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OhioTim

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70. Soon, We Won't

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 06:20 PM

Aug 2025

be able to believe anything that comes from the government.

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Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 OP

Killing the messenger. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #1

Only if they don't go quietly. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #4

easy for TSF when the messenger is a woman (nt) cadoman Aug 2025 #53

Yep. Off with her head. TSF acting like he's a king. brush Aug 2025 #55

Oh yes, but didn't you know it was all her fault? calimary Aug 2025 #56

It's not good to offend lord trump. patphil Aug 2025 #2

Probably Timewas Aug 2025 #3

The next one will Angrybob2001 Aug 2025 #7

Your chocolate ration will be cut in half UpInArms Aug 2025 #13

No one will trust the numbers going forward. surfered Aug 2025 #43

"Comrades, we completed our glorious 5-year plan in just 4 years" dedl67 Aug 2025 #46

Aaaaaand Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #60

And that's the problem. TomSlick Aug 2025 #66

The ultimate in stupity. Real dictator stuff. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #5

What? mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #6

... Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #41

I've been having a cognitive event since November 8, 2016. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #67

You've spilled a lot of pixels here telling us these numbers could never be manipulated Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #68

I'm posting from a phone now, so I can't expound. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #69

Time to cook the books! not fooled Aug 2025 #8

Of course it's not Dumbf's fault. ificandream Aug 2025 #9

Kim Jong Don is not happy Ritabert Aug 2025 #10

He is blaming it because the sociopath says she is a Biden appointee. Outrageous, and so blatant. When will lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #11

Dr. McEntarfer was initially hired by the Bush administration. She has written conservative leaning scholarly research. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #25

If trump wants your numbers Turbineguy Aug 2025 #12

Off with their heads! Off with their heads! Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #14

I don't like what my scale said when I stepped on it this morning. milestogo Aug 2025 #15

NBC: The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought riversedge Aug 2025 #16

This from the guy who wanted to stop COVID testing in order to suppress the infection stats for appearance sake. Marcuse Aug 2025 #17

Expect record jobs growth in the next report. Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #18

millions and millions pimpbot Aug 2025 #19

"Like nothing ever seen before..." littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #31

The "Biden appointee" was confirmed 86-8. And his own VP voted for her. NYC Liberal Aug 2025 #20

Tomorrow's headline: Eleventy-billion new jobs created in the last month due to King Trump's LoisB Aug 2025 #21

FFS. jeffreyi Aug 2025 #22

It will be impossible for the Fed to set meaningful monetary policy when Trump's incoming BLS toady starts... LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #23

Well sure LearnedHand Aug 2025 #24

Fascism, chaos, and propaganda ffr Aug 2025 #26

Poor liar adds 1 more number to the job loss report. Scalded Nun Aug 2025 #27

Irony is lost. Maybe permanently. littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #32

This is a way bigger deal that people realize Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #28

No one will trust the numbers in the future, whether they're good or bad. DavidDvorkin Aug 2025 #29

We won't see any bad news or reports or studies coming from this administration. Whether it's jobs, climate, illness, wiggs Aug 2025 #30

Mookie Betts is hitting around .240 Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #33

If you believe that the flood of lies is outrageous now, just wait. littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #34

This should calm the markets the_liberal_grandpa Aug 2025 #35

"You will publish only the fake job numbers *I* give you, NOT the facts!" -DJT. n/t CousinIT Aug 2025 #36

What's next, firing CFO's when they report declining profits? BeyondGeography Aug 2025 #37

He'll fire anyone who refuses to cook the books Mike 03 Aug 2025 #38

From "If you do less COVID testing you get fewer cases! Duh!!" to Grokenstein Aug 2025 #39

Petulant child Taraman Aug 2025 #40

His bunker syndrome is only going to get worse. paulrevere2018 Aug 2025 #42

Trump touchy hannah Aug 2025 #44

The asshat in the WH is a child. -misanthroptimist Aug 2025 #45

Always someone else's fault. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #47

Should have fired himself Sailingdiver Aug 2025 #48

Of course he did. WestMichRad Aug 2025 #49

If he doesn't believe these numbers why insist Powell be fired as well? FloridaBlues Aug 2025 #50

What will be the consequences.,. Kablooie Aug 2025 #51

Because of course he did. Earth Bound Misfit Aug 2025 #52

Paul Krugman wrote a good piece on this. He ha actually predicted that an authoritarian regime would fire the people Martin68 Aug 2025 #54

I'm sorry to say this is such blunt terms, but every single Republican lawmaker is a fucker to think this is acceptable. Doodley Aug 2025 #57

Sad thing is that this is fully expected. Just "normal" Trump behavior. thought crime Aug 2025 #58

'Off with her head' pfitz59 Aug 2025 #59

So . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2025 #61

"I'd rather have someone who lies to me" Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #62

He had to fire her MurrayDelph Aug 2025 #63

It figures. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #64

Trump responds to his failure to create jobs by firing the U.S. labor statistics chief LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #65

Soon, We Won't OhioTim Aug 2025 #70

Fuck Trump. That is all. CaptainTruth Aug 2025 #71

A little case of Kill the messenger. republianmushroom Aug 2025 #72

Trump's Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook (NYT gift article) LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #73