Jeffrey
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There’s a tax angle to everything, if you look hard enough. Also, the dude abides.
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CBS interrupting the Survivor finale for Trump’s speech is so rude
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
CBS interrupting the Survivor finale for Trump’s speech is so rude
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
The plot: Lee and Carter reunite to investigate a case of stolen crypto in a south Florida nursing home, the 10th and final film by Quentin Tarantino. Coming December 2026
The plot: Lee and Carter reunite to investigate a case of stolen crypto in a south Florida nursing home, the 10th and final film by Quentin Tarantino. Coming December 2026
‘Rush Hour 4’ revived after Trump urged Paramount Skydance to resurrect franchise, reports say
Studios initially declined a fourth movie over concerns around director Brett Ratner, whose career crashed after sexual misconduct allegations he denies.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
The plot: Lee and Carter reunite to investigate a case of stolen crypto in a south Florida nursing home, the 10th and final film by Quentin Tarantino. Coming December 2026
The plot: Lee and Carter reunite to investigate a case of stolen crypto in a south Florida nursing home, the 10th and final film by Quentin Tarantino. Coming December 2026
If I am reading this article correctly, if you’re a YouTube star you probably should not post videos of your Montana-no sales tax-reg. Ferrari if those videos suggest the car may be housed at your TN home (7-10% sales tax) w/out at least removing the plates.
www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
YouTube star arrested for tax evasion after setting $400k Ferrari 'ablaze'
YouTube star Cody Detwiler was recently arrested for tax evasion after allegedly buying and destroying a $400,000 Ferrari in a video that garnered over 16 million views
www.themirror.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If I am reading this article correctly, if you’re a YouTube star you probably should not post videos of your Montana-no sales tax-reg. Ferrari if those videos suggest the car may be housed at your TN home (7-10% sales tax) w/out at least removing the plates.
www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
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Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When prices rise because *demand* is hot, wages usually follow. When prices rise because tariffs raise costs -- a *supply* shock -- there’s no reason paychecks catch up. That’s why tariff inflation hurts a whole heckuva lot more. It's a permanent reduction in living standards.
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Someone should ask the suddenly outspoken Reagan Foundation if the ad was “AI or something.”
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Someone should ask the suddenly outspoken Reagan Foundation if the ad was “AI or something.”
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Absolutely brutal.
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Absolutely brutal.
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The US is a threat to stability
Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Venezuela says 11 killed in US boat strike were not gang members amid reports vessel was returning to shore
Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ while US Congress demands justification for attack
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The US is a threat to stability
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The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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I may be oversensitive, but this seems troubling. And you don't have to think too hard to see an economic angle here, too.
This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."
September 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I may be oversensitive, but this seems troubling. And you don't have to think too hard to see an economic angle here, too.
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Someone needs to tell CBS that at some point you bend the knee so far that you are just kneeling.
September 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Someone needs to tell CBS that at some point you bend the knee so far that you are just kneeling.
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#BREAKING: With no explanation (save for a solo concurrence by Justice Kavanaugh), #SCOTUS has frozen lower-court rulings that had enjoined allegedly suspicion-less arrests as part of "roving" immigration patrols in California.
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissents:
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissents:
www.supremecourt.gov
September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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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 3:07 PM
Lemme speak with directness and a sense of urgency about our most important economic threats, and what history teaches us about moments like this.
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BOOM. The federal appeals court rules Trump's tariffs illegal, because they are.
There's no national emergency, and so the power to tariff a country rests with Congress.
Trump admin has lost at every stage of the process, but stay tuned for the Supremes to chime in.
There's no national emergency, and so the power to tariff a country rests with Congress.
Trump admin has lost at every stage of the process, but stay tuned for the Supremes to chime in.
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BOOM. The federal appeals court rules Trump's tariffs illegal, because they are.
There's no national emergency, and so the power to tariff a country rests with Congress.
Trump admin has lost at every stage of the process, but stay tuned for the Supremes to chime in.
There's no national emergency, and so the power to tariff a country rests with Congress.
Trump admin has lost at every stage of the process, but stay tuned for the Supremes to chime in.
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Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
August 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
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J.B. Pritzker smashing through the fascism wall like he's the Kool Aid Man
August 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
J.B. Pritzker smashing through the fascism wall like he's the Kool Aid Man
Today’s speech by Gov. Pritzker is the example every governor should now follow.
August 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today’s speech by Gov. Pritzker is the example every governor should now follow.
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Just an honest labor statistician collecting the data, crunching the numbers, and reporting them fairly, and definitely not an extremist ideologue with an axe to grind, unshackled from respect for the law or political norms.
August 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just an honest labor statistician collecting the data, crunching the numbers, and reporting them fairly, and definitely not an extremist ideologue with an axe to grind, unshackled from respect for the law or political norms.
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If non-farm payrolls data were severely distorted, Wall Street wouldn't react to them. But in fact, markets respond to them more than any other indicator. So either EJ Antoni is smarter than all of Wall Street, or he's wrong.
All data are imperfect. Wall St believes these are the least imperfect.
All data are imperfect. Wall St believes these are the least imperfect.
August 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If non-farm payrolls data were severely distorted, Wall Street wouldn't react to them. But in fact, markets respond to them more than any other indicator. So either EJ Antoni is smarter than all of Wall Street, or he's wrong.
All data are imperfect. Wall St believes these are the least imperfect.
All data are imperfect. Wall St believes these are the least imperfect.
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I don't want to say we told you so, but we told you so
Updated CBO analysis of GOP's recent big legislation:
The Richest Will Gain the Most, and the Poorest Will Get the Steepest Cuts
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
The Richest Will Gain the Most, and the Poorest Will Get the Steepest Cuts
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
August 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I don't want to say we told you so, but we told you so
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This is almost as scandalous as the time Vance got the National Museum of American History to give him five minutes alone with Archie Bunker's chair
What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is almost as scandalous as the time Vance got the National Museum of American History to give him five minutes alone with Archie Bunker's chair
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Fair question: Why did the Stanford Daily have to do this?
Why not Stanford University?
Why not Stanford University?
The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
August 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Fair question: Why did the Stanford Daily have to do this?
Why not Stanford University?
Why not Stanford University?
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Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
August 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.
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Worth remembering that the single best day for markets under President Trump occurred when he walked back his tariff war.
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Worth remembering that the single best day for markets under President Trump occurred when he walked back his tariff war.