Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

[UNI88]

That isn't in the vicinity of anything related to this discussion. You do have a tendency to talk about one thing and then swing vastly to a different topic altogether, convinced that just including it in the conversation means they are connected.

The idea from Modern Monetary Theory that all money is doled out by the government and that government decides what we get to have, coupled with the idea that government spending and taxes don't have to match (or even remotely come close to matching), and coupled with the idea that private market spending in anyway dictates inflation (which has and always will be a money supply problem) are the main nuggets to take out of the tweet you provided and are why Modern Monetary Theory is a craphill of an economic theory.

Explain why this has nothing to do with something and then explain why the two are closely related.

It’s like I’m talking to a single task oriented thinker who struggles to entertain connections between related ideas. If I didn’t know any better I’d accuse you of being an engineer or something.

Steven Hail is to economics what Kyrie Irving is to astronomy.

[kalm]

Explain why this has nothing to do with something and then explain why the two are closely related.

It’s like I’m talking to a single task oriented thinker who struggles to entertain connections between related ideas. If I didn’t know any better I’d accuse you of being an engineer or something.

Steven Hail is to economics what Kyrie Irving is to astronomy.

I know less about Stephen Hall than I do about Kyrie which is still more than I know about astronomy.

But I still find Hall’s assertion, as I said, “interesting.”

[UNI88]

Steven Hail is to economics what Kyrie Irving is to astronomy.

I know less about Stephen Hall than I do about Kyrie which is still more than I know about astronomy.

But I still find Hall’s assertion, as I said, “interesting.”

I found it as baffling as I find Kyrie's belief that the earth is flat.

[kalm]

I know less about Stephen Hall than I do about Kyrie which is still more than I know about astronomy.

But I still find Hall’s assertion, as I said, “interesting.”

I found it as baffling as I find Kyrie's belief that the earth is flat.

I’m not surprised in the least by this. You have a stronger libertarian side than me and it’s appreciated.

[UNI88]

The new power couple taking on Wall Street: J.D. Vance and Elizabeth Warren

Sen. J.D. Vance — the Trump-backing former venture capitalist — is trying to lead Republicans in a new cause: cracking down on big banks.

Following a Senate campaign in which he pledged to prioritize rural America over titans of industry, the Ohio lawmaker is using a seat on the Banking Committee to flex his populist bona fides, teaming up with Democrats including Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Dick Durbin of Illinois on bills that the industry’s biggest players despise — while championing legislation that protects smaller banks.
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“There’s a broad attempt to rethink the way that Republicans govern, and Vance is clearly a leader of that,” said Matt Stoller, a progressive who serves as director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project. “He wants to rebuild the banking industry to bring it closer to Ohio, closer to local communities — and then kind of rebuild a more decentralized banking system.”

“It’s not going to be good for [JPMorgan Chase CEO] Jamie Dimon — but it’ll generally be good for most bankers, and for a lot of Americans who need banks,” Stoller added.

[SeattleGriz]

I'll be paying attention to how the homeless are treated in woke Seattle for upcoming All Star game. We'll see if they are treated like Chinatown was when they seized land for the monorail boondoggle that was never built.

Ruined a shit ton of family businesses and never came close to compensating the land owners through eminent domain. It was a master class in hypocrisy.

[BDKJMU]

Why is she bowing and he’s not? What is she a f*cking bobblehead?

[SeattleGriz]

Amazing! Apparently there is nothing climate change cannot due. Lots of references to nameless experts so it has to be true. Praise be for The Science!!!

Doctors have not determined exactly what is driving this increase among youths but speculated that climate change, a diet of ultraprocessed foods and the increased use of antibiotics among children are causing dehydration, according to NBC News.

[kalm]

Amazing! Apparently there is nothing climate change cannot due. Lots of references to nameless experts so it has to be true. Praise be for The Science!!!

Doctors have not determined exactly what is driving this increase among youths but speculated that climate change, a diet of ultraprocessed foods and the increased use of antibiotics among children are causing dehydration, according to NBC News.

Did you even read the article?

[SeattleGriz]

Amazing! Apparently there is nothing climate change cannot due. Lots of references to nameless experts so it has to be true. Praise be for The Science!!!

Did you even read the article?

I did, and...

[SeattleGriz]

Bwahaha. Ribera pulls a Buttigieg.

According to information provided to the outlet, Ribera reportedly took a private jet and chauffeured cars to the conference — which is supposedly focused on dealing with the effects of carbon dioxide emissions on the climate — before getting out of the vehicle around 328 feet from the event and riding a bike the remaining distance to the venue.

