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Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.

President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.

Waterproof trousers

I am here

UK drops target for international student recruitment Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration

In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...

www.ft.com/content/a23c...

Back when I got a hard copy it came with a glossy cover in 8x10 format. My newspapers came in big folded sheets of low quality paper.

Let me know what they say. I expect high standards from your magazine

How sad! The Economist is mis-using “disinterested. They mean “uninterested”. A disinterested person is, as every Austen reader knows, upright and neutral and trying to do the right thing. @codendahl.bsky.social

GOP Adds ‘ICE Kills Everyone’ Pillar To 2026 Platform WASHINGTON—Adopting a new set of national policy positions ahead of this year’s midterms, top GOP leaders released an updated party platform Tuesday to introduce their official “ICE kills everyone” ag...

GOP Adds ‘ICE Kills Everyone’ Pillar To 2026 Platform

Best way to stop the conquest of Greenland is to point out the likelihood of two additional Democratic senators.

The FT writes: Jamie Dimon warns Trump administration’s attacks on Fed could boost inflation

Sounds like many of these people thought they could get a dragon elected and then control the dragon. But it turns out (as one could know from history, literature, myths) that dragons can’t be controlled.

Lunga off Mull

First Amendment does not protect protesters but it does protect CSAM social media apps.

Same

What he said! 👇

What is wrong with men?

Steph Curry Finally Finishes Eating Mouthguard

Steph Curry Finally Finishes Eating Mouthguard

Here is the key graphic

Ruling for the Rich: the Supreme Court over Time Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643

"Looking at the share of a justice's decisions that favor the wealthy over the course of our analysis period, we see that the court becomes more and more polarized along partisan lines." www.nber.org/papers/w34643

American democracy is truly in dire straits...

After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Skiing, an activity that Paul calls outdated, fixes this.

MAGA: Sweden is in the midst of civil war, on the cusp of civilisational erasure

Swedes: on your paid holiday, please borrow some free skates so you can enjoy our public rink in the middle of the idyllic square in the heart of our walkable city.

I'm watching his speech and it's wild he has no idea what's going on in the country.

54% of Americans say they won't be able to pay for health care next year.

25% skipped a meal because they couldn't afford it.

The economy is good for billionaires. That's all he cares about.

I had the good fortune to coauthor with Kate and I will miss her greatly. ❤️

The brilliant Kate Ho has passed away.

She was an amazing economist and a genuinely kind human being. Her work shaped how we think about healthcare markets and her generosity touched everyone lucky enough to know her.

The profession and the world are poorer without her.

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