The whole article is excellent. But to me the money quote is:
Because nothing Musk is doing is about “efficiency.”
#F47 #Muck #DOGE #DailyKos #NYT
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Two old hands at the New York Times agree the election of Trump is dooming this country
You really have to read these two pieces in Tuesday’s New York Times by Bret Stephens (who I generally either ignore or disagree with, but not this time) and Tom Friedman (also who I’ve ignored on many occasion, but not this time). Because quite...Daily Kos
Glamour Don’ts
I’m old enough to remember the old Glamour Magazine Do and Don’ts (they would put a bar over the subjects eyes to disguise them); it was sort of a Goofus and Gallant situation. Anyway, here is today’s Glamour Don’t (and the bar over ol’ JD must have melted onto him): Some of the replies are cherce, as Spencer Tracey would say.
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Glamour Don’ts
I’m old enough to remember the old Glamour Magazine Do and Don’ts (they would put a bar over the subjects eyes to disguise them); it was sort of a Goofus and Gallant situation. Anyway, here is toda…Mock Paper Scissors
[20:32] Major disruption as all rail services suspended between Lansdowne Road and Bray
All rail services have been suspended between Lansdowne Road and Bray due to overhead wires being down.
⚡️Ukraine says its ready to fight in Kursk Oblast 'as long as necessary,' as Russia claims to retake over 86% of seized territories.
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed ongoing battles in the suburbs of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast and the surrounding areas.
[20:41] Pay talks between RTÉ and TUG fail to reach agreement
Talks between RTÉ management and the RTÉ Trade Union Group have failed to reach an agreement on a pay increase for staff.
#cybertruck
#darwinawards
#ventura
Ukraine Business Roundup — The foreign arms producer showing real results in Ukraine
In this edition: the Prague-domiciled conglomerate Colt CZ has set up assembly of its Bren 2 assault rifles inside Ukraine, with its head telling the Kyiv Independent that the company’s goal is to “get rid of Ukrainian dependence on Soviet weapons.”
Also, Ukraine's Central Bank raised the key policy rate from 14.5% to 15.5% per annum from March 7, adding that it was ready to take further steps to curb growing inflation in the country.
Photo: Colt CZ
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Ukraine Business Roundup — The foreign arms producer showing real results in Ukraine
The following is the March 11, 2025 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here.Liliane Bivings (The Kyiv Independent)
REPORTER: How does the White House measure when you can no longer blame the economy on former President Biden? When does it become Trump's responsibility?
LEAVITT: Well, we've only been here for 52 days
Via Democracy Docket:
The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit to block an executive order that would give #Trump power over the Federal Election Commission.
Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 17
In this edition: President Volodymyr Zelensky signs IMF-mandated budget code amendments on public investments, while Ukraine's Parliament is set to hold final votes on two legislative proposals tied to the country’s commitments under the Ukraine Facility program.
Photo via Getty Images
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Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 17
Editor’s note: This is issue 17 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from March 3–9, 2025.Yaroslav Zhelezniak (The Kyiv Independent)
Putin visits Kursk for the first time since Ukraine’s incursion into the region
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Putin visits Kursk for the first time since Ukraine’s incursion into the region
President Vladimir Putin made an appearance in Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday, marking his first visit since the Ukrainian army began an incursion into the western region in August 2024.Meduza
If you think the current outlook is bad, just wait until the White House can’t find anyone to buy its debt, warns Ray Dalio
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#Trumpcession #EndTrump #EndMusk #RepublicansOwnThis #Economy #Depression #USPol
If you think the current outlook is bad, just wait until the White House can’t find anyone to buy its debt, warns Ray Dalio
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warned the White House may have to push foreign governments even further by making them to buy its debt.Eleanor Pringle (Fortune)
'There will still be war' — Ukraine's soldiers on ceasefire proposal, Russia, and Putin
After the negotiations with Washington, Ukraine announced that it was ready to accept a 30-day-long ceasefire if Russia also complied with it.
We asked five serving Ukrainian soldiers what they thought of the ceasefire proposal and if they think Russia will agree to its terms.
