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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“Milei wants to avoid a peso devaluation because it would fuel inflation just ahead of midterm elections on Oct. 26, in which half of the seats in Congress are up for grabs.”

Argentine Rates Soar Above 80% as Peso Crisis Sparks Cash Crunch

Argentine short-term interest rates soared on Wednesday as the government stepped up efforts to defend the peso, deepening a cash crunch that’s throttling an already fragile economy.

www.bloomberg.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Authoritarianism is notoriously bad for a healthy economy.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“Milei wants to avoid a peso devaluation because it would fuel inflation just ahead of midterm elections on Oct. 26, in which half of the seats in Congress are up for grabs.”

Argentine Rates Soar Above 80% as Peso Crisis Sparks Cash Crunch

Argentine short-term interest rates soared on Wednesday as the government stepped up efforts to defend the peso, deepening a cash crunch that’s throttling an already fragile economy.

www.bloomberg.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Kind of wonder what the media reaction would have been if Biden accidentally publicly ordered Garland to prosecute his enemies.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Do Trump and MAGA really think that someone currently blowing up boats in international waters, and waging war on his own citizens should be awarded with a "peace" prize?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Do you think Trump deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow?

STUBB: I think that's probably a decision that comes from the Nobel committee

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

My God. We'll be lucky if we have any allies left once we finally get rid of him.

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 9h

Trump’s usual nonsense and clueless talk: he claims Ukraine and Russia will soon enter talks due to possible new US sanctions. He called Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize undeserved, dismissed the threat of a Russian attack on Finland, and floated kicking Spain out of NATO for not paying 5% of GDP.

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 9h

democracy, and as a constructive supporter of the work being done to put effective measures in place to combat the climate crisis.

SOURCE: THE FUCKING NOBEL PRIZE COMMITTEE
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2009

The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"

www.nobelprize.org

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 9h

mutual understanding and respect. In accordance with a promise he made during his election campaign, he set in motion a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. occupying forces from Iraq.

During his first year in power, President Obama showed himself to be a strong spokesman for human rights and

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 9h

world free from nuclear weapons.

Obama had advocated dialogue and cooperation across national, ethnic, religious and political dividing lines. As President, he called for a new start to relations between the Muslim world and the West based on common interests and

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 9h

Let's do some facting about Obama's NPP:

Among the reasons it gave, the Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”. Emphasis was also given to his support - in word and deed - for the vision of a

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 9h

We are witnessing the most lawless behavior by a leader in American history, just daily, extraordinary abuses of power. National Democrats must speak out in a loud and clear voice against Trump's escalating authoritarianism. It is time now.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 9h

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Oklahoma alleged in a 2024 lawsuit against seven entities, including brokers and rehab centers, that just a handful of programs in California caused it to make $36 million in wrongful payments between 2021 and 2024.

The entities denied the allegations."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Putting recovering addicts out on the street can also be illegal. California law mandates that licensed rehab facilities offer patients a return ticket home if they had provided travel to the state.

Far from families and friends, dumped patients join the swelling ranks of the homeless."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"California’s Department of Health Care Services said it has strengthened its licensing and certification process and is working to make investigations more timely.

Recently enacted laws in California have imposed fines for body brokering and licensing violations."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Federal and state law prohibits paying for patient referrals.

But the insurance money is so good that it makes it worthwhile for rehab centers to pay to recruit patients—often referred to as clients—and fly them across the country."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Many recruiters sign patients up for private insurance plans that offer high reimbursement rates and few restrictions.

They focus on rural areas with high rates of drug use and few options for rehab, so they can argue to insurers that travel is necessary."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"When the money runs out, they kick the patients out without support or referrals, regardless of whether or not they’ve recovered—a practice known as “patient dumping” or “curbing.”

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Lawsuits and federal cases allege that rehabs can charge insurance hundreds of thousands of dollars for a few months’ stay, but offer little in the way of treatment."

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T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Recruiters are flying people with drug addiction from across the US to So Cal w/ promises of free stays in glamorous seaside rehab facilities.

Instead, they are signed up for private insurance plans and shuttled to overcrowded properties where drug use is common and treatment is lacking."

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

JFC.

T.L. 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 9h

"Recruiters are flying people with drug addiction from across the US to So Cal w/ promises of free stays in glamorous seaside rehab facilities.

Instead, they are signed up for private insurance plans and shuttled to overcrowded properties where drug use is common and treatment is lacking."

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

Yes and his brilliant plan to do this will be coming in two weeks ... for the last ten years.

I remember when they kept talking about "repeal and replace," and then tried to repeal without even the slightest hint or suggestion of a replacement. Republicans lie.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

This is embarrassingly stupid.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

The better for huge corporations to buy up their farmland and control the entire food supply.

What could go wrong?

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal authorities cannot use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists, and that agents are enjoined from dispersing, arresting, threatening or using physical violence against anyone known to be a journalist.
www.newsweek.com/judge-blocks...

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Using Force Against Journalists Amid Chicago Anti-ICE Protests

A judge in Illinois has blocked the Trump administration from using force against journalists.

www.newsweek.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

"Paxton went from being a middle-class lawyer to a multimillionaire during his two decades on a public official’s salary, according to thousands of pages of previously unreported documents that shed new light on the personal finances of one of the Republican Party’s most-watched midterm candidates."

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10h

Gift Link:

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician

The state’s attorney general, who is vying to be the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official.

www.wsj.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10h

Nothing to worry about here, no sir.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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