Goldy

Goldy

@goldy.horsesass.org

David Goldstein • Sr. Fellow at Civic Ventures • Economic storyteller • Co-host PitchforkEconomics.com • Recovering blogger/journalist • Truth is the best defense against prosecution for libel… but rhetorical hyperbole is more fun.

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I’m old enough to remember when a Democratic president was impeached for lying about a consensual blowjob, a scandal that was above the fold for months.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Beatrice Keul, testified that she was introduced by Jeffrey Epstein to Donald J Trump, who then brutally raped her in a hotel room in Atlantic City, NJ, and her claims were deemed credible by a panel of the House Judiciary Committee today. The NYT has decided that this is not reportable news.

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Beatrice Keul, testified that she was introduced by Jeffrey Epstein to Donald J Trump, who then brutally raped her in a hotel room in Atlantic City, NJ, and her claims were deemed credible by a panel of the House Judiciary Committee today. The NYT has decided that this is not reportable news.

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The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

The abundance crowd who looks to land use and regulatory reform as the main tools necessary to create more affordable housing love to point to anything goes Houston as an example of a city that does it right. And yet at the median, high-priced Seattle is *more* affordable than Houston. Hmm.

David H. Montgomery@dhmontgomery.com

Median rent as a share of median income of renter households in major U.S. metros, 2010 vs. 2024. Minneapolis is lowest on the list, at 29%, down from 30.4% in 2010. www.artio.so/dataviz/page...

The abundance crowd who looks to land use and regulatory reform as the main tools necessary to create more affordable housing love to point to anything goes Houston as an example of a city that does it right. And yet at the median, high-priced Seattle is *more* affordable than Houston. Hmm.

David H. Montgomery@dhmontgomery.com

Median rent as a share of median income of renter households in major U.S. metros, 2010 vs. 2024. Minneapolis is lowest on the list, at 29%, down from 30.4% in 2010. www.artio.so/dataviz/page...

Also, Seattleites might be surprised to learn that at the median Seattle is no more or less affordable today than it was back in 2010, and that nationally we're pretty average. Median rents tend to be far more determined by median incomes than by supply.

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Replying to @chanda.blacksky.app

I really don't, and that's part of what I have tried to get at in my writing (because folks always start from "well, always platforms are bad!"). The platform was _created_ with a goal approximately like "Get Bari to be running CBS" and... well. If I saw folks at least *admit* that, we could talk.

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So many white people thought this headline was a joke—but Black people know better. Even when we excel, White America is always right there to put us in our place, i.e., where they think our place should be. Imagine calling COPS because your 5-year-old is getting schooled in soccer by 3-year-old.⚽️

If the league is "furious" at Eagles for mismanagement of Hurts' blood clot, but has no issues with Hurts' timeline and treatment, then it's hard not to conclude that this fury is largely on behalf of the sports gambling industry, not the health of players.

inquirer.comNFL ‘furious’ at Eagles’ mismanagement of Jalen Hurts’ blood-clot condition | Marcus HayesAccording to NFL sources, the league has no issues with Hurts' timeline and treatment. The problem lies with transparency and messaging.

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Replying to @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

The increase in fuel prices isn't what makes the US stand out though: price increases there are similar to other market economies. The reason that per capita costs in the US are so high is the high consumption of fuels per person and lack of progress in reducing reliance on oil.

Once we depose the king it would be fun to rebrand it “No Heads”

Leaders of the No Kings movement are already gearing up for the next major grassroots campaign: Making sure congressional Democrats don’t wimp out. My first piece at @newrepublic.com! (Reposted to update link card) newrepublic.com/article/2168...

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NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

newrepublic.comTrump’s Vile Prosecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a WallIf they retake the House, Democrats will have plenty of ways to act against Trump’s corrupt prosecutions. Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin say they’re going to use them.

A yearly reminder that The War on Christmas is an explicitly antisemitic dog whistle originally promoted by Henry Ford in his explicitly antisemitic "news" weekly The International Jew. When Trump raises its specter he is explicitly inciting hatred and violence against Jewish Americans.

politico.comA Short History of the War on ChristmasHow everyone from Bill O’Reilly to Jon Stewart became a co-conspirator in an annual farce.
Angry Donkey News@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social

Trump's closing message: Remember when I started the war on preserving Christmas? Remember that? The stores were afraid to put up Christmas trees x.com/factpostnews...

