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Rhiannon12866

(258,910 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2025, 09:45 PM Aug 2025

'Come at me, brother': Econ guru stares down Trump over 'unqualified' & 'pernicious' jobs pick - The Beat - MSNBC

The Trump administration is tapping MAGA loyalist E.J. Antoni for the top job at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSNBC’s Jason Johnson reports and is joined by Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan. - Aired on 08/12/2025.

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'Come at me, brother': Econ guru stares down Trump over 'unqualified' & 'pernicious' jobs pick - The Beat - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 OP

I listen to Justin Wolfers every chance I get. He's always powerfully clear, funny and real. A true educator. ancianita Aug 2025 #1

I certainly agree! He's smart, well spoken and has a sense of humor... Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #2

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #3

Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #4

Being unqualified is the regime's one and only mandatory qualification. Karasu Aug 2025 #5

ancianita

(43,364 posts)

1. I listen to Justin Wolfers every chance I get. He's always powerfully clear, funny and real. A true educator.

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 09:53 PM

Aug 2025

Thanks!

Rhiannon12866

(258,910 posts)

2. I certainly agree! He's smart, well spoken and has a sense of humor...

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 09:58 PM

Aug 2025

Uncle Joe

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3. Kicked and recommended

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 10:01 PM

Aug 2025

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

Rhiannon12866

(258,910 posts)

4. Thanks, Uncle Joe!

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 10:05 PM

Aug 2025

Karasu

(2,081 posts)

5. Being unqualified is the regime's one and only mandatory qualification.

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 10:59 PM

Aug 2025

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