Pentagon, we knew you'd succumb. All a fascist ever needed to grope your organs under the covers was money.

Pentagon, we knew you'd succumb. All a fascist ever needed to grope your organs under the covers was money.
Conservatives join backlash over Trump pick for head of labor data stats: ‘Not a credible source of information’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/trump-bureau-labor-statistics-ej-antoni #USunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Trumpadministration #USpolitics #Economics #USnews
The ever clear-eyed and clear-writing Rebecca Solnit reminds us that we need to read closely and carefully to find the facts these days, to wade through the innuendo and muddy writing of mainstream reporting. She uses the Smithsonian issue and the reporting on the communication failures during the recent Texas floods as examples.
It’s free to subscribe to her newsletter (highly recommended), but it would be nice if you could be a paying member to support her.
#resist #USpolitics #journalism #JustTheFacts #writing #CurrentEvents
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/stick-with-the-facts-dont-be-like-them-some-notes-on-a-spate-of-recent-misreadings/
Could the tide be shifting?
“Democratic strategist Max Burns told the Washington Examiner Obama’s support for Mamdani could reveal something changing within the Democratic party. ‘If he’s comfortable letting his name be linked to Mamdani so directly, it’s a good indication that we should expect some more established names to come out for Mamdani in the coming weeks,’ Burns said.”
#Politics #USPolitics #WorkingClassPolitics #Mamdani4Mayor
From: @TheRoot
https://flipboard.com/@theroot/latest.-e1cr885lz/-/a-fNxgZTpGTzCop3ySTUQY9g%3Aa%3A1779546199-%2F0
Republican doesn’t wear seatbelt in DC ‘because of carjacking’ despite data showing decline https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/republican-no-seatbelt-carjacking-washington-dc #Trumpadministration #WashingtonDC #Republicans #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USnews
Social Security is turning 90!
Let's make sure it gets to 100...and beyond!
Discussion Thread: California Governor Newsom, Other California Leaders Make Announcement on the “Election Rigging Response Act” https://www.byteseu.com/1286408/ #America #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USPolitics #USA #USAPolitics
Florida governor announces state to open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/florida-governor-ron-desantis-immigration-detention #USimmigration #RonDeSantis #USpolitics #USprisons #Florida #USnews
https://www.europesays.com/2329298/ Exit from English: Iran in the political economy of translation #america #geopolitics #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #US #USPolitics #USA #UsaPolitics
Release the Epstein files https://www.byteseu.com/1286357/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
“Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to Jeffrey Epstein”
…The Streisand gift that keeps on giving
Trump to host an Ultimate Fighting Challange cage match at the White House.
The UFC fight will take place on the White House lawn on July 4, 2026, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's independence.
Trump consistently leverages the power and prestige of the White House to financially benefit himself, his family, and his political allies.
One question: Will the event be sponsored by Brawndo, the energy drink from "Idiocracy"?
https://popular.info/p/trump-will-host-cage-match-at-the
#USPolitics #Brawndo #EpsteinFiles
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.20241428 “ordinary people simply do not believe that adding more housing to the regional stock would reduce housing prices” #USPolitics #housing #economics #shortage #zoning #inflation #homelessness
"The Producer Price Index (PPI) for July showed #inflation for businesses rose 0.9% over the prior month, well ahead of the 0.2% increase that was forecast, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Thursday. On an annual basis, prices rose 3.3%, the most since February."
by Myles Udland https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ppi-inflation-shock-core-producer-prices-hit-3-year-high-in-july-in-head-scratching-inflation-surge-123743902.html
#USPolitics #TrumpRegime
"Hundreds protested [JD Vance's] presence at Disneyland, which came as Trump administration immigration officials and federal troops were helping conduct and secure #deportation raids across the Los Angeles area."
Josh Marcus for the Independent https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jd-vance-says-very-cool-214058997.html
#USPolitics #TrumpRegime #ICE
The Democratic Party needs to embrace this, now, or we’re all lost: “It’s not just Mamdani in New York. Progressives are winning elections across America with a mix of bread-and-butter proposals to help average people better cope with the costs of living and a message of hope that such proposals can be enacted and will work.”
#Politics #USPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #WorkingClassPolitics #Affordibility #BreadAndButterPolitics #SewerSocialism #DemocracyMatters
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bread-and-butter-and-hope
@z_everson Creepy, slimy criminals. Real sick people. #usPolitics #corruption #trump
Trump Reportedly Asked Norwegian Minister About Nobel Prize
During a call last month on trade tariffs, former U.S. President Donald Trump also inquired about the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv.
Read more about the unusual exchange: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/world-news/trump-asked-norwegian-minister-about-nobel-prize-newspaper-says/
Producer prices in July rose faster than forecast across the board, giving investors and the Federal Reserve an inflation surprise just over a week out from Fed Chair Jay Powell's crucial Jackson Hole speech.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews