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Last Notes npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Hear, hear npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I definitely think he's trying to create a crisis. He creates chaos that he'll have to "fix," generally through coercion (what he calls "deals"). He's a bully. Good for Canada for looking to expand its trade options globally and strengthen its relationship with the EU. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 How dumb to have a trade war with Canada. *sigh* I'm sorry, Canadian friends. #USA #Canada #trade -- https://apnews.com/article/canada-carney-trump-tariffs-trade-war-a5fbb50d1c30327ae813482556a37ac3 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I noticed they were all white too when I first saw the pic, but I've never been to Germany and didn't know really what the norm would be for that area. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Crude prices ⬆️ as #USA - #Iran war continues, putting upward pressure on Treasury #yields as traders worry that elevated #EnergyPrices will drive #inflation higher. The shorter-term 2-year note yield is at a January 2025 high. Rising bond yields could reflect better-than-expected economic growth,* higher-than-expected inflation, and/or looming fiscal #debt crises (which I posted about before). -- * which isn't true in the US https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/07/stock-market-tuesday-live-updates.html -- My previous 🧵 https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117221372594437049 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Aww so cute 🥰 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The pumpkin my kids harvested the other day in all its glory. #gardening https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/231/982/890/737/934/original/85ab6c82f1822586.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Hey there #cats #CatsOfMastodon #FediCats #pets #CaturdayEveryday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/231/945/275/525/340/original/5b4be65e5d15f6d3.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don't like when the media points to trump's age as the reason for his behavior for two reasons: 1) I see that as ageism (after all, there are plenty of 80-year-olds that seem quite lucid and don't act like him), and 2) By focusing on age, serious mental illness that makes trump very dangerous can be overlooked. However, this article does a good job explaining more. Calls are rising for the 25th Amendment. #USA #USpol #trump #MentalHealth #25A -- https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/calls-grow-invoke-25th-amendment-131349470.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Some of these articles seem tabloid-ish, but they're not wrong. Trump actually did post these images in a 90-minute AI-slop rant yesterday (much within a 10-minute time span), which he apparently did earlier this year as well. This is really concerning. 1 of 2🧵 #USA #USpol #trump #MentalHealth -- https://www.salon.com/2026/09/07/give-them-nightmares-trump-unleashes-ai-robot-army/ -- https://www.mediaite.com/online/trumps-jaw-dropping-labor-day-weekend-posting-blitz-sends-social-media-into-a-spin-25th-amendment-now/ -- https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/donald-trump-sparks-outrage-after-posting-bizarre-ai-space-war-image-showing-global-targets-destroyed/ar-AA23tSyV --- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/donald-trump-shares-ai-generated-space-force-image-showing-missile-strikes-on-earth/ar-AA23v4D6 -- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-bombs-earth-space-ai-truth-social_n_6a0b12f5e4b0d420d3238c5e npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh that's a shame 😕 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh yes, I bet she could 😂 (and 😳 and 🤢) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 They are pollinators too! https://a-z-animals.com/articles/are-wasps-pollinators-and-just-how-valuable-are-they-to-nature/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 So true! Can you even imagine him on a bicycle? I can't 😂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Concerning the trump admin's comment about the Left wanting to eat crickets – I haven't heard of any recent major controversies here in the USA per se (but I might have missed one). It seems like maybe the trump admin picked up on the controversy you spoke of in the EU, which makes me think about how the right wings of both regions influence each other (possibly driven by social media). 2 of 2 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Wow, that sounds wonderful! We have to drive everywhere (or get public transport, if we can find it, or rely on services like Lyft) in the suburban area where I live, and lots of people live here! A community like that would be helpful for many. 1 of 2 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Also, I can't even imagine him riding a bicycle 😂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Excellent points! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Ooh that's lovely! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 What a lovely photo! It looks like you all had a great time 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 💯 and wow, what an image! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh that's interesting 👀 I have been wondering about the connections between the right-wings of the US and EU (and in other parts of the world). Something to look into more... npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The #TrumpAdmin said it took a "common sense approach despite the Left’s belief that everyone should ride a bike to their shoebox-sized apartment to eat crickets to achieve a phony climate agenda." #Trump's plan to tear up a bike lane in Washington, DC, has been temporarily stopped by a federal judge, citing an “absence of reasoned decision-making." 