sailorsben.bsky.social
@sailorsben.bsky.social
For real though.

If you excused Trump because "all politicians lie" let's just do an experiment.

You'd rather leave your kid with:
a.) A convicted felon and sexual assaulter
b.) Someone who said some lies about the felon and sexual assaulter.
November 21, 2024 at 5:56 AM
One of the greatest tragedies, in my opinion, is how many brilliant minds have been hidden away due to gender stereotypes in keeping women in the home.
November 21, 2024 at 4:37 AM
When informing yourself, it's not enough to find someone who agrees with you. It's important to determine truth. Find sources that are regularly reliable to your own comparison to the real event. Use CSPAN and your own eyes. Then see who tells the truth most consistently.
November 21, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Don't let a political party's platform dictate your priorities. You don't have to agree with every part of it. Instead, identify what matters most to you, own it, educate yourself on it, and vote for the candidate or policy that aligns best with your informed perspective.
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 AM
The media mostly tells the truth. But sometimes lies.

Trump mostly lies, but sometimes tells the truth.
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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Breaking News: Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz to women, including some who testified he hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women.
Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoin...
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
This doesn't control for the vaccine. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it should be controlled for.
Pandemic* linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects

*note that the authors controlled for maternal variables & compared to number of babies born with trisomy 21 to determine if the difference was due to healthcare disruption vs. COVID infection

www.news-medical.net/news/2024111...
Pandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects
The proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16 per cent after the first year of the pandemic, according to research at City St George's, University of London and pub...
www.news-medical.net
November 20, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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This is going to be one of the central challenges of this administration.

Also as I've written elsewhere, it's interesting to think that real estate developers hate this macro environment and real estate developers are literally Trump's people
NEW: President-elect Trump has about everything going for him lately, except this: Mortgage rates are back at ~7%

Trump vowed to lower mortgage rates and housing costs.

That's going to be tough if the bond markets keeps thinking his agenda is inflationary...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 20, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Is anyone who voted for Trump willing to say that maybe it was a bad idea yet?
November 20, 2024 at 11:01 PM