Jeff Goliver
@jeffgoliver.bsky.social
I get more liberal capitalist as I get older. Favorite painting is Picasso’s Guernica. Favorite biography which I waited too long to read is FDR by Jean Edward Smith. Other favorites are Eisenhower and The Last Lion.
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To drive this home: We learned this morning that the US manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month, per ISM
The factory revival was always a myth, how tariffs backfired, and why chaos, favoritism, and attacks on rule of law are making the U.S. a riskier place to do business.
@crampell.bsky.social joins @monacharen.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Mona Charen Show:
@crampell.bsky.social joins @monacharen.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Mona Charen Show:
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
To drive this home: We learned this morning that the US manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month, per ISM
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Soon it's going to become necessary to write a list of the countries on our hemisphere that Trump *isn't* possibly thinking of invading
Which Countries Will Trump Invade Next? He’s Given Us a Guide.
The reasons he listed for toppling Venezuela’s Maduro apply just as well to many other governments.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Soon it's going to become necessary to write a list of the countries on our hemisphere that Trump *isn't* possibly thinking of invading
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"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
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"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
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After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Breaking news: President Trump says the United States will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after a U.S. raid captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after U.S. raid captured Maduro
The United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him out of the country, President Trump said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Breaking news: President Trump says the United States will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after a U.S. raid captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
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Trump and MAGA Republicans aren’t talking about the fraud committed by Mark and Yolanda Robinson in North Carolina. Trump endorsed Mark for Governor, while knowing he and his wife stole thousands from North Carolinian’s trying to get daycare. Rules for thee but not for me! 🤷♂️🤦
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Trump and MAGA Republicans aren’t talking about the fraud committed by Mark and Yolanda Robinson in North Carolina. Trump endorsed Mark for Governor, while knowing he and his wife stole thousands from North Carolinian’s trying to get daycare. Rules for thee but not for me! 🤷♂️🤦
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probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities
December 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities
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December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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What does renaming the Kennedy Center have to do with making your life more affordable?
Absolutely nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What does renaming the Kennedy Center have to do with making your life more affordable?
Absolutely nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
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Interesting. Trump called Epstein twice in November 2004. Wasn’t that when they were engaged in that bidding war over the mansion in Palm Beach?
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Here's evidence that Trump called Epstein twice in 2004.
#doj #epstein files
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F....
#doj #epstein files
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F....
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interesting. Trump called Epstein twice in November 2004. Wasn’t that when they were engaged in that bidding war over the mansion in Palm Beach?
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
Trump bought it for $41 million and then in 2008, sold it to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million.
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By today's "heritage" standards, I'm only the grandson of olive-oil greaseballs and potato-eating drunks
Not sure you are white. Only people who can trace their ancestors to 1860 America are “heritage Americans” (aka white).
December 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
By today's "heritage" standards, I'm only the grandson of olive-oil greaseballs and potato-eating drunks
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“‘It came out of a place of pure heartbreak. And heartbreak leads you to do something you wouldn’t normally do.’
What compelled Nezza to sing in Spanish that day, she explained, was looking out into the crowd and seeing people who, she felt, needed solidarity.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
What compelled Nezza to sing in Spanish that day, she explained, was looking out into the crowd and seeing people who, she felt, needed solidarity.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“‘It came out of a place of pure heartbreak. And heartbreak leads you to do something you wouldn’t normally do.’
What compelled Nezza to sing in Spanish that day, she explained, was looking out into the crowd and seeing people who, she felt, needed solidarity.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
What compelled Nezza to sing in Spanish that day, she explained, was looking out into the crowd and seeing people who, she felt, needed solidarity.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/defiance-i...
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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how did this guy run an investment bank?
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
how did this guy run an investment bank?
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Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck.
H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.
When job growth stalls, wage growth stalls, and affordability gets worse by the month.
There’s a big difference between an economy that’s growing more slowly and one that’s stalled. A stall means job creation barely keeps up with population growth—or not even that. That’s why unemployment is drifting up and folks can feel the ground shifting under them.
December 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
When job growth stalls, wage growth stalls, and affordability gets worse by the month.
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Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
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The FDA sent stern warning letters to Walmart, Target and other retail giants after its investigators found they had kept baby formula on store shelves even after the product had been recalled due to its links to an outbreak of infant botulism.
FDA warns Target, Walmart for selling baby formula linked to botulism
The FDA also said Kroger and Albertsons had failed to comply with a recall of baby formula linked to an ongoing infant botulism outbreak.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The FDA sent stern warning letters to Walmart, Target and other retail giants after its investigators found they had kept baby formula on store shelves even after the product had been recalled due to its links to an outbreak of infant botulism.
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Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").
Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.
This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.
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A lawsuit against Instacart alleges that the mobile shopping giant fired a corporate employee for running for Congress, citing fears that some of her Democratic positions could lead to backlash from President Trump and Republicans.
Instacart director says she was fired for Democratic congressional campaign
Lisa Vedernikova Khanna, a candidate in Virginia, says in a lawsuit that the mobile shopping giant cited concerns her bid could hurt the company with President Donald Trump.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A lawsuit against Instacart alleges that the mobile shopping giant fired a corporate employee for running for Congress, citing fears that some of her Democratic positions could lead to backlash from President Trump and Republicans.
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BRENNAN: The president said 'prices are coming down tremendously.' But the latest data shows the consumer price index up 3% year over year. What data is he looking at?
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
December 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
BRENNAN: The president said 'prices are coming down tremendously.' But the latest data shows the consumer price index up 3% year over year. What data is he looking at?
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
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December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM