Tickles La Rue
@tickleslarue.bsky.social
I have meandered over here from Elmo's Hellscape.
Sarcasm is my jam.
I like to use the f word a lot.
Uh... Why does this feel like a job interview?
Stop pressuring me.
See out there on the field, kids.
Sarcasm is my jam.
I like to use the f word a lot.
Uh... Why does this feel like a job interview?
Stop pressuring me.
See out there on the field, kids.
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The Trump administration will begin seizing the pay of people in default on their student loans in the new year.
Starting January 7th, the Department of Education will start withholding a chunk of the wages from some student loan borrowers in default.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Starting January 7th, the Department of Education will start withholding a chunk of the wages from some student loan borrowers in default.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans to resume early next year
The Education Department had stopped collecting wages to repay defaulted loans during the coronavirus pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Trump administration will begin seizing the pay of people in default on their student loans in the new year.
Starting January 7th, the Department of Education will start withholding a chunk of the wages from some student loan borrowers in default.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Starting January 7th, the Department of Education will start withholding a chunk of the wages from some student loan borrowers in default.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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“.. Q3 #GDP of 4.3% was boosted over a percentage point by the weird trade situation. (See yellow boxes below). Artificially low imports and "high" exports did make GDP look better.
But keep in mind: Consumption was strong in Q3 at +3.5%. (see green box below)”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
But keep in mind: Consumption was strong in Q3 at +3.5%. (see green box below)”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“.. Q3 #GDP of 4.3% was boosted over a percentage point by the weird trade situation. (See yellow boxes below). Artificially low imports and "high" exports did make GDP look better.
But keep in mind: Consumption was strong in Q3 at +3.5%. (see green box below)”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
But keep in mind: Consumption was strong in Q3 at +3.5%. (see green box below)”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
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December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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"Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence," Sasse wrote on social media. "But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do."
Damn. 🙏
Damn. 🙏
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence," Sasse wrote on social media. "But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do."
Damn. 🙏
Damn. 🙏
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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MOM: We just got to the airport, but we can catch a later flight. Motion sensors say you’re in my bedroom.
KEVIN: I’m hiding under your bed.
MOM: Your Oura ring shows your heart rate is elevated. Don’t worry—I just turned on the radiant heat in the floors.
KEVIN: I’m hiding under your bed.
MOM: Your Oura ring shows your heart rate is elevated. Don’t worry—I just turned on the radiant heat in the floors.
Home Alone, Updated for the Age of Surveillance
Kate McCallister realizes that her son Kevin didn’t make it with them to the airport on their way to Paris for the holidays. She frantically pulls ...
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
MOM: We just got to the airport, but we can catch a later flight. Motion sensors say you’re in my bedroom.
KEVIN: I’m hiding under your bed.
MOM: Your Oura ring shows your heart rate is elevated. Don’t worry—I just turned on the radiant heat in the floors.
KEVIN: I’m hiding under your bed.
MOM: Your Oura ring shows your heart rate is elevated. Don’t worry—I just turned on the radiant heat in the floors.
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
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This Christmas’ hottest stocking stuffer is a tiny screwdriver for the white collar worker in your life
Peter Navarro: "In an age of AI when all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it's a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs ... give tariffs a chance, because they're working"
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Christmas’ hottest stocking stuffer is a tiny screwdriver for the white collar worker in your life
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“Get ready to work a harder and more dangerous job for less money” seems like a good message heading into the midterms
December 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Get ready to work a harder and more dangerous job for less money” seems like a good message heading into the midterms
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I have seen DOJ do some strange redactions before, but this is up there:
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I have seen DOJ do some strange redactions before, but this is up there:
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Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
There’s like a dozen things that are wrong about this statement.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
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NEW: The National Park Service & Interior Dept. have not produced records related to the demolition of the WH's East Wing & construction of Trump's planned ballroom in response to a FOIA request by @publiccitizen.bsky.social.
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW: The National Park Service & Interior Dept. have not produced records related to the demolition of the WH's East Wing & construction of Trump's planned ballroom in response to a FOIA request by @publiccitizen.bsky.social.
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
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In this Ohio diner, 60 Minutes still means the amount of supervised visitation you get with your kids until you can pass a drug test. But they do know this: no news report can be trusted unless it includes Stephen Miller's side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In this Ohio diner, 60 Minutes still means the amount of supervised visitation you get with your kids until you can pass a drug test. But they do know this: no news report can be trusted unless it includes Stephen Miller's side of the story.
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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I’m sure Russia knows what we are going to do before the American people since they have so many people serving in the Trump admin sharing intel with them.
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m sure Russia knows what we are going to do before the American people since they have so many people serving in the Trump admin sharing intel with them.
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It’s so hard to take this statement seriously when the reporter reacted by going scorched earth and putting their job at risk. You don’t do that if your editor just wants to take another week to make the story better
The New York Times updated their story with a statement from Bari Weiss:
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s so hard to take this statement seriously when the reporter reacted by going scorched earth and putting their job at risk. You don’t do that if your editor just wants to take another week to make the story better
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enjoying looking at all the examples when her publication and she in particular did not reach out to the other side for comment at all.
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
enjoying looking at all the examples when her publication and she in particular did not reach out to the other side for comment at all.
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USA: land of price controls. 🇺🇸
$XLY
$XLY
TRUMP: I WANT TO MEET WITH 14 INSURANCE COMPANIES AND TELL THEM TO CUT RATES, AND THEN WE MIGHT NOT CUT THEM OUT
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
USA: land of price controls. 🇺🇸
$XLY
$XLY
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
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Weiser, Hurd slam Trump’s denial of disaster declarations, funding for Colorado fire and flooding recovery
Weiser, Hurd slam Trump’s denial of disaster declarations, funding for Colorado fire and flooding recovery
The state is seeking federal funding for recovery from August’s Elk and Lee Fires and October’s Western Colorado flooding
coloradosun.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Weiser, Hurd slam Trump’s denial of disaster declarations, funding for Colorado fire and flooding recovery
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RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump administration.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump administration.
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Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
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How small and insecure do you have to be to name something after yourself? We’ll discuss tonight on Next with Kyle Clark
Exclusive: The Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship, Trump is set to announce. on.wsj.com/459nA4M
Exclusive | New Class of Warship to Be Named After President Trump
The new vessels, which the president calls battleships, will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
How small and insecure do you have to be to name something after yourself? We’ll discuss tonight on Next with Kyle Clark