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Jim W.

@zajimmy.bsky.social

Retired Army Intelligence NCO. BA/MA Global Affairs. Loves Korean culture.

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Contrasting headlines today. Bezos gets his econ from White House now

Washington Post: Economy adds 151,000 jobs in February, a solid gain despite federal worker layoffs.

FT: US economy undershoots expectations with 151,000 jobs created February figure was below the 160,000 forecast by economists

07.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.

06.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 50719    πŸ” 7384    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 48

The most partisan (and untruthful) presidential speech ever. Gone are the days of bipartisanship. Will it ever be attempted by either side?

05.03.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If only...

05.03.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A tiny trump figure in a chair next to a towering Zelensky captures the puny spirit of Trump's cowardice and Russian capitulation.

A tiny trump figure in a chair next to a towering Zelensky captures the puny spirit of Trump's cowardice and Russian capitulation.

Clay Bennett nails it.

28.02.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8696    πŸ” 2263    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 61

Yep. Sorry if you don't like it.

09.02.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If I don't like the choices, why vote for either? Someday maybe America will have more choices. Too many voters are brainwashed to vote for Dems or Reps. That's just tired.

09.02.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why vote for someone you don't support?

07.02.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Which is worse - bias on X or bias on Bluesky?

07.02.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is the purpose of Bluesky to be a lefty Twitter? I'm here for constructive discourse, not an echo chamber.

18.11.2024 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there something besides politics here? That's so 12 days ago.

17.11.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, tell me who I am. I didn't vote Trump or Harris. I voted Libertarian. Done with binary bad choices.

17.11.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. I have also noticed that non-college educated voters process information differently. More susceptible to information silos.

16.11.2024 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nooo...wait until after Thanksgiving

16.11.2024 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, Bluesky!

15.11.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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