Graham Platner held his first town hall this evening in Ellsworth. Over 850 people showed up. We thought we’d get 200 people. We are building something special in Maine.

We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes. That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.

Job growth usually only weakens like this when we're headed for a recession There may be reasons why this time is different (immigration, partial trade shock reversal), but the data is poor Accounting for all the revisions, Reported 1-Quarter job growth is now just +37k/month

"Pulte did not respond to questions about why the donation went through a shell company, if he was involved in the donation credited to his wife, or whether the large donation helped him land his job in the administration."

🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time. When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”

Not that it matters, but a tell that even as Lisa Cook is considered a more dovish FOMC vote (see attached BofA), she's still targeted by Trump. She has normal, mainstream concerns about tariffs and inflation; that independence from Trump's party line makes her a threat to him.

Another day, another episode of "The Central Bank Apprentice" as President Trump tries to distract from his own failure to lower costs. The Fed needs reform. And it doesn't involve illegally firing independent Fed Board members.

How federal spending has changed since Trump took office

What would need to happen for you to believe America is drifting into autocracy? Is it already happening? I'll be asking @andrewmarantz, the author of a blockbuster piece on the topic in The New Yorker, these questions on Thursday at noon. Sign up: https://t.co/9YRybEnPVN

I'm starting a series of Substack Live conversations on Thursdays at noon Eastern. My first guest next week (5/22) will be @ArnabDatta321 to discuss the efforts to set up a new national investment bank! Sign up to get a reminder!

If you're in the Bay Area, come to the Commonwealth tomorrow night! I'll be in conversation with Sen. @Scott_Wiener about what we can learn from the past century of using private markets for the public good.

Thrilled to share my conversation with Jon Stewart on @TheDailyShow last night! We discussed how Marketcrafters offers hope beyond the economic chaos of Trump. We need practical solutions, informed by history, to make Americans richer and more secure.

Full interview with @chrishughes:

TONIGHT: “Marketcrafters” author @chrishughes sits down with @jonstewart

Had a real blast talking to @chrishughes at @nypl. Look for it on the Odd Lots feed in about a week.

In his new book Marketcrafters Chris Hughes does an excellent job laying out what we can do to increase opportunity and prosperity for all.

Anybody in DC want to do a reading group on Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy?

On Lawfare Daily, @KevinTFrazier spoke to @chrishughes about his book, “Marketcrafters,” its implications at a time of immense economic uncertainty and political upheaval, and several historical case studies that may have lessons worth heeding in the ongoing struggle to direct

In the book, I argue that policymakers can shape markets to make Americans richer, safer, and more economically stable -- if they know what they're doing. We'll have to rebuild after Trump, and drawing lessons from the past can point a way forward.

Today is launch day for the book Marketcrafters! I went on CNBC's @SquawkBoxCNBC this morning to explain what it's all about -- and take on the skeptics including @JoeSquawk https://t.co/rxpNRRa9hv...