@debgarrisoncr.bsky.social
Reposted
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
if I were a Houston TX resident I’d be pretty steamed over this if I’m honest
It's getting buried, but Houston will almost certainly not have representation in Congress until January 2027.
Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died nearly a month ago and Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has simply decided not to call a special election to fill the seat.
Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died nearly a month ago and Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has simply decided not to call a special election to fill the seat.
Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election
One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner's death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to fill his seat.
www.nbcnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
if I were a Houston TX resident I’d be pretty steamed over this if I’m honest
Reposted
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
prospect.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
Reposted
So much conservative rhetoric has posited that apocalypse looms in New Deal liberalism and even its centrist successors. Ronald Reagan’s famous 1961 speech about Medicare—still fondly quoted by Republicans—was full of inaccurate predictions about the disaster that would ensue if it was adopted./1
April 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So much conservative rhetoric has posited that apocalypse looms in New Deal liberalism and even its centrist successors. Ronald Reagan’s famous 1961 speech about Medicare—still fondly quoted by Republicans—was full of inaccurate predictions about the disaster that would ensue if it was adopted./1
Reposted
The worst part of this is that even if manufacturing jobs came back because of this (they won’t)
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The worst part of this is that even if manufacturing jobs came back because of this (they won’t)
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
ayup.
Lost in all of the talk about tariffs is probably the most important aspect of free trade: It prevents wars.
While there will be lots of articles in the next few days about the impact of tariffs on global markets and the economy, I am more concerned about their impact on global peace.
While there will be lots of articles in the next few days about the impact of tariffs on global markets and the economy, I am more concerned about their impact on global peace.
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ayup.
whaaaaaaaat
this is nuts. are they saying we *should not* put our entire faith in tech bro ideology?! SURELY NOT
this is nuts. are they saying we *should not* put our entire faith in tech bro ideology?! SURELY NOT
April 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
whaaaaaaaat
this is nuts. are they saying we *should not* put our entire faith in tech bro ideology?! SURELY NOT
this is nuts. are they saying we *should not* put our entire faith in tech bro ideology?! SURELY NOT
Reposted
I wouldn’t try to plunge the US and global economies into a recession, but I’m just built different
April 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wouldn’t try to plunge the US and global economies into a recession, but I’m just built different
Reposted
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
Reposted
"I didn't misappropriate enough funds to afford all this!" cries one Midwestern congressman
April 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"I didn't misappropriate enough funds to afford all this!" cries one Midwestern congressman
Reposted
Preparing my kids for the future by having them do chores and then giving all their allowance to our rich neighbors.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Preparing my kids for the future by having them do chores and then giving all their allowance to our rich neighbors.
Reposted
Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
Reposted
we're going to have to rebuild doj/ftc/sec/etc etc when this is all done
even if you just literally only rehired everyone fired im not sure modal civil servant is still going to be a civic religious small l liberal/small c conservative rather than civic religious foaming at the mouth hatred of gop
even if you just literally only rehired everyone fired im not sure modal civil servant is still going to be a civic religious small l liberal/small c conservative rather than civic religious foaming at the mouth hatred of gop
April 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
we're going to have to rebuild doj/ftc/sec/etc etc when this is all done
even if you just literally only rehired everyone fired im not sure modal civil servant is still going to be a civic religious small l liberal/small c conservative rather than civic religious foaming at the mouth hatred of gop
even if you just literally only rehired everyone fired im not sure modal civil servant is still going to be a civic religious small l liberal/small c conservative rather than civic religious foaming at the mouth hatred of gop
Reposted
I’m losing my mind on tariffs. We spent 90 years systematically dismantling protectionism (GATT, WTO, NAFTA) and a mad king exercising *extremely* dubious delegated authority just set us back a century by fiat.
April 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I’m losing my mind on tariffs. We spent 90 years systematically dismantling protectionism (GATT, WTO, NAFTA) and a mad king exercising *extremely* dubious delegated authority just set us back a century by fiat.
Reposted
A properly free press would be libbing out right now. It doesn't need to look like mirror-universe Fox News. It could look like a huge endowment for Pro Publica that pays for hundreds of feral reporters to descend on Washington like foxes.
April 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A properly free press would be libbing out right now. It doesn't need to look like mirror-universe Fox News. It could look like a huge endowment for Pro Publica that pays for hundreds of feral reporters to descend on Washington like foxes.
Reposted
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Reposted
The economics of Tesla aren’t that great once you eliminate Musk’s reality distortion field. Their current P/E is ~143, while most car makers are closer to like, 5-10. This implies the stock is overpriced by 10-30x if we treated them like a normal company.
March 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The economics of Tesla aren’t that great once you eliminate Musk’s reality distortion field. Their current P/E is ~143, while most car makers are closer to like, 5-10. This implies the stock is overpriced by 10-30x if we treated them like a normal company.
Reposted
i think it’s worth saying that every person you know or follow who follows politics is going to lose their fucking mind on a regular basis over the coming years. that definitely includes me. you should judge their takes on those grounds.
March 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
i think it’s worth saying that every person you know or follow who follows politics is going to lose their fucking mind on a regular basis over the coming years. that definitely includes me. you should judge their takes on those grounds.
Reposted
liberal democracy is a peace treaty between the parties which agree to its terms and once you violate them you are homo sacer
March 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
liberal democracy is a peace treaty between the parties which agree to its terms and once you violate them you are homo sacer
affirmative action is good, actually
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
affirmative action is good, actually
Reposted
It’s boiling over everywhere decaturish.com/2025/02/at-d...
At Decatur event, frustrated constituents tell Sen. Ossoff's staff they need to hear from him
Even though Ossoff was not scheduled to appear at the constituent services event, the roughly two dozen attendees were left wondering why he wasn't there personally to address the community's concerns...
decaturish.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s boiling over everywhere decaturish.com/2025/02/at-d...
Reposted
Turns out being stupid is a luxury and we’re fresh out of champagne and caviar
As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them from the serious illness.
As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids
At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Turns out being stupid is a luxury and we’re fresh out of champagne and caviar
Reposted
anyway fire up the five calls app, esp. if you have republican reps, and demand they explain why they want to gut medicaid, tell them why that’s a terrible idea, and ask if they agree with the president that america is fat and disgusting and incompetent
i was just reading an article last night about *multiple* congressional republicans being upset about this kind of dehumanizing shit directed at federal workers from musk (because they're hearing it from constituents), and trump's now tripling down on it directed at all americans
Trump: This country has gotten bloated and fat and disgusting
February 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
anyway fire up the five calls app, esp. if you have republican reps, and demand they explain why they want to gut medicaid, tell them why that’s a terrible idea, and ask if they agree with the president that america is fat and disgusting and incompetent
I say, if trump wants to make the entirety of his slavering base loathe him, let’s allow it!
It's really happening! I am listening at work this week to someone complain about how all her nice Tricare telemedicine nurses got laid off and this DOGE stuff sucks. 2 weeks ago she was talking about how good of a deal the fork email sounded like.
February 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I say, if trump wants to make the entirety of his slavering base loathe him, let’s allow it!