Booanne

“.. Nevadans have a front row seat to.. Trump’s transformation of the U.S. economy from a free market to a command economy, complete with the ability for Trump to manipulate the market.. in favor of his own investments, .. friends or family.”

@lasvegassun.bsky.social
lasvegassun.com/news/2025/oc...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

"There are at least ten billionaires at the highest levels of government, from Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

A single mother in Marshall, Minnesota making $40,000 will pay an EXTRA $140 every single month to get health insurance for herself and her two kids if we don’t get a shutdown deal.

Have you made toast with King's Hawaiian bread??

Apropos of nothing in particular this morning, I've been told that, in essence, there are two things that physicians can't do at the White House medical unit: MRIs and surgeries. Virtually anything else can be done there if you have to or want to.

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

It was never about “free health care for illegals.” This is always what it was about. They have no intention of “fixing” the ACA, they intend to defund it.

What people get wrong about Christian women who voted for Trump He said, “I want to protect the women.” They believe him.

What people get wrong about Christian women who voted for Trump

nice post you got there would be a real shame if a bunch of randos should sully it with unrelated political replies

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

L: Jack, you're not seriously thinking of sending Tracy or Jenna to Riyadh!

J: I'm a member of the House of Saud, Lemon.

(Bloomberg) -- The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected but the unemployment rate held steady as more people entered the workforce. Employment rose by 60,400 positions in September, driven by increases in full-time work. The jobless rate was unchanged at 7.1%, Statistics Canada data showed Friday. The job gains surpassed even the most optimistic projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists -- the median forecast was for 5,000 jobs to be created. Gains were led by public employment. The manufacturing sector added 27,800 employees, and agriculture, health care and other services all added workers. The employment rate -- the proportion of the working-age population that's employed -- rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.6% in September.

Big jobs print up north.

We don’t just need to build more, we need to embrace building small again.

Our zoning, building codes, permitting & financial systems wiped out the small-scale builders who once shaped great American neighborhoods.

It’s time to rethink how we make “small” possible again.

The anti-voter SAVE Act failed in Congress thanks to widespread opposition. Now, its proponents are pressuring the Election Assistance Commission to enact a similar “show-your-papers” requirement for voting. Will you speak out against this attack on the freedom to vote?

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

I would rather have lower healthcare premiums than tax breaks for billionaires.

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

This morning there is one Nobel Peace Prize winner, 8.1 billion or so people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and one Nobel Peace Prize loser.

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

Canadian Visits To U.S. By Car Fell 35% In September—9th Consecutive Month Of Drastic Declines President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

But as the headline says, money IS power

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Fearless journalists & vigilant residents tell Chicago's story The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw dropping images you’ve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, that’s on Donald Trump. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

You just gotta know the right people amirite

Massive DHS "self-deportation" contract challenged as secretive and "unlawful" The “rushed” deal worth up to $915 million was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.

A tiny firm with no experience, but lots of Trumpworld ties, got a massive contract from DHS. A rival says the award was rushed and "unlawful."

If I were to register a prediction, I would say the IDF never fully withdraws from Gaza but withdraws from most urban areas and only periodically assassinates Hamas members. This prediction is based on this exact thing happening with the Lebanon ceasefire

It's a dessert topping