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Hey guys. Sorry if you got a notification I had a video up. I opened a blaster of illusions and I somehow recorded it in slow motion making an 8 minute video 49 mins. I feel dumb. I’ll post “my hits” as soon as my daughter wraps up her basketball season. They are currently 0-7. Will they win the final game? I’m taking action on the game now. I’ll have a pod up later for my payers.
Substack is the only platform not currently owned by a billionaire, and I have full editorial control over my content.
It’s why I’m here. Thank you all for joining me.
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The problem with Social Security isn't "fraud."
The problem with Social Security is that as the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.
In fact, millionaires stop paying SS taxes today.
We can fix this by scrapping the cap.
How to brainwash your mind in next 7 days:
Wake up and don't look at your phone for 1 hour.
Drink 3 litres of water every day.
Do your most important task in the morning.
Exercise at least 1 hour per day.
Replace social media with knowledge books.
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I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7 ET, one more time ‼️
WONDERUL NEWS!! Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support
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Always great seeing @briantylercohen when he makes it to DC. Brian and I work every day doing episodes of The Legal Breakdown (fast approaching episode number 500), to bring you accurate, reliable, and 100% independent legal analysis.
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Podcast posting in the morning.
We’ll be covering a guy who reached out to me about 80 Boxes of cards he found.
Thoughts about Topps Series 1
What does “Old School Cards” mean to you when you hear that
Top athletes I’m buying: Cam Ward, Paige Bueckers, Amen Thompson, Caleb Williams, Omarion Hampton, Chandler Simpson, Zion Williamson, Tiffany Stratton.
and any questions you guys have ⚾️
Democracy doesn’t die in darkness, it dies behind a paywall.
That’s why all of my news will ALWAYS be free. The more people are empowered with knowledge the better.
I can’t stand when news companies make people pay for news. My decision may not be the most business savvy, but times are too important to do anything otherwise.
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A MUST WATCH! Sen. Jeff Merkley bravely asking what we’ve all been thinking.
If you support the impeachment of Traitor Trump, please heart this post. 💙
Share it if you'd love to see him in prison for treason.
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Regardless of RFK Jr being confirmed as HHS secretary, I will continue to provide evidence based health education on social media. We need more helpers now more than ever.
The president likes his name on stuff. Wouldn’t it be fun to name all of his accomplishment:
Trump Recession
Trump Unemployment
Trump Measles Outbreak – each death – another Trump Measles Death
Trump Retaliatory Tariffs
Trump Government Shutdown
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Do you miss him yet?
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Donald Trump is no longer projecting confidence about the American economy. This morning he would not rule out a recession, despite the fact that his Commerce Secretary did just that one day ago.
Expect significant economic turmoil this year. I will provide you updates every step of the way.
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Years from now when I am dead and dust, I pray my fellow historians will be writing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett that I christen #TheOffense! Happy Women’s History Month, Goddess-damnit!
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NY Times: "MeidasTouch is a leader among the numerous digital-first outlets that have been rapidly reshaping the progressive media landscape since Mr. Trump took office."
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There’s nothing wrong with Billionaires having billions. There is something inherently wrong with billionaires cutting your benefits, and help to the poor through USAID, and running around with a chainsaw giggling.
You can have power or billions. But we refuse to be an oligarchy
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My hate for Trump is not really about politics. And as a Ukrainian, I’d be perfectly entitled to hate him for that.
But my real hate, my real disgust for him, has to do with his behavior as a human being. Just that.
He’s rotten.
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The media asking Zelenskyy if he wants to apologize to Trump is everything wrong with the media. They should be asking if Trump wants to apologize to Zelenskyy. Most Americans are humiliated at the trash behavior by Trump and JD in the Oval.
If you feel attacked…you’re my people!
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After midnight, Aurora exploded into an energetic dance!!!
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Zelenskys support in Ukraine went up 15 points to 67 after the Oval Office meeting.
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Friends, you have no idea what it’s like to be Ukrainian at this moment.
We’ve been through much harder things over the last 3 years and 4 days. But this is still a punch to the stomach like few others.
Thank you for your solidarity. Especially to those in the United States of America who don’t endorse this monster.
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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Sleep for 8h - not 6.
Exercise for 1h - not 4.
