Trump Prioritized Fun over Economic Fallout From Tariffs
But the tariffs may have screwed the economy, but Donald Trump had lots of fun imposing them, and that is what really matters.
Trump Unaware Gas Prices Have Surpassed $4 Per Gallon
I wonder if Trump will ever find out that gas prices crossed $4.00 a gallon https://t.co/BZjCIh8l7U
JD Vance's Fraud Task Force: Fighting or Fueling Fraud?
Can someone tell me if JD Vance's fraud task force is supposed to be fighting fraud or promoting it?
Trump Blames NATO for Abandoning US After 9/11
Pretty pathetic that the Department of State is too cowardly to correct this obvious misstatement. The one time Article 5 (mutual self-defense) was invoked was after September 11th.
Duffy Should Prioritize Transport Safety over War Propaganda
Maybe Secretary of Transportation Duffy should spend less time doing war propaganda and more time on making transportation safe https://t.co/56qGkElLy2
Questioning Trump's Awareness of Current Gas Prices
why would Trump have an idea what people are paying for a gallon of gas?
Trump Appears Confused About Whether to Raise or Lower Prices
Old man Trump can't remember whether he was supposed to bring prices down or up https://t.co/1NEJ3Ji5fF
Oil's Percentage Rise Varies by Currency Unit
Intro econ for NYT reporters, oil was priced in yen it would be going up more in percentage terms in yen than it is going up in percentage terms in dollars. The unit is just a convention https://t.co/zCOwmbyJQv
Import Prices Up 2.5% YoY Amid Trump Tariffs
Looks like exporters forgot to eat Trump's tariffs, import prices rose 1.1% in February and 2.5% year-over-year https://t.co/3UkarMgRx7
Factory Construction Falls 15% Despite Trump's $18T Promise
Factory construction was down 15% over the last year, even before adjusting for inflation https://t.co/YNFjjiLWfV Reality hasn't heard about Trump's $18 trillion in investment coming into the country. Trump always says, "no one has seen anything like it," which is...
Fox News Pays $787M for 2020 Election Lies
always remember, Fox News paid out $787 million for spreading lies about the 2020 election.
Free Market Could Make Ozempic Affordable for Millions
The free market (no government-granted patent monopolies) will make Ozempic affordable for tens of millions of people https://t.co/SYl5M82mux
US Would Replenish Israel's Bomb Supplies, Exposing Double Standards
If Israel were doing this it would get resupplied by the United States for the bombs it used.
Hegseth's $200B Iran War Request Dwarfs ACA Subsidies
We can think of Hegseth's $200 billion supplemental military request for his Iran war as the cost to taxpayers of pulling out of the agreement on nuclear weapons negotiated by Obama
Trump’s Claim: Iran Missiles Neutralized—Reality Says Otherwise
Don't worry, Trump said the U.S. knocked pout 100% of Iran's missile capabilities. Are you calling Trump a liar?
Trump Boasts Complete Elimination of Iran's Missiles
It's especially impressive since Trump told us that we had eliminated 100% of Iran's missiles
Calling Lithium “Essential” Is Misguided Media Narrative
It's common for the media to refer to lithium as an essential mineral for batteries. This is Trumpian ignorance https://t.co/db4KuTm6Sk
US Blocks Cuban Oil Shipments, Keeps Rubio in Dark
No one told Rubio that the United States is blocking oil shipments to Cuba. Trump wants to keep in the dark on this.
Iran's Hormuz Blockade Catches White House Off Guard
As they said at the White House, "who could have imagined Iran would block the Straits of Hormuz?"
BLS and BEA Typically Announce Changes Well Ahead
BLS always tries to publicize these changes well in advance. I don't follow BEA as closely, but I assumed they did the same.
Iran's Surrender Renders Hormuz Escort Missions Unnecessary
Since Iran is in the process of surrendering, I guess there is no point in the UK, France, or anyone else making plans to escort ships through the Straihts of Hormuz
Fast‑food Spending Drops 3% Since September.