Photo: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu
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'There will still be war' — Ukraine's soldiers on ceasefire proposal, Russia, and Putin
The "ball is in (Russia's) court," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 11 after Kyiv and Washington emerged from talks in Saudi Arabia in agreement over a ceasefire proposal.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
Jake Auchincloss - Russia is not Our Friend and It's a Dangerous Myth Ukraine "has no Cards" to Play
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Interview with Jake #Auchincloss, a Democratic U.S. Representative, who
served in the #Marines and is a strong supporter of Ukraine.
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Jake Auchincloss - Russia is not Our Friend and It's a Dangerous Myth Ukraine "has no Cards" to Play
Jake Auchincloss is a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts's 4th district. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. He is a member of t...YouTube
🧵 I'd like to share some of the recent and ongoing collaborative projects I’m most proud of from my time at NOAA. Some will continue on in one form or another, but others will not - a direct result of the cuts hitting science across the board.
First off, I acknowledge that I am incredibly lucky to have had such supportive mentors that encouraged me to follow my own scientific and cross-disciplinary interests, as broad as they may sometimes be.
Amazon forest destroyed 4 Climate Summit !
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Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit | BBC News
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilia...YouTube
As boring as this topic may be and resentful as we may be that this man continues dominating news cycles, it's impossible to avoid either, because the damage is ongoing.
Heather Cox Richardson writes,
"The stock market continued to fall today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell another 478 points, or 1.14%; the S&P 500 fell almost 0.8%; & the Nasdaq Composite fell almost 0.2%."
#Musk #Trump #economy #stagflation #recession #StockMarket #billionaires #tariffs
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"The MAGA Republicans are torching your quality of life while pretending they’re doing you a favor. It’s not just dishonest—it’s dangerous. They’ve turned the U.S. Congress into a bad reality show, and everyday Americans are the ones paying the price."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Musk #Trump #economy #stagflation #recession #StockMarket #billionaires #tariffs
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Rep. Joe Neguse on Republicans Cheering as They Make Americans Suffer
I sat down with Congressman Joe Neguse to expose the absurdity and cruelty of the GOP’s latest continuing resolution.MeidasTouch Network (Meidas+)
T"hat might be the greatest bait and switch in American political campaign history, from 'lower prices on Day 1' to '100 years of economic pain.'”
~ kos
#Musk #Trump #economy #stagflation #recession #StockMarket #billionaires #tariffs
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Trump is full of excuses as he tanks the economy
With the stock market tumbling , a weaker-than-expected jobs report last week,Daily Kos
"America's wealthy...are increasingly propping up the entire U.S. economy with their spending."
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"Households making>$250,000 represent just the top 10% of all earners, but...they now account for nearly half of all consumer spending"
This is a disaster.
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Complexity Science and the Economy
Rising costs of living and growing debt are leaving individuals and the economy under immense strain. Complexity science reveals how structural shifts in the 1980s created a regime where ideas like trickle-down economics no longer work—but were helpf…New England Complex Systems Institute | Invidious
Apple、ちょっと調べてみますか
Apple Adds Disclosure About Delayed Siri Features to iPhone 16 Pages macrumors.com/2025/03/12/apple…
Apple Adds Disclosure About Delayed Siri Features to iPhone 16 Pages
Apple continues to inform customers that a more personalized version of Siri has been delayed. As noted by 9to5Mac today, Apple has added the...Joe Rossignol (MacRumors.com)
It's now becoming clear why China is dumping US Treasuries. It looks like Trump is pushing for the Mar-A-Lago Accord, a plan to convert foreign holdings of US debt into 100-year zero-coupon bonds that are banned from trading in the market.
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The ‘Mar-A-Lago Accord’ explained: Trump’s ultimate plan to reshape the dollar and America’s debt
In 1944, the Bretton Woods Agreement established the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Four decades later, the Plaza Accord of 1985 forced a coordinated effort to weaken it against other major currencies.Invezz
Join us Friday for the rumble at 7pm UK/3pm EDT Here's the preliminary thumbnail to whet your appetite for this showdown between a real archaeologist and a real pseudoarchaeologist
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