Richard Garnett
@richardgarnett.bsky.social
economics, travel, geek, 1's & 0's, elca. views expressed are my own opinions / feelings / beliefs. taxtherich. proudly not on twitter. Vive L'Humanité.
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Why is Trump encouraging Republican House members to vote to release the Epstein files. He can just direct the DOJ to do it himself, without being forced to by congress.
Of course, he's stalled a long time, allowing the DOJ to destroy evidence. So it's all under a cloud now.
Of course, he's stalled a long time, allowing the DOJ to destroy evidence. So it's all under a cloud now.
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Why is Trump encouraging Republican House members to vote to release the Epstein files. He can just direct the DOJ to do it himself, without being forced to by congress.
Of course, he's stalled a long time, allowing the DOJ to destroy evidence. So it's all under a cloud now.
Of course, he's stalled a long time, allowing the DOJ to destroy evidence. So it's all under a cloud now.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — not California Gov. Gavin Newsom — had the most effective ad in California's recent Proposition 50 campaign, according to private research by the Democratic Party's main super PAC, Future Forward.
Scoop: AOC's ad outscores Newsom's in California redistricting campaign
The report is a sign the progressive star could be a formidable opponent against Newsom — even in his home state — in a presidential primary.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — not California Gov. Gavin Newsom — had the most effective ad in California's recent Proposition 50 campaign, according to private research by the Democratic Party's main super PAC, Future Forward.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Couldn't endorse Mamdani
Yet
There's room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
⁉️
Yet
There's room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
⁉️
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Couldn't endorse Mamdani
Yet
There's room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
⁉️
Yet
There's room for Marjorie Taylor Greene
⁉️
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Or daylights.
Or sunsets.
Or midnights or cups of coffee. 🎼
Or sunsets.
Or midnights or cups of coffee. 🎼
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Or daylights.
Or sunsets.
Or midnights or cups of coffee. 🎼
Or sunsets.
Or midnights or cups of coffee. 🎼
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DON'T CALL IT A RECESSION. CALL IT "QUIET TIME."
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
DON'T CALL IT A RECESSION. CALL IT "QUIET TIME."
He can make the DOJ release them
What's up with this performative action? It does nothing
What's up with this performative action? It does nothing
“.. Trump’s reversal .. came as dozens of Republicans — perhaps as many as 100 — were already poised to break with him in a vote Tuesday. Even close allies of GOP leadership were weighing whether to defect from the president.”
@politico.com #LameDuckWatch 🦆
www.politico.com/live-updates...
@politico.com #LameDuckWatch 🦆
www.politico.com/live-updates...
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
He can make the DOJ release them
What's up with this performative action? It does nothing
What's up with this performative action? It does nothing
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Trump: “Tariffs protect you!”
Also Trump (a few months later): “We’re cutting tariffs to help with the cost of living!”
Economists: “So… you admit it?”
Trump: nervous coughing noises
Also Trump (a few months later): “We’re cutting tariffs to help with the cost of living!”
Economists: “So… you admit it?”
Trump: nervous coughing noises
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump: “Tariffs protect you!”
Also Trump (a few months later): “We’re cutting tariffs to help with the cost of living!”
Economists: “So… you admit it?”
Trump: nervous coughing noises
Also Trump (a few months later): “We’re cutting tariffs to help with the cost of living!”
Economists: “So… you admit it?”
Trump: nervous coughing noises
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As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
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November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
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Happy Saturday, lovelies!
Love this quote from Dolly Parton:
" We can't just hope for a better day. We have to work for a better day."
Love this quote from Dolly Parton:
" We can't just hope for a better day. We have to work for a better day."
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy Saturday, lovelies!
Love this quote from Dolly Parton:
" We can't just hope for a better day. We have to work for a better day."
Love this quote from Dolly Parton:
" We can't just hope for a better day. We have to work for a better day."
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Crony Capitalism
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Crony Capitalism
MONTHLY, Let's have those payments monthly!
Voters mostly blame Republicans for the shutdown, but President Donald Trump has proposed the issuance of $2,000 tariff rebate payments to all Americans to make them forget.
#NeverForget
#NeverForget
Trump can’t quit his favorite economic policy approach: Direct payments
The president’s advisers vow that he’s serious about tariff rebate checks and health insurance aid, despite skepticism from experts.
www.semafor.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
MONTHLY, Let's have those payments monthly!
