Norm IV
@njm4.bsky.social
Political animal, RPG GM, data omnivore and writer.
Getting to resolution time.
Resolutions in the Time of Trump
One hopes in days that look back on these words,
His Excellency will be a cautionary message
of hate that itself did consume.
Of dishonesty…
medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Getting to resolution time.
Trump has always known to goose the GDP by massive spending. He's never managed to create a growth economy, he just borrows and spends a ton and calls it growth.
You can't have massive bankruptcies, rising unemployment, and spending propped up by the 1% and claim actual growth.
You can't have massive bankruptcies, rising unemployment, and spending propped up by the 1% and claim actual growth.
GDP 'Nowhere Near' 4.3%: Rosenberg Dismisses Q3 Report As 'Fugazi,' Pegs Real Growth At 0.8%
While the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported a robust 4.3% annual increase in third-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) on Tuesday, economist David Rosenberg is calling the headline...
finance.yahoo.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Trump has always known to goose the GDP by massive spending. He's never managed to create a growth economy, he just borrows and spends a ton and calls it growth.
You can't have massive bankruptcies, rising unemployment, and spending propped up by the 1% and claim actual growth.
You can't have massive bankruptcies, rising unemployment, and spending propped up by the 1% and claim actual growth.
Koi, rampant over Poke.
December 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Koi, rampant over Poke.
Just remember that the Epstein files are being released by a completely partisan department of Justice. The only way that they can really lessen the impact is to lessen the validity. So expect to see a lot of obviously fake and sensational inclusions
December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just remember that the Epstein files are being released by a completely partisan department of Justice. The only way that they can really lessen the impact is to lessen the validity. So expect to see a lot of obviously fake and sensational inclusions
Moreover, this is proof-positive that Weiss is there to muzzle any honest reporting that might make people question the Trump administration. More censorship put in place by the Corporatist bloc.
Because if people learn more of the truth about our new gestapo, they are out of power.
Because if people learn more of the truth about our new gestapo, they are out of power.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Moreover, this is proof-positive that Weiss is there to muzzle any honest reporting that might make people question the Trump administration. More censorship put in place by the Corporatist bloc.
Because if people learn more of the truth about our new gestapo, they are out of power.
Because if people learn more of the truth about our new gestapo, they are out of power.
This is how a completely innocent man eager to clear his name acts.
He asks for quick and public hearings and wants everything out there in the hands of the public so it can't be cherry picked or spun.
This is a post about Jack Smith and Donald Trump.
He asks for quick and public hearings and wants everything out there in the hands of the public so it can't be cherry picked or spun.
This is a post about Jack Smith and Donald Trump.
Jack Smith’s lawyers ask Jordan for open hearing after closed-door testimony
The former special counsel’s attorneys also want the full videotape of Smith’s deposition to be released.
www.politico.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is how a completely innocent man eager to clear his name acts.
He asks for quick and public hearings and wants everything out there in the hands of the public so it can't be cherry picked or spun.
This is a post about Jack Smith and Donald Trump.
He asks for quick and public hearings and wants everything out there in the hands of the public so it can't be cherry picked or spun.
This is a post about Jack Smith and Donald Trump.
Regressive movements are fueled by selfishness and grievance. This is the same lexical game of using the Code Words of "Woke" and "DEI" instead of "Equality".
As Hitler allowed his followers to blame the jews instead of themselves, MAGA lets these losers believe their privilege does not exist.
As Hitler allowed his followers to blame the jews instead of themselves, MAGA lets these losers believe their privilege does not exist.
This was posted on X by the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commn.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Regressive movements are fueled by selfishness and grievance. This is the same lexical game of using the Code Words of "Woke" and "DEI" instead of "Equality".
As Hitler allowed his followers to blame the jews instead of themselves, MAGA lets these losers believe their privilege does not exist.
As Hitler allowed his followers to blame the jews instead of themselves, MAGA lets these losers believe their privilege does not exist.
Shocked.
No way.
Trump lied?
No way.
Trump lied?
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Shocked.
No way.
Trump lied?
No way.
Trump lied?
You just keep telling me how these tariffs are good for business and are helping us...
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You just keep telling me how these tariffs are good for business and are helping us...
Do NOT let his bullshit become facts.
As before, he inherited a great economy. It took a lot of idiotic interference to fuck it up this badly this fast.
As before, he inherited a great economy. It took a lot of idiotic interference to fuck it up this badly this fast.
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Do NOT let his bullshit become facts.
As before, he inherited a great economy. It took a lot of idiotic interference to fuck it up this badly this fast.
As before, he inherited a great economy. It took a lot of idiotic interference to fuck it up this badly this fast.
Oh, did you really think this was going to be about me? No, children. I'm going to prove my innocence by showing that Trump was indeed guilty.
BREAKING: Jack Smith just revealed that Trump broke the law, in his statement to the House.
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oh, did you really think this was going to be about me? No, children. I'm going to prove my innocence by showing that Trump was indeed guilty.
One notes the general tone bespeaking Rodents on a threatened vessel noting their paws might get wet soon.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
One notes the general tone bespeaking Rodents on a threatened vessel noting their paws might get wet soon.
The interesting part is that this is obviously an effect of publicity, and people reprioritizing based on ICE/Trump.
And it is showing that public opinion is dead set against them.
And it is showing that public opinion is dead set against them.
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The interesting part is that this is obviously an effect of publicity, and people reprioritizing based on ICE/Trump.
And it is showing that public opinion is dead set against them.
And it is showing that public opinion is dead set against them.
Big government is not necessarily a bad thing, so much as it is a natural effect of a successful one.
Morrison’s Rules of Economics/The Economic Ties to Freedom
Morrison’s First Rule of Economics.
medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Big government is not necessarily a bad thing, so much as it is a natural effect of a successful one.
Gee.
98% of those surveyed report decreased or destroyed morale from a regime that doesn't want to govern so much as it wants to gut the Constitutional guardrails and consolidate power.
Shocked.
98% of those surveyed report decreased or destroyed morale from a regime that doesn't want to govern so much as it wants to gut the Constitutional guardrails and consolidate power.
Shocked.
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Gee.
98% of those surveyed report decreased or destroyed morale from a regime that doesn't want to govern so much as it wants to gut the Constitutional guardrails and consolidate power.
Shocked.
98% of those surveyed report decreased or destroyed morale from a regime that doesn't want to govern so much as it wants to gut the Constitutional guardrails and consolidate power.
Shocked.
It's not about governing, it is about consolidating.
December 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's not about governing, it is about consolidating.
Simplifying the complicated is the goal here, as MAGA does not really have policies so much as it has grievance. Progress is the simple and correct answer to Trump's #Regressivism.
The next Democratic administration will have the greatest chance of succeeding if it promises a truly Progressive agenda to counter Trump's demented #Regressivism.
Including removing Citizens United and taking corporations out of government, as well as dismantling the surveillance state.
Including removing Citizens United and taking corporations out of government, as well as dismantling the surveillance state.
New contract shows Palantir is working on a tech platform for another federal agency that works with ICE | Fortune
The contract language suggests the new relationship aims to root out fraud including “wedding-based schemes” in immigration services applications.
fortune.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Simplifying the complicated is the goal here, as MAGA does not really have policies so much as it has grievance. Progress is the simple and correct answer to Trump's #Regressivism.