It's the economy, stupid.

[GoCubsGo]

I dove by the local Tesla dealership a couple of days ago, must've been ten cybertrucks on the lot.

Never seen that before.

[GoCubsGo]

This.

[Vrede too]

This.

https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3loluwvb2zk2h

Is the King Tang Admin* economic data still reliable?

[GoCubsGo]

This.

https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3loluwvb2zk2h

Is the King Tang Admin* economic data still reliable?

Like all government economic data, it's lagging.

AFAIK he hasn't tried to mess with it but I wouldn't put it past him.

[GoCubsGo]

Huge nothingburger, but DonOld will beat his chest and tout it as a huge win. The markets may even react negatively by days end.

We run a trade surplus with the UK and it's nothing comprehensive.

[Whack9]

Scott Bessent struggles to answer who pays for tariffs. He's not stupid. He knows the answer. But you can't go against Daddy Trump.



Sometime in the future: Trump decrees sun in fact rises in the West. GOP nods in agreement in their continued struggles against objective reality.

[GoCubsGo]

Sometime in the future: Trump decrees sun in fact rises in the West. GOP nods in agreement in their continued struggles against objective reality.

Maybe next week.

This week they're busy trying to redefine racism.
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