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This is the biggest corruption scandal in American history. The Trump crime family is trying to sell the future natural gas rights of Alaska to the Russians in exchange for $25 billion in cash for themselves today.

Honestly it would make so much more sense to appoint Viktor Orban as White House press secretary and Nicki Minaj U.N. Secretary-General.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

This administration is just a Mad Libs filled in by the dumbest human beings on the planet. www.wsj.com/opinion/vikt...

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please please vote before election day, and tell your circles to. Republican mayors and governors are watching this unfold and getting ideas.

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

One thing that El-Sayed and I have in common is that we're both Semites and deep down Trump hates both of us equally.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump on El-Sayed: "Any Jewish person that supports this guy should be ashamed of themselves. I'll tell you right now, you should never speak to them again. I'm polling at 99% in Israel. I cannot understand how anybody who's Jewish can even think about voting for this guy."

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Times have been tough in this Ohio town ever since the woke mob closed the old Cheesecake Factory. So when Vivek Ramaswamy promised to legalize child rape, they finally had something to cheer about again. But then Obama said something elitist.

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Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

Most people don't realize that "incumbent" is spelled with a "b." Most people don't know that.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means

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Sorry, since when do state agencies just get to decide a section of RCW is unconstitutional and stop enforcing it?!?

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If still debating whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk willfully crippled Ukraine's missile defense, helping to slay innocent civilians, you are a rube. If the U.S. President had no role, then an oligarch governs national security. If not, the U.S. President serves Russia. Both answers are mortifying.

Brian Heywood thinks he can be governor* if he spends enough money and these initiatives are just the first round in his campaign. * (Spoiler Alert: He can't.)

As of today, King County Elections (WA) is reporting cumulative turnout of 14.2%. At this point in the 2022 midterms turnout was 11.9%. Make of that what you will.

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Actually, Todd Blanche, President Trump has twice stated at campaign rallies that he instructed you to file this suit to help ensure that Dan Sullivan would be reelected. This is one more reason why you are likely to be disbarred after the Disciplinary Committee is acquainted with all the facts.

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If we won't prosecute them, send them to the Hague. WAY overdue for US to re-embrase international law for everyone, the principle it first enunciated & pretended to stand for.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

A million years ago in my journalism class we were taught only about 20% of newspaper readers get beyond the headline, and whether or not that ratio still holds you can be sure that these Seattle Times editors were taught the same thing. So they are making a choice to poorly inform readers.

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WA Governor Bob Ferguson is offering National Guard to watch over ballot boxes. No uniforms or weapons. Just watching for bad actors and calling in any needed help. We had an arson last time around, and election officials have received threats. 😔 komonews.com/news/local/w...

komonews.comGov. Ferguson offers unarmed, out-of-uniform Guard observers to deter ballot box threatsWashington’s National Guard could soon have a new role at local ballot drop boxes as Election Day approaches.ALSO SEE |Federal judge orders halt to Trump's non

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This is such a garbage way to report on anothet ludicrous, outrageous, illegal, actually criminal attempt by DOJ to disenfranchise voters and/or cast doubt on election results. Eight lazy paragraphs full of lies before the truth, attributed to “critics“. You know better, @shawnhubler.bsky.social.

nytimes.comJustice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters (Gift Article)Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

This is why Republicans hate vote-by-mail.

Johnathan Perkins@johnathanperk.bsky.social

Expect this type of cheating to occur in every jurisdiction Republicans need to hang onto power. This is Tennessee.

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This is just chilling. The whole Mussolini strut, the people cheering. Americans.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

a spectacle of fascism as Trump demands Ilhan Omar resign and says Democrats have conceded her seat, and the 20-something dude bros behind him leap up and start cheering

As a parent of an adult daughter who loves and respects me and would never cut me off, I wonder if MAGA's new estrangement derangement might have something to with this?

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At the risk of thinking too much like an economist, I'd wager there's an inverse relationship between empathy and estrangement.

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Kudos to the reporter here, who does something we almost never see: she interrupts Trump to try to make him and answer the question she asked, not allowing him to bloviate.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?