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The longest period of economic contraction in the U.S. was from 1873 to 1896, known as the Long Depression. There were shorter recessions within this period, plus financial panics in 1893 and 1896 and recessions in 1899 and 1902. Good time if you were a Robber Baron maybe.

Trump: "The country was at its richest from 1870 from 1913 ... that was tariffs from other countries" (This is not true)



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This…would basically amount to *actually* stealing a seat. It’s incredible that this is about to succeed, and it’s crazy that it’s not getting more attention.

#BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of the Supreme Court election, will hear Jefferson Griffin's protest later this month. #ncpol #Election2024

BryanRAnderson's tweet image. #BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of the Supreme Court election, will hear Jefferson Griffin's protest later this month. #ncpol #Election2024
BryanRAnderson's tweet image. #BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of the Supreme Court election, will hear Jefferson Griffin's protest later this month. #ncpol #Election2024


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This shit is just so funny, man. They're all zealous deficit warriors for four years of Biden and then before Trump's even inaugurated they turn on a dime without the slightest hint of shame. We've always been at war with Eurasia!

BREAKING: President Trump signals his support for a deal that’s been brokered in DC that includes pushing out the debt ceiling for two years — critical for giving President Trump the runway to work. Let’s get this done!!

charliekirk11's tweet image. BREAKING: President Trump signals his support for a deal that’s been brokered in DC that includes pushing out the debt ceiling for two years — critical for giving President Trump the runway to work. 

Let’s get this done!!


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Thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans cut $190 million for pediatric cancer research from the funding bill. Congrats to DOGE on their first victory.

SawyerHackett's tweet image. Thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans cut $190 million for pediatric cancer research from the funding bill.

Congrats to DOGE on their first victory.

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Brief thread on how we got here: Since the GOP won control of the House 2 years ago they have not passed a single appropriations package into law. Government has operated at funding levels set by Dems 2 years ago via continuing resolutions every few months. This is not normal.


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It's happening right in front our eyes. It's accelerated rapidly in the last 24 hours. Not sure why everyone doesn't see this. 1/ Can I take a minute to connect the dots - on how Trump is putting into action a plan to cripple our democracy in a way we may never recover from?

NEW: Chairman @RepLoudermilk releases second interim report on Jan 6 - recommends criminal investigation into former Representative Liz Cheney based on Subcommittee's findings. READ👇 cha.house.gov/2024/12/chairm…



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For all the billionaire defenders here who think that they're gonna look out for you, here's what happened to income inequality in this country once the tax rate for top earners was slashed after 1980. Trickle down doesn't work and billionaires do not care about you.

briantylercohen's tweet image. For all the billionaire defenders here who think that they're gonna look out for you, here's what happened to income inequality in this country once the tax rate for top earners was slashed after 1980. Trickle down doesn't work and billionaires do not care about you.

Trump: billionaire Elon Musk, DOGE: billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE: billionaire Linda McMahon, Education Sec: billionaire Doug Burgum, Interior Sec: billionaire Howard Lutnick, Commerce Sec: billionaire Scott Bessent, Treasury Sec: billionaire Charles Kushner, Amb France:…



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A reminder that the Party of Fiscal Responsibility added $7.8 trillion to the debt the last time they had unified control of government.

FOX NEWS: Can you commit to cutting a trillion dollars? SEN. JOHN CORNYN: I'm going to give it my best shot



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My argument is simple: people who say they want to see a return of American manufacturing don't actually vote with their dollar. Let me show you. 🧵

Based on your logic we should just give up local manufacturing and send everything overseas because child labor is cheaper than US labor? That we don’t need to manufacture anything locally? That’s quite a ignorant argument How come every other country has protectionism?



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Anyone who thinks Trump is some kind of aberration needs to check out the North Carolina Republican Party

JUST IN: Senate has overridden Cooper's veto of #SB382 by party-line vote of 30-19. Bill goes next to House for final approval. A lawsuit expected to follow. #ncpol

BryanRAnderson's tweet image. JUST IN: Senate has overridden Cooper's veto of #SB382 by party-line vote of 30-19. Bill goes next to House for final approval. A lawsuit expected to follow. #ncpol


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The Biden economy is so bad that Americans just broke Black Friday shopping records and packed airports like never before. Truly awful times we're living in. 🙄

Yesterday set an all-time record for U.S. air travel—more than 3 million people flying. I want to thank all of our aviation workers who made this possible and helped so many passengers get to their destinations safely.



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women died because they received no life saving care as they were having miscarriages in Georgia and the state responded by simply eradicating the committee that investigated deaths of pregnant women.

hannahcrileyy's tweet image. women died because they received no life saving care as they were having miscarriages in Georgia and the state responded by simply eradicating the committee that investigated deaths of pregnant women.

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Gaetz allegations seem to be getting more press attention relative to the more disturbing (indeed chilling) Hegseth allegation

awprokop's tweet image. Gaetz allegations seem to be getting more press attention relative to the more disturbing (indeed chilling) Hegseth allegation

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Well, that explains a lot of shit

New on WSJ: Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, said two people briefed on the request



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Focusing for a moment on the POLICIES at play. Voters were asked whether they supported 100 different policies, but weren't told whether the policy was from Trump or Harris. Nearly all of Harris' policies got majority support from the public, and... 🧵

JustinWolfers's tweet image. Focusing for a moment on the POLICIES at play.

Voters were asked whether they supported 100 different policies, but weren't told whether the policy was from Trump or Harris.

Nearly all of Harris' policies got majority support from the public, and... 🧵

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There's a pretty striking pattern here. If you can guess who wins the election, you can probably also guess what comes next.

JustinWolfers's tweet image. There's a pretty striking pattern here. If you can guess who wins the election, you can probably also guess what comes next.

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Donald Trump's campaign pledges would hasten the insolvency of the Social Security trust fund and lead to a 33% across-the-board cut to all benefits, according to a new analysis. cbsn.ws/4feozDg


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The results of a recent WSJ survey of market economists suggests that they predict uniformly better economic outcomes under Harris than Trump.

JustinWolfers's tweet image. The results of a recent WSJ survey of market economists suggests that they predict uniformly better economic outcomes under Harris than Trump.

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Americans in the southeast die 10-20 years earlier than people in other parts of the country. Shocking when you see it visualized like this. (Credit: Jeremy Ney)

APompliano's tweet image. Americans in the southeast die 10-20 years earlier than people in other parts of the country.

Shocking when you see it visualized like this.

(Credit: Jeremy Ney)

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We passed a bill to fix this. #PASenate Republican leaders refuse to bring it up for a vote.

Why does counting the vote in Pennsylvania take so long? Al Schmidt points to a state rule that prevents election workers from even opening mail-in ballot envelopes and flattening the ballots until election day. cbsn.ws/4eIbd2f



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