2 of 2🧵 #USA #DEI #ClimateChange #transportation #infrastructure #roads #vehicles #bicycles #exercise --- (from 2 Sept) https://people.com/trump-administration-is-defunding-dei-bike-lanes-across-the-country-12087347 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump admin defunds bicycle lanes, calling them DEI – The admin said bike lanes are "hostile to motor vehicles," and roads, bridges, and shipping ports are "the backbone of America." It also took safety resources for bike riders off of its website and canceled grants to improve street safety. 1 of 2🧵 #USA #trump #TrumpAdmin #DEI #ClimateChange #transportation #infrastructure #roads #vehicles #bicycles #exercise npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Aww cute 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 serene npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Its leaders have discussed plans set up a state-funded “deportation task force,” to purge the ranks of civil servants — and to overhaul the education system to expunge it of 'left-wing indoctrination.'" For those in the #USA – does that description sound familiar? 2 of 2🧵 #Germany #FarRight #politics npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Far-Right political party wins big in German state election: Despite warnings from business and political leaders and increased surveillance by domestic counterintelligence, which has "categorized elements of the party as a threat to democratic institutions," the AfD "secured 44% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt," leaving it "only three seats short of an outright majority in the state legislature." 1 of 2🧵 #Germany #politics #FarRight --- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-06/german-far-right-afd-set-to-win-state-vote-short-of-majority https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/226/285/744/999/793/original/f0cb6bc53959cdf1.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/226/285/804/287/892/original/6e08e91067960f7a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/226/285/861/082/252/original/b6696dae67ac404e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/226/285/919/289/428/original/8fea676349b001b8.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..." Land prices are up 79% from last year. And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all." #USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming --- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Awesome! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117221397319485572 slimy, snark-snarled subterfuge I felt like alliterating more. #note1508…hn88 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117220790940425631 My intention was not to prop up Reagan, btw. I know he had bad policies, etc. I'm contrasting two specific instances, not entire presidencies. #note187y…klu0 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Right?! It's so completely bonkers at this point, why not npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Beautiful! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117221114586080893 #MyThoughts – #USA national debt is 40 times what it was 45 years ago, when it was considered astronomical. The govt's "money-out" is much greater than "money-in." It must raise revenue (⬆️ money-in) & reduce spending (⬇️ money-out). Lowering taxes on wealthy & corporations will ⬇️ money-in. Pursuing wars & kicking tax-paying immigrants out will ⬆️ money-out. Tariffs won't substitute for taxes because they're unreliable & ultimately unsustainable #USpol #trump #USeconomy #note143k…kkxs npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Of course 🙄 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Nooooo!!! 🤦♀️ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 More about Bessent's #finance gymnastics (for all who are interested). Something that stood out to me: "Every bill-financed buyback pushes the share further above the band. Nobody knows how large the bill share can get before it threatens stability. What history shows is that a #debt stock that keeps tilting toward shorter maturities is usually a sign that borrowing #costs have begun to dictate policy" 👀 10🧵 (end) #USA #US #USpol #USeconomy #bonds #BondMarket #yields #InterestRates #inflation https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/221/475/521/753/492/original/fde75c9aed4d86cf.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/221/475/702/491/363/original/9b32cd9094f04ea5.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/221/475/930/943/879/original/ff486135304debb5.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/221/476/095/285/419/original/332aa435160aa388.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 But ~"unlike the Federal Reserve's ability to create money, Treasury funds repurchases by issuing more short-term bills, effectively swapping long-term debt for shorter maturities... termed 'fiscal dominance,' Treasury directly influences financial conditions, a role traditionally of Fed. Critics say this blurs the lines between fiscal & monetary policy." And Bessent's financial gymnastics and snark-laden subterfuge concern me* 9🧵 #USA #USPol #USeconomy *#MyThoughts -- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2026/08/22/treasury-is-buying-its-own-bonds-where-is-the-money-coming-from/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 And US Treasury Secretary Bessent has also attempted to calm the US bond market & lower yields (to lower the cost of financing US debt). An explainer: ~"Yields usually rise w/ elevated concerns about #inflation or concerns about US fiscal sustainability, as investors demand greater inflation-adjusted returns" "Treasury yield curve reflects the cost of US government debt" 8🧵 (continues) #USA #US #USPol #USeconomy -- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/bessent-says-treasury-buyback-operation-could-be-more-than-4-billion.html -- https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/why-the-national-debt-matters-for-the-u-s-bond-market-and-the-economy/ -- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/122203.asp npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Further, various countries hold US debt, and Japan is the largest holder. US Treasury Secretary Bessent had to intervene recently to prop up Japan's currency. Why? Well one reason is #USA self preservation: "Volatile markets driven by potentially fiscally-aggressive policies from Japan could extend to the U.S. Treasury markets (US bonds, debt), destabilizing the dollar." 