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Money Talks: Philosophy of The Budget
Slate Money · Episode
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June 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Restructuring distressed debt is something that our president has a lot of experience with.
April 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Are we having a maoist cultural revolution?
April 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Getting ready for the day...
April 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Detox economy.
March 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My job is increasingly creating/filling in outlines.
February 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted
Something is afoot at HUD.
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We're basically in the territory of having to renegotiate the Social Contract, amongst ourselves and globally. People don't appreciate how nice it's been over the last 70 years.
Opinion | Thomas Friedman on Trump’s Desire to Be President for Life
The president wants to create a revolution abroad. This Opinion columnist would love to see a plan.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sounds like we hired a shitty salesman to sell us a shitty deal about the social safety net. I wish we could have a real conversation about taxes.
February 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
People interested in first-hand accounts of what's going in our government should read r/fednews/
News, Information, & Discussion for Federal Employees
This platform provides a secure space for United States Federal Government employees to express their opinions, share experiences, and discuss news and information pertinent to their employment. Discl...
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM