THE TRANSGENDER ROWBACK BEGINS: NYT: “They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost?/Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.”

via althouse: That’s the headline for an article in today’s NYT. This is a long article, but here’s a short excerpt: Over the past decade, growing numbers of medical providers have lowered the ages at which they prescribe the treatments. Today, the WPATH …

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There Was A “Red Wave” In One State

by Michael There was most definitely a “red wave” on Tuesday.  But it was not the sort of “red wave” that most Republicans were expecting.  Instead of a national “bloodbath”, the Republican Party greatly exceeded expectations in just one state.  …

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CHINA: Offshore #yuan weakens sharply… There is no “re-opening”… OCT Exports #slowed to 0.7% y/y in dollar terms from 5.7% growth in SEP

Offshore #yuan weakens sharply Monday morning…God bless Hang Seng… pic.twitter.com/d037XYOQIz — Cathy Yuan Zhang (@CathyYuanZhang) November 7, 2022 There is no "re-opening" in China this morning – those were 1-day trades China OCT Exports #slowed to 0.7% y/y in dollar …

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When the Fed does pivot, there will be no leadership in the market. Putting it all together and the Fed will tighten until they break markets, and then everyone will be shocked at how quickly this house of cards explodes

by BoatSurfer600 8 months of housing supply in #LasVegas. pic.twitter.com/Ou2pQUmHu7 — Rick Palacios Jr. (@RickPalaciosJr) November 5, 2022 FED’S BRAINARD: THE CURRENT MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF FINANCIAL SHOCKS. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) November 4, 2022

Democrats be mad that Musk is fact checking them on there lies.

Before Musk the only people that Twitter fact checked was Republicans. Now Twitter is fact checking both parties. And Democrats are furious that they can’t spread misinformation anymore online without no one calling them out on there bull shit. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/amidst-twitter-chaos-white-house-calls-out-misinformation-00065285 …

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General Hamilton Mourão, Serving Under Bolsonaro, Says There Will Be NO Military Involvement, Says People Should Vote Harder in 2026 Instead

Brasileiros, há hoje um Sentimento de frustração, mas o problema surgiu quando aceitamos passivamente a escandalosa manobra jurídica que, sob um argumento pífio e decorridos 5 anos, anulou os processos e consequentes condenações do @LulaOficial. — General Hamilton Mourão (@GeneralMourao) …

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There’s No Equality If Colleges Can Rate Skin Color In Admissions. As the chief justice said so simply, ‘The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race, is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.’

via thefederalist: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Monday in the twin cases of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, with the plaintiffs …

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The Ninth Circuit Rules That There is no Chilling Effect in Forcing GOP Leaders to Hand Over Phone Records to Democrats. The impact on political speech could be not just chilling but glacial. Will SCOTUS step in and stop forced disclosure of political associations under the First Amendment?

via jonathanturley: There is an important ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week where a divided panel held that Kelli Ward, the Chair of the Arizona Republican Party and former senatorial candidate, cannot …

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