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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
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www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Harming trans kids – Using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation
When puberty blockers were banned in June 2024, the legislation included a clause stating that those currently on blockers would not be medically detransitioned, and could continue care if adopted …
growinguptransgender.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
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The political elite can be divided into two groups: those who think that while a socialist government would be less than ideal, a fascist government is the worst thing that can possibly happen, and people who think the exact opposite
Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The political elite can be divided into two groups: those who think that while a socialist government would be less than ideal, a fascist government is the worst thing that can possibly happen, and people who think the exact opposite
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if we tax them more, how will they pay for all the blood cleansing, cell rejuvenation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation they need? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
if we tax them more, how will they pay for all the blood cleansing, cell rejuvenation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation they need? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
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I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
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i don't think democratic voters should have to spend this much time whipping democratic elected officials.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
i don't think democratic voters should have to spend this much time whipping democratic elected officials.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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this RULES man
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
this RULES man
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I think the disconnect between the far left and centrists right now is that the far right's least popular dreams swiftly became the dominant political reality so "you're outside the mainstream and no one agrees with you" isn't the deterrent it might have been.
September 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think the disconnect between the far left and centrists right now is that the far right's least popular dreams swiftly became the dominant political reality so "you're outside the mainstream and no one agrees with you" isn't the deterrent it might have been.
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in 1967, senators rfk and joseph clark took a tour of the mississippi delta. they were horrified by the sheer scale of poverty, malnutrition, and neglect.
their report caused a national scandal. the scenes haunted kennedy; he considered it the worst thing he'd seen in his life.
their report caused a national scandal. the scenes haunted kennedy; he considered it the worst thing he'd seen in his life.
December 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
in 1967, senators rfk and joseph clark took a tour of the mississippi delta. they were horrified by the sheer scale of poverty, malnutrition, and neglect.
their report caused a national scandal. the scenes haunted kennedy; he considered it the worst thing he'd seen in his life.
their report caused a national scandal. the scenes haunted kennedy; he considered it the worst thing he'd seen in his life.
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Among all the terrible stuff in this bill, some good news: we successfully got Republicans to back off their provision to strip gender-affirming care in their budget bill. It's not included in the final text, and will not be voted on.
July 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Among all the terrible stuff in this bill, some good news: we successfully got Republicans to back off their provision to strip gender-affirming care in their budget bill. It's not included in the final text, and will not be voted on.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights exists for just this purpose.
Who is going to enforce these international standards exactly- it’s just paper
June 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights exists for just this purpose.
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Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.
Transgender medicaid ban and definition of sex are back in the federal bill - Dems can raise a point of order and force a vote, and as long as we don't lose 7 dems on this, Dems can keep it out.
Definitely worth some phone calls folks.
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Definitely worth some phone calls folks.
bsky.app/profile/eric...
This means that Democrats will have to raise a point of order on this part of the bill. This would force a vote on the amendment that would require 60 votes. Republicans have 53 Senate seats, so it means they would need to pick off 7 Democrats for this.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
June 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.
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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
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June 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
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The last time a Supreme Court decision made me cry this hard in my office was Obergefell but those were a different type of tears.
June 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The last time a Supreme Court decision made me cry this hard in my office was Obergefell but those were a different type of tears.
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My Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth.
June 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth.
It's honestly impossible to express the depths of despair of having hope for equality, having it almost in our hands, and seeing it torn away.
The Skrmetti decision will destroy so many lives. I feel like I can see my opportunities in life shrinking.
I'm devastated.
🏳️⚧️
The Skrmetti decision will destroy so many lives. I feel like I can see my opportunities in life shrinking.
I'm devastated.
🏳️⚧️
June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's honestly impossible to express the depths of despair of having hope for equality, having it almost in our hands, and seeing it torn away.
The Skrmetti decision will destroy so many lives. I feel like I can see my opportunities in life shrinking.
I'm devastated.
🏳️⚧️
The Skrmetti decision will destroy so many lives. I feel like I can see my opportunities in life shrinking.
I'm devastated.
🏳️⚧️
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the full might and authority of the state should be exclusively reserved for park rangers, the postmaster general, and fish & game wardens
June 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the full might and authority of the state should be exclusively reserved for park rangers, the postmaster general, and fish & game wardens
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BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.
June 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.
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I'm sure I'll take shit for saying this, but this passage from Glenn Loury's Chronicle interview perfectly captures for me the civilizational necessity of a relatively autonomous academic sphere. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
May 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm sure I'll take shit for saying this, but this passage from Glenn Loury's Chronicle interview perfectly captures for me the civilizational necessity of a relatively autonomous academic sphere. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...