Carl Berman

Trump Smears and Fires the Disastrous Jobs Numbers Messenger President Donald Trump has responded to Friday’s weak jobs numbers by firing the bureaucrat in charge of them and claiming the data was politically manipulated. Hours after the latest figures revealed...

If you don't like the real numbers, just fire the number person and make up your own numbers.
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The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein It’s not what you think it is.

Obviously everyone should believe the women. This is the scandal that it not going to go away. Everyone needs to read this entire article.

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Trump Set To Spend $10 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Market His New Scotland Golf Course The five-day trip will also raise his second-term golf tab to $52 million in just six months. He spent $152 million during his first term.

It's just great that we are cutting Medicare and food stamps so that Trump can pay for all his golfing expeditions.

Trump Spending $10 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Promote His Scotland Golf Course
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Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions Citing conditions and legal issues at Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” facility...

This is what we've come to. Mexico is warning it's citizens to be very, very careful if they travel to Florida.
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You might be right 😮 Can't find the story anywhere

This is enough to make me a Detroit Lions fan. Kudos to Jared Goff!

I'm back from the NBA Summer League. Here are some standouts:
Kyle Filipowski (Utah) Averaged 29.3 + 7.7r
Kon Knueppel (Charlotte) 21 points leading Hornets to the title
Ajay Mitchell (OKC) 20 + 6r +4.3a
David Jones-Garcia (Spurs) 21.6 in 5 games
Ron Holland (DET) 21.7 +6r
#nbasky

82 Year Old Green Card Holder Disappeared And Deported By ICE Here's another ICE story the MAGA world can be proud of. Luis Leon is an 82 year legal immigrant (green card holder) who has lived in the United States for nearly 40 years. He doesn't have so much as ...

82 year old, 40 year green card holder with no criminal record, arrested and disappeared by ICE. The cruelty is the point!
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According to Shams and ESPN, Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Trail Blazers. The deal is expected to include a no-trade clause and a player option in the final year. #nbasky

A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of

We live in a police state. Now ICE apparently tried to grab kids at a batting cage in the upper west side of NYC:
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"Cried every night": ICE traumatizes a child with leukemia - Salon.com The Trump administration is going after easy targets, including sick children, to meet its deportation quotas

It's just unbelievable what's going on.
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The Epstein files are on my desk. I have them all and we'll be releasing them soon.

There are no Epstein files. Nothing here to see. Nada. Nothing. They don't exist.

Seriously. They think the public has an IQ of zero.

I'll be at the NBA Summer League from tomorrow through Monday. I'll be on a panel at the #smww conference at the Westin on Sunday but will be in the arena otherwise. If you are out there and would like to connect just reach out. Hope to see you. #nbasky

Just a few of today's headlines:
Mayor Warns Residents:Stay Inside
Bishop Tells Worshippers to Avoid Mass
Scenes of Chaos After Snatching in San Francisco
Man Grabbed Inside Surgery Center
Woman Denied Entry at JFK Describes Nightmare Detention at NJ ICE Facility

When I grew up there was Officer Joe, who walked our neighborhood and kept us kids out of trouble. This is the new Police. Welcome to the new America.

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Tuesday praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic comments on Tuesday.

Don't think for a minute that because Musk and Trump had a fallout that Musk is headed to the good side. That clearly was a Nazi salute, and now this.
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yeah that's likely the reason. Then it would make sense.

I'm a little surprised the Clippers would let Norman Powell go:
Clippers receive: John Collins
Miami receives: Powell
Utah receives: Kyle Anderson, Kevin Love + 2027 Clippers 2nd round pick. #nbasky

One tenth of a second difference in the Bowerman Mile at the #Pre50 today

Yep, the only Big Beautiful Bill that I have ever known #nbasky

The 7-team trade involving Kevin Durant has been finalized. I don't know how they were able to get everyone together for this one #nbasky

very scary

Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' compared to Auschwitz in terrifyingly eerie images The new detention center was constructed in eight days over 10 miles of alligator-infested swampland and features heavy security which critics have compared to the conditions in concentration camps of...

This is definitely scary, besides being unbelievably cruel.
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Caleb Love officially signs with Portland Trail Blazers - NBA The Portland Trail Blazers have signed former Arizona guard Caleb Love to a two-way contract, Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin announced today. Per

Caleb Love will get a shot with Portland. He's polarizing for sure due to his inconsistency but he's definitely talented. I didn't have him on my draft board but he's talented enough to potentially carve out an NBA role #nbasky
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Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

This is pretty sickening. Paramount needs Trump's approval for their sale so this is just another bribe/grift.
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NBA free agency 2025 tracker, live updates: Bucks waiving Damian Lillard, signing Myles Turner

The Bucks cutting Lillard and signing Myles Turner is quite the surprise. #nbasky
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With the NBA Draft over just a note to remind people that the draft is not rocket science.
Sam Merrill just signed a $38 million/4-year contract to stay in Cleveland. Merrill was the 60th, and last pick, in the 2020 draft #nbadraft #nbasky

This is a good haul for Boston giving up the 32nd pick -The Boston Celtics are trading No. 32 to the Orlando Magic for Nos. 46 and 57, a 2026 second-rounder and 2027 second-rounder, sources tell ESPN. #nbadraft #nbasky