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Alternative Numbers, courtesy of a graphic designer, a shoddy economist, and Project 2025.

Stephen Moore’s record:

📌2008 – Urged the Fed to raise interest rates as the economy was crashing into the Great Recession
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The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms. How the right-wing network PragerU could fill the void left by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s defunding.

The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS: PragerU, a nonprofit organization that specializes in creating right-leaning educational short videos for adults and children. . It may already be in countless classrooms. www.vox.com/today-explai...

EXACTLY!

This Is Precisely What They Have Done….

“Republicans will drop $450M on a tent in an alligator swamp, $1B on a Qatar jet refit, $200M on a ballroom, and $5M on golf... then claim there’s no money for kids' cancer research, veterans, school lunches, or elder Medicaid." — GW Nelson

🚨 BREAKING
Russian President Putin holds a phone call with Indian PM Modi.

Strategic ties in focus amid global tensions.

#Putin #Modi #IndiaRussia #BreakingNews #Geopolitics

Your new gym shoes are gonna cost more. Blame trump.

At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed.

Thieves Target Tennessee National Guard Facilities, Stealing Night Vision Googles and More A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.

A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job. www.wired.com/story/myster...

Trump's tantrum shows Elizabeth Warren hit the president where it hurts Last week’s slew of economic data confirmed that Trump’s agenda is strangling growth, raising costs and killing jobs.

Trump's tantrum shows Elizabeth Warren hit the president where it hurts.

Last week’s slew of economic data confirmed that Trump’s agenda is strangling growth, raising costs and killing jobs.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Alcohol and coffee could cost a whole lot more with Trump’s tariffs in place

Alcohol and coffee could cost a whole lot more with Trump’s tariffs in place

This is a hell of a thing.

This gigantic amount of money could change the United States for the better, but no, we don’t have money for *that*. We need it for cruelty and ethnic cleansing.

FAFO!!]

The long profile of Pritzker in the Times 18 months or so ago was very instructive. It never came out and said what he's doing, but the good observer could read between the lines. He is playing it smart.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ challenged in federal court hearing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ challenged in federal court hearing

Thank you to Friends of the Everglades for standing up against “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Absolutely

International Trade 101.

@atrupar.com

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I ❤️ Like John Lennon❤️........

The end stage

Trump wants to dictate new census numbers to pull congressional seats away from Blue states, justify Republican redistricting and the slashing of federal funding to areas and states of his choosing.

Pay attention.

FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.

Probationary FEMA employees have been reassigned to ICE & must report in 7 days or lose their jobs. prospect.org/labor/2025-0... Desperate & delusional? FEMA’s public servants (trained to risk their lives to help folks survive disaster) obvi won’t go work for ICE…but they will file a lawsuit.

Not Much Change Yet Monthly Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network

“the real unemployment rate for June was 9.9%, not 4.1%.
“discouraged workers–people who want job but not searching because no jobs—rose 77% over last year to 654,000. long-term unemployed rose last month by 190,000 to 1,647,000. (Long-term means unemployed 27 weeks or more and searching for work)”

59 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs amid financial and operational challenges.  Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations announced in 2025. ...

My LinkedIn is bleak now, with multiple people I know unemployed for months who lost their #federal jobs or companies going #bankrupt due to #tariffs.
This is the situation in the #healthcare sector, which accounted for 75% of job growth last month.
I think the real #unemployment rate is >10%

I know this has to be a complete shock!!! He's all over the damn files but they are bullshit. Typical

#USDemocracy