Dave Ross

Trump calls for Obamacare subsidies to be sent to consumers His statement puts more pressure on Republicans to reject Democratic demands to renew the subsidies.

Trump unveils TrumpCare! Call his bluff! The average government subsidy for the ACA is $4,880 per enrollee (per A-I analysis). Everyone gets a Big Beautiful Bonus of $4,880 and the freedom to choose. Referendum is already scheduled for November 3, 2026.
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Sending troops (untrained in crowd control) to confront demonstrators. We are one itchy trigger finger from another Kent State.

I see claims that violent crime is "going down" in US cities, but can we see a credible chart showing how we stand in comparison to the rest of the world?

Thanks to Seattle's Women's University Club www.womensuniversityclub.com for inviting me to speak at Tuesday's Newsmakers dinner...
...and for tolerating my Mix-A-Lot-inspired hymn to Librarians from 30 years ago... daveross.com/songs/fat%20...

Ross: No words for Dow stocks dropping 1,200 points, only lyrics I’m sure stocks will recover -- they always do -- but seeing that 4-digit drop yesterday it was time to dig out this timeless track.

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Remember this part:

Zelensky: "...you have nice ocean and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future."

Trump: "...Don't tell us what we're going to feel... Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're going to feel very good. We're gonna feel very good and very strong."

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article) The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

The five things I did last week:
1. Embarrassed my boss
2. Embarrassed the President
3. Demonstrated I can't add
4. That's five, right?

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(...back when he was at the Washington Post)

Sinkhole of bureaucracy There's an old mine in Pennsylvania where the U.S. processes federal retirements. By hand. On paper. In 2014.

Turns out my favorite NYT reporter verified the Elon Musk "Retirement Mine" story a decade ago. www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/...

Reminding myself what this is all about:
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