowded urban park The Battery so that Astoria can safely fly up to her roosting tree. 🦃 ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks to photographer Stella Hamilton, who is at Astoria the Wild Turkey's side every evening to offer care (including fresh water) and guidance in the often-crowded urban park The Battery so that Astoria can safely fly up to her roosting tree. 🦃 ❤️
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The FBI was supposed to deliver all the Epstein files to @AGPamBondi's desk by 8 AM on Feb. 28, 2025. That's almost ten months ago. This seems like something @JusticeOIG would need to dig into www.justice.gov/ag/media/139...
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The FBI was supposed to deliver all the Epstein files to @AGPamBondi's desk by 8 AM on Feb. 28, 2025. That's almost ten months ago. This seems like something @JusticeOIG would need to dig into www.justice.gov/ag/media/139...
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“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
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First line of 39-page opinion from Judge Amir Ali in DC:
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
First line of 39-page opinion from Judge Amir Ali in DC:
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
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This Xmas, 2 police officers would like someone to finally hang the legally-mandated Jan 6th police honorary plaque at Capitol
GOP Congressional leadership has defied March 2023 deadline to do so
So officers Dan Hodges & Harry Dunn filed this yesterday
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
GOP Congressional leadership has defied March 2023 deadline to do so
So officers Dan Hodges & Harry Dunn filed this yesterday
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum in opposition to motion – #29 in DUNN v. AUSTIN (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-01844) – CourtListener.com
Memorandum in opposition to re 27 MOTION to Dismiss or, alternatively MOTION for Summary Judgment Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss filed by HARRY DUNN, DANIEL HODGES. (Attachmen...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This Xmas, 2 police officers would like someone to finally hang the legally-mandated Jan 6th police honorary plaque at Capitol
GOP Congressional leadership has defied March 2023 deadline to do so
So officers Dan Hodges & Harry Dunn filed this yesterday
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
GOP Congressional leadership has defied March 2023 deadline to do so
So officers Dan Hodges & Harry Dunn filed this yesterday
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM