FessorFrink
@fessorfrink.bsky.social
That could have gone better.
Liberal/Progressive Democrat; will continue to fight against GQP's War on Us; didn't attend the National Grammar Rodeo in Canada. Am I a charming fellow or am I a farming cello? #Finance
Liberal/Progressive Democrat; will continue to fight against GQP's War on Us; didn't attend the National Grammar Rodeo in Canada. Am I a charming fellow or am I a farming cello? #Finance
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Karoline Leavitt blamed the lack of an October jobs report on Democrats, with October CPI and jobs reports likely never being released. According to Goldman Sachs, the U.S. lost 50,000 jobs last month. Which is likely the real reason why Trump is refusing to release the October jobs report.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Karoline Leavitt blamed the lack of an October jobs report on Democrats, with October CPI and jobs reports likely never being released. According to Goldman Sachs, the U.S. lost 50,000 jobs last month. Which is likely the real reason why Trump is refusing to release the October jobs report.
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The New York Times is the problem
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
![From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:
Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_ir thomas/index.h
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November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The New York Times is the problem
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The New York Times fired Landon Thomas Jr. in 2019.
"Epstein had been a great source for years and had become something of a friend as well. How close? Thomas had solicited a $30,000 contribution from Epstein for a Harlem cultural center, he told them."
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"Epstein had been a great source for years and had become something of a friend as well. How close? Thomas had solicited a $30,000 contribution from Epstein for a Harlem cultural center, he told them."
1/
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The New York Times fired Landon Thomas Jr. in 2019.
"Epstein had been a great source for years and had become something of a friend as well. How close? Thomas had solicited a $30,000 contribution from Epstein for a Harlem cultural center, he told them."
1/
"Epstein had been a great source for years and had become something of a friend as well. How close? Thomas had solicited a $30,000 contribution from Epstein for a Harlem cultural center, he told them."
1/
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Whatever the argument is, they're trying to pass laws on the down.low behind the backs of all Americans.
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/g...
The bill to reopen the government would shut down these THC products
A last-minute provision added to the bill would re-criminalize many hemp-derived products.
www.axios.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Whatever the argument is, they're trying to pass laws on the down.low behind the backs of all Americans.
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.axios.com/2025/11/12/g...
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“.. The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994 ..”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“.. The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994 ..”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
1/
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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Oh yeah!
My health insurance went from about $50 a month to $300 a month.
Hmmm. Tell me again how much you gaf about veterans.
My health insurance went from about $50 a month to $300 a month.
Hmmm. Tell me again how much you gaf about veterans.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Oh yeah!
My health insurance went from about $50 a month to $300 a month.
Hmmm. Tell me again how much you gaf about veterans.
My health insurance went from about $50 a month to $300 a month.
Hmmm. Tell me again how much you gaf about veterans.
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Iran faces its worst water crisis in six decades, and Tehran could run out of water.
The government warns that if it doesn't rain before December, rationing and even evacuating the capital will be necessary.
Read more 👇
interherald.com/iran-faces-i...
The government warns that if it doesn't rain before December, rationing and even evacuating the capital will be necessary.
Read more 👇
interherald.com/iran-faces-i...
Iran faces its worst water crisis in six decades, and Tehran could run out of water - International Herald
Iran faces its worst water crisis in 60 years. Tehran, with dams at 5%, may need to ration or evacuate if no rain comes by December.
interherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Iran faces its worst water crisis in six decades, and Tehran could run out of water.
The government warns that if it doesn't rain before December, rationing and even evacuating the capital will be necessary.
Read more 👇
interherald.com/iran-faces-i...
The government warns that if it doesn't rain before December, rationing and even evacuating the capital will be necessary.
Read more 👇
interherald.com/iran-faces-i...
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Tonight we remember our dear friend and bandleader Cleto 💙
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Tonight we remember our dear friend and bandleader Cleto 💙
Very sad. I knew he was Kimmel's friend and was a great part of his show.
Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of the late-night host, died early Tuesday morning. He was 59.
latenighter.com/news/cleto-e...
latenighter.com/news/cleto-e...
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59 - LateNighter
Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of the late-night host, died early Tuesday morning. He was 59.
latenighter.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Very sad. I knew he was Kimmel's friend and was a great part of his show.
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I repeat, if YOU are not active and vigilant in Democratic primaries,
YOU are why our primaries produce weak corporate and AIPAC controlled Dems.
