I don’t recall Mark Ruffalo lashing out at Iran for killing 30,000 of their own people who just wanted democracy.

Credit Paul Krugman, Feb. 13, 2020. www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/o...

This is scary stuff, from Paul Krugman:

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Consumer spending was concentrated in the top 20%. The top spending was healthcare. Mark Zandi:

Three for me. This is my record:

Thought that was Billy Joel sitting there.

What this shows is how ignorant and naive DJT is regarding healthcare. He wants you to pay out-of-pocket for healthcare. As Paul Krugman wrote in 2009: archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blog... Snippet:

I thought it was the Hamburgler.

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She's always clutching her pearls but ends up backing the wrong side. She needs to be replaced.

Vegetable prices were up 50% in July. This was a combination effect of tariffs coupled with ICE raids on the people who pick vegetables.

It’s my birthday today and it’s also Flag Day.

Sounds like a lot. What's the price per pound?

Charles Eames: furniture from the design collection, the Museum of Modern Art, New York

As @pkrugman.bsky.social pointed out years ago, most coal extraction, like blowing the tops off mountains — require far less labor than old-fashioned pick-and-shovel mining. Hence, the need for fewer workers.