BREAKING: DC Circuit, 2-1, reinstates Biden appointee Rebecca Slaughter to FTC despite Trump attempt to fire her without cited cause. Majority: Millett (Obama), Pillard (Obama). Dissent: Rao (Trump) www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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BREAKING: DC Circuit, 2-1, reinstates Biden appointee Rebecca Slaughter to FTC despite Trump attempt to fire her without cited cause. Majority: Millett (Obama), Pillard (Obama). Dissent: Rao (Trump) www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I was disagreeing with him and hoping he would do better and you replied _to me_ that that was unacceptable. But you offered no alternatives. You want 'action'? Please present a plan for replacing him before the next election. You responded to _me_ hoping for better saying "NO". So what?
Don't put words in my mouth. Who ever mentioned _voting_ for him? I said something hopeful about Jeffries that he might stand up. You said "NO". I don't find that useful. If you have a practical alternative let's hear it. Disagreement without constructive alternatives is just performative.
That's just generic complaint. I asked for a feasible practical alternative. Jeffries not going out before the next election. How do you expect to accomplish your goal?
Ok, what's your (actually feasible and possible) alternative?
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
None of us are.
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Guardsmen have a choice to make: If you show up here, you'll have disgraced your uniform and tarnished your service, which you should no longer expect to be thanked for. To be sure, saying "I won't do that" isn't an easy or consequence-free choice. But it's one you'll be judged on.
BREAKING: During Trump's second term, 72 civil servants with nearly 450 years of experience in government have publicly resigned in protest after being asked to do something they believed to be illegal or in violation of their oath of office.
He was _so_ young when he blew up that it would have been a surprise if he didnāt evolve. My 2c.
This is what corruption looks like. If President Trump is making personal profit while in office, he canāt be trusted to make decisions that benefit the American people and not his wallet.
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, āThereās no vaccine thatās safe and effectiveā. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: āI never said that.ā KASIE HUNT: āPlay the clip.ā RFK JR (clip): āThereās no vaccine that is safe and effective.ā (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
Political theater.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
EJ Antoni, Trumpās pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shared a Darwinism-inspired theory about inherent differences between men and women's IQs during a talk to Heritage Foundation interns last year. from @jacobbogage.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Once again, US outperformance/excellence fueled by: * Rule of law * Welcome to immigrants and visitors * Pipeline from gov/university funding/research to private sector. All three have been decimated by this admin. Will be paying the price for decades.
Carlitos seems to be doing a reverse Samson and I'm here for it. It was inevitable that he would solidify his volatility and he's done it against everyone except Jannik who can put him on edge by making him feel impotent. But that's just another step he can take. #TennisSky
Jeffries has been captured by interests but is not irredeemable. I can always sense he knows he is not speaking truth to power but on the rare occasion that he does he shows sincere righteous indignation. Hoping he stops listening to pollsters and pundits and speaks his heart.
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They also say automation and AI will lead to such abundance that we will be able to provide a basic income floor for everyone but never integrate one into their companies or plans.
Nothing left in the tank, but an awesome run.
Good thread
Half sour pickles are the best but have a very short half-life. Batampe are awesome but they are generally brown (not bright green) when you see them in stores. Pickle guys have half-sour and 'new pickles' but in summer you've got monday/tuesday to get them. Where are the delis getting these???
With what money? That's the real question. Trump can announce lots of things but without funding there is no reality.
Even a fragmentation will result in weird effects: * Thiel/Vance will try to eject all MAGA from government to insert their own. * Trump families new crypto wealth will give them means to try to create a dynasty (which won't work) * MAGA related PACS have _hundreds of millions_ that will go where?
I sense Streisand effect. The press will only link the two events: "Fighter jets flew over the Epstein victims while they described their horrific treatment and desire for justice from congress and the administration" (split screen between them and jets)
The US military will conduct a flyover of the White House and wider DC at 11am tomorrow (Wednesday). Epsteinās victims will be holding a press conference on Capitol Hill around the same time.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans" (She was not elected)
Note: the EPA is the bad guy now
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: ā¢admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states ā¢abolish ICE ā¢grant citizenship to any immigrant ā¢disband the 5th Circuit ā¢expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
The Botic vdZ loss last year feeds into perception that Alcaraz is streaky + inconsistent. But that's the only time in his last 12 slams he hasn't reached the QFs. And he's reached the final of last 7 events. On misconceptions and how he's improved ā¬ļø www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
The saddest part for me of big tennis tournaments is when we get deep enough in that the broadcasters no longer have the world feed and I have to listen to the super generic commentary from ex-pros and entourage. #TennisSky
Jeez. Rooting cool. Wishing for bodily harm is ... a lot.
