@BulwarkOnline Economics Editor. @MSNOWNews (formerly known as MSNBC) Anchor. In prior lives: WaPo, NYT, CNN, NewsHour. Econ, politics, tax, theater, etc.
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Catherine Rampell retweeted
Striking detail in the big NYT piece on Taiwanese families adjusting to working at the huge new TSMC chip plant in Arizona: their surprise at the lack of rigor in US schools.
Catherine Rampell retweeted
NEW: I obtained the full Trumbull County file for Amy Acton's stepfather's 1974 charge which shows that he was indicted for incest involving his 16-year-old biological daughter in 1973. The sheriff was then unable to locate him to serve him a summons in the county and nothing further happened in the case.
Donna Arthur, featured in Vivek Ramaswamy's still-running campaign ad, married Cledith the next year in a neighboring county.
Catherine Rampell retweeted
"The same people who insist on policing public bathrooms to protect little girls [are] smearing an actual child rape survivor," writes @crampell.
It sums up "the broader Trump agenda: professing support for the vulnerable while shielding their abusers." thebulwark.com/p/trump-cruel…
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NEW: It's not just Amy Acton. Trump has been dismissive or cruel or damaging to victims of sexual assault whether personally or as a matter of policy. A must read on the moment from @crampell
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“It is a microcosm of the broader Trump agenda: professing support for the vulnerable while shielding their abusers.”
@crampell on Trump’s embrace of Ramaswamy’s vile attack ad:
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Important from @crampell.
"That Trump would now choose to try to discredit a child sex-crime victim is unsurprising. He was a close friend of Epstein...He has no qualms about throwing abuse survivors under the bus if doing so helps him politically."
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This is strange. I was told the foreign countries pay the tariffs, so why would this help in the election?
The U.S. is expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products in a bid to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins and other Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections wsj.com/politics/policy/trum… via @WSJ
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NEW: Mike Collins previously suggested hanging U.S. military and political leaders from a helicopter and joked about pushing Pelosi out of a plane. We also uncovered another antisemitic post from a business recently launched by his son-in-law. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/23/p…
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SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24.
Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff.
State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇
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I mean, if Starshield can be throttled in Ukraine, can it also be throttled in the Persian Gulf or around Taiwan if Musk disagrees with this or that military operation? The mystery of the last week certainly raises the question.
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The far right would like you to think that Norman Rockwell was a sort of friendly neighborhood white nationalist. The thing is, he was nothing of the sort. From the archives, @crampell interviews Daisy Rockwell:
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This is the standard way to score tax policy. You score the law as written (in this case a one-time wealth tax) and the behavioral consequences from that law (people worried it will last moving).
There are arguments against that approach. But is not “highly inappropriate” or “dishonest” to do what JCT or any other neutral body would do.
Let’s be clear: this is a highly inappropriate way to model the effect of Prop 40 on taxpayer behavior.
For one, it’s a basic violation of rational expectations, a cornerstone of modern economics.
In Jaros and @joshrauh world, the billionaires act irrationally: they respond to a policy that does not exist and will never exist.
Economics students around the world are taught this is not an appropriate way to model behavior — but apparently in this context (fighting Prop 40) it’s OK.
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🌹🌹DSA civil war over AI, @jdcapelouto reports semafor.com/article/10/21/20…
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US STATE DEPT IS PREPARING TO ISSUE AN ORDERED DEPARTURE OF SOME PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS AT US EMBASSIES ACROSS THE GULF - US OFFICIALS
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Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.
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Elon is losing it on his platform right now. This is the interview that has set him off, via @crampell
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.@elonmusk make sure @Starlink keeps all records and communications regarding your alliance with Russia. Subpoenas are coming. I am sure the European market will want to know what happened.
Ukraine's Starshield terminals still don't work properly, President Zelensky confirms, disabling Ukrainian interceptors used to shoot down Russian jet-powered drones that have been hitting civilian targets in recent weeks.
kyivindependent.com/planned-…
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Even Trump's own party is starting to acknowledge his self-dealing. @crampell and JVL dig into new polling showing 55% of Republicans believe Trump is prioritizing his business interests:
“Even Republicans are now acknowledging he's in it for himself.”
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Schumer has spent $35 million. How much has Sanders spent out of his $22 million warchest in Michigan?
Rep. Ayanna Pressley in MI just praised AOC for the $1 million — and ripped DSCC.
“The DSCC should take note because it is shameful that we are not seeing an equitable investment in progressive and diverse candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, like Angie Nixon, like Scott Colom.”
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
DSCC has invested $16 million to date electing Abdul El-Sayed, according to its own statement. Senate Majority PAC has spent or committed tens of millions more in support.
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i can't believe that a policy designed to make steel more expensive has made steel more expensive
who could have seen this coming
US steel prices climbed to the highest in more than four years as Trump’s tariffs restrict foreign supplies, boosting domestic producers while raising costs for American manufacturers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