[houndawg]

The new power couple taking on Wall Street: J.D. Vance and Elizabeth Warren

Sen. J.D. Vance — the Trump-backing former venture capitalist — is trying to lead Republicans in a new cause: cracking down on big banks.

Following a Senate campaign in which he pledged to prioritize rural America over titans of industry, the Ohio lawmaker is using a seat on the Banking Committee to flex his populist bona fides, teaming up with Democrats including Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Dick Durbin of Illinois on bills that the industry’s biggest players despise — while championing legislation that protects smaller banks.
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“There’s a broad attempt to rethink the way that Republicans govern, and Vance is clearly a leader of that,” said Matt Stoller, a progressive who serves as director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project. “He wants to rebuild the banking industry to bring it closer to Ohio, closer to local communities — and then kind of rebuild a more decentralized banking system.”

“It’s not going to be good for [JPMorgan Chase CEO] Jamie Dimon — but it’ll generally be good for most bankers, and for a lot of Americans who need banks,” Stoller added.

This will be interesting, Dick Durbin is no slouch.

[houndawg]

Why is she bowing and he’s not? What is she a f*cking bobblehead?

Somebody needs to look in to this shit!


Might as well wear a tan suit.

[kalm]

The new power couple taking on Wall Street: J.D. Vance and Elizabeth Warren

This will be interesting, Dick Durbin is no slouch.

Indeed. The progressive movement at the turn of the 20th century was based on this stuff.

[UNI88]

The new power couple taking on Wall Street: J.D. Vance and Elizabeth Warren

This will be interesting, Dick Durbin is no slouch.

Duck Durban is as ethical as Clarence Thomas but even a slimeball does good once and awhile.


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[UNI88]

St. Louis’ Private Police Forces Make Security a Luxury of the Rich

The result is two unequal levels of policing for St. Louis residents and businesses. Low-income and minority residents do not have the resources to hire police through a private company, and the department has struggled to provide patrols in parts of the city that suffer high rates of violent crime.

I warned about this 2-3 years ago during the AnTiFa riots and defund the police movement. If the left defunds and demoralizes the police, the wealthy will hire private security to protect themselves and their property and then the left will b!tch about the inequity of it all.

[BDKJMU]

St. Louis’ Private Police Forces Make Security a Luxury of the Rich

The result is two unequal levels of policing for St. Louis residents and businesses. Low-income and minority residents do not have the resources to hire police through a private company, and the department has struggled to provide patrols in parts of the city that suffer high rates of violent crime.

I warned about this 2-3 years ago during the AnTiFa riots and defund the police movement. If the left defunds and demoralizes the police, the wealthy will hire private security to protect themselves and their property and then the left will b!tch about the inequity of it all.

Like St Louis Rep Cori "Defund the Police" Bush.
April 2022:
Cori Bush surpasses $300K spent on private security as she continues calls to defund the police
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cori-b ... und-police

[BDKJMU]

In other news, tens of thousands of Hollywood actors (screen actors guild) have joined the Hollywood writers in a strike. And the result is:

[SeattleGriz]

In other news, tens of thousands of Hollywood actors (screen actors guild) have joined the Hollywood writers in a strike. And the result is:

Ha! Didn't even know.

[SeattleGriz]

Old yeller is a pedophile.

Who'd vote for this person? Please have your head checked after you punch yourself in the face.

[BDKJMU]

Old yeller is a pedophile.

Who'd vote for this person? Please have your head checked after you punch yourself in the face.

WTF was he trying to do to that kid..

[UNI88]

Old yeller is a pedophile.

Who'd vote for this person? Please have your head checked after you punch yourself in the face.

WTF was he trying to do to that kid..

Zerbert?

[BDKJMU]

WTF was he trying to do to that kid..

Zerbert?

I had to look that up lol..

But seriously, what kind of sick fuck would walk up to a small child that they don’t know and do that? The parents would have been justified in knocking the shit out of him..

[UNI88]

Zerbert?

I had to look that up lol..

But seriously, what kind of sick fuck would walk up to a small child that they don’t know and do that? The parents would have been justified in knocking the shit out of him..

We know he’s not all there. Maybe he thought it was a grandchild. Maybe he’s just nuts.


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[SeattleGriz]

I had to look that up lol..

But seriously, what kind of sick fuck would walk up to a small child that they don’t know and do that? The parents would have been justified in knocking the shit out of him..

We know he’s not all there. Maybe he thought it was a grandchild. Maybe he’s just nuts.


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He's done that his whole career and you have to know his staffers have told him it's bad optics, but for some reason he can't stop.