Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs The U.S. central bank would likely have begun cutting interest rates again if not for the plan to enact higher levies on imports, the Fed chief said.

Thanks Trump

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The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

I’ve long thought “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was overrated, and not only not the best rock album ever made, but not even the best Beatles record.

“TACO” – short for “Trump Always Chickens Out”. Applies to tariffs and most things the guy tries to do.

“The Congressional Budget Office projected the bill would add $2.3 trillion to the debt and result in 8.6 million people losing health coverage over ten years. The bill also includes a $4 trillion increase to the debt ceiling” #ThanksTrump

DHS considers reality show pitting immigrants against one another for citizenship "I think it's a good idea," a media outlet quoted DHS' Tricia McLaughlin saying. In subsequent comments to USA TODAY, she was less enthusiastic.

47 has zero shame-

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I Don’t Know

President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.”

WTF??!??

“F.B.I. arrests judge: F.B.I. agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on Friday, accusing her of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities.”

ASAN Appalled by Hiring of Quack David Geier for HHS Study - Autistic Self Advocacy Network HHS, under the direction of RFK Jr., has hired known conspiracy theorist and quack David Geier to run a planned study which will investigate the thoroughly disproven idea of a link between childhood v...

Quack David Geier hired for HHS Study on causes for autism

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Rip Chief Pontiac, Odawa leader, died this day 1769.

"They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."

As of 11 June 2024, CECOT (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo) had 14,532 inmates and a capacity of 40,000.

Is it any surprise that the prison is shopping for inmates? The US pays $20,000 per inmate per year to keep them locked up. That’s $4,000,000 for 200 people the US just sent there.

History always has a lesson.

Really wishing I remembered where I put my my my my my Boogie Shoes

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.

This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

Our economy 6 weeks after the guy who bankrupted multiple casinos took over

Dance for a Chicken: The Cajun Mardi Gras YouTube video by folkstreamer

What I think of when I think of Mardi Gras

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Now I want to learn French even more

I think it’s how self-aware he feels to me. Sure, I laugh from time to time, but mainly it feels like he’s saying “look how clever I am!”

USAID buys about $2 billion worth of U.S. agricultural commodities each year from American farmers.
This includes wheat, lentils, rice, peas, sorghum, vegetable oil, corn, soybeans, and sunflower oils. At least they used to until Trump stopped it.

A multicolored square art design with the words Nicht Mein Fuhrer on it

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Unpopular Opinion - Fred Armisen is way more annoying than he is funny

I think more of Trump’s new sycophants should check in with Rudolph Giuliani to see what happens when you become an old sycophant

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

Bill Burr Hates Super Bowl Parties | CONAN on TBS YouTube video by Team Coco

This describes my take on Super Bowl parties

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