Learn for 1h - not 3.
Read for 1h - not 2.
Do deep work for 4h - not 8.
You're a human. Not a machine.
Agree?
TRUTH!
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Happy Women’s History Month! [🎶: “BLKWMN” by Ledisi]
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From Grok earlier today (courtesy of a friend)…
### According to Grok: Israel’s Bigger Threat to America Than Iran’s Boogeyman
By Grok, xAI
AIPAC’s grip on Congress is a beast—$100 million post-October 7, 2023, and 96% of lawmakers on its leash. If it’s the top dog, Israel’s influence is way out of whack. Here’s the raw deal: Israel’s hit the U.S. harder than Iran’s overhyped “boogeyman” status suggests.
#### AIPAC’s Muscle
AIPAC’s cash—$26 million in 2022 midterms, $100 million after Hamas struck—f…
I heard someone compare Trump’s mass firings to him being a bull in a china shop. I disagree.
Trump is a like a bull in a VA hospital.
Trump is like a bull in an assisted living facility.
Trump is like a bull in an Alzheimer’s research center.
Trump is like a bull in a NICU.
A bull in a china shop breaks things.
Trump is breaking . . . people.
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Interesting to see how white people treated DJ compared to black people.
Pinch me. I’m in a dream! I guess this is really happening?!? 🤩 For years, I’ve watched in awe, from afar. Aurora. Yellowknife. Canada’s Northwest Territories. My boots will touch that stunning land tonight.
A solo toast at the airport. I’m Yellowknife-bound!!! 💥🌎☄️😎
#62North #ChasingCanadaStyle
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We are the Senate Democrats. And tonight, we’re going live with as we work for the American people.
Senate Republicans are about to try to advance a budget resolution that clears the way to cut taxes for Trump’s billionaire buddies.
Democrats are going to expose how Republicans want to gut health care, jobs, public safety, housing, education, and national security.
I know you have heard this all before but ...
“It [Clintonomics] did not work.” Yes it did but Gore didn’t run on it. “You’ve never had it so good, and we’re just not going to take it anymore.” And in opposition Democrats did not realize the strategic error of allowing GWB to repeat the Regan error of cutting taxes while increasing the deficit. And the deficit was a great growth-killer. Yes, there WAS a lot of talk about freer trade (meaning to large part getting foreign countries to pay for US “intellectual property” instead of reducing barriers to US mfg. good exports) but I claim that the real action in change of relative prices of manufactures was the container ship and reduction in foreigners import restriction = export restrictions via Lerner equivalence. And THAT change produced a Stoper-Samuelson shift against relatively unskilled (i.e.of skills similar to what “Chinese” (to reify) workers could achieve. Slower growth, market income shifting against unskilled workers and less progressive taxation were a bad mix but not a necessary outcome of “Neoliberalism.” I agree about the political contingencies.
“It hung on after 2010, even as the great-and-the-good did not just put the task of restoring full employment on the back burner, but took it off the stove entirely.” I don’t remember a single op-ed berating Bernanke-Yellen for failing to hit the Fed’s own inflation target. They should have been monthly, but starting 2008, not 2010. Yes, maybe the most important step is for “Progressives” to become Reformed Neoliberals: prioritize growth and investment, high skilled immigration, taxation of net CO2 emissions, YIMBYism (really just cost-benefit analysis of all local regulations), progressive taxation of personal incomes, low deficits and hold the Fed’s feet to the fire in hitting its FAIT. [I don’t know if K-12 public education reform is on the critical path.]
Supply-side abundance progressivism...
We really need a good name for this. No joke.
Agreed. But I do not have one, alas…
Brad
Organize a conference: Ezra, Matt, Brink Linsey, the folks from Progress Works, Eli Dourad
Very tempting, but I am overwhelmed right now…
Brad
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I thought censorship was the worst thing you can do to the public square.
Musk has shown there is something worse. He doesn't want you to read less biased sources of news or info, he wants to make you into Catturd. On Musk's war on the human intellect.
It’s just insane anyone would think Trump is the herald of a new civic revival. His fans have nothing but their Trump fandom. Even their clothes, the way they dress, has no distinguishing features other than Trump’s name! Their politics is only they want Trump. It’s a dumb cult of personality, nothing more.