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Erik Berg

@erikberg.bsky.social

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Retired, playing with my Golden Retriever, growing plants, riding my motorcycle and building things.

  1. Doubtful US will ever reattain what we had. China is poised to do what they wanted 10 yrs early. Trump has encumbered us with so much debt, the next administration will be forced to raise taxes and cut significantly.

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  2. What does it take to smack through the orange man’s base and invoke an epiphany that Trump is a liar, thief and Epstein client?

    “A .. CNN review of Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein—backed by records, photos, videos, interviews & messages—shows a long, close relationship until at least the mid-2000s .. with Epstein saying Trump was his ‘closest friend for 10 years’ in 2019.”

    @kfile.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...

    A timeline of Trump’s interactions with Epstein and Maxwell reveals a long pattern of social proximity and one that stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s public downplaying of their friendship.

    Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship: A definitive timeline | CNN Politics

    A timeline of Trump’s interactions with Epstein and Maxwell reveals a long pattern of social proximity and one that stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s public downplaying of their friendship.

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  3. ".. Consumers in the US have absorbed an estimated 22% of tariff costs through June, but their share will rise to 67% if the latest tariffs follow the pattern of levies in previous years .."

    @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

    The impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on consumer prices is just getting started, according to research by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., adding more uncertainty to a Treasury market that has been...

    US Consumers to Bear Brunt of Tariff Hit, Goldman Economists Say

    The impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on consumer prices is just getting started, according to research by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., adding more uncertainty to a Treasury market that has been...

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  4. I’ve stopped buying anything I don’t absolutely need. Lumber is already ridiculous and I’m sure tools and other materials that are sourced outside US will soon catch up. Even with fake gov data, Wall Street should be able to figure out what happens next.

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