What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
12.01.2026 01:44 β π 11817 π 4676 π¬ 242 π 285@trimble2000.bsky.social
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
12.01.2026 01:44 β π 11817 π 4676 π¬ 242 π 285I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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11.01.2026 02:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Norwegian Nobel Institute: βOur rules do not permit passing our coveted prize on to someone else. Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for all time.β
09.01.2026 18:28 β π 1122 π 338 π¬ 117 π 31JD Vance supports murdering American citizens. He's made that perfectly clear today. If he's willing to defend the murder of Renee Good, he would defend your murder, too.
08.01.2026 18:52 β π 5417 π 1826 π¬ 588 π 105The Trump Admin begins the cover up.
08.01.2026 16:15 β π 3433 π 1131 π¬ 206 π 67π¨ The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
08.01.2026 16:25 β π 25662 π 10344 π¬ 1735 π 727"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social @deptofwar.bsky.social #maga #gop
Considering how organized the Trump administration is ICE will probably snatch Maduro as he arrives at the detention center and deport him to Venezuela.
Imagine if every Chipotle had a machine outside the front door that made explicit deepfake photos of children⦠how long before every location was shut down??? Hours?
03.01.2026 04:45 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Isnβt it odd that when a member of an immigrant ethnic group commits a crime, right-wing white guys want to deport the entire group, but when a right-wing white guy commits a crime, the other right-wing white guys donβt volunteer to deport themselves.
01.01.2026 20:12 β π 1502 π 333 π¬ 34 π 11I can't believe we've reached the "if you want to watch the real news you have to hope someone recorded a bootleg from Canada" phase of this aspiring dictatorship and it hasn't even been a year π
23.12.2025 00:55 β π 61 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0The public: "We are desperate for help with the cost of living. Please do something."
Trump administration: "Penis."
"We're pro-affordability, but we're going to raise tariffs on you. We're pro-affordability, but we're going to undermine the Fed, which is going to potentially cause inflation. We're pro-affordability, but... we're going to rip the American health insurance system up."
25.11.2025 20:31 β π 488 π 163 π¬ 16 π 5CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
Theyβve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
12.11.2025 01:09 β π 20179 π 5239 π¬ 1345 π 759βJobs are boomingβ is Treasury Secretary-speak for βmost-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.β
βInflation is fallingβ is Treasury Secretary-speak for βinflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.β
π How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com
08.10.2025 15:58 β π 15834 π 6034 π¬ 771 π 356Let me be clear: Itβs ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.
Thereβs a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.
You donβt get to punish people for doing their jobs just because youβre failing at yours.
.@morganevelyncook on TikTok is trying to figure out why Trump is sending troops to Portland, Oregon, and her video is the greatest thing ever π€£
02.10.2025 16:40 β π 2572 π 771 π¬ 93 π 78his father was unavailable for comment
09.09.2025 21:28 β π 11588 π 2293 π¬ 55 π 15Uh oh, this looks like trouble.
We'll be in Dallas on Nov. 14 with none other than Dalton Domino! Get your tickets now for what's sure to be an unforgettable evening---> bit.ly/RCPM_Dallas_...
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28.08.2025 01:11 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 3 π 0Pretty sure this is going to win in the Best Deepthroat category at next yearβs AVN Awards
26.08.2025 18:26 β π 2273 π 311 π¬ 193 π 18This photo is actually a screengrab from Waylon Jennings and his band's performance in the KERA TV studios, also from 1975. You can watch some of that here: https://youtu.be/e8WIPUxRuBw?si=9fDibKiAz-UGgiwG
This hangs above a door in my house. This is the kind of crap I (used to) buy on eBay.
For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure:
On August 24, 1975, Dallas' short-lived Cosmic Cowboy station, KAFM (92.5), broadcast Waylon Jennings' show live from the late Electric Ballroom on Industrial. Still a perfect sound from the perfect setlist.
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Setlist: tinyurl.com/4et9xrm2
Criticize Trump, and the FBI shows up at your door wrapped in the excuse of βno one is above the law.β For all his rants about others weaponizing the system, it seems weaponization is the only thing he knows how to do.
22.08.2025 16:45 β π 2617 π 545 π¬ 77 π 18Oh hello there! Just sitting here really beyond pleased that Donald Jr reminded us that those who do not release the Epstein files are SCUM!
I absolutely agree and appreciate his candor
Can you imagine being a nation too corrupt and racist for FIFA?!
21.07.2025 21:58 β π 46 π 14 π¬ 9 π 0So congress going home for vacation early! Because of Epstein. Demand a town hall now, they have free time!
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