A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer. And tourism experts say the downward trend that emerged after President Donald Trump returned to the White House shows no immediate signs of reversing apnews.com/article/inte...
Ok, I was making a different point. Robson has a few years under belt and Petko is sui generis. I wasn't making a point about taste but about competence.
Simple. Require that the laws be followed, money be disbursed etc etc before allowing the bills to pass. Any claim they are obstructing is simply met with 'we asked them to follow the law and they refused.'
I'm not even talking about personal issues, only general commentary. There are recent college graduate in sports/media who can do a more interesting job than a recent pro. A few years calling obscure matches in far flung places on ESPN3 should be required before calling slams or even masters.
Bought Costco dogs last week and one is plenty for the day.
It's not personal but Coco V.'s commentary is completely generic. Ex-pros get long trial periods in the media that no one else would get. Some eventually becomes very good (Lindsay is one) but the first couple/three years tends to be painful cliches. We can do better. #TennisSky
The previous downturn taught businesses that it may be difficult to rehire if you lose talent, creating an artificial floor under headcount. The ceiling has moved down recently. If the floor is actually fragile then economic triggers may shatter it and firing spikes. Not sure the reverse applies.
In the last 20-30 years fortunes have been teaching police that anyone and especially someone around the corner may be a fatal threat to their life and health. The same has happened with nudity. Right wing nuts have spread the word that nudity is not only sexual, but _aggressively_ sexual.
Same. I found these underwhelming, however after seeing Andrew Scott in Vanya I'm ok with whatever he does and will give it a chance.
Markets will react strongly if they actually do that. Private reports are not sufficient for the purposes used. They are only afraid of one thing and that's the markets.
BREAKING: Trump, Hegseth violated the Posse Comitatus Act with their troop deployment to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer rules after trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Job statistics have been becoming less accurate _in the short term_ because of survey response rates (down and slow) but it's _really_ hard to fake numbers. They can get less accurate but it would be a massive conspiracy to intentionally skew them.
Democrats should push _hard_ for redistricting while also pushing _hard_ for a national requirement for independent district commissions. This gets them the moral high ground and the license to fight fire with fire.
Enormous impoundment-related changes in Trump/Vought's Circular A-11 update from Friday, which is OMB's guidance to agencies They: -removed the definition of impoundment -said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter -claimed pocket rescission authority -claimed profound deferral authority š§µ
Dozens of scientists today released a rebuttal of the Energy Department's climate report, saying it was riddled with errors.
"Raising $8 trillion in tariff revenue would be quite a trick, given that total U.S. imports last year were only $3.3 trillion." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-bonfir...
šØ9 agencies have terminated union contracts covered more than 445K federal workers šØEmployees working long shifts are no longer guaranteed a rest period that was negotiated for safety reasons šØāWhat this does is signal to private sector employers that they can go to war with the unionsā #EconSky
"PWBM projects Trumpās tariffs (April 8, 2025) will reduce long-run GDP by about 6% and wages by 5%. A middle-income household faces a $22K lifetime loss. These losses are twice as large as a revenue-equivalent corporate tax increase from 21% to 36%, an otherwise highly distorting tax." #EconSky
What an important point by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social back in February and ever more relevant. "Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 ... So questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the [Epstein] case -- or launch a probe -- when she was attorney general in Florida."
āNearly 70% of people said they believe the American dreamāthat if you work hard, you will get aheadāno longer holds true or never did, the highest level in nearly 15 years of surveys.ā
US has taken 10% of Pfizer and now everyone _has_ to get 3 covid vaccines.
Iga's spin allows her to make the court wider for her opponent. Sabalenka hits more North South. Iga defends better in the corners. You've got to hit through her not around her. It's a different challenge.
It would be really easy to end the rumors yetā¦
Anisimova's BH like a bludgeon tonight (even more so than usual). #TennisSky
The Trump administration used Benny Johnson's claims that his house was "burned to the ground" and that "people were murdered in my front yard" to justify its federal takeover of DC. @kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nationās capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
A series of simple follow ups giving examples (by government departments that's being destroyed) that are materializations of the 'abstract terms' would be normal follow up journalism.
