“Over the next 10 years, it will add at least $3 trillion to the deficit and send the ratio of debt to gross domestic product to nearly 130 percent, from just under 100 percent at present.”

Tuxie crashes after a 4 day alien invasion that disrupted her unfettered run/control of the house. And that was after her repeated instructions that guests are not welcome. I’ve been given a final warning. #caturday #cattitude

“…Nigerian authorities have disputed Mr. Trump’s claims about a Christian “genocide”. Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto said recently that the area does “not have a problem with persecution” of Christians.

“In October President Trump exempted the smelter from complying with limits on lead, arsenic, chromium and other hazardous pollutants for the next two years…There was no economic analysis or engineering study. It was as easy as sending an email to the Environmental Protection Agency.”

“On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up.” “…the group became opaque, with its lack of progress obscured by errors, redactions and indecipherable accounting that few private businesses would accept.” What a scam.

“China has surpassed the United States in the number of diplomatic missions in the world..” “Earlier this month, the union released results of a survey of its members showing that 98 percent of respondents said that workplace morale had fallen since Mr. Trump’s second term began in January.”

A comprehensive, jaw-dropping list of gutted national security programs and the related/potential impact. Excellent reporting.

“Trump Media’s $6 billion merger with a nuclear energy company doesn’t even pretend to make business sense. TMTG is, to borrow Matt Taibbi’s defining phrase of another era, the vampire squid of this moment, haphazardly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.”

“During the Biden administration, it was widely reported that Attorney General Merrick Garland rarely met with President Joe Biden.” “Attorney General Pam Bondi and Donald Trump speak so frequently that he has accidentally posted their private conversations on social media.”

Memories of this past Summer of the National Gardners....

We can’t help these children become productive citizens but we can pay $50k signing bonuses to ICE recruits? What a disgrace.

“Officials have instructed superintendents to grade majority of staff at a 3 regardless of their performance. Some park superintendents, “questioned the fairness to employees whose work merited a better rating at a time when many staff are working harder to make up for the thousands of vacancies.”

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“While falls are not unusual in robotics development, this specific hand motion has raised questions about the current level of autonomy in Tesla’s system and whether the demonstration reflected real independent capability or operator input.” 💨 + mirrors?

If true, another example of “waste, fraud and abuse” (their dog whistle) of this administration. Where is the oversight? Drain the bog, eject the bog hogs.

“Reality Labs, which builds the hardware and software for Mr. Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision, has posted more than $70 billion in losses over the past four years.” $70B for an alternative reality! Touch grass, Zuck!!

“This whole notion that we are trapped into wars by the commitments we make to our allies..the opposite of that is true. We have not had to fight for any treaty ally. It is the reliability of the commitment that is the source of stability. And right now, we are absolutely anything but reliable.”

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Nick Catoggio posts are always on point and entertaining.

Another warning bell.

Canary in the coal mine?

Be honest - who among us has never experienced this?

It is so easy to spread misinformation when you don’t understand that correlation ≠ causation. A very good explanation! 🧪Via @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social on IG

Bessent at Dealbook Summit today: “Historically, capex is followed by employment growth”. Historically, yes. But current capex is concentrated on data centers. Initial increase in construction jobs followed by minimal job creation.

My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America

“Noncitizen voting is exceptionally rare — so rare that the Heritage Foundation’s own “election fraud” database still relies on a handful of cases, from nearly half a century ago, to push for anti-voting policies.”

“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” Judge Wolf, appointed by Reagan, resigns.

Anduril was founded by Palmer Luckey, whose sister is married to Matt Gaetz. The swamp has been replaced with a vast bog, teeming with hogs. Bog hogs.

“The one dubious victory Trump got for those interested in lower drug prices was the creation of Trump RX…it’s not clear these discounts will be larger than ones that were already available, but they allow Trump to get his name on something.”

The Oval Office invitation came two days before Walker became the sixth GOP senator to be targeted in a swatting incident since Indiana Senate leaders said they were rejecting Trump’s push for congressional redistricting.

Donald Trump Jr. serves as a “strategic advisor” to the company. We now have the son of the president—plugged into sensitive conversations & possessing direct access to the most powerful people in government—working with a platform that profits when political insiders gamble on government actions.

This makes no sense.

It’s pretty clear now why Admiral Holsey resigned.

Another embarrassment on the global stage.

Can you pass the citizenship test?

This is why we need to continue funding university research.

“Mr. Zhao pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation…Mr. Trump pardoned him after Binance participated in a $2 billion business deal in May with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto start-up. The pardon allowed him to regain direct control of Binance.”

You couldn’t make this up.

This is quite stunning.

Is there nothing this administration won’t steal from the public? Now it’s clean air.

Interesting analysis.

“For all of the rhetoric about caring about children’s health and well-being, this administration is quick to throw them under the bus whenever it suits their polluting benefactors. Isocycloseram is also highly toxic to bees and other pollinators.” These people are deranged.

This is the swamp MAGA campaigned to drain. And now it’s been replaced with a bog. Loaded with hogs. Bog hogs.