economy
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Update 08/10/2025
And so goes the Bureau of Labor Statistics and its reliable data: With no basis in fact, Trump charged that Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, “rigged” the data “to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.” Then he ordered her fired and replaced with someone else — presumably someone whose data Trump will Continue reading
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Update 04/13/2025
After the stock rise on Wednesday, after the tariff reversal announcement, From Robert Reich: “The reversal prompted the S&P 500 stock index to climb over 7 percent in just minutes. Traders with inside information about what Trump was about to do — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a Continue reading
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Update 04/09/2025
I read that crypto currencies are used by criminals to hide money, as there are little to no traceable records kept. And that an industry or business can get an exemption or a lower tariff rate. And that Trump owns some crypto. So, gee, how would all that fit together? Hint: You buy enough of Continue reading
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Update 04/06/2025
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” Continue reading
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Update 02/23/2025
Disinformation: It must be difficult to raise kids these days and teach them how to figure out what is true or not, at least once they start using the internet. I have found three websites over the years that do a good job of helping. They are: Truthorfiction.com Snopes.com Factcheck.org Some of these are Continue reading
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