161 sats \ 4 replies \ @freetx 22 Aug \ on: Biden's Commerce Secretary Is "Not Familiar" With The Bureau Of Labor econ
I'm no fan of govt bureaucrats, but I think that is deliberately misunderstanding her.
To me, it reads pretty clearly she was saying "I'm not familiar with that report [from the BLS]" -- not that she hasn't heard of the BLS.
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39 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 22 Aug
Fair enough, that's also how I read it, but she was somehow familiar with the fantasy that Trump was behind it.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 22 Aug
I agree.
It's still a huge story though. And the story is that the numbers are so shockingly made-up that the Bureau of Labor should be seen as about as trustworthy as Trump. And that's according to the Commerce Secretary
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb 22 Aug
After this nugget, I was ready to believe this new story too, but after seeing the clip, I think you're right. We don't get anywhere just quoting people out of context.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 22 Aug
No doubt the article might have shown a little bias there. The straight facts are damning enough.
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