The Democratic Difference
@demdifference.bsky.social
An account focused on highlighting the differences in economic outcomes under Democratic and Republican policies, often with charts.
here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 6h agonot only that, they are demanding that they not be called racist when they are observed to be signing up to support the racist
“.. You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked,” Carney told reporters in Ottawa. @financialtimes.com #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦 www.ft.com/content/e3b5...
When he ran for President, Trump promised he would lower costs on Day One. And today? The cost of groceries is up. Cost of housing—up. Cost of utilities—up. Cost of health care—up. Cost of gasoline—up. Cost of pretty much everything you need to buy—up, up, up.
Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices.
AI bubble is far bigger in terms of stock valuations and investment spending than fracking ever was
Stu West@stuwest.com · 17h agoWhat if the AI boom is a bubble but doesn’t cause a recession when it ends? Nathan Tankus compared it to the fracking boom
Bessent’s bond-market battle “is starting to look like his boss’s war in Iran .. a tangled set of objectives, an underestimated opponent and an implausible path to victory. And like the conflict in the Middle East, we are all going to suffer ..” @katie0martin.ft.com www.ft.com/content/b9e7...
For the folks getting hysterical over the $40 trillion debt, Trump's messing with the statistical agencies is far more likely to lead to a flight from government debt and the dollar than the debt econjared.substack.com/p/the-govern...
The Government Report That Made Me Stop Trusting Our Statistical Agencies
I’ve waved people off this degree of mistrust. I no longer can do so.
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Those of us tracking the reliability of gov't statistics have not heretofore seen anything like this. It's a remarkable and deeply worrisome encroachment: econjared.substack.com/p/the-govern...
The Government Report That Made Me Stop Trusting Our Statistical Agencies
I’ve waved people off this degree of mistrust. I no longer can do so.
econjared.substack.com
Imagine the round-the-clock coverage on Fox and every right-wing talk radio show and podcast if a woman with this kind of bizarre relationship with a married Democratic president had a taxpayer-funded job in the White House.
Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · 2d ago“I have learned so much about myself on this Trip...For the first time, in I don't know how long, you forced me to ‘unplug.’ We could be out on the Course, with no machines, and even forget what time it was! I didn't have to be ‘Human Printer.’" Lord, this is all so sad and strange
What our troops endured aboard the USS Lincoln is unforgivable. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth must answer for this egregious lack of planning. Our servicemembers cannot keep paying the price for their failures.
Once again, Trump is cozying up to dictators – rolling over for Kim Jong Un and getting nothing in return. He’s undermining our credibility throughout the world and making us all less safe.
Republican administrations enact enormous tax cuts tilted towards the richest, get shocked Pikachu about deficits, and then call to decimate social programs that Americans rely on A tale as old as time
The President bungled this war in Iran right from the beginning. Six months later, he's stuck, families are suffering, and 18 Americans are dead. November is our chance to send a message to him, and everyone around him, that they're doing a horrible job.
The labor market data is still pretty blah. Better than it was last fall but worse than it was a few months ago. Job gains will probably be better in August than in July because the latter were abnormally bad but I also think the UR is more likely to rise than fall
Can't get enough of the Natalie Harp stuff. The 1:1 parallels with the girl from Obsession. Everyone in rightwing media pretending she's 16 years old so they can be mad, their favorite mood. The phrase "over-the-diaper handy" entering the lexicon. Keep it up everybody.
This is pretty big: Cook Political Report just shifted the Texas *and* Iowa Senate races from Lean Republican to Toss Up:
Bessent is still claiming the economy is strong. Families juggling rent, groceries, and childcare costs are living a different reality, one where every basic expense keeps getting harder to cover. The billionaires in Trump’s administration don’t have to worry about that.
(FreightWaves) - Layoffs and facility closures are mounting across U.S. freight, distribution and manufacturing networks, with more than 7,000 jobs affected by recently announced workforce reductions .. @scottlincicome.bsky.social $FDX $TSN www.freightwaves.com/news/freight...
Freight Distress Report: More than 7,000 jobs cut in new wave of closures
A new round of layoffs and closures is hitting thousands of workers across manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, trucking and parcel networks.
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Small businesses already strained by tariffs, higher prices and interest rates have lost access to a crucial lifeline: The Trump administration is withholding $289 million Congress appropriated for loans to Main Street.
Trump’s war on woke leaves almost $300 million in small-business loans in limbo
Congress appropriated funds to help America’s small businesses. The administration won’t release the money.
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(Reuters) - Walmart missed quarterly comparable sales expectations for the first time in at least five years on Thursday as shoppers pulled back on spending in the face of rising gas prices, sending its shares down 6% in premarket trading. @reuters.com $WMT
JPMORGAN: ".. Absent real fiscal consolidation, we fear the markets will view this action as lacking credibility. .. This could contribute to higher term premium and yields over time should Treasury become more opportunistic .." @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
JPMorgan Team Sees Credibility Risk in Treasury’s Bond Buybacks
JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists warned that markets may view the US Treasury’s surprise effort to curb long-term borrowing costs as lacking credibility, potentially pushing up the term premium an...
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“.. the exploding debt and the latest record milestone is already affecting Americans’ pocketbooks by raising borrowing costs for things like mortgages and cars ..” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trea...
Just one poll but "Despite public media reports that El-Sayed is facing a divided Democratic electorate after a bruising and closely contested August 4th primary, he leads Rogers 91%-0% with self-identified Democrats and leads Rogers 46%-24% with Independents and unaffiliated voters."
The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.
‘Mom, are we OK?’ Children worry their families can’t afford food after Trump’s SNAP cuts
The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.
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Question of the Day: Why does MAGA man Joel Webbon hate Jesus?
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 4d agoChristian nationalist Joel Webbon says hospitality is meant for other believers. If the social welfare state collapses, he says, the church will have to tell "feminist pagan women" on hard times, "You starve. Glory be to God. You starve."
ZITRON: ".. I know you’re gonna call me a firebrand or a hater or a skeptic or try to capture me and put me in a zoo, but I must be clear that OpenAI has set expectations — and made commitments — that range from ridiculous to outright impossible." @edzitron.com www.wheresyoured.at/what-happens...
What Happens If OpenAI Dies?
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NAR: "Pending home sales fell to the lowest level since January 2026. Month over month sales in July 2026 decreased by 2.3% and by 2.2% year over year. Month over month pending home sales declined across all four major U.S. Regions." Well below consensus of a 0.5% increase.
