Sunday, April 13, 2025

Doom Report (Week 12: Snippets the First)


I’m starting the process of moving the Doom Report to a less weekly format.  So this week I’ll give you a few nuggets, but save the rest up until there’s sufficient momentum for a more nuanced report.



This week, the great sage Benny Johnson gave us these indelible words of wisdom: “Losing money costs you nothing.”  I mean ... except for all that money you lost.

Hunh.

Maybe Benny’s not so bright after all.  Happily, there’s a solve for your financial woes: just follow Trump’s social media and he’ll tell you when to buy and sell.

Good videos this week:

  • Some More News has a great explainer on the economy.  Great mostly because they echo what I said over a year ago: the numbers the Democrats are using to demonstrate how “good” the economy is are not working any more.  Refreshing to know there’s a school of thought where people actually understand that.  But the video is also good because they quote Robert Reich—I love it when my sources of information overlap.
  • Another MPU video, only slightly less entertaining, but probably more informative: why we have a major shortage of fire trucks.  An excellent couterexample next time someone is trying to convince you of the benefits of privatization.
We’ll talk more next week, I’m sure.









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