Weird, putting tariffs on construction materials and throwing day laborers in concentration camps should have solved the supply problem by now
Oh god I remember watching HOUSE with some doctors, it was a the usual mix of āyou would get fired instantly and never practice medicine again no matter how good u areā and āthat case actually isnāt hard to solve at allā
Kostyuks back seems to be slowly getting worse. Treated twice already.
Hope so. Had relegated FAA to the group of talented but problematic with Rune and Korda.
Kostyuk moving the service line camera cause itās in front of her coach and then waiving an apology to the umpire is hilarious. Wonder if it needs calibration now.
Washington's speculation about Trump's health is at a fever pitch. We've seen multiple reasons this summer to ask questions ā and the media doesn't seem to care. What's really going on? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
Ever since Musetti decided to Musetti on the HC instead of doing something else he looks golden.
Muchova seizing up in this TB
Coco spent too long trying to hit with Naomi. Can count the players on one hand who have a chance doing that and sheās not one of them. Still a good year for her and serve should be right for AO
The biggest narcissist we know who has the biggest stage in the world just goes away for a week? Unlikely. Either can't or won't appear. Won't more likely as something that can't be covered up would be visible and damage the ego.
Donāt know who to root for. Excuse the socks. #TennisSky
Yes, this is him playing both sides as he often does, when there is blowback to policies. He can claim victory regardless of who wins and who gets thrown under the bus.
I have only ever noticed him in the box of Spaniards so it struck me.
This is a rousing appreciation of Studs Terkel for Labor Day. His book Working, as he wrote, is "above all (or beneath all), about daily humiliations. To survive the day is triumph enough for the walking wounded among the great many of us" (1/2)
It was just a quick flash but I thought I saw Enric Molina in Vondrousava's box when watching them celebrate last night.
'cheered' is generous. It was reminiscent of scenes in Jaws yelling (from the boat) at somebody to swim faster.
Someone is panicking at the blowback and doing a standard 'play it both ways'. It's the most cowardly way to prepare to throw someone under the bus.
I do a lot of business with the supermarket around the corner and they no business with me. UNFAIR!
#tennissky this young man is fun and does great summaries of all Tournaments year round. Check him out. youtube.com/post/Ugkx0BX...
What happens if Substack continues with their lock-in of writers, but other platforms on the open social web can offer better distribution and discovery?
They pushed the doubles back hoping that 1st round losers would enter but I don't think that happened. Feels like a much longer but watered down slam with the expanded fan week etc. With Cinci 10 days there is no anticipation either. Will be an issue when non-fans stop going.
Mixed matches account for maybe a quarter of the courts for the long weekend which helped smooth things out as well. Less matches in both stadiums (earlier in the week) contribute to masses out on the grounds earlier in the day. Less matches in stadiums means names on smaller courts too.
Wow. NINE former heads of the CDC sound the alarm www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared. A viral chart shared by Trumpworld showing an increase in employment among native-born Americans is a multiple-count data felony: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/01/n...
Seems like the complains about the USO among the loyal tennis followers/attendees are pretty consistent. _Overwhelming_ crowds on the grounds (likely due to shorter stadium programs and no mixed matches). Never-before-seen lines for outer courts and concessions. Not sustainable. #TennisSky
new Jarmusch movie now at 100% for critics on RT - www.rottentomatoes.com/m/father_mot...
Ghost, Beehiiv, and Kit (Convertkit) all offer better deals for monetized newsletters than Substack. For free newsletters with <1k subscribers, there is Pika ($5/mo). Or go old school and mail hard copies! Anything but Substack.
Serious Credit Card Delinquencies (unpaid balances for at least 90 days) hit their highest level in 14 years #EconSky
Just saw someone refer to Cheryl Hines as The Marvelous Mrs. Measles and šššššš
Hi. Iām the executive director of the organization that had the honor of hosting the FEMA Katrina Declaration and I can confirm this is a lie. NICE TRY, KRISTI! @standupforscience.bsky.social @atrupar.com
Remember the Goolsbee Rule, also called the āpathological irony of crisisā: If you lose credibility, your statements begin to mean the opposite of what you say.
NEW: Donald Trumpās āBig Beautiful Billā will hand out $67 BILLION to companies next year to "incentivize" research these companies did YEARS ago. That means next year, the federal government will spend five times more on these handouts than what it spends annually on child care.
I may be crazy but I've never seen Bucsa play better and I think her odds are much closer than people think. People think: 1 in 20 I think: 1 in 5 #TennisSky
Nationās largest nursing union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go | National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
It's the kind of thing that gets you a lifetime ban from the grounds.