7🧵 #US #USPol #USeconomy --- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/japan-yen-intervention-us-treasurys-euros-.html -- US gov't site: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RS/PDF/RS22331/RS22331.52.pdf -- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090616/5-countries-own-most-us-debt.asp npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Note: The #TrumpAdmin is twisting itself in pretzels about this, arguing nonsense that 1) that US #inflation isn't bad and mostly related to an energy "supply shock" and 2) inflation isn't caused by growth ("only stupidity," per #trump ). /6🧵 #USA #US #USPol #USeconomy -- https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/trump-stupidity-inflation-trade-foreign-countries-retaliation-interest-rates/ -- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/trump-warsh-fed-september-rate-hike.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 But is that wise? Analysts believe that: "If the Fed were to set the short-term interest rate that is its primary tool lower than necessary to achieve its congressional mandated goals of maximum employment and price stability, history suggests that the likely result would be unwelcome #inflation. Lower rates tend to stimulate borrowing and faster economic growth, and when demand grows faster than supply, prices rise." /5🧵 #USA #US #USPol #USeconomy --- https://www.brookings.edu/articles/should-the-fed-cut-interest-rates-to-make-it-cheaper-for-the-federal-government-to-borrow/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 And another thing – One of the screenshots in the previous post of this thread 🧵shows how the interest rate on US debt is $970 B, or upwards of a trillion dollars annually (truly mind blowing!). The #TrumpAdmim seeks to lower interest rates not just to promote growth (as it lowers borrowing costs for businesses), but also to get a better deal on financing US debt. /4🧵 (continues...) #USA #US #USPol #USEconomy npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Related to this: The US national debt was $1 Trillion in 1981, and Reagan stressed the importance of bringing down the debt in his speech referenced in the first post of this 🧵 (he even gave an analogy of how far dollars would be stacked up to drive home the point of how much a trillion was). The point 🤿🧐 $1 Trillion adjusted for inflation is ~$3.7 Trillion. The national debt of the #USA is currently ~10.5 TIMES that amount! The debt-to-GDP ratio is well over 130% /3 #USA #US #USpol #USecon https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/679/843/943/original/346e3b5e02b39068.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/751/371/158/original/26c62c4a5830bfcd.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/991/821/453/927/original/39cf926d9a3897af.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is completely unhinged and Republicans who think he's some kind of Reagan* are delusional. * again, I'm not a fan and what I'm learning is from reading and researching, but there clearly are sharp contrasts between the two of them /2 #MyThoughts #USpol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Politics sure have changed since 1981* Take posturing towards the #USA Central Bank, for ex: Reagan, 1981: "We fully recognize the independence of the Federal Reserve system... we'll do nothing to... undermine that independence." vs. Trump to Fed, after calling them clowns, 2026: "LOWER THE RATE OR I'LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT... IT'S BETTER THAN TARIFFS! ... get smart - BE PATRIOTS for a change" #USpol * Researching; not a Regan fan https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/trump-warsh-fed-september-rate-hike.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/790/826/723/531/original/a40cf2fba39a6897.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/220/790/877/968/392/original/ed6a0d9404c4fdf2.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Lovely! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 So pretty! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 That must be it 🤭 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I'm a mixed economy but not mixed up npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Yay! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My friend just told me that I have a face. "Such a face, every day," my friend says, pointing in a circular motion around their own face. Thanks, friend 😂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Happy Caturday! #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #pets 🐱 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/626/257/177/173/original/0bb6156291e8c4e7.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Beautiful npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 And I'm serious... not just being a proud mom lol... my kid's got talent. