We’ll see how long the Fed should follow the markets and not the other way around lasts
Sky Marchiniturns out, appointing a non-credible idiot crony to the most important central banking job in the world was a bad idea
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They meant no “war” wars
Wesley MorganIn 2026 so far, the Trump admin has bombed: —Iran—14,000+ strikes; 1 JSOC mission —Somalia—strikes on 66 days —Caribbean/E. Pacific—31 strikes —Iraq—strikes on 26+ days —Syria—strikes on 18 days —Arabian Sea—9 strikes —Nigeria—strikes on 3 days; 1 JSOC raid —Venezuela—strikes on 2 days; 1 JSOC raid
Notable the question about the payroll tax Especially since it wasn’t worded to distinguish between the rate (which all would pay) and the cap (which would only affect higher earners)
Opinion TodayProtecting benefits tops Social Security priorities. (I&I/TIPP Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260728
Anyone wondering why Trump‘s epically bad poll numbers aren’t translating to a chasm in the generic ballot needs to grapple with what’s below Democratic Party has some serious work to do and most indications are that it’s leaders don’t think so!
Polling USADemocratic Party Approval: All: Disapprove: 67% Approve: 23% Among Democrats: Approve: 51% Disapprove: 38% Among Independents: Disapprove: 70% Approve: 17% Quinnipiac / July 27, 2026
Yiiiikes
Eric UmanskyGOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
Recall that this is one of the notable areas where the Trump administration ended up going well beyond Project 2025, which, consistent with its Christian Nationalist agenda, envisioned keeping USAID and converting it into a tool of evangelism and cultural conservativism. Musk was the difference.
Mark Joseph SternAgree with @jamellebouie.net that it's pretty clear Elon Musk wanted to eviscerate USAID *for the purpose of killing as many African people as possible.* Mass death wasn't an accidental byproduct of his "deep state" paranoia; it was a key mission of DOGE. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...