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Erin Arvedlund

@erinarvedlund2024.bsky.social

Managing Editor, Pensions & Investments (erin.arvedlund@pionline.com). Philadelphia Inquirer, Barron's/NYT alum; best-selling author "Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff"

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Trump's US Atty for LA, Bill Essayli, has told attorneys in his office "Fuck the justice manual" we're going after politicians who get in the way of the Trump (Project 2025) agenda

Essayli is one of those nearly 40 yo single self-loathing pick-me MAGA fuchs 🚩🚩🚩

πŸŽ₯: @aaronparnas.bsky.social

29.07.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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Delta’s AI pricing is threatening the personal privacy of consumers.

Delta’s AI algorithm uses personal information to tailor the pricing of its fares up to each customer’s specific price pain point instead of fair and transparent pricing to consumers.

29.07.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 17

the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?

29.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 15734    πŸ” 5069    πŸ’¬ 1016    πŸ“Œ 452
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More evidence @jessicatarlov.bsky.social is doing a good job

29.07.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1049    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 6
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RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to…

#ICYMI: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.

β€œIf (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it," one expert said.

30.07.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11
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Ayman Soliman to remain jailed and maybe not in Butler County Ayman Soliman, jailed by ICE on July 9, will remain in the Butler County jail -- at least for now.

Ayman Soliman has built a life in Cincinnati, contributing to his community, and now faces deportation to a country where he risks torture and death. We’re fighting with his full legal team to restore his rightful asylum status.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

29.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

JFC this story.

29.07.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œgovt officials and scientists, traveling great distances from countries like Brazil, Malawi, and the Philippines gathered to make a deposit. Their contribution of 14,022 samples from 21 gene banks around the world added to the planet’s largest collection dedicated to long-term seed storage”

29.07.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Corrupt Bargain Behind Gaza’s Catastrophe Israel’s far right wants to take over Gaza. Netanyahu wants to stay in power.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

29.07.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

The ranks of the police would dwindle to nothing...

28.07.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 397    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visualization of an β€œexpensive US stock market”:

@mikezaccardi.bsky.social

28.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 10
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Judge blocks Trump administration efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, largest abortion provider in US – live A federal judge says clinics nationwide must continue to get Medicaid funding

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood.

Good morning.πŸ”₯

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

28.07.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 896    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump administration promotes official with history of antisemitic ties to lead U.S. peace efforts Darren Beattie, once fired and blasted for speaking at white nationalist event, appointed as acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Darren Beattie, a Jewish senior State Department official previously ousted from the Trump White House for attending a white supremacist event, has now been named acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

28.07.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

So we're past the "I'm not in the files" stage, and we're onto the "I'm in the files but the files are fake" stage.

28.07.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 885    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 5
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The price level from all 2025 tariffs rises by 1.8% in the short-run, an average per household income loss of $2,400 in 2025$, assuming no Fed reaction & full consumer passthrough. The post-substitution price increase settles at 1.5%, a $2,000 loss per household.
3/10

28.07.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges β€˜real starvation’ in Gaza The president promises the U.S. will work with Europe to get aid to Gaza amid growing humanitarian crisis.

Even trump is admitting the Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

28.07.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my β€œi never had the privilege of going to pedo island” press conference is raising a lot of questions already answered in the press conference

28.07.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3501    πŸ” 692    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 17

Sellside bearishness isn't as lucrative.

28.07.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Qatari plane that could be new Air Force One will be β€˜unconditional’ gift to the Pentagon, agreement says | CNN Politics The transfer of the jet from Qatar to the Trump administration sparked a political firestorm in the spring among Democrats and several influential Republicans.

If its a gift to the Pentagon, then why is Trump telling everyone he's going to take it to his "Presidential library" (translation: Mar-A-Lago) when he leaves office?

28.07.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

The Good News:
Tariff uncerainty is coming DOWN.

The Bad News:
Prices are going UP.

28.07.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Also the call will absolutely come from inside the house. #TeslaTakedown folks ain't gonna drop a dime to ICE on NOBODY.

28.07.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says there is 'real starvation' in Gaza and U.S. will set up food centers The new trickle of aid that Israel has allowed into Gaza since the weekend is not enough to stave off famine, aid groups have warned.

'Trump said that he had seen images of Palestinians on TV and that β€œthose children look very hungry.” He later added that the scenes were β€œreal starvation” and that β€œyou can’t fake that.”' www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...

28.07.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8
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When you strip away humanity

26.07.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19087    πŸ” 8012    πŸ’¬ 546    πŸ“Œ 954
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The Worst-Kept Secret of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Trump turned a far-right fantasyβ€”ethnic cleansing in Gazaβ€”into U.S. policy. He needs to reject it.

My latest: Trump opened the door to ethnic cleansing in Gaza. He needs to close it and stop feeding the Israeli right's dark fantasies of conquestβ€”both in Gaza and the West Bankβ€”or he will never achieve the peace he claims to want. Please read the whole thing. Gift link:

24.07.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1155    πŸ” 341    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 49
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'They chained me to the ground': Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishment by guards While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules β€” including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge.

Some detainees claim guards are doling out discipline for questioning rules β€” including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge. (reporting via WLRN)

23.07.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 19
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YOU WERE RIGHT. THE FIELD TRIP TO THE FED WAS A DISASTER. POWELL SKEWERED ME ON BAD INFORMATION TIM SCOTT GAVE ME.

24.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 810    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Confessions of a Laptop Farmer: How an American Helped North Korea’s Wild Remote Worker Scheme Thousands of undercover agents feed Kim Jong Un’s rocket program with millions from the likes of Google and Amazon. In a Bloomberg Businessweek exclusive, one of the regime’s US pawns tells all.

Thousands of undercover agents feed Kim Jong Un’s rocket program with millions from the likes of Google and Amazon. In a Bloomberg Businessweek exclusive, one of the regime’s US pawns tells all.

24.07.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The implication is that a population is actively engaged in combat and resisting just by virtue of existing. There's no condition for surrender or occupation, nor the end of a conflict.

24.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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