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A similar wait is in store for those hoping to ascertain the effects that #Trump’s #tariffs — both those imposed / unimposed / reimposed… & those still threatened — may have on global #trading partners, #business #investment & #employment.

Even w/o the shake-up in foreign #trade & federal employment, private-sector #hiring has slowed substantially from the blowout pace 2021–2023 [#ThankYouJoe]. That has left #labor market & financial analysts readying for a cooling in economic growth.

#US employers added 151k #jobs in Feb, the first full month under the new #Trump admin, extending a streak of job growth to 50 months [#ThankYouJoe]. The #unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, from 4%.

#DOGE’s role: The survey showed a decline of 10k in federal employment. But the report was based on surveys conducted in the 2nd week of Feb, & economists say the admin’s #MassFirings, buyouts & hiring freezes at #FederalAgencies may not fully surface in the monthly data until this spring.

My heart is full this morning. Filled with gratitude that Leonard Peltier will be allowed to die free with the soil of his occupied native lands beneath his feet., finally. It's about time. After nearly 50 years incarcerated, now 80 and infirm, it's no longer about guilt and innocence, if it ever was. It's about humanity. It's the right thing to do, long past but now it's finally done.
#ThankYouJoe and God Bless.

Proud & Impassioned, #Biden Passes The Torch At The #DNC

In a valedictory speech in #Chicago, the President mapped his #legacy & asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of #tragedy—from the #perils of #covid, of #Trump, of total paralysis in Washington.… His is an unfinished story— not yet a redemption. But, on this evening, he wound down his speech w/a favorite lyric, by Gene Scheer: “America, I gave my best to you.”

#ThankYouJoe #USpol #DNC
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When Joe said last night he'd be the best volunteer for their campaign it brought back memories. I worked on his campaign in Iowa in 2008. After a stump speech I walked with him to his waiting SUV. At one point in convo I said "If you do well here I will work my butt off for you in Illinois"; he stopped, turned to face me, and with that grin & finger point said "i'm gonna hold you to that."
I put this banner on my profile when he endorsed her. I knew he'd work his butt off for her.
#ThankYouJoe

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#JillBiden, during her remarks, pointed to her husband’s moments of humility, & reflected on the moment a few weeks ago when #Biden ended his reelection bid.

“I saw him dig deep into his soul & decide to no longer seek reelection & endorse #KamalaHarris,” she said. “With faith & conviction, Joe knows that our nation’s strength doesn’t come from #intimidation or #cruelty. It comes from the small acts of #kindness that #heal deep wounds.”

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After Beau’s death in May 2015, the patriarch sought to live up to his late son’s wish that he stay engaged & keep his purpose in life. That initially meant writing books & giving speeches. It eventually meant launching a presidential campaign in 2019, #Biden’s third attempt to win the nation’s highest office.