West Wing Report (Edited by Paul Brandus)
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Journalist/Author/Historian - reporting from the White House press room since 2008. Bio below. Subscribe to my newsletter on Disinformation - also below
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Joined February 2009
Bio: 5-time author, speaker 7 presidential libraries. Dow Jones / MarketWatch columnist. Worked in Moscow for 5 years, New York 11. Also London & L.A. Network TV, Capitol Hill, White House. Been to 67 countries but only 43 states. Longtime venture capital investor. Meet my Corgi:
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Abaxx Technologies (a name we own in two of our funds) joined the MSCI Canada Index on November 5, marking a key milestone for this fast-growing digital commodities platform. Positioned as a next-generation exchange and clearinghouse for LNG, carbon, and precious metals, Abaxx
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law
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Reporter: This one was a doozy. The most job cuts for any October in more than two decades, going back to 2003. Companies announced 153,000 about job cuts last month, which was almost triple the number during the same month last year
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US companies announced the most job cuts for any October in more than two decades. "This comes as AI adoption, softening consumer and corporate spending, and rising costs drive belt-tightening and hiring freezes:” Challenger, Gray & Christmas https://t.co/ixCLoKEuuN
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Of the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies, the biggest and arguably most important one has been severely weakened by President Trump - how does this MAGA?
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"That’s what happens when your boss disappears, and then some of your lead unicorns also disappear,” one person said.
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A clear breakout could signal another strong up-leg in the copper mining equities. As we have written previously, the world will need around 10 million annual tonnes of new copper supply by 2035, and almost 20 million tonnes by 2050, to meet growing demand for electrification,
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Disinformation rears its ugly head - as Republicans lose key races. My latest "Disinformation Wire" newsletter is out. Subscribe here: https://t.co/OulhCvYOc9
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Business owner: Our expense on tariffs in 2024 was zero. Our expected cash expense this year will be $14 million. And I expect that the cost next year will double or more. We're behaving the way someone would behave if they had a sudden and irreversible expense of $14 million.
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This is Diana. She was only 7. Russia murdered her today 🕯 Despite the doctors’ efforts, they could not save her. Diana was brought to the hospital with severe facial injuries. Her heart stopped multiple times during resuscitation, and at 11:15, doctors pronounced her dead.
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The president calls this a "golden era"
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This morning, the Russian army struck a children’s hospital in Kherson. They could not have been unaware of where they were striking. This was a deliberate Russian attack specifically against children, against medical personnel, against basic guarantees of life in the community.
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Lies, Damned Lies - and Disinformation About a Third Term. My "Disinformation Wire" newsletter is out. Hope you'll subscribe. https://t.co/crK7brFaEH
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Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. We are privileged to trust in God.. the unseen yet seen. The sustainer of each breath we inhale/exhale. The creator of our ancestors. The one who has made all, yet demands nothing.. 🩷
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If you have medical debt, it could hurt your credit rating - making it harder to borrow, save and invest. Trump wants to make it even harder, as the @AP reports
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Here’s a clever way of unmasking #Disinformation networks - Google analytics, the Wayback Machine and this Bellingcat open source research tool can do the trick. https://t.co/soPWto4VSg Subscribe to my newsletter for more: https://t.co/tZhtFFZhrk
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A lightweight tool for scraping current and historic Google Analytics data - bellingcat/wayback-google-analytics
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Factual to note: Iowa is a huge wind power state. Lots of jobs, lots of wealth creation - not to mention 60-62% of its electricity. Yet Trump, a big recipient of fossil fuel money, has been warring on wind power. Iowa farmers also have it bad; critical overseas markets are
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Here we go! We just launched Hike-O-Vision's brand-new streaming channel on Vimeo! The first 100 people to try it can sign up at 60% off for 3 YEARS -only $4 per month for over 9 hours of hiking + more content coming! (Pay monthly, cancel any time) Promo Code: YesPlease60
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