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Omg my kid's animation is incredible – all art and programming (coding) done by hand, not AI slop. #MomPride npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A few years back, I programmed images of sunflowers dancing to this song throughout their day (yes, i'm strange lol). Anyway, I'm thinking about doing something different now, tbd. #music 🎵🎶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9_EVz2GBN3E npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh my goodness, you've been productive today! Wow ‼️ Awesome and inspirational 👏 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Are you a robot?" Why? Do you want a friend? /5 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Aww hey Zoie 👋 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "It was an unusual meeting for Mr. Huckabee, an evangelical pastor and former Arkansas governor whose personal politics have long aligned with Israel's right-wing settler movement. Several Turmus Aya residents said they could not recall a similar visit by a U.S. ambassador to Israel in recent years..." #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine -- Huckabee (#USA ambassador to #Israel) Condemns 'Terrorist' Attacks on Palestinians in West Bank Town Hall https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/middleeast/huckabee-west-bank-settler-attacks.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/305/638/510/623/original/b5748c96dcb78a58.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/305/718/821/135/original/439a0326f29afa9f.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/305/805/403/725/original/5789db9ad0264ade.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/305/883/897/697/original/f2c49d55f4f98958.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Wow, it seems that paranoia is running rampant. Maybe they'll implode. #USA https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/226/157/617/619/original/42012cf76c9b84f8.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 /2 - Background 🧵 #USA #USpol #USeconomy #economics #trade #trump -- https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117214053290437975 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump thinks it's "crazy" that stock markets fell on #inflation concerns after he posted an unhinged social media threat to the Fed saying he would stop the #USA trading with countries with which it has a deficit (which is a lot of them, including its major trading partners – China, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Taiwan – to name a few). Go figure, right? Just crazy. Also, US GDP is growing at a lesser rate under #trump than under Biden*** #USecon #economics #USpol -- https://apnews.com/article/trump-affordability-economy-inflation-jobs-tariffs-midterms-2c0c0495d4931d3724e0144285cfa010 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don't even feel well (I've got bad cold), and I have basically no physical voice right now lol ...but I can blab on here 😅 #random thought npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Are you a robot?" No, but I sometimes walk and talk like one. Does that count? /4 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This chart's misleading because it shows the difference in change in consumer sentiment of Democrats & Republicans *relative to each other* – Not Democrats (D) having higher consumer sentiment than Republicans (R), though I bet many might quickly interpret it that way. My guess: D's sentiment already hit rock bottom & can't go much lower. R's sentiment has further to fall (and some Rs are coming out of their trance) #USA #USpol -- In: "Republicans Sour on the Economy" https://www.axios.com/2026/09/05/trump-economy-michigan-survey-inflation-iran-war https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/219/091/668/515/052/original/b99a2e401fa5b416.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Are you a robot?" Well, it depends who you ask (🤭) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Are you a robot?" No, but they seem to like me lol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Are you a robot?" No, are you? npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The trucking industry is getting a boost from the current AI data center boom – for now. #USA #AI #DataCenters #construction #business #trucking #TruckingIndustry #freight #FreightTransport #SupplyChain --- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/ai-data-centers-cost-economy.html npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Staffers at the #Wikimedia Foundation "voted 158-14 to join the Communications Workers of America labor union. The US National Labor Relations Board..." Wikimedia employees say "they will now have a mechanism to challenge management as the organization faces growing competition from AI chatbots and a drop in volunteer editors." "Concerns about pay and benefits were not major motivators for the #union drive..." #OrganizedLabor #unionization #LaborUnion #Wikipedia -- https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-workers-vote-on-whether-to-unionize/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 😂👏 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Thank you 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Good one 😂👏 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 hmm... "It is a strategy which has played out before in times of global instability." #gold #CentralBanks #finance -- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgyn8q8gqxo npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My voice has taken a vacation, especially when I try to project it louder. Good thing you all don't have to hear me lol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My phone's silly dictation just spelled "bilirubin" as "Billy Rubin" 😂 #random npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Aw thank you 🙏 And I'm glad that you're starting to feel better! npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 omg what a hilarious GIF 😂👏 And thank you 🙏 I think I'll go zone out now lol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A pumpkin from my kids' harvest today! They also harvested a 21 lb. (9.5 kg) squash today and 68 lb. (30.8 kg) of squash total! I'll get more pics soon! #gardening 🌱 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/215/838/224/163/733/original/5c3bcb6e7f246532.