Tom Lehrer’s comedy holds up at a level that few of his contemporaries can mstch and he put a large chunk in public domain. RIP to a ridiculous comedy talent. https://t.co/YZjQfUj9Ai
Trump, overnight: “If Kamala wins, you are 3 days away from the start of a 1929-style economic depression.”
What has happened since the last time he predicted a depression if a Democrat won:
Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵
Further, these data help explain something remarkable. EVERY transition from a Democratic to a Republican administration during the past 100 years has resulted in slower job growth, while EVERY transition from a GOP to a Democratic administration has led to faster job growth.
TRIVARIATE: “.. If you simply average the last 96 years of data, the S&P500 has performed far better in the year following a Democratic Presidential victory than a Republican victory.” ���🇸 $SPX
I was leading the Senate Health Committee—I saw it up close.
Trump did everything he could to undermine and REPEAL the Affordable Care Act. He sent the uninsured rate skyrocketing and drove up prices through constant sabotage. That was Trump's health care policy.
Will be playing this in Family Law this semester.
The quiet part out loud--Families (and, in particular, women) are necessary to shore up a tattered (nay, nonexistent) social welfare net. Who needs childcare policies when you have grandparents and extended family? A travesty.
I heard Walz talk about this and I think about it a lot. So many of our systems are geared towards making sure people who don’t “deserve” help don’t get it instead of making the choice to make it easy for the people who need help to get it.
@daniel_m_lavery I use that documentary in my comedy history class. My other favorite parts are grown up Jackie Coogan and how mean Frank Capra is about Harry Langdon.