Fed and economy reporter with @reuters.com, ex-WSJ. Failed musician, guitar holdout. Signal: michaelsderby.50
Trump’s Secret Wars on the World Keep Expanding An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars. theintercept.com/2026/03/30/t...
Trump’s Secret Wars on the World Keep ExpandingOur analysis reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars.theintercept.comAaron RuparTrump: "I stopped 8 wars, I would say 5 of them because of tariffs. The threat of tariffs stopped India and Pakistan from going into a nuclear war."
One of my great family mysteries is that my parents were young in California in the 1960s and participated in absolutely zero percent of flower power culture going on there at the time. Anyway, I'll also have a soft spot for this song.
The 5th Dimension Age of Aquarius 1969YouTube video by ViniBassManyoutu.beTrump immigration cops use agency set up to help refugees to target children to remove from U.S.: "They are among more than 12,000 people arrested by U.S. immigration authorities following tips from the Office of Refugee Resettlement during President Donald Trump’s second term." Via Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agencyMore than 12,000 people have been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities following tips from the Office of Refugee Resettlement during President Donald Trump’s second term.www.reuters.comI will simply note whoever designed the headlights on the Escalade is one of the most anti-social humans that has ever lived.
AngryHey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
Trump, fueled by bogus theories about vaccines, is pushing on RFK Jr., also aligned with vaccine views far outside the scientific consensus, to probe life saving shots linkages to autism. Via WSJ
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood VaccinesThe president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.www.wsj.com
It looks like CIA Director Ratcliffe is cooking the books. www.ms.now/news/cia-not...
Former intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dumpOne of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.www.ms.now
Someone Was Arrested at a Public Meeting For the Crime of Anti-Data Center Clapping gizmodo.com/someone-was-...
Someone Was Arrested at a Public Meeting For the Crime of Anti-Data Center ClappingAfter hearing an impassioned speech, Lux Claridge clapped, and was then arrested.gizmodo.com
Text messages and videos obtained by the ACLU show that federal immigration agents who carried out last year’s raids in L.A. referred to Latinos with slurs such as “wet” (wetback) and “tonks,” reportedly derived from the sound a flashlight makes when hitting a migrant’s head.
Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLUBody camera footage and forensically recovered texts, which provide a window into the mindset of agents who conducted raids throughout the L.A. area, were detailed in a 37-page motion for a preliminar...www.latimes.comBar to Fed rate hike this week remains high even as markets see a chance
Bar to Fed rate hike this week remains high even as markets see a chanceThe bar for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week is likely higher than reflected in rate futures markets, not only due to cooler-than-expected inflation data and another lull in hostilities ...www.reuters.com“Presidents often speak at auto plants but it is highly unusual for them to turn speeches at factories into campaign rallies. GM declined to comment on the partisan nature of Trump's speech.” Via Reuters
Trump uses GM stage to launch midterms attack on DemocratsU.S. President Donald Trump touted his record on investment, job creation and tax cuts on Monday less than 100 days before the November elections, even as polls showed Americans increasingly souring ...www.reuters.com
