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Glad to see he is focusing on fundamental issues as consumer 12-month inflation expectations just spiked to 4.8%, predicting an inflationary spiral locking in over this summer.

West Entrance, Yellowstone National Park #NPS #NationalParkService #YellowstoneNationalPark

bruising and discoloration is visible on the back of Trump's right hand as he boards AF1 a few moments ago (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)

Singing in the rain 🎵

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE DISMISSES INDICTMENT AGAINST SALVADORAN MIGRANT KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA - COURT FILING

Just a note that the Democratic Republic of Congo is in the World Cup and plays its first game 6/17 in Houston.

GENEVA (AP) - WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and now poses a 'very high risk' at the national level. @apnews.com

“.. Among the major U.S. corporations that have tried to get the money they paid in duties back are Walmart, Apple, Nike, Home Depot, General Motors, FedEx and Costco.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/t...

Landry: "Greenland needs a deal. Greenland could be exporting 2 million barrels of oil a day right now. Think about what kind of pressure that would relieve in the Strait of Hormuz, what kind of leverage that would give America. It's time for the Danes to come to the table and let's get a deal done"

“.. bookings are well below expectations in almost every host city.” www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. the talks appear to signal that the United States and Iran are no closer to ending a war that has badly damaged the global economy ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts

“.. Customers visiting Walmart’s US petrol stations are buying less than 10 gallons per visit for the first time since 2022 .. ‘That’s an indication of stress,’ said John David Rainey, chief financial officer ..” @financialtimes.com #$WMT www.ft.com/content/4c1d...

"Just 16 percent of U.S. adults rate the economy 'excellent' or 'good'" "Americans are increasingly listing gas prices as the nation’s top problem" "Americans still identify the government most often as the nation’s top problem," www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

(Reuters) - It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the WHO regional director for Africa told Reuters on Friday, warning that just one case could spread the virus beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. @reuters.com

“.. What is happening is an assault on democracy, and they’re using the easiest vector, which is anti-Black racism, because it’s the easiest thing you could do, the laziest thing you can do,” Nelson said. @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/m...

BREAKING: Mitch McConnell just slammed the Trump slush fund: "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick."

“.. clashes broke out on Thursday after the family of an Ebola victim disputed that the disease had killed him and demanded his body is handed over to them.” @skynewsrss.bsky.social news.sky.com/story/ebola-...

“.. it goes without saying that those who wish to benefit from this traffic must also pay their share,” he said in Farsi, through an interpreter .. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Adamson Road, NW3, Stanislawa De Karlowska 1918

BESPOKE: US household ownership of corporate stocks and mutual funds now totals $58 trillion, which far exceeds real estate assets totaling $48 trillion. (h/t Schwab)

Scrub oak leaves glow warm backlit by the morning sun— green gracefully springs #Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Flora #Leaves #Poetry #Haiku

I'm sorry, this is all I can see here

Q: Are you attending your son's wedding this weekend? TRUMP: Uhhhh. He'd like me to go. I'm gonna try and make it. I said, 'This is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.'

So, ⛳️

1. One of the clearest examples of pay-to-play politics you will ever see in last night's MAGA Inc. FEC filing.

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Couldn’t agree more…. Get a Dog

NEW: The CEO of controversial online casino Stake donated $1 million to Trump's super PAC last month. Then Trump posted on Truth Social promoting Stake.

West Entrance, Yellowstone National Park #NPS #NationalParkService #YellowstoneNationalPark

"I think JD Vance, again, represents somebody who he doesn't even recognize anymore... JD Vance before he was VP and the JD Vance now, it's completely two different people. And so I think he's having a soul crisis." @brotherjones.bsky.social on Vance exposing America’s two-tiered justice system.

(CNN) - Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, one sign it is rapidly rebuilding certain military capabilities degraded by US-Israeli strikes .. @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/p...

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> @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/middle...

MAHA was just another con. The corruption of the Trump admin is absolutely staggering.

RAPIDAN: Delaying a clean Hormuz opening beyond July would bring “a macro train wreck: oil surging to $150–200 .. a household squeeze, hits energy-intensive sectors, tests AI-driven risk assets, and challenges leveraged credit. “.. At $200/bbl crude, US retail gasoline prices would rise above $6.”

🔥 Massie going hard at Ted Cruz

We are so lucky to live in a world that has bobtail squids. 🦑📷 cr1970 (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Trump Approval Polling Among White No College Degree: 🔴 Disapprove: 54% (+12) 🟢 Approve: 46% (-12) Beacon/Shaw / May 18, 2026

Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.

Well then we should 100x it, or more. Thanks for the feedback, Jeff.

WOW — @votevets.org installation on Capitol Hill shows gas ⛽️ prices of every Republican who voted against ending Trump’s War. @RepTimBurchett @RepDavidKustoff @RepOgles @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @DesJarlaisTN04 @RepChuck @MattForTN @RepJohnRose

Trump's commencement message to Coast Guard cadets: "I'm gonna be here in '28. Maybe I'll be here in '32 too. I don't know. Maybe I will."

“Yes Kings”

BREAKING: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn & MPD Officer Hodges are suing to block the $1.8B “weaponization” slush fund.