Sometimes it’s all there in black and white. No one ever talks about Treasury International Capital (TIC) data but everyone should because Scott Bessent can run, but he can’t hide. And I’m guessing he knows it because he’s sweating and stammering more than Albert Brooks in Broadcast News. A BofA analyst dropped a truth bomb on Bloomberg. Why my hair matters. Jim Cramer melts down on live TV. FD Signifier has thoughts on the Kevin Hart roast. Headlines from Mother Jones, Truthdig and the New York Times. Shout out to Stephen Semler. And if you don’t support Best of the Left then I don’t think we can be friends. All that and little else on this week’s edition of On the Record.

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UNFTR: Top 10 Economic Terms to know in this environment
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Headlines
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/memphis-safe-task-force-still-operating-aclu-lawsuit-cameras-filming-ice-harassment-homeland-security-tennessee-highway-patrol/
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/cuba-announces-that-its-fuel-reserves-have-been-depleted/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/brookings-institution-report-family-separations.html
KLTW: FD Signifier
https://youtu.be/IstPQgpLyNU?t=899
Book Love
https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations
Pod Love
https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1792
Chart of the Week
https://www.stephensemler.com/p/falling-wages-spiraling-credit-card
TIC Data
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0499
Jim Cramer Crashes Out
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cnbc-jim-cramer-left-literally-155748499.html?guccounter=1
BofA: Iran can hold out longer than we can
https://youtu.be/0sjIWKHOvEg

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