Matthew Budman, book guy
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Six years ago today: The nation tunes in to the daily White House COVID-19 briefing for information & guidance, and the president free-associates about curing it by injecting disinfectant or light or heat or something. The next day, he refuses to answer questions, and then cancels the briefings.
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𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙀 𝘿𝙀 𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙊𝙎 “Nós geramos mais de 5 milhões de empregos desde 2023. Isso é emprego formal, que deixou de pagar Imposto de Renda com a nossa lei aprovada no ano passado. E o desemprego segue em mínima histórica”, disse Dario Durigan, Ministro da Fazenda
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