Category Archives: Economy

Open Thread | Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed

Posted on June 12, 2025 by rikyrah

UH HUH UH HUH The GOP Budget takes an AXE TO THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SAFETY NET. Republicans Are Using the Los Angeles Protests to Get Trump’s Budget Bill Passed God forbid they condemn the government’s excessive use of force. By … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why this Palantir Contract Is Horrendous And a Threat to Democracy

Posted on June 6, 2025 by rikyrah

Maine (@TheMaineWonk) posted at 9:04 AM on Sun, Jun 01, 2025: Trump’s election was designed to manufacture consent for the techno-fascist takeover of the federal government. While you were distracted by transgenders, you were actually voting in your own demise. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What The Attack on JobCorps REALLY Means

Posted on June 4, 2025 by rikyrah

This Administration, which lied about how this country needs more people going into trades.. Just eliminated a program that directly helped the most vulnerable of our youth get an education and an entrance into a trade. They just eliminated JobCorps. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Let’s Try And Save Biomedical Research

Posted on June 2, 2025 by rikyrah

From Josh Marshall: A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research May 16, 2025 1:26 p.m. Over the past four months, I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers either at NIH, other government grant-making agencies or at the various American … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Details of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ That Was Passed in the Dead of Night

Posted on May 20, 2025 by rikyrah

The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn’t Cut the Deficit House Republicans advance bill late Sunday, as budget analysts across the political spectrum warn that the proposal worsens the U.S. fiscal picture By Richard Rubin Updated May … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Never Ever Forget….The Cruelty IS The Point…That’s What They Voted For

Posted on May 16, 2025 by rikyrah

Never ever forget. The cruelty IS THE POINT. From The Atlantic Monthly: The Trump Voters Who Like What They See “Even if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.” By Elaine Godfrey Earlier this month, after it … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Time To Call Your Reps…..The GOP Is Marking Up That Horrible Reconciliation Bill

Posted on May 13, 2025 by rikyrah

This is from AOC sounding the alarm. Got this from Balloon Juice: Her key points: She’s on the Energy and Commerce Committee now. Markup on the reconciliation bill is starting Monday. There are Republicans on the committee who are in … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Democrats Need To Go On OFFENSE

Posted on May 5, 2025 by rikyrah

Great post from The Establishment Bar Blog last week: Playing Offense: Using DOGE’s Reckless Cuts to Highlight Democratic Government Efficiency Posted by T.LaFauci April 28, 2025 Where to start. The first 100 days of the Trump regime has caused countless … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This Is Where We Are Financially As A Country

Posted on April 30, 2025 by rikyrah

Remember, as we go through this: Trump inherited the best economy in the world. THE WORLD. And, in 100 days, he has ruined it and we are careening towards a RECESSION. It never had to happen. Period. Updated this post … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Don’t See China Bending the Knee to Trump

Posted on April 14, 2025 by rikyrah

Trump is waiting for Xi to call. The Chinese see it differently By Kylie Atwood, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb and Alayna Treene, CNN Updated 9:03 AM EDT, Fri April 11, 2025 A tariff reprieve from President Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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