The heaviest crime zone in DC.

An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me

So of course it's not just D.C. "The administration is evaluating plans [for] a 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest." washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Core inflation was above expectations and had its highest print since January. But I don't think that really conveys how much more elevated it is in 2025, as shelter disinflation continues to cover up higher services and goods. This is worrying. Let's dig in: /1

CBO put out their final distribution analysis of the reconcilation bill yesterday. If you combine those numbers with the most recent The Budget Lab tariff burden estimates, you get a striking result: all income groups but the top decile are made worse off on net.

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To all those indulging in willfully obtuse, “you’ve got to admit Trump’s onto something, crime in DC is a problem” commentary on Trump’s power grab. Trump could care less about crime in DC. What Trump cares about is establishing a precedent to help his consolidation of power.

Seniors should know that the COLA on their Social Security benefits is tied to the CPI. If the CPI is artificially reduced, as Trump wants, your benefits will be reduced.

Donald Trump owns 25% of our debt. Let that never be forgotten!

Trump's BLS pick EJ Antoni has said that Social Security, America's greatest anti-poverty program, is a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be sunset. Reminder that BLS data is what determines annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. This is a five-alarm fire.

This! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

George Conway on Trump: "What we have here isn't traditional conservatism, it isn't traditional republicanism, it is authoritarianism. But I think a better word for it, gangsterism... We don't have Ronald Reagan anymore. We have Tony Soprano."

On Epstein’s plane 7 times. Plead the 5th 97 times. 34 felony convictions. 91 criminal charges. 26 sexual assault allegations. 6 bankruptcies. 5 draft deferments. 4 indictments. 2 impeachments. A fake university and fake charity shut down. Bankrupt at a casino. 4

Wind & solar generated 57.5% of Germany's electricity in June 2025! That is up from 47.7% in June 2024 & double the 28.8% in June 2021. W&S output surged 33% to 21.1 TWh in June 2025 from 16.6 TWh in June 2024. Germany is the world's 3rd largest economy.

WSJ: Trump’s global tariffs, especially on Indian imports, have caused multinational manufacturers to pause or terminate their plans to shift production out of China - a top goal of... the Trump administration

Welp: "US wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, boosted by a surge in margins that indicates companies are not absorbing higher import costs related to tariffs." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The big upside PPI inflation surprise was driven by final demand trade services, a measure of retail & wholesale margins. Margins on private capital equipment grew 14.5% YY & on personal consumption by 4.9%, both the highest nonpandemic growth since each began in 2009. This is

Trump Approval: 38% - same range as bottom of Covid 27% with Hispanics. He’s back to 2016 levels. Historic collapse.

Why put secondary tariffs on India when the target is Russia? Why no secondary tariffs on China when it's a bigger importer of Russian oil? Trump must put an end to these questions today. The US should sanction the 359 ships sanctioned by the EU and UK... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/what-trump-s…