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🏴“Black Friday” Edition

Nov 28, 2025
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Happy Black Friday, everyone, the one day a year when Americans sprint into big-box stores to prove economists right about “inelastic demand under late-stage capitalism.”

While retailers insist it’s the season of savings, for most families it’s the season of quietly muttering “how is this $89.99?” under their breath while staring at a toaster. Trump assu…

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