Mark Wynns

Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?

Headshot of young Leo during his ‘Growing Pains’ days

Leo, more recently, in a tuxedo

Born Nov. 11, 1974, Leonardo DiCaprio is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley’s age on the day ‘Cocoon’ was released. Congrats Leo! You’ve reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.

Purdue student detained by ICE and taken to troubled Louisiana holding facility Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents.

Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...

The US said it had no choice but to deport them to a third country. Then it sent them home The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a fate were sent to their native countries within weeks.

"The Trump administration acknowledged in a May 22 court filing that the man from Myanmar had valid travel documents to return to his home country but he was deported to South Sudan anyway"

Amen!

🔔 HASSETT ADMITS THE NUMBERS ARE RIGHT: “The jobs numbers were slower than expected… one of the explanations is they have more complete data… it is likely the revisions are a better read…”

So why exactly did Trump fire the commissioner again? 🤔

Vast majority of US adults stressed about grocery costs, finds AP-NORC poll The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s...

Vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, finds AP-NORC poll

What is Peter Thiel doing here?

Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

“Like their four-year counterparts, community colleges are grappling with disappearing federal grants, shuttered D.E.I. offices, eliminated programs… many of the grants that fund financial aid for low-income students and the staff that support them have been eliminated or threatened”

Mark Zandi @Markzandi · 8h The economy is on the precipice of recession. That’s the clear takeaway from last week’s economic data dump. Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting, and employment is set to fall. And with inflation on the rise, it is tough for the Fed to come to the rescue. Unemployment remains low, but that’s only because labor force growth has gone sideways. The foreign-born workforce is shrinking, and labor force participation is declining. Telling is the economy-wide hiring freeze, particularly for recent graduates, and the decline in hours worked. Mark Zandi @Markzandi · 8h It’s no mystery why the economy is struggling; blame increasing U.S. tariffs and highly restrictive immigration policy. The tariffs are cutting increasingly deeply into the profits of American companies and the purchasing power of American households. Fewer immigrant workers means a smaller economy.

Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi says:
- We are headed for a recession
-The BLS data is totally reliable- for now
-The revisions are due to delayed reporting of DOGE govt layoffs
-Higher tariffs are dragging down the economy
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A massive regressive national sales tax imposed upon every American by a president with no constitutional authority to impose a national sales tax. The reason why the founders gave this power to Congress is because this would never pass any Congress- even this one.

cartoon of a printed bar chart that says ‘monthly job creation / bureau of labor statistics’ and a hand holding a sharpie marker draws black lines extending the last three months’ bars upward. on the shirt cuff it says ‘45 & 47.’

even Cynthia Lummis isn't onboard with Trump firing the BLS commissioner

Big “this funeral could have been an email” vibes.

If I were in charge of a small liberal arts school, I would start thinking about aggressively marketing my institution as a "knowledge-first" college. One where students can escape the intrusion of constant AI and focus on deep learning and engagement.

Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

And this is the main reason, other than the racism, that Trump and team MAGA have to go after Obama. If they change the term limit rules they lose to Obama in a cake walk.

In federal lawsuit, students allege Lawrence school district’s AI surveillance tool violates their rights Nine current and former students have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Lawrence Public Schools, alleging the district’s use of a controversial AI surveillance tool violates student privacy...

“The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges Gaggle violates students’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures and First Amendment rights protecting free expression and a free press.”

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.

We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...

FWIW: Alex Acosta, Bush-era U.S. attorney who negotiated Epstein's sweetheart deal and later became Trump's labor secretary, joined the Newsmax Board of Directors in June.

WBD gets Britbox content on HBO Max as part of limited-run promotion HBO Max is adding a sampling of Britbox comedies and dramas as part of a limited-run promotion of the British streaming service.

HBO Max subscribers can now watch around a dozen shows from Britbox at no extra cost.

The move is part of a limited-run partnership to drum up interest in Britbox shows.

Programs like "Luther," "The Office" and "Silent Witness" are part of the deal.

Trump calls today's bad jobs report "rigged" and says, "I'll think you'll see some very interesting information come out. You have to have honest reports."

REPORTER: All you blocking foreigners from donating money to built the White House ballroom?

TRUMP: Honestly I never even thought of it. But it doesn't matter.

they're really gonna do it, folks

Digital “employees”

Consumers Energy spends millions keeping coal plant open per fed order The utility expects the cost to be shared by customers in the north and central regions of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.

Turns out forcing old, uneconomic coal plants to remain online when the operator wanted to retire them is expensive. Keeping Campbell running in MI has cost $29 million over 5 weeks: www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

There is no debate to be had when Trump does something so brazenly and openly. Just use your eyes.

A few hours ago the Trump Administration was touting these jobs numbers.

Now Trump wants to fire the statisticians and economists who took the measurements.

Cooking the books won’t change reality, improve our economy, or create jobs.

Actually it will make things worse.

Scoop — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be sending out a press release shortly announcing the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of Chief AI officer. Unclear how and why exactly the agency regulating the US economy is going to use it.

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Corrupt. Dangerous. Deeply deeply damaging.