My quick measure of affordability, real spending at fast-food restaurants, is down 3% since September https://t.co/Ge3YaPH3PU
Trump's Factory Bragging Clashes with Plummeting Construction Data
With Trump boasting about new factories everywhere, he would feel really stupid if he ever saw the data showing factory construction plummeting https://t.co/1T5VGrJqyn
Healthcare Spending Jumps 7.9%—Outpacing Inflation
Spending on healthcare services is up 7.9% year over year, far higher than the inflation rate reported in the CPI https://t.co/Mt0STaWkJz
Break Arrives When Vance Stops Filling Big Shoes
We'll know the break has come when Vance stops trying to fill the big shoes.
Hegseth’s “Lethality” Comment Actually Meant Plane Collisions
Who knew that when Hegseth was talking about lethality he meant our planes crashing into each other?
Elon Musk and Dogecoin’s Empty, False Claims Exposed
I remember Elon Musk and DOGE lying their asses off and coming up completely empty on these absurd claims, don’t you?
Bombing Could Give Trump a Face‑saving Exit
Hanoi took over the whole country 3 years after the peace deal. So your point is that more bombing could give Trump cover for pulling out without losing face? Interesting idea....
Global Oil Prices Affect U.S. Consumers, Regardless of Policy
There also is a world market for oil. When oil prices go up in Europe and Asia, people here pay more. Even a Trump-Energy Secretary should know this.
South Korea, Japan, Taiwan Should Doubt Trump's Promises
On the plus side, hopefully South Korea, along with Japan., and Taiwan, will know that a commitment from Donald Trump isn't worth shit and plan accordingly
Taxing Stock Returns Could End Corporate Tax Avoidance
It's actually easy to design mechanisms for killing corporate tax avoidance schemes, if anyone actually cared. Just tax stock returns https://t.co/mpVe5FLf7C
U.S. Pays More for Oil Despite Domestic Production
U.S. consumers are hit harder by rising oil prices than Europeans because we use more oil. The fact we produce it here doesn't help consumers, unless we tax the oil industry https://t.co/DZQmvyBSMk
Native‑born Job Gains Minimal Amid Massive Overall Growth
we're up just 150k for native-born workers over the last year https://t.co/eUQjDMCvxT The growth in employment was 1.5 million 2024 to 2025, but we know Trumpers are scared of numbers
S&P Drops 5% This Year, Trump Claims Credit
S&P is down almost 5% this year https://t.co/jJ8zHsWyLU No one thought it could be done, but Donald Trump did it!
Media Soft-Pedal Trump to Avoid Appearing Dementia‑Abusive
The media treat Trump wth kid gloves because they don't want to seen as abusing someone suffering from dementia.
Trump Supporters Should Blame Jobs Decline on Weather
If the Trumpers were smart, they would blame the bad jobs numbers on the weather https://t.co/iTCQe8K3EY
Inflation Measurement Flaws Favor Trump over Biden
There are measurement issues, and they go both ways. But what is really important for this lying hunk of shit is that whatever problems raise the measured rate of inflation now were also there UNDER Biden. Which means Trump got...
Rising Health Benefits Are Shrinking Wage Growth
Sorry, this is misleading to the point of being dishonest. Benefits are roughly 20% of compensation. You're saying if benefits costs didn't rise at all, wages could increase more, but benefit increases have actually lagged pay in the last year...
Factory Construction Down 13%—Trump Misreads the Data
Trump has to stop reading charts upside down. Factory construction is down around 13% after adjusting for inflation. https://t.co/YNFjjiLWfV That's only a boom in Trump's skull.
Ernst Vows to Cover Iowa’s $2.55 Price Gap
$2.55 Iowa average https://t.co/qKoxDrbRtX, but Senator Ernst promises to make up the difference compared to what you'll pay
Trump Proposes Tariffs to Shift Tax Burden Onto Middle Class
Trump says he wants to lower taxes on the rich and raise them on middle and working class