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With the right folks in charge, it doesn't take long to get from a US economy that is "the envy of the world" to this:
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy
The US economy is seeing a rise in long-term unemployment, with over 1.9 million Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more, sparking concerns about the labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
With the right folks in charge, it doesn't take long to get from a US economy that is "the envy of the world" to this:
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
👇🎯 Again, the wildly illegal and unconstitutional authoritarianism is the hed, dek, & lede. It’s the <only> story that matters. Everything else is details & diversions.
Biden authorized the funding for this bridge. In any case, the finer point here is that the president of the United States is THREATENING TO DEGRADE THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF MAJOR CITIES IF THEIR LEADERS OFFEND HIM.
This is front page news!
This is front page news!
August 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
August 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump:
On war criminal Putin: “I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with him”
On sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: “I wish her well”
On pedophile Epstein: “He’s a lot of fun to be with”
On J6: “It was a day of love”
To everyone who has enabled this evildoer, a pox on you and your houses.
On war criminal Putin: “I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with him”
On sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: “I wish her well”
On pedophile Epstein: “He’s a lot of fun to be with”
On J6: “It was a day of love”
To everyone who has enabled this evildoer, a pox on you and your houses.
August 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A government agency bragged about destroying posters protected by the First Amendment.
ICE just posted this video taking down the sign in Mount Pleasant on Twitter.
August 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
‘We have to tell the whole story’: Jon Meacham takes down Trump’s censorship of Smithsonian museums www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
‘We have to tell the whole story’: Jon Meacham takes down Trump’s censorship of Smithsonian museums
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham says when it comes to American history “we need to tell the whole story.” But Donald Trump is pushing to erase the parts that don’t align with his vision. ...
www.msnbc.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
71% of Americans believe Trump knew exactly what Epstein was up to. Trump knows he's screwed bc of it. So screwed in fact, he has to try to shut down voting, gerrymander districts, embarrass a foreign leader, and embarrass US in his meeting with Putin... This is all desperation.
August 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
SUNDAY—A massive protest has erupted outside the White House with demonstrators chanting “Trump must go!”
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What @GavinNewsom and Texas Dems are modeling is you can stand up to the bully and live to tell the tale.
Like the Tennessee Three before them.
A valuable lesson to teach to light the way for others no matter the outcome.
Like the Tennessee Three before them.
A valuable lesson to teach to light the way for others no matter the outcome.
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🔥 “If I’m willing to drive three hours to come here and talk, I’m gonna ask you to get off your phone and listen to what I have to say.”
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump would concede at the table what Russia could not take on the battlefield. Americans should not accept this from this weak ass president.
August 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This logo literally looks like it says KMS NOW!
As the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the "NBC" from its name: Later this year, it will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Here's my full story: www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/m...
August 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lest anyone doubt that Trump remains Putin’s bitch . . . .er, puppet as the American tanks Russia captured from Zelensky’s army fly the flags of both 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 as they attack Ukraine 🇺🇦, here’s what treasonous U.S. betrayal of an ally while selling us out looks like:
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Russian troops troll Trump by flying US flag on assault mission in Ukraine
Russians have reacted with glee after Donald Trump was perceived to have caved in to Putin's demands.
www.express.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yes, it could be staged or manipulated. But this is the image Russian propagandists want us to see: the US and Russian flags together, on a vehicle attacking Ukraine
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
August 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I’m going live with California governor Gavin Newsom at 5:00 p.m. ET. Link is here:
LIVE SOON: Live with Heather Cox Richardson
Starting Aug 14 at 5:00 PM EDT
open.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
NEW: Governor Newsom will be holding a press conference and rally at 11:30 AM PT tomorrow in Los Angeles regarding redistricting. The announcement is chef's kiss.
August 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
August 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
August 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM