‘Hammack says she hears from lower-income households that are no longer just trading down at the grocery store but choosing which bills to pay. Most of her colleagues last month saw inflation returning to target in 2029. “To me, that’s far too long,” she said.’ www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

When Companies Stop Driving a Hard Bargain, This Fed Official Starts Worrying

Beth Hammack says businesses’ pricing power and a sturdy economy show interest rates aren’t yet high enough to tame inflation.

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“.. In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..” @nytimes.com #MEsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

The Talarico nonsense being spread by GOP influencers is a typical republican “scandal” - lots of BREAKING!! And 🚨 but no actual substance. If anyone from the Paxton campaign coordinated with influencers to spread these lies, people should go to prison, and Talarico should sue the fuck out of them.

Trump officials are taking bribes. Why that's bad news for Joe Biden.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h ago

BRENNAN: Are you comfortable with any US official asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to government officials? BARRASSO: No I'm not, but the focus today is making sure that the American people know just how far to the left the Democrats have gone

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

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Very refreshing to hear an elected official speaking articulately. I reckon we will be hearing a lot more from Senator Ossoff in the next few years.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate

At the end of the clip, after Emmer’s ridiculous, easily challenged answer: KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…” Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

KARL: This idea of livestreaming an execution -- US Catholic Bishops called it 'a barbaric promotion of culture of death.' Are you in favor? EMMER: I'm so happy we have a president who will make a decision in the best interest of the people. He will hold the criminals and terrorists accountable.

My "bless the dear leader for wanting public executions" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

KARL: This idea of livestreaming an execution -- US Catholic Bishops called it 'a barbaric promotion of culture of death.' Are you in favor? EMMER: I'm so happy we have a president who will make a decision in the best interest of the people. He will hold the criminals and terrorists accountable.

The qualification checklist for this admin is wild: 1.loyalty to Trump 2.clinically melted brain 3.has decoded the secret Qanon messages hidden in bottled water.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h ago

Between Natalie Harp and now Zacharia, Trump is surrounding himself with women who believe some very strange things. If a friend told you Democrats are a bunch of “sick pedo cannibals,” you’ve back away slowly and seek professional help for her

Twice he's asked about the risk of creating a martyr. Twice his answer is "no one has to watch it." Which is, obviously, not remotely an answer to the question.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

BRENNAN: Nidal Hasan is in a wheelchair. Doesn't the administration risk livestreaming this and making him a martyr? Couldn't this be a risk to the homeland? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No one has to watch it B: Well then why are you livestreaming it? MULLIN: The president is restoring American values

“our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.” If the U.S. military forces suffered those kind of damages under a Democratic admin, Congress would impeach the Defense Secretary and lot more.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

The ads don't "brag about America", however useless that sounds to me. They brag about the President and warn against his political critics and opponents.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

Markwayne Mullin indicates taxpayers will not be reimbursed for Trump's propaganda ads: "Any time we can do a public service announcement and brag about America, I'm all about it ... I commend the opportunity of President Trump to give us the opportunity to brag about America"

Exactly correct. Watching it unfold for years has been sickening. Bad, corrupt, greedy grifters brainwashing sheep for Putin.

Can Susan Collins point to a single deciding vote she’s made on any key piece of legislation or confirmation against Trump? No, she cannot. Her rare votes against are intentionally meaningless to fool Maine voters.

Trump posted that Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a deal this morning for a cease fire on energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy is asked about it and says: “That’s news to me.”

Sad, pathetic, spineless, cowardly people who believe in nothing other than worshipping Trump. Vote them out so we can have a Congress again. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h ago

KARL: You've been a strong supporter of Ukraine & voted for sanctions on Russia. What do you make of Trump's plan to buy Russian diesel? EMMER: Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box. He's listening to the American people. They're hurting. He's the president of peace.

I got a new follower.

yikes

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h ago

Since the end of 2022, “real debt payments grew more than eight times as fast as real household income—14.8 percent compared with 1.7 percent, respectively.” @tcforg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/repo...

“.. Since the final F-150 Lightning rolled off the assembly line in December, it has become one of the most coveted cars in America ..” @bloomberg.com $F www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

No shit. Way to tell that crazy Twatzi Laura Looney off, Bill.

TAPPER: In terms of tactics, shouldn't agents be checking if a 5-year-old is in the vehicle before they fire into it? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: You know who the 5-year-old was in the car? Oscar did. He chose to accelerate. Why would you put your child into a situation like that?

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Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11h ago

Russian bot traffic has dropped to nearly 0 after Ukraine struck a Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia

Q&A: Terry Bradshaw opens up about depression, divorce and the coach who never believed in him

Q&A: Terry Bradshaw opens up about depression, divorce and the coach who never believed in him

The Pro Football Hall of Famer talks about his career on the gridiron and in TV ahead of the release of his memoir.

latimes.com

A heartbroken mum was forced to deliver her stillborn baby after staff failed to notice a drop in heart rate because a monitoring machine was set to silent after suffering a paper jam.

Tragic mum has stillborn baby after monitoring machine was switched to silent

mirror.co.uk

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said over the weekend he will force a House vote to block Russian oil purchases.

GOP lawmaker defies Trump with plan to block president's 'gift to Putin': 'It will pass'

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said over the weekend he will force a House vote to block Russian oil purchases. The move directly challenges President Donald Trump’s new diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Axios reported.Fitzpatrick co-chairs the Congressional Ukraine Caucus. He said ...

bit.ly

“We want to build a coalition that will endure,” Rep. Jason Crow says. “We want to reintroduce ourselves to rural America and working-class America and earn their support for the next generation.”

Jason Crow’s rising star has him leading Democrats’ efforts to flip House: ‘Our nation is up against the ropes right now’

denverpost.com

OPINION: "With traffic in the Strait of Hormuz hovering below 15% of prewar levels, oil prices have increased from US$65 a barrel before the conflict in Iran began in February 2026 to more than $100 a barrel in mid-September," Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock write. buff.ly/xU3CR4l

Opinion | Fuel Prices May Rise Higher Still

Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock write that the global oil market has largely exhausted its emergency measures meant to keep fuel prices low.

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10/11 News@1011now.com · 12h ago

A ferocious Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears