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Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
A remarkable claim that got my attention, explained with a remarkably absurd attachment to simple correlation and bad math. Just literally invented whole cloth. I don't know why people feel the need to do this.
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
I’m not sure what’s more disturbing: that he keeps talking like this or that grown adults laugh at him like they’re twisted voyeurs at a sideshow act and not an audience listening to the President of the United States.
Trump: "So I'm studying him. And I made the mistake of saying that I started off by studying his ass. I just wantasink. And then I looked at his feet and they were massive. I made the mistake of studying his anatomy. Maybe I should do that with Ken Paxton, but I'm not sure your body is gonna qualify."
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Candidato derrotado - O senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), sua esposa e as filhas do casal chegaram aos Estados Unidos na manhã desta quarta-feira (28). O avião que o senador utilizou para fugir do Brasil aterrisou em um aeorporto de Miami nesta manhã.
➡️ Em uma operação secreta, Flávio Bolsonaro, que descumpriu ordem do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) para entregar seus passaportes, viajou aos EUA após entrar por terra na Argentina, embarcar em um avião particular, contornar o espaço aéreo brasileiro e fazer escala no Equador, de acordo com as fontes.
O avião que transportou a família é um jatinho particular Gulfstream G400, aterrisou no aeroporto executivo Opa-locka, em Miami. Ainda não havia informaÇões, até a última atualização desta reportagem, sobre o proprietário da aeronave.
Flávio Bolsonaro ainda não havia se manifestado após a fuga até a última atualização desta reportagem.
Veja mais em #g1.
#FlávioBolsonaro #EstadosUnidos #política #g1mundo
Yes indeed. To this today, I get furious when I walk by the aisle with coffee in the supermarket, price is now $14.99 for a 12 ounce bag. And plenty of recent, good articles about the bad effects of the aluminum tariffs.
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
"What we seem to be getting back to is the nineteenth century. Then politics tended to be centered on the fight between liberals (broadly speaking), and illiberals or anti-liberals.
That struggle, and the various victories and defeats of each side, defined the history of many nations throughout that era. We thought for a while that we’d moved beyond that. We were wrong."
thebulwark.com/p/how-do-you-…
I dunno, the likes of Google and Apple sure cared about Trump renaming stuff, as they had their map apps change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. If this is a non-issue, then why did they do that? They're obviously concerned about some sort of retribution.
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Good @WSJ dive into the World's Dumbest Tariff:
"America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly." wsj.com/business/aluminum-ta…
"Trump’s trade war has cast Canada’s aluminum smelters as the enemy—and U.S. businesses and consumers are paying a price."
Yes, I saw another reply that made that point, there are clear benefits to give the executive flexibility on tariffs for certain circumstances. Problem is that Trump is applying decades-old tariff laws for purposes other than for which they were enacted. This is the aspect that should be carefully looked at.
2/2 Dimon actually praised Trump's tariffs in Jan. 2025. Zero doubt he won't hesitate to criticize the policies of the next Dem POTUS.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/po…
If a Democrat is elected in 2028, I'm waiting for this POS to recover from his current muteness and freely criticize their economic policies, as he has remained resolutely silent throught the entirety of this ongoing tariffs nonsense. Real profile in courage there. 1/2
Jamie Dimon to a country that pulled its gold out of New York: you have three armies within 400 miles, while gold in America is protected by two oceans and the US military
“If we have the strongest military in the world and the strongest economy in the world, we will be the preeminent reserve currency. It is those two things.”
“I was in a country somewhere in the Middle East, and also in Europe, and the people said, we took our gold out of the vaults in New York City and moved it to our country. You know what I said to him? I said, you have three armies within 400 miles who can come take your gold.”
“That’s the real world. You’re not thinking clearly about safety. That gold is protected by the Atlantic, the Pacific, the United States military, the rule of law.”
“But if we are not the preeminent military and economy, you will see our reserve status come down.”
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
they're not worried about invading countries taking the gold, they're worried about the united states taking the gold
Jamie Dimon to a country that pulled its gold out of New York: you have three armies within 400 miles, while gold in America is protected by two oceans and the US military
“If we have the strongest military in the world and the strongest economy in the world, we will be the preeminent reserve currency. It is those two things.”
“I was in a country somewhere in the Middle East, and also in Europe, and the people said, we took our gold out of the vaults in New York City and moved it to our country. You know what I said to him? I said, you have three armies within 400 miles who can come take your gold.”
“That’s the real world. You’re not thinking clearly about safety. That gold is protected by the Atlantic, the Pacific, the United States military, the rule of law.”
“But if we are not the preeminent military and economy, you will see our reserve status come down.”
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
mocking the gaudy decor of the Cheesecake Factory is coastal elite snobbery, but it’s A-OK to knock a lodging chain that’s sheltered tens of millions of truckers, seasonal workers, and families traveling on tight budgets. got it got it got it. just memorizing the rules!
Flávio apparently just landed in Miami.
Avião em que estaria Flávio Bolsonaro pousa em Miami
cnnbr.app/short/c1284642796/
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Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Don't ask me what I think of the U.N. What a horrific choice, and Guterres must know that, raising more questions about what drove this decision
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Flávio Bolsonaro e família chegam aos EUA glo.bo/4jGrPNr #g1
Just reminder to voters who claimed to care about high prices when a Democrat was president:
the current @senateGOP and @houseGOP majority could do the below to end Trump's onerous tariffs today, but refuse to so we all continue to "enjoy" tariffs' deleterious effects.
NYT reports that among House Majority Dems' Day One priorities next year would be to pass legislation "to end Mr. Trump’s tariffs and restore congressional power over trade policy." nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Just a reminder that when the state’s response to criminal behavior is deemed inadequate by the community, the community will take justice into its own hands. If the city thought a decarceral approach is what this community wants, the city was very wrong.
Chris DiLapi (Big Twelve Conference Supporter) retweeted
Nobody is slaughtering Russians. The Russians butcher Ukrainian civilians they get their hands on and deliberately bomb schools, hospitals, and energy infrastructure. The Ukrainians kill soldiers and strike military hardware and oil infrastructure funding Russia's war machine.
