Gary V
@garyvi.bsky.social
I've followed politics for many years. Twitter was good place to follow people I respect who share honest opinions and news. Many of those people are showing up here so I'm making the transition. I very much want BlueSky to become the new public square.
This is one reason I quit the NY Times. The other is Ross Douthat, David Brooks, etc.
Seriously, does Ezra Klein really believe Trump is going to change and be nice?
Seriously, does Ezra Klein really believe Trump is going to change and be nice?
KLEIN: “.. cruelty as the dominant culture repulses most people. .. Closed and cruel are on their way out. What comes next, I suspect, will present itself as open, friendly and assertively moral.”
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December 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is one reason I quit the NY Times. The other is Ross Douthat, David Brooks, etc.
Seriously, does Ezra Klein really believe Trump is going to change and be nice?
Seriously, does Ezra Klein really believe Trump is going to change and be nice?
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"Look, every word the president just said is a lie."
-- Me, telling the truth.
-- Me, telling the truth.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Look, every word the president just said is a lie."
-- Me, telling the truth.
-- Me, telling the truth.
This was my thought too. The excuse for the recent bad news: "we inherited a bad economy".
I’m no conspiracy theorist, but if I was… Trump fires the BLS commissioner last month after he didn’t like the job numbers…then put in his own commissioner…and now Biden‘s final year numbers get the largest downward revision in history? 🤷♂️ www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/b...
US job growth through March was significantly weaker than previously thought | CNN Business
The US jobs market has been running in a much lower gear than previously thought, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This was my thought too. The excuse for the recent bad news: "we inherited a bad economy".
Seriously, follow @justinwolfers.bsky.social for straight forward, honest economic information and refutation of lies coming from this administration.
The White House claims that more jobs are going to native-born Americans:
"Yeah, it's not happening. What's happening is actually a fairly simplistic misreading of how these statistics are compiled."
-- Me, slinging some statistical truths.
"Yeah, it's not happening. What's happening is actually a fairly simplistic misreading of how these statistics are compiled."
-- Me, slinging some statistical truths.
September 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Seriously, follow @justinwolfers.bsky.social for straight forward, honest economic information and refutation of lies coming from this administration.
Excellent historical summary by Justin Wolfers.
Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.
September 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Excellent historical summary by Justin Wolfers.
This is so correct and the 1st reply - perfect.
Government so small it’s literally just one dude.
August 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is so correct and the 1st reply - perfect.
Glad to see Justin posting these videos. We will see distortion in many agencies but this particularly taint at the BLS is very disturbing because it has been historically a non-partisan, respected organization.
BLS Commissioner is a role that has never gone to an ideologue. It’s been for data nerds who care only about numbers. Put in someone with a record of distorting data, and every figure becomes tainted.
August 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Glad to see Justin posting these videos. We will see distortion in many agencies but this particularly taint at the BLS is very disturbing because it has been historically a non-partisan, respected organization.
Justin Wolfers cuts through the bullshit. I really appreciate his honest economic perspective. Paul Krugman is great too but Justin is another economist here on Bluesky worth following.
Justin is slowly becoming more active on his own YouTube channel, but of course you find him all over the site as well:
www.youtube.com/@JustinWolfers
www.youtube.com/@JustinWolfers
Justin Wolfers
Justin Wolfers is a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and a Visiting Professor at the UNSW. He was previously a Visiting Professor at Princeton, an...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Justin Wolfers cuts through the bullshit. I really appreciate his honest economic perspective. Paul Krugman is great too but Justin is another economist here on Bluesky worth following.
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Let's focus on qualifications: Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no distinction. Dissertation: No focus on labor or data collection. Zero publications. One lifetime citation (by a former colleague).
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
Trump's nominee for BLS commissioner, EJ Antoni, is disastrously terrible. He's a 1200%, 1300% maybe 1400% in-the-tank Trumper, with few credentials beyond a history of misrepresenting or misunderstanding economic statistics. He has shown no commitment to truth
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Let's focus on qualifications: Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no distinction. Dissertation: No focus on labor or data collection. Zero publications. One lifetime citation (by a former colleague).
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.
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Trump's nominee for BLS commissioner, EJ Antoni, is disastrously terrible. He's a 1200%, 1300% maybe 1400% in-the-tank Trumper, with few credentials beyond a history of misrepresenting or misunderstanding economic statistics. He has shown no commitment to truth
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump's nominee for BLS commissioner, EJ Antoni, is disastrously terrible. He's a 1200%, 1300% maybe 1400% in-the-tank Trumper, with few credentials beyond a history of misrepresenting or misunderstanding economic statistics. He has shown no commitment to truth
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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A rambling and incoherent Trump wants to turn DC into his personal police state despite a 30-year low in crime.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
Trump announces he's placing the DC police department "under direct federal control" and deploying the National Guard in the city
August 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A rambling and incoherent Trump wants to turn DC into his personal police state despite a 30-year low in crime.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
This really make me angry. This jerk makes it his mission to dismantle our federal government, mainly firing public servants which inadvertently destroys the share value of his companies. How stupid can you be?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Musk is pivoting from DC and Doge’s failures – and wants investors to know
The billionaire mogul is signaling far and wide that he’s back to business, and even criticizing Trump’s tax bill
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This really make me angry. This jerk makes it his mission to dismantle our federal government, mainly firing public servants which inadvertently destroys the share value of his companies. How stupid can you be?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Sooo. Apparently that asshole has been using the threat of tariffs to extort countries into cutting massive deals with Felon’s companies.
