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Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.

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Sorry' I don't have that data. But you can get it on the web by searching and reading. The govt use to keep data like that for all types of stuff like the question you asked. You might want to spend time there first.

09.12.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WATCH β€” @mrjamesob.bsky.social: β€œI’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”

09.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4640    πŸ” 2136    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 124

Agree totally. And with the word salads bring even more flack and criticism, he'll retreat. He won't be able to take it.

09.12.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just another Trumper...

09.12.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pure and simple: the money comes from YOU AND ME over the past year when we spend on products that have tariffs on them. Trump then takes some of that money and gives it to farmers, farmers who are being hurt by HIS TARIFFS. THIS IS NOT COMPLEX. It is a shell game by Trump who cheats always.

09.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.

09.12.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7210    πŸ” 3661    πŸ’¬ 506    πŸ“Œ 249
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No Rescue for ACA Subsidies in GOP Senators’ Healthcare Plan Votes are set for Thursday on a Republican proposal that would fund health savings accounts and a rival Democratic plan extending enhanced Obamacare payments.

(WSJ) The GOP thinks they have a viable plan to replace ACA subsidies.....not having spent weeks and months/years developing it. Will go up for a vote, needing 60 votes to pass in the Senate. The GOP party is totally hurry up, don't study, and blame the other party.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

09.12.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump will again test β€˜blame Democrats’ message on the economy β€” this time at a casino President Donald Trump will give a speech in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the first stop in a β€˜tour’ where he will talk about affordability concerns, among others.

( Politico) Get ready for word salad, nonsense, and lies in Pennsylvania....

www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

09.12.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video, distances himself from controversy President Trump, after initially saying he had "no problem" with releasing the video of the Sept. 2 boat strike that killed two survivors, is now reversing course.

(ABC) What again, the TACO MAN, Trump, has backed away from a previous position...regarding releasing the video of the bombing of the small boats in the Caribbean.... no surprise at all. In fact, we count on it. Wonder if he is even aware...I'd bet money: NO.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

09.12.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ice Maiden Says Trump Will Be β€˜on the Ballot’ for Midterms The White House chief of staff says Trump will be a β€œturnout machine” for Republicans at the 2026 elections.

(Daily Beast) Chief of Staff for Trump, Susie Wiles, says Trump will be on the road campaigning for the 26 midterm elections. The real question is how much can that help if he Word Salads his away on stage & has no plan for the economy. I'd bet against him.
www.thedailybeast.com/ice-maiden-s...

09.12.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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CURRENCY CLASH: Democratic senators plan a bill to ban minting any currency with the likeness of a living or sitting president, targeting the Treasury’s draft $1 Trump coin.

09.12.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When did sitting presidents start holding β€œrallies”?
Oh wait, it was only Trump’s first term.
What other states’ leaders held β€œrallies”?
Oh wait, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Franco (who’s still dead, by the way).
Anyone see a commonality here?

09.12.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

go.bsky.app/DhtKQdv

09.12.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect example of Trump having NO IDEA what he is talking about. To thinkhe could deliver a sane, sensible talk about AI is laughable. What a dope in SO many ways.

09.12.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says he's fixing affordability problems. He'll test out that message at a rally President Donald Trump will road-test his claims he's fixing Americans' affordability woes at a nighttime rally in Pennsylvania.

(AP) Trump will venture into Pennsylvania today to test his ability to talk to the US population about "affordability". The real test will be how much word salad, how often he blames Biden, and whether he owns it. I DOUBT IT BIG TIME. He will NOT BE ABLE.
apnews.com/article/trum...

09.12.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Australia’s world-first social media ban begins as millions of children and teens lose access to accounts Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban

(The Guardian) Fascinating, in Australia. Ban for 16-year-olds and below from accessing social media. World's first. Seems to be real progress, but have to monitor to see how effective.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

09.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials, citing Epstein files act Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump, killed himself in jail in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on child sex trafficking charges.

(CNBC) This may be old news to you, but the Judge has ruled that the Grand Jury data regarding Ghislaine and Epstein must be released.

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/g...

09.12.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments Advocacy group FairSquare has also requested an investigation into President Trump being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last Friday.

Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

09.12.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Year of America’s Cranky Consumer Sentiment has neared record lows, even as spending is continuing.

(WSJ) An interesting attempt at profiling the US average consumer with a sad outlook on our economy, but continuing to spend. Worth a read...

www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

09.12.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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China’s Manufacturing Is Booming Despite Trump’s Tariffs U.S. pressure has only cemented its rival’s status as the world’s indispensable factory floor, sending its trade surplus above $1 trillion.

(WSJ) Excellent article explaining why a SIMPLETON approach to dealing with the Chinese as Trump has done is just a fool's errand. China is too smart, with its LONG view of planning, and just way too sophisticated for Trump et al. to deal with. Read below for details.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...

09.12.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Unusually Divided Fed Is Expected to Deliver a Rate Cut Despite unease among voters, Chair Jerome Powell appears set to lower interest rates again and signal a higher bar to further easing.

(WSJ) A bit of an explanation as to why the stock market continues to stay high: the speculation outlined here about another rate cut in the near future, in December. Stay tuned. A good read.

www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

09.12.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unknown to me. But even if we knew, we would have to wait until the next DEM administration to get access and see....and then ask the AG to begin an investigation,similar to J6, to see what charges and who to prosecute. IMO.

09.12.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/mado...

09.12.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties ca...

(AP News) Hard to believe that almost daily the GOP continues to assault the "norms" and common sense that outline our previous agreements to curb our government's boundaries.

apnews.com/article/supr...Β 
Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections.

09.12.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job

(NYT: free) Excellent article that I highly suggest you make time for. The NYTimes opinion section on the Supreme Court and its support for the "unitary executive", that is, "anything that Trump wants clearance on, he can do". (My interpretation). Frightening.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...

09.12.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Do we have enough jail cells for these ICE Agents in 2029 and 2030?

09.12.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

We got some momentum going here, Trump. When you screw up, you do NOT mess around. Your ineptness just takes over...

09.12.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When will the truth really come out about Trump's right hand or his dementia? Or maybe no one cares. They'd rather watch him decay into oblivion.

09.12.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, given the lack of interest that Trump has in any of our USA People, except those he wants to punish by deportation or higher prices or lack of drugs, he clearly is focused on the MOST IMPORTANT THING: His East Wing BALLROOM. Maybe put a sandbox in there and he can play with his trucks.

09.12.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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