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William Lindsey :toad:

“'This is the sort of thing only the worst populists do in the worst emerging economies.'– economist Phil Suttle, on President Trump’s Aug. 1 dismissal of Erika McEntarfer as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics."

~ David Kurtz

Kurtz links to the Wall Street Journal article in which this statement appears.

#Trump #economy #tariffs #taxes #inflation #groceries #corporations #jobs #McEntarfer #data #statistics
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morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.

Morning Memo · How Judges Held One Of Their Own Out To Dry In Historic CaseBy David Kurtz
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Trump is losing his foolish trade war. This will cost ordinary Americans greatly. Trump’s trade war has pushed up inflation, slashed US job gains, slowed economic growth and caused the manufacturing sector to sputter."

~ Steven Greenhouse

#Trump #economy #tariffs #taxes #inflation #groceries #corporations #jobs
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Trump is losing his foolish trade war. This will cost ordinary Americans greatlyBy Steven Greenhouse
William Lindsey :toad:

"Goldman's latest (still very early) analysis of tariff effects thru June 2025:

-Foreign exporters absorbed 14% of US tariffs
-US companies ate 64%
-US consumers ate 22%
-Protected US companies also raised prices
-Consumers will see bigger price increases (70%) thru the Fall"

~ Greg Dworkin quoting Scott Lincicome

#Trump #economy #tariffs #taxes #inflation #groceries #corporations #jobs
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dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/11

Daily KosAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: Special twitter editionThere’s a lot of dislike for Twitter (whatever it’s called these days, but I won’t use the owner’s preferred name), almost all of it deserved and earned. Yet many traditional reporters and ...
ZNet (unofficial)

On June 16, #UN expert Francesca Albanese released a report accusing major #corporations like Amazon, Google, and Lockheed Martin of profiting from #Israel’s #genocide of Palestinians. The US responded by sanctioning her — a move condemned by the UN.

Her core message? Tech and arms firms are enabling war crimes and shielding them from accountability. It's not just business—it’s complicity. #Palestine #UnitedNations

znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-g

ZNetworkThe Global Economic Benefit from the Genocide of PalestiniansOn 16 June 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967, Francesca
doctorambient

Is there even one story out there about an established company that gets bought out by private equity firms that doesn't end with the company collapsing into bankruptcy?

I'm really asking. I hear endless stories about private equity entering the chat, as it were, and then shortly after that the company is gone. Are there counter examples?

#capitalism#privateequity#bankruptcy
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beSpacific

#Executiveorder directed every federal agency to send #WhiteHouse targets for investigation that include large #nonprofit #corporations #associations #foundations w assets of $500M+ #DOGE tried to assign team to indie nonprofit that criticized #Trump mass #deportation. #congressional cmte started investigation of >200 nonprofit organizations, including US Conference of #Catholic Bishops and dozens of religious institutions, without basis or evidence of wrongdoing nytimes.com/2025/07/27/opinion #maga

The New York Times · Opinion | You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time, but You Could Be NextBy Vanita Gupta
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Nonilex

Since Trump’s election last fall, fund-raisers & #lobbyists have been steering #corporations & #donors to a buffet of options for unlimited giving, some of which are less overtly political or allow anonymous donations, that can bring #access to #Trump.

Trump’s inaugural cmte raised a record-shattering $239M, including about $18M from #crypto interests & $1M each from #tech giants like #Meta & #Amazon that had drawn his ire in the past & were looking to smooth things over….

#law#plutocracy
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