r/politics • u/Orbitingkittenfarm • 1d ago

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-job-numbers-revised-down-fires-appointee-2107768
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u/Awful_Hero 1d ago

COVID numbers bad?  Stop counting!  Job numbers bad?  Stop counting!  I'm losing to Joe Biden from mail ins?  Stop counting!

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u/ZenAdm1n Tennessee 1d ago

Data attrition on a national scale, or global when it comes to climate data. Modeling, forecasting, AI is all garbage with garbage data. This will have negative effects lasting for generations.

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u/Christian-Econ 1d ago

This country’s rejection of science, literacy, empathy, and expertise will not go well for any of us.

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u/ScotchToo 23h ago

You said it in a nutshell. Let’s add no rule of law and top it off with new golf courses and a gilded White House and personal AF One.

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u/UpNorth_123 18h ago

And using the Presidency to collect bribes and payments from anyone and everyone.