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Much of humanity has been transformed into a world-spanning machine of unfathomable complexity whose primary purpose is to deliver gadgets, clothes, and items to the middle third of North America as efficiently as possible. Whatever else you might say about this, it’s good at the task it’s meant for
Much appreciated. Just was incensed by a physician bringing another physician, Dr Fauci, to try & intimidate before Congress. All those who were there on the "front lines" of pandemic know the reality of the amazing help from Fauci, CDC & others to rush effective treatments.
”We have nothing to fear but fear itself” was a great, succinct description of markets as social phenomena, and this year has shown that there’s a corollary “everything is great if we all believe together that it is” to some degree as well.
MO Senator Eric Schmitt, posting on his personal Xitter account, is whining bc his Dem colleagues laid out how Schmitt and his Republican colleagues are endorsing tax crimes and rewarding terrorists and cop beaters.
Big ag minting too.
ReutersADM lifts 2026 profit forecast on strong margins, favorable biofuels outlook reut.rs/4w1P9Yx
I'm not going to QT but there's a silicon valley NIMBY complaining about maintaining the historical character of Palo Alto and man that place should look like fucking singapore. Market cap of tech companies based in and around there is like $14 trillion and it's full of fucking bungalows? So broken
Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING.
This is murder.
Mother JonesIn January 2025, American Healthcare Systems ordered dozens of furloughs to a hospital in Illinois. The staff that remained knew that critically needed sitters to watch vulnerable patients were gone. One week after the cuts, a patient froze to death on the roof.
"clogged toilet" -> "huge plumbing disaster well beyond just the toilet" is, uh, not how I wanted to start the week
The Secret Handshake moved its 10-foot-tall gold “Iran War Participation Trophy” to Foley Square in Manhattan. The satirical protest piece features a giant #1 and a plaque awarding Trump a participation trophy for his “enthusiastic involvement in the Iran War.”
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Yes, Trump's tariffs will hurt US consumers in the short term, but, you should focus on the long term, where it will also hurt them.
1. Last week, we revealed that the New York Post published a fake cover story claiming "thousands" of 9/11 families were trying to ban Mamdani from the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero. Instead of admitting its error, the Post quietly edited the article, adding even less credible info.
2. Then the Post assigned 10 REPORTERS to track down more 9/11 families who want Mamdani banned. They are now up to 10 people. The last I’ve checked, that’s not “thousands.”
UPDATE: After the Mamdani 9/11 smear, a cover-upMedia outlets pushed a false narrative about the number of family members of 9/11 victims who signed a petition targeting Mamdani — and then covered their tracks.popular.info
20 percent of Gen Z employment applicants had a parent show up with them for the job interview. Well, I guess someone has to make the eye contact, right? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
Helicopter Parents Are Co-Piloting Their Adult Children’s CareersMom and dad are calling up hiring managers, applying for jobs on their kid’s behalf, and even lurking just off-screen on Zoom calls.www.wsj.com