This isn’t just about who gets a tax cut. It’s about who bears the long-run burden. Higher prices for basics plus temporary relief is a rotten deal for working households.

The problem with a gas tax holiday? Lower gas prices encourage more driving.⁣ ⁣ If the goal is relief, send checks based on last year's gas spending instead. Similar help for households, without increasing demand.

The key distinction is between nominal wages and real wages. Nominal wages are the dollars on your paycheck. Real wages are what those dollars can actually buy.⁣ ⁣ If prices rise faster than pay, you’re going backwards.

"If we don't have immigration and population growth, the number of people who can pay off that debt just went down." That's the key mechanism.

Two weeks in, Platypus Economics is doing well. But to really succeed, we need sponsors. It's simple economics, really. Insight: I bet some of my Platypals work in the real world, with real jobs, and advertising budgets. If that's you, reach out: sponsor@platypuseconomics.com

A terrific sign for business confidence is when "not wiping civilizations off the map" counts as good news. Low bar. Somehow still doing limbo under it.

Two things can be true at once: private credit isn't identical to 2008-era shadow banking, and some of the same vulnerabilities may be creeping back. Similar enough to inspect closely.

Private credit is like plumbing behind the drywall — the water still flows, but you lose the gauges. You might not notice the slow leak until the ceiling stains appear. That's the trade-off worth understanding.

Private credit now wants retail money: because apparently the lesson from finance was, 'What if we made shadow banking available in family size?'

The important macroeconomic question isn't: Have charges against Powell been dropped? It's this: Can the next Fed chair make an unpopular decision without fear of jail? The President has made no promises he won't jail the next guy, so no, the Fed isn't independent.

Libya’s largest oil refinery halts operations during fighting! #news #worldnews #libya #oil #libyanews #africa #african #africannews #oilrefinery

WEATHER ALERT: A look at snow near Parker from Stormtracker13 Meteorologist Steve Roldan. For the latest on weather, click here: https://krdo.com/weather/ 

Always keep a tight focus 🧘

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🧵 Olivia Andre remains in ICE custody at Dilley, despite her mother and siblings—who were detained with her—having already been released. ICE has failed to provide a clear written explanation for why Olivia continues to be detained. This lack of transparency is unacceptable and indefensible. (1/4)

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"Watching tomatoes triple in price from over the course of one month, that's pretty crazy." Wisconsin families are struggling to put food on their tables, thanks to Republicans like Derrick Van Orden (#WI03) and Glenn Grothman (#WI06).

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First Past the Post keeps promising stability and delivering chaos. Governments are elected on a minority of the vote. They impose their agenda without listening to or negotiating with anyone. They fail and collapse. Rinse and repeat. There is a better way. It's time for PR.

Greg Gutfeld: Virginia redistricting reveals “a suicidal flaw of democracy: that you can vote to end it"

What does the future of aid actually look like? @daveainsworth.bsky.social is reporting from the Global Partnerships Conference, a convening led by the FCDO to rethink global development. The conversations so far focus on the sector’s most pressing challenge, including debt restructuring.

Trump's rally attendee lets out a massive yawn behind him

Hey people of the world, love ya! We live in a culture that doesnt really care for love, or rather, has a really fucked up idea of what "love" means. As hate and hosility grow, i have taken the growth of my heart more seriously. Anybody who says love and empathy are flaws should be dismissed

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Israeli minister tells IDF terrorists to 'SEIZE CHILDREN' & 'SMASH THEM AGAINST ROCKS' ahead of Gaza invasion — quoting Jewish religious texts. Some of these terrorists come back to australia after fighting in the IDF.

⭕La nuit dernière, des colons #Israéliens ont attaqué des véhicules #Palestiniens près du carrefour de #Burin dans le district de #Naplouse, en #Cisjordanie occupée, causant des dommages aux véhicules mais sans victimes. #Quds-News-Network

Despite being a major Irish city, Galway has been left behind time and time again. There is so much missed potential – from housing, to transport, to infrastructure. We need a TD who will stand up and fight every day for Galway city. We need Míde in the Dáil.

🏃 The Videos of that race are incredible! 🎉 Why not you?

[ "Death Wish" ] Canavan calling for an election now "Cute"

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When the administration appeals the ruling and SCOTUS says it's ok to continue to harm minorities my mouth with remain unopened. If you are non-white, non-str8 this country is no longer pretending your rights matter

Vincent Vega is lost in every movie set:

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Culers have shown up in Oslo to support Barcelona & are making themselves heard ❤️💙 🎥: FCBfemeni

Corporate landowners are spraying glyphosate, a key ingredient in Roundup, all over Maine's woodlands. We're told it's safe. They used to tell us DDT and PFAS were safe, too. If the corporate landowners wouldn't drink this, why the hell are they making us drink it? #mepolitics

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A neighborhood park and playground in New Berlin was set on fire Friday morning. Police say the suspect is a 19-year-old man from the area. https://tinyurl.com/3ck92755 

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Scary: New 49ers WR Mike Evans looks JACKED at practice, clearly in the best shape of his life. San Francisco finally has its WR1 👀 Original post

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Mondays hit hard - but sometimes a joke so bad it loops back to funny is all you need. 😅 🤳 Best watched full screen (or with subtitles)! #MondayMotivation

The youngest runner in the @TCS London Marathon? Join us in wishing Ollie a very happy 18th birthday today! Ollie ran alongside mum, Catherine, in memory of his dad, who died four years ago. He would be very proud. #TeamSarcoma #LondonMarathon #SarcomaAwareness

Crazy how I was freed from slavery today but I'm not freed from work today

Was 🐵 Diddy Kong Racing 🐵 the best racing game on the Nintendo 64? #Nintendo64 #N64 #DiddyKongRacing #Mariokart #crashteamracing

The fog in metro Denver rn feat. Birds

Dirty plays are hurting basketball from coast to coast—constant fouling and physical tactics are slowing the game and killing its flow. Are these “dirty” strategies just part of winning, or are they making the game worse? #BasketballDebate #SportsCulture #Hoops

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1/3 It was not just St Petersburg feeling the effect of Ukraine sanctions overnight, either. This is in Tambov region.

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FOX NEWS: We boast that we're a net exporter of oil, so it's that the case, why are prices going higher? CHRIS WRIGHT: Because it's a global market. But energy prices are much lower in the US than they are in Europe or Asia. That's a result of President Trump's energy dominance agenda.

We have been learning to use speech marks in our writing. We worked with a partner to practice this with macaroni! We then wrote some sentences with speech marks. #antoliteracy @piecorbett.bsky.social #Talk4Writing #grammar 👫📝💬📝👫

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God this guest keeps coming back to Below Deck and he’s MISERABLE - Doesn’t want fish - Doesn’t want vegetables - Wanted shrimp (it was in front of him) - Wanted lobster (it was in front of him) Some people really just like to be difficult #BelowDeckDownUnder

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