Can we stop talking about the tariffs, already? Can't do much about it, can we? It's a crazy town out there... Oh, come on @kairyssdal.bsky.social!
Miss you on #MakeMeSmart...
#KaiSigh
Miss you on #MakeMeSmart...
#KaiSigh
September 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Limiting political donations by corporations by amending state corporation laws (corporations organize and have powers defined under state law) @thmoore.bsky.social
MakeMeSmart discussion @kimberlyadams.bsky.social to revisit BigSkyBigMoney?
MakeMeSmart discussion @kimberlyadams.bsky.social to revisit BigSkyBigMoney?
Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant
By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.
www.americanprogress.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social I just declined facial recognition through TSA. Thank you for the recommendation! I had always been too intimidated and thought I would cause a scene. It was easy and speedy! Going to do this every time moving forward! #makemesmart
August 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social I’m 100% empty on more drones (#makemesmart) Already I am plagued by the buzzing of leaf blowers and beeping of construction. Electric delivery vehicles for the win IMO.
August 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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BLS v ADP methodology or maybe BLS starting to be less credible ? So much to explain @kimberlyadams.bsky.social @marketplace.org
Maybe MakeMeSmart discussion with @econparker.bsky.social
Maybe MakeMeSmart discussion with @econparker.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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@marketplaceapm I get that it’s summer, so this may not be a fair assessment, but I’m giving #makemesmart through the end of the month to find its new vibe. It hasn’t yet. I hope you’ll be iterating to get the show back on track after Kai’s departure. I miss the two strong takes. This is why […]
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July 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I miss the bananapants pants from MakeMeSmart!
June 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social and @kairyssdal.bsky.social may not be doing #MakeMeSmart together anymore, but sometimes, just sometimes, they hit "send" on the socials at exactly the same moment and I can pretend.
June 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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For sure, a day I wish there was MakeMeSmart to hear this laugh live
June 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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What is their goal here? Let the bottom fallout and the 1% can buy things up on the cheap? I don’t understand how (I didn’t understand before so maybe I cannot) the GOP expects to be elected after damaging the federal government so purposefully. #MakeMeSmart
May 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Listened to @kairyssdal.bsky.social's last #MakeMeSmart episode (as main host). Bittersweet. I've listened since it's inception with him & @mollywood.co! I'm excited to see the new iteration with @kimberlyadams.bsky.social & her new co-host!
May 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Going to need the E-rated version of @marketplace.org w/o your astute observations and apt word choice on #makemesmart
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Goddammit @kairyssdal.bsky.social I'm gonna miss you on #MakeMeSmart - thanks for working a little later every day, you've made the last 8ish years a lot better!
May 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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@kairyssdal.bsky.social What a long, strange trip it’s been. Thank you for #MakeMeSmart. Best wishes on new endeavors. @kimberlyadams.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social @mollywood.co back in the day Thursday was “hollowed out shell” day on #MakeMeSmart and I just need to say that Trump 2.0 has me hollowed out by Tuesday am on the reg
May 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social played a bit from this on today's #MakeMeSmart
Thank you, briween, for sharing the full clip!
Thank you, briween, for sharing the full clip!
everyone should watch the full clip bc if you like rep horsford now (and i do) you'll like him more by the end:
WATCH: ‘This is amateur hour.’ Rep. Horsford blasts U.S. trade rep after Trump tariff pause
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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April 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Props to @kimberlyadams.bsky.social on #MakeMeSmart yesterday. Your make me smile was spot on. @booker.senate.gov overtaking a record held by a member of Congress arguing against the rights of African Americans is one of the few things that have made me smile recently too.
April 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Very insightful discussion on why running a government like a business does not necessarily work. In this pod from Make Me Smart @kimberlyadams.bsky.social and Samantha Fields take a deep dive with Philip Joyce.
www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...
#economy #makemesmart #government
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#economy #makemesmart #government
The problem with running the government like a business - Marketplace
And, where the government really can learn from the private sector.
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April 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social I listened to the Friday episode of #MakeMeSmart and both you & @kairyssdal.bsky.social evoked my spirit animals with your commentary. You the numbers person and Kai the grouchy one 😂.
I just had to say that I ❤️ the show!
I just had to say that I ❤️ the show!
March 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social I just listened to yesterday’s #MakeMeSmart and had thoughts, as one does.
On “low information voters,” I tend to think of them as “high propaganda voters” instead because they’re getting a ton of information; it’s just not real information.
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On “low information voters,” I tend to think of them as “high propaganda voters” instead because they’re getting a ton of information; it’s just not real information.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social sigh to start yesterday's #MakeMeSmart podcast is my current baseline...
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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#makemesmart is a great listen at the end of a bad day 😢
Angel City FC and the rise of women’s pro soccer
Podcast Episode · Make Me Smart · 03/05/2025 · 25m
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March 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Wow! A great episode of #MakeMeSmart by @novasafo.bsky.social & @kairyssdal.bsky.social. Listening to Marketplace for years and didn't know Nova's history.
It was so valuable to hear their protective of the damage this admin has done to the US standing in the world pertaining to Zalinsky's visit.
It was so valuable to hear their protective of the damage this admin has done to the US standing in the world pertaining to Zalinsky's visit.
March 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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@kimberlyadams.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social Can confirm, there are no politics at the veterinarian. #MakeMeSmart
February 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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