Does this $2 trillion dollar tariff payback figure make sense?

Nature spoke to 19 current and former federal agency scientists, covering the EPA, the CDC, NASA, NOAA, USGS and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to find out what agency-directed research has been lost and what that will mean for the United States. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The pardons are largely symbolic — none of those identified were charged with federal crimes. The pardons would preclude any future administration from potentially pursuing a criminal case against them. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

I wonder what big insurance companies are lobbying for?

Why show a little sympathy when you can show the whip? Aah well. Maybe some air traffic controllers will get a bonus out of it. Will the administration get Congress to pass legislation about the bonuses?

Excellent overview of the declaration that antifa is a terrorist organization, how that is starting to be used in a criminal case, and a reason why there is a push to declare antifa not just a domestic terrorist group, but a foreign terrorist group. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...

This was a good experiment! "Nikalie, as she is known online, launched a social experiment in which she called dozens of religious organizations across the country." ktla.com/news/nationw...

Here's the Fri memo from the USDA giving states the go ahead to pay out SNAP benefits. Sat, another memo went out telling states to stop & to undo steps they had taken to pay SNAP funds. If states did not comply, fed gov would withhold administrative funds. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Taiwan is not alone and has more and more friends around the world and will continue to show the world its resolve, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said on Sunday after returning from a landmark diplomatic-breakthrough trip to Europe."

In no way, shape or form did I ever become aggressive,” she said. “I complied the whole time." It is not illegal to photograph or record ICE officers in public spaces so long as the photographer isn’t interfering in agents’ work. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Excellent little video talking about the wealth divide, and how taxing the rich at a higher level might be beneficial to everybody. He uses data from Norway. www.facebook.com/share/r/17iB...

It's an interesting theory. www.facebook.com/share/1BiUqX...

New US ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, is one of the main financiers of Praxis Nation, the group behind the idea of the US taking over Greenland, along with Peter Thiel. Howery is also associated with billionaires who finance mining in Greenland. open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...

From March. "Aimee Bock and Salim Said took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to carry out a massive fraud scheme that stole money meant to feed children," That money did not go to feed kids. Instead, it was used to fund their lavish lifestyles." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

The U.S.-Israeli citizen has been missing for at least four months from the low-security prison he was relegated to, according to reporter Jacqueline Sweet. Smirnov is still listed as a prisoner at FCI Terminal Island in Los Angeles, where his anticipated release date is February 2029.

50 year home mortgages announced by the President.

This is a compilation of several news stories about the shooting of a woman in Chicago last month by a Border Patrol agent, and recent court hearings surrounding the handling of the BP vehicle afterward. The government’s actions in this regard are suspect. www.facebook.com/share/p/17zf...

"The lead prosecutor on the case, Assistant US Attorney Marie Villafaña, prepared an 82-page prosecution memo in May 2007 that recommended Epstein be charged with financial crimes including money-laundering." finance.yahoo.com/news/house-d...

Helpful in understanding why Justice Jackson was willing to issue a stay on the SNAP order tonight. www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...