Brandon Laines

Uninstalling this app. Find me on Threads or @brala13.bsky.social

[Laura Robinson @LauraRbnsn]

So between
1) banning ingredients that expand shelf life
2) halving the number of farm workers
3) tariffs on packaging
I’m starting to think the “I’m voting for cheaper groceries” people might want to start making some phone calls.
This looks like eight dollar eggs to me.

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

When they offer school “choice” or health care “choice” or social security “choice” or Veterans “choice”- that’s privatization. You pay taxes, and instead of giving it back to you, Republicans give it to their rich CEO friends. Then they cut CEO taxes.

[Everything Price Sufferer (but especially eggs) @agraybee]

Biden's economic theory was that you can rapidly increase the wages of the poorest workers and the ensuing inflation could be mitigated with a soft landing. This proved correct, and voters hated it so much that no one will ever try it again.

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

Happy two year anniversary.

[Brandon Laines @BrandonLaines]

Soft landing incoming!

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight. https://t.co/2Yt0UyyPVO

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Believe in yourself like visitors who believe they can pet a bison.

[Gigguk@AX @GiggukAZ]

"Isekai" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

We did it Isekai bros.

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

I don't know why it's not a bigger story that Trump is proposing the most extreme tariffs in generations.

These would crater the economy, spike inflation, and accomplish precisely nothing.

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

Did not realize that the Senate hearing throwdown was over this tweet mocking Mullin for standing on a platform to feel taller during a debate ���

[Ben Walsh @BenDWalsh]

the median voter wants double-digit deflation, a booming economy, a tight labor market except for low-level service workers, and rising home prices except when they want to buy and frankly, is that too much to ask for?

[Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp]

"I'm not like Hitler, and if you say I am then you're going to the camps"

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

The Biden administration has been bad for the news business and the media will profit if Trump returns to office, and I think that has a constant tug on how these coverage choices get made.

https://t.co/bfKOEvveai

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Dubai’s Halloween drone show is insane

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

The good news on inflation?
We're finally starting to see some actual price *drops*

Major appliances -8.3% in past year
Washing machines -12.8%
TVs -10.1%
Computers -5%

Airfare -13.3%
Car rental -6.8%
Used cars -6.6%

The pandemic effects are unwinding

[crazy ass moments in american politics @ampol_moment]

Due to France not endorsing the Iraq War the Congressional Cafeteria renames French fries and French toast to ‘Freedom Fries’ and ‘Freedom Toast’ (2003)

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

The Fifth Circuit Court has now held that it's unconstitutional for the federal govt to influence platforms' moderation decisions, while also holding it's constitutional for Texas to compel platforms to leave up content they want to take down. Impossible to square that circle.

[Brandon Laines @BrandonLaines]

@patrick130m McDonalds finally embracing culture

[ettingermentum @ettingermentum]

400+ electoral votes

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

We need education, not indoctrination, says DeSantis, whose state just authorized literal indoctrination in schools via far-right PragerU videos in the classroom.

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