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We do need updating to our electrical grid. We need more renewable energy, and we have the ability to do it...and lower costs for everyone.
Batteries can modernize the grid, but skeptics say Xcel has profits in mind • Minnesota Reformer
Xcel Energy wants to place dozens of high-voltage batteries at commercial sites across Minnesota over the next few years.
minnesotareformer.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We do need updating to our electrical grid. We need more renewable energy, and we have the ability to do it...and lower costs for everyone.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Ok.
But will Catholic bishops instruct their parishes to withhold Eucharist from politicians who support mass indiscriminate deportation?
Vance, Moreno, Tillis, etc?
As well as the ICE agents who are committing the deportations?
But will Catholic bishops instruct their parishes to withhold Eucharist from politicians who support mass indiscriminate deportation?
Vance, Moreno, Tillis, etc?
As well as the ICE agents who are committing the deportations?
At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’
(RNS) — The bishops approved an immigration statement with 216 in favor, five opposed and three abstentions.
www.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ok.
But will Catholic bishops instruct their parishes to withhold Eucharist from politicians who support mass indiscriminate deportation?
Vance, Moreno, Tillis, etc?
As well as the ICE agents who are committing the deportations?
But will Catholic bishops instruct their parishes to withhold Eucharist from politicians who support mass indiscriminate deportation?
Vance, Moreno, Tillis, etc?
As well as the ICE agents who are committing the deportations?
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“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
A devastating reality: New report finds violence and erasure ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance
“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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I keep waiting for all the winning we were promised.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I keep waiting for all the winning we were promised.
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Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
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A week is a LONG time before a vote. Keep the pressure up, because Trump is calling anyone he can to change their votes.
House effort to force vote on releasing Epstein files can advance
A discharge petition now has the 218 signatures needed to trigger a vote on releasing more Epstein files.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A week is a LONG time before a vote. Keep the pressure up, because Trump is calling anyone he can to change their votes.
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Wow. Women see what's happening here, and they don't want to be around for it.
Record share of women want to leave U.S. for good — more than double that of men
That's four times as high as in 2014.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Wow. Women see what's happening here, and they don't want to be around for it.
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Gov. Pritzker: “All I can say is that whether it was the loss in the elections a week ago that's led to Donald Trump deciding to pull CBP out or the fact that Greg Bovino is a snowflake…Whatever it is, the people of Chicago have deserved better than having CBP and Greg Bovino in this city.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Gov. Pritzker: “All I can say is that whether it was the loss in the elections a week ago that's led to Donald Trump deciding to pull CBP out or the fact that Greg Bovino is a snowflake…Whatever it is, the people of Chicago have deserved better than having CBP and Greg Bovino in this city.”
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1-manufacture low-cost generic medicine
2-trigger price-gouging rules with a state of emergency on grocery costs
3-investigate unfair pricing
4-hire a deputy mayor for affordability
5-enforce shrinkflation and misleading unit prices
6-disqualify city contractors that use deceptive pricing
2-trigger price-gouging rules with a state of emergency on grocery costs
3-investigate unfair pricing
4-hire a deputy mayor for affordability
5-enforce shrinkflation and misleading unit prices
6-disqualify city contractors that use deceptive pricing
Six Ways Zohran Mamdani Can Make New York City Affordable Again - The American Prospect
Mamdani begins his term with something few mayors ever have: an energized following and an international megaphone. His administration could launch a 100-day affordability sprint, using executive and ...
prospect.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
1-manufacture low-cost generic medicine
2-trigger price-gouging rules with a state of emergency on grocery costs
3-investigate unfair pricing
4-hire a deputy mayor for affordability
5-enforce shrinkflation and misleading unit prices
6-disqualify city contractors that use deceptive pricing
2-trigger price-gouging rules with a state of emergency on grocery costs
3-investigate unfair pricing
4-hire a deputy mayor for affordability
5-enforce shrinkflation and misleading unit prices
6-disqualify city contractors that use deceptive pricing
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The racist right will use Mamdani to scare everyone and push through even more terrible policies.
Mamdani becomes MAGA's immigrant bogeyman
Republicans aren't just making immigration tougher. They're also sowing fear about Mamdani's popularity.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The racist right will use Mamdani to scare everyone and push through even more terrible policies.