Period.
Progressives need to become Dem primary BULLDOZERS!
NO ONE should be able to get through a primary while being some corrupt milquetoast who
YOU are why our primaries produce weak corporate and AIPAC controlled Dems.
Period.
Progressives need to become Dem primary BULLDOZERS!
NO ONE should be able to get through a primary while being some corrupt milquetoast who
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I repeat, if YOU are not active and vigilant in Democratic primaries,
YOU are why our primaries produce weak corporate and AIPAC controlled Dems.
Period.
Progressives need to become Dem primary BULLDOZERS!
NO ONE should be able to get through a primary while being some corrupt milquetoast who
YOU are why our primaries produce weak corporate and AIPAC controlled Dems.
Period.
Progressives need to become Dem primary BULLDOZERS!
NO ONE should be able to get through a primary while being some corrupt milquetoast who
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
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My tribute to the 50th anniversary of Siskel & Ebert, hugely influential and inspirational to me as an aspiring movie critic. www.rogerebert.com/features/sis...
Siskel & Ebert at the Movies Celebrates its 50th Anniversary | Features | Roger Ebert
An editor shares some great clips of Siskel & Ebert.
www.rogerebert.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My tribute to the 50th anniversary of Siskel & Ebert, hugely influential and inspirational to me as an aspiring movie critic. www.rogerebert.com/features/sis...
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If this bears out this is perhaps the biggest health innovation since mRNA vaccines which like lol how crazy. This science interrupted the biological production of antibiotic producing mold and isolated an early molecule in the compound. That rules.
www.livescience.com/health/medic...
www.livescience.com/health/medic...
Antibiotic found hiding in plain sight could treat dangerous infections, early study finds
Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen antibiotic that shows promising in treating drug-resistant infections.
www.livescience.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
If this bears out this is perhaps the biggest health innovation since mRNA vaccines which like lol how crazy. This science interrupted the biological production of antibiotic producing mold and isolated an early molecule in the compound. That rules.
www.livescience.com/health/medic...
www.livescience.com/health/medic...
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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8 DEMOCRATIC QUISLINGS CAVE. EXPEL THEM - AND SCHUMER. You whored yourself to Trump. Durbin, King, Cortez-Masto, Kaine, Shaheen, Rosen, Hassan, Fetterman. Get out, Fools.
AND TRUMP'S MIND is so gone even the WaPo noticed!
THE NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST IS NOW LIVE: tinyurl.com/4kyehbm2
AND TRUMP'S MIND is so gone even the WaPo noticed!
THE NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST IS NOW LIVE: tinyurl.com/4kyehbm2
8 DEMOCRATIC SENATE QUISLINGS CAVE. EXPEL THEM. AND CHUCK SCHUMER - 11.10.25 - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
SEASON 4 EPISODE 32: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN
A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Quislings. Traitors. Cowards. Capitulators. Collaborators. Fakes. Frauds. Enablers. Betrayers. Failures. Political ...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
8 DEMOCRATIC QUISLINGS CAVE. EXPEL THEM - AND SCHUMER. You whored yourself to Trump. Durbin, King, Cortez-Masto, Kaine, Shaheen, Rosen, Hassan, Fetterman. Get out, Fools.
AND TRUMP'S MIND is so gone even the WaPo noticed!
THE NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST IS NOW LIVE: tinyurl.com/4kyehbm2
AND TRUMP'S MIND is so gone even the WaPo noticed!
THE NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST IS NOW LIVE: tinyurl.com/4kyehbm2
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To fix any problem you must first accurately describe it, not try to diagnose it with sweeping generalizations about "The American people" or "Politicians in Washington".
For example:
We are in the mess because of REPUBLICAN voters.
The shutdown was broken by 8 OUT OF 45 senate Democrats.
See?
For example:
We are in the mess because of REPUBLICAN voters.
The shutdown was broken by 8 OUT OF 45 senate Democrats.
See?
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
To fix any problem you must first accurately describe it, not try to diagnose it with sweeping generalizations about "The American people" or "Politicians in Washington".
For example:
We are in the mess because of REPUBLICAN voters.
The shutdown was broken by 8 OUT OF 45 senate Democrats.
See?
For example:
We are in the mess because of REPUBLICAN voters.
The shutdown was broken by 8 OUT OF 45 senate Democrats.
See?
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will