OldGuyWithQuestions
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Retired attorney and US Army infantry officer; history curious and democracy adjacent. Fully aware of possible self-idiocy.
Joined April 2016
Why ‘LDS Enclaves’ are spurning populism
deseret.com
A national survey found one community that stood out.
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Another Blow to the Whole UBI Idea. Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development
nytimes.com
Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid.
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‘Unprecedented’ Investment Fund Seals Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence . And, from the article, Trump gets to control the $550B personally. "Crony capitalism"? That was so,,, 2024.
nytimes.com
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.
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The Supreme Court Allows Trump to Destroy One More Department
cnn.com
The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative...
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RT @TheProjectUnity: What do you think caused the cuts on the surface of this granite sarcophagus in the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cai….
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Top Trump Aide Finally Confirms He Was Born a Soviet Citizen via @thedailybeast.
thedailybeast.com
An official who oversees the appointments of thousands of Trump aides had kept his origins secret.
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RT @dissidentwest: Does no one think it's insane that the supposed first civilization in the world, Mesopotamia, was exponentially more adv….
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So we used ~12 MOABs, and we only set Iran back a matter of months:
cnn.com
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an...
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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
nytimes.com
Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint.
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Multiple Texas Farms Shut Down After ‘Almost 100%’ Of Workforce Vanishes Overnight
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How is this "capitalism"? Looks like Trump is taking the country even further into the state controlling private businesses. ‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control
nytimes.com
Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.
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On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
nytimes.com
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.
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That luxury jet gift? Turns out the deal is not done. And it might cost $2B to make it usable + reconvert it for T's library. Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims
washingtonpost.com
The delay reflects lingering concerns over legal liabilities stemming from a White House maneuver to transform a sale between the U.S. and Qatar into a “gift.”
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CBS offered $15M; Trump has rejected the offer. Now he wants $25M and an apology. AND supposedly plans to file a new lawsuit. Let's see: $25M per suit; one suit per month; after awhile that becomes real money! For no real work! Better than crypto!.
mediaite.com
President Donald Trump has rejected a settlement offer of $15 million from Paramount after he sued the company over a 60 Minutes interview last year with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The Wall...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent regulators for now . With this ruling, the court probably guarantees that every new Administration (that changes parties) will fire all "independent" regulators on Day 1. And further cements the Imperial.
washingtonpost.com
The order, which drew a sharp dissent from the three liberal justices, powerfully endorsed President Donald Trump’s authority over the federal bureaucracy.
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Moody's Downgraded the US. This can be fixed! The solution is political, not financial: . 1. Stop the giveaways in tax cuts. 2. Stop increasing defense spending. 3. Increase taxes. Nothing else will work. Ever. We cannot pay the deficit by cutting revenue!
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This Is Not A Surprise. !.How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
washingtonpost.com
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
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DOGE’s Fraud Tracker at SSA Turns Into Massive Self-Own via @thedailybeast.
thedailybeast.com
It turns out that 40 percent of the calls to the Social Security Administration are not fraudulent. DOGE’s probe revealed the real figure is about .0018 percent.
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