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "The #UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of #Africa. "The 'Correct the Map' resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with the support of 164 nations... "The #USA was the only nation to vote against it..." (sigh*) "The UN vote is non-binding but will see changes to the maps used by institutions around the world." #EqualEarthMap * #MyThoughts -- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce30vp55dnlo npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Thank you 🙂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I have a yucky cold and migraine today bleh I might typoo lol npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Oh I agree 💯, and no, my hunch is that it doesn't. The US would certainly lack A LOT if trade were to be cut off with those countries. npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of millions ($) haunts #Republicans pressured to return funds from E. Frost IV (who also donated to #trump ). "Across #Georgia, the Frosts were #GOP fixtures" and "prominent evangelical Christians. At a prayer meeting, Frost IV said God told him, 'I'm going to clean house, and I'm going to use a broom named Trump.'" 👀 Frost courted investors "through conservative outlets" such as the late Charlie Kirk's podcast. #USA #USpol #fraud -- https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/a-140-million-ponzi-fraud-is-haunting-georgia-gop-ahead-of-midterms-f8e3032e https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/437/981/801/original/77f364dfa632b296.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/520/149/703/original/e4132ed0abdbbf23.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/607/471/191/original/0df5b37b327e6d3f.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/214/519/686/882/220/original/016c9af92abb715f.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117214053290437975 Also, I'll note that Trump's social media post (quoted and its entirety in the article in the post below) is more unhinged than his posts usually are... off-the-rails dangerously nuts. #USA #USpol #trump #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts #note1ftr…rhet npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Anyway, #US economic growth is lagging and one should take a single good #jobs report with a grain of salt. 3🧵 #USA #USpol #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts -- https://www.americanprogress.org/article/2026-u-s-job-growth-has-lagged-far-behind-optimal-levels/ -- https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/economy/us-jobs-report-august -- https://www.stlouisfed.org/in-plain-english/the-fed-and-the-dual-mandate npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Can you imagine the #USA ending trade w/ #China? There would be hardly anything left in Walmarts or on Amazon lol... #Trump 's threat seems ridiculous and empty, yet reckless and dangerous. He obviously wants to overhaul the #economy by flipping it to manufacturing and export-based, but seeking to isolate the #US more and effectively destroy the economy as it stands (leaning heavily on imports & dominated by consumer spending) should be impeachable. 2🧵 #USpol #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is threatening the FED that he will cut off #trade w/ countries that have a trade surplus over #USA (so that's a LOT, including biggest trading partners China, Canada, Mexico). Isolating the #US more (saying that not trading is better than #tariffs) is almost villainous & has nothing to do w/ the Fed's dual mandate to ensure stable #prices (#inflation ) & maximum #employment. 1🧵 #USpol #USeconomy #economics #MyThoughts --- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/trump-fed-rates-jobs-trade.html -- US gov't site: https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-july-2026 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Sure seems like he will npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 💯 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 lol, I see what you did there And yes! Typos make us human! https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/209/762/399/445/932/original/cad1edb95329765f.mp4 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Whoopsie https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/four-major-ai-models-suffer-rare-overlapping-downtime/ npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Awesome 😂 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 😂👏 npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Typos? Feel free to let me know lol (I fixed one) npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The #TrumpAdmin might take away private schools' their tax-exempt status if they consider #race, furthering the admin's pressure to curb #diversity in classrooms. The admin "has repeatedly targeted efforts to benefit Black & other racial-minority students," saying they violate law "in the wake of a 2023 Supreme Court ruling banning the use of race-conscious admissions..." The proposal, is subject to a lengthy public-comment period 👀 "and could go into effect in May." #USA #USpol #HigherEd https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/254/014/271/original/b3c6da6e655336cb.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/323/167/600/original/1d55898570fe111e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/384/215/388/original/8d6973caeba00de6.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/117/208/930/444/007/823/original/98d1ea6494f414cd.jpeg npub17xfj72mkgqejgm5zxwa85078jz6wpapv4ec8tqtxs6tkgmg9w69sycdzht ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Very true