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@paulmeisel.bsky.social

Retired financial executive Eisenhower R turned McGovern D Golf Fishing Grandkids

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Yes

23.09.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At a profound level, MAGA's immigration policies are simply a way to transfer taxpayer dollars to private contractors whose job is to terrorize the American people. Fundamentally, leaders are using our own money to destroy our democracy.

28.08.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1283    πŸ” 494    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 34
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'Pretty out there!' Emails and texts expose Fox hosts who didn’t buy Trump’s election lies The voting machine company Smartmatic submitted a new court filing this week in its lawsuit against Fox News, calling for the judge to issue a quick ruling in their favor. The details in the filing, h...

Over 300 pages of private emails and text messages from Fox employees and hosts

'Pretty out there!' Emails and texts expose Fox hosts who didn’t buy Trump’s election lies

www.rawstory.com/fox-news-sma...

20.08.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 460    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

That's probably part of the plan.

20.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3730    πŸ” 1003    πŸ’¬ 284    πŸ“Œ 50
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Authoritarianism in plain sight.

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrestβ€”for daring to speak.

She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.

20.08.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1507    πŸ” 831    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 120
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So MAGA, none of you fine patriotic Christians answer when we ask. So let's try a nice, colorful meme.
Why is this OK with you?
#WeveHadEnough
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

20.08.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

26.06.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 23523    πŸ” 10470    πŸ’¬ 908    πŸ“Œ 670

Got me thinking about olden days. Anal Pinto, Anal Country Squire. Anal Fairmont, Anal Escape

16.02.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need to decouple mag 7 from 493 for additional insight.

30.12.2024 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.

15.12.2024 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 20373    πŸ” 5417    πŸ’¬ 358    πŸ“Œ 162

I became a Democrat in the 1980s because of Republican deficits and racism. And I'm still a Democrat because of Republican deficits and racism.

13.12.2024 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I became a Republican in the 1980s because I believed in markets, competition, and innovation - and ceased to be a Republican in the 2020s because I believe in markets, competition, and innovation.

13.12.2024 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1020    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 16

I find it interesting that he thinks everyone has done something like that. Tells me a lot about his peers.

06.12.2024 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
23.11.2024 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If any assignment editors are reading -- I bet a full accounting of all the financial support Elon Musk and his companies received from the federal government would make for great reading when he inevitably tells all the poors they have to start making sacrifices.

23.11.2024 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4341    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 47
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In case you're wondering...

Here's the "plan"

23.11.2024 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 29292    πŸ” 4446    πŸ’¬ 546    πŸ“Œ 174
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

23.11.2024 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 30998    πŸ” 9346    πŸ’¬ 1280    πŸ“Œ 637

Okay

22.11.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please follow back. Thanks

22.11.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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20.11.2024 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 287    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 4

Forget about MMA. I’d pay to see Elon and Boris cat fight.

18.11.2024 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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Good to see you over here.

13.11.2024 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Kevin
#corgicrew

12.11.2024 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

#justicematters

12.11.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had an account for awhile but just started using it

12.11.2024 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Just ordered

26.12.2023 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Median1 Central Tendency2 Variable Change in real GDP September projection Unemployment rate September projection PCE inflation September projection Core PCE inflation4 September 2023 2024 2025 2026 Longer run 2023 2024 2025 2026 Longer run 2023 2.6 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.5-2.7 1.2-1.7 1.5-2.0 1.8-2.0 1.7-2.0 2.5-2.7 2.1 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9-2.2 1.2-1.8 1.6-2.0 1.7-2.0 1.7-2.0 1.8-2.6 3.8 4. 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.0-4.2 4.0-4.2 3.9-4.3 3.8-4.3 3.7-4.0 3.8 2.8 4. 2.4 4.1 2.1 4.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 3.7-3.9 2.7-2.9 3.9-4.4 2.2-2.5 3.9-4.3 2.0-2.2 3.8-4.3 2.0 3.8-4.3 2.0 3.7-4.0 2.7-3.2 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.2-3.4 2.3-2.7 2.0-2.3 2.0-2.2 2.0 3.1-3.8 3.2 2.4 2.2 2.0 3.2-3.3 2.4-2.7 2.0-2.2 2.0-2.1 3.2-3.7 3.7 2.6 2.3 3.6-3.9 3.5-4.2

2023 real growth revised up, core PCE revised down, lower inflation and lower rates in the future...mega dovish as Powell & Co declare victory.

13.12.2023 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s more β€œwe’re so fucked as a society that even a diplomat from a progressive administration is prone to racist outbursts”

22.11.2023 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

GOP Party Chair Ronna McDaniel said the party would support Donald Trump as their presidential nominee, even if a jury convicted of a crime, if their voters chose him.

Do you hear how crazy that sounds? Their party has lost all moral bearing years ago.

12.11.2023 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 750    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 7

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