BeckySay

@Beckysay
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Retired Early Childhood Educator, Sourdough Baker, Vegan Cooking and Baking Crafting, Gardening, Cats and a bit of politics. trying one more time to get this right #cats #vegan #caturday #sourdough #sewing

"Trump’s sudden climb-down [from his threat to bomb Iranian power plants] was startling. Who could have seen this coming?

The answer is, the person or people who bought large quantities of stock market futures and sold large quantities of oil futures around 15 minutes before Trump’s announcement."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #Iran #war #markets #StockMarket #PredictionMarkets #futures #oil #gas #InsiderTrading
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/treason-in-the-futures-markets

Treason in the Futures Markets

People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets

Paul Krugman

"Somebody close to Trump knew what he was about to do, and exploited that inside information to make huge, instant profits."

#Trump #Iran #war #markets #StockMarket #PredictionMarkets #futures #oil #gas #InsiderTrading
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This is totally thanks to trump:

"What happened here didn’t invent the tone of American life so much as reflect what’s been an incremental breakdown in public behavior. The country now lives in all-caps, from school-board meetings that sound like street rallies and comment sections that have spilled into the street. The algorithm bankrolls outrage, the put-down is political vernacular and the culture applauds 'saying the quiet part out loud'."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America

European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down

The Guardian

His supporters nod along with his asinine bullshit like they understand the nonsense he spews. But he's objectively wrong about history. The federal income tax saved the US from the boom-bust cycle of tariff-based government funding that led to the great depression. This is the most cynical #gaslighting this clown has attempted, and this particular clown is an accomplished gaslighter. Wow. Just wow.
#politics #trump

https://www.propublica.org/article/history-income-tax-history-16th-amendment-trump-tariffs-great-depression

No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression.Here’s the real history.

ProPublica
@dalfen unfreakingbelievable

This is freaking insane.

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~ Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China ~

#USA #musk #trump #usgovernment #USGov

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html

Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China

The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

The New York Times
@Hawaii thank you
@LittleTownJane thank you for
My sweet boy’s heart gave out at 15 years old yesterday. I have such a hole in my heart #Cat #CatLove #FurEverFriends #BrokenHeart #Pets
Did Trump end the federal investigations into Musk? I made FOIA requests to find out

We can't let this go unchallenged

The Dean's Report by Dean Obeidallah