And why not? He got away with extortion last time thanks to Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland.
And why not? He got away with extortion last time thanks to Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland.
May 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Sooo. Apparently that asshole has been using the threat of tariffs to extort countries into cutting massive deals with Felon’s companies.
And why not? He got away with extortion last time thanks to Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland.
And why not? He got away with extortion last time thanks to Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland.
This is infuriating because apparently they are scared. How about change parties or if you can’t stomach that, become independent.
Chris Murphy: "I just don't know that our Republican colleagues will ever break. This is a cult that operates like a cult, and for the time being, if Donald Trump says that black is white or 1+1=5, the Republican Party is gonna agree with him."
May 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is infuriating because apparently they are scared. How about change parties or if you can’t stomach that, become independent.
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By exactly whom John? www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
By exactly whom John? www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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To think that Judge Roberts wasn't aware of the consequences of his judicial decisions while he made them is willfully naive. If he wasn't aware, he is not qualified to be a SCOTUS judge.
May 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
To think that Judge Roberts wasn't aware of the consequences of his judicial decisions while he made them is willfully naive. If he wasn't aware, he is not qualified to be a SCOTUS judge.
Interesting article and yet...
"Still, farmers have been widely supportive of the president."
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"Still, farmers have been widely supportive of the president."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Farmers hope Trump has their back but many voice misgivings as tariffs loom
Farming groups are starting to voice concerns for Trump’s tough approach at a time when they face many challenges
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Interesting article and yet...
"Still, farmers have been widely supportive of the president."
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"Still, farmers have been widely supportive of the president."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Many counties across California’s rural Central valley ... backed Trump in the last election"
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Ridiculous blunder’: Trump wades into California’s water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters
Billions of gallons of irrigation water were wasted under Trump’s orders in what now appears to be a political stunt
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February 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Many counties across California’s rural Central valley ... backed Trump in the last election"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Outbreaks like these may become more common and dangerous as officials’ efforts are hamstrung and their communications are limited, experts say."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Kansas reckons with large tuberculosis outbreak as health officials hamstrung
Experts fear consequences of Trump’s restrictions on CDC as state sees one of largest outbreaks ever recorded in US
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February 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"Outbreaks like these may become more common and dangerous as officials’ efforts are hamstrung and their communications are limited, experts say."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The law (G.I. Bill) added to the American workforce some 450,000 engineers, 180,000 medical professionals, 360,000 teachers, 150,000 scientists, 243,000 accountants, 107,000 lawyers, and 36,000 clergymen."
I've read where this was the greatest return on investment made by the U.S.A.
I've read where this was the greatest return on investment made by the U.S.A.
Mandatory reading from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 24, 2025
“NUTS!”
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January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"The law (G.I. Bill) added to the American workforce some 450,000 engineers, 180,000 medical professionals, 360,000 teachers, 150,000 scientists, 243,000 accountants, 107,000 lawyers, and 36,000 clergymen."
I've read where this was the greatest return on investment made by the U.S.A.
I've read where this was the greatest return on investment made by the U.S.A.
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That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me.
January 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me.
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If Pam Bondi started robbing banks tomorrow, it would be the closest to honest work she has done in years. I just assumed she’d moved on to scamming the elderly with defective wheelchairs.
January 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If Pam Bondi started robbing banks tomorrow, it would be the closest to honest work she has done in years. I just assumed she’d moved on to scamming the elderly with defective wheelchairs.
Ironically, this cartoon has now been viewed far more than if they had published it.
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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January 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ironically, this cartoon has now been viewed far more than if they had published it.
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Never forget.. Jimmy Carter left the Southern Bapitsts because of their stance on women
Carter Sadly Turns Back On National Baptist Body (Gift Article)
Former Pres Jimmy Carter severs ties with Southern Baptist Convention, saying that parts of its 'increasingly rigid' doctrines violate basic premises of his Christian faith; decision follows doctrinal...
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December 29, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Never forget.. Jimmy Carter left the Southern Bapitsts because of their stance on women
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It's a MAGA eat MAGA world, and Musk is the president open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
MAGA Is Already Eating Its Own. Pass the Popcorn
Dear Laura Loomer: You weren't in on the con. You were one of the marks.
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December 29, 2024 at 12:45 PM
It's a MAGA eat MAGA world, and Musk is the president open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...