Dr. Manuel Pastor
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology & @ERI_USC Director. Most important: Proud pop. https://t.co/O8KQifvvaA
Los Angeles, CA
Joined September 2013
Great piece. Today’s must-read for me.
Just posted a new essay about why left-wingers are miserable and how the Democrats should use the insights of clinical psychology to build a happier movement.
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However, being vile ages you rapidly . .
Believe it or not, he’s only 39 years old.
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Break out the popcorn . Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break
nytimes.com
Taking to their respective social media platforms, Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts, while Musk said Trump would not have won in November without him.
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At what point does the sheer short-sighted stupidity become more widely seen?.
25% tax on Apple products while singling out the CEO by name for retribution, 50% tax on European goods, expulsion of foreign students, bill passed with most debt in history, while hosting a dinner for people who gave you $300+ million. All in the last 24 hours. The Golden Age.
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Trump's unpopularity helps another center-left candidate. Ok, friends, how about here at home in the US?
washingtonpost.com
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a major comeback after trailing in polls, while conservative leader Peter Dutton, hurt by Trumpian tendencies, lost his seat.
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Hate to be cruel but the stupidity of Trump voters is hard to understate. “Ms. Hall said she never thought her own costs would increase, & she hoped that Mr. Trump would quickly bring prices down. ‘I don’t have that faith anymore.’”. via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
President Trump’s trade policies are already starting to frustrate American consumers who have noticed higher prices in their shopping carts.
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It's telling that the link from a @GetSpectrum email asking to grade service doesn't work. The equipment is fine, remote tech was good, the office in Pasadena, CA where I had to pick up a router was terrible: understaffed, slow, I have to wait 45 minutes for a 3-minute swap.
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Um, yes.
I bought my husband a new wallet probably 5 months ago. He has no desire to switch over to it yet. The left is his current wallet. My dad has done the same thing. Men, is this a universal thing? Do you have a hard time giving up the old, faithful, falling apart wallet? 😅
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Another day, another bit of inanity.
The mainstream media may label it a Trump retreat, but I see it as a strategic advance. President Trump's approach aims for a more cooperative China, fostering fair trade by reducing tariffs and trade barriers. This strategy positions the U.S. for greater economic gains!
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To your question: Yes.
In a completely unhinged interview, Steven Miller suggests the Supreme Court is made up of “rogue radical communist left-wing” judges and demands America sides with Trump “to remove these terrorists from our communities.”. Is he fucking deranged?.
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It’s almost like combining cruelty and stupidity is not good politics. via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.
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#CourageCount2025 This quite moderate letter asking for #constructiveengagement while insisting on university independence has about 300 signatories who are leaders of US colleges and universities. Missing: @USC As they say on SNL's Coffee Talk skit: "please discuss.".
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That’s because a tariff is a tax.
The mainstream media hasn’t reported on this @realDonaldTrump proposal: . A bold tax cut on products made in America. Shifting production back home means creating high-paying jobs, boosting local economies, and revitalizing American communities!
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Hmm . She doesn’t have a credit card?.
@kaitlancollins @JoshCampbellcnn “Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren – she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,” a DHS spokesperson said.
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He broke it.
Economist: We're jumping into recession. We're going into it right now. New home sales probably slow down, investment spending is likely going to drop meaningfully, employment will be the next thing that moderates. It's not a good situation
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Amateur hour w tariffs, amateur hour w universities, amateur hour w immigration ("we deported him by mistake but now can't bring him back"), amateur hour w operational security (Signalgate, anyone?). Sure glad they've focused hiring on "merit."
nytimes.com
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
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“A lot of positions are done by robots,” Zhang said, noting that a food manufacturing factory in northern China that used to hire 200 workers now generates twice the output w/ only five workers supervising robots and machines.” Our robots vs their robots?
latimes.com
An extreme, protracted trade war between the U.S. and China brings profound risks that could plunge millions of people into poverty, economists say.
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A new film about Lithium Valley, inspired by our book, Charging Forward, and directed and produced by Jacob Kornbluth. It's a remarkable balanced view of an incredibly complicated (and conflictual) situation. Check it out:
video.kvcr.org
The Salton Sea region sees an economic opportunity, but wants to ensure it works for everyone.
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Amateur hour: Trump administration has to back off tariffs on Chinese-assembled iPhones. Didn’t think that through . via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
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