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the state of play, every other day or so

I think it appropriate to post this wise and thorough substantiated wrapup (which I assume most good progtards here read anyway) as it touches on so many economy areas; but lmk if not.

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-6-2025?r=tcpky&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

HCR is one industrious force for good.

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  • "This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and have temporary legal status in the United States. Foreign affairs journalist Olga Nesterova reminded Americans that “these people had to be completely financially independent, pay tax, pay all fees (around $2K) and have an affidavit from an American person to even come here.”

    “This has nothing to do with strategic necessity or geopolitics,” Russia specialist Tom Nichols posted. “This is just cruelty to show [Russian president Vladimir] Putin he has a new American ally.”
  • Geeze... I wonder if @hondo approves?
  • Old_Joe said:

    Geeze... I wonder if @hondo approves?

    Said nobody ever! :>)

  • Orange sac of sludge.
  • When asked on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo” if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said “I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition because what we’re doing is very big.”

    Yeah, big like his bathroom visit just after he inhaled another 3 double cheeseburgers for lunch. A real big something.
  • JD_co said:

    When asked on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo” if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said “I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition because what we’re doing is very big.”

    Yeah, big like his bathroom visit just after he inhaled another 3 double cheeseburgers for lunch. A real big something.

    "What we’re doing is very big"

    Yeah ... a BIG recession.

    As the NYT notes, on the campaign trail he promised a "boom like no other.”

    Yeah ... an economic IMPLOSION, 'like nobody's seen before.'
  • edited March 11
    Off to the cleaners again today.

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