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Ukraine scores big time. And they were smart enough not to tip off the Dump administration beforehand. Wonder what idiocies are being spouted on Lies Social.
A lot depends on how the Senate Parliamentarian comes down on compliance with the reconciliation rules. The S.P. has been in the job since 2012, appointed by Harry Reid. The MAGAs could try to fire her and put in an Aileen Cannon clone.
It's amazing how quickly (in geological time) the environment started to recover.
Isn't that the truth! I went there five years after the eruption, and there were already small fir trees poking out of the ash on the north side of the mountain. The…
@AndyJ- I had no idea that TNR was still alive... we subscribed for many years.
Yep, @Old_Joe, they're still alive and kicking, and with loads of no-BS, no-sugarcoating language in their reporting on this godawful administration.
Some of their reps in Congress do see it that way. Not because it's not fossil, but because they have constituents who(m) the law is helping a great deal.
On top of the attacks on the IRA climate provisions, current status here ...
So the idiocracy is trying its damndest to kill the only near-term shot at 'returning' manufacturing to the U.S.
Killing Energy Star should be a capital offense.
In other words the UK will now admit US beef and chicken except when they still wont.
Yep, you got it. I bet the EU would love a deal like the UK's.
I still don't get what these "we're gonna buy xx billion of your xxxx" trade "deals" accomplish. A…
Good BBC piece. One thing I've been wondering about:
Crucially, there will be no weakening of UK food standards on imports as part of this deal, the UK government statement said, insisting that American hormone-treated meat will not seep onto the U…
Yep, it's a fantastic place with no border BS; well, up till now anyhow. I've been near enough for nearly three decades to make frequent visits, from backpacking days to day trips while hanging out here and there at the beautiful park lodges. Love, …
Here's hoping none of his minions know about Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park and World Heritage Site. Dump would not approve.
Straddling the international border, Waterton-Glacier symbolizes goodwill and cooperation between Canada and the …
I wonder if they'll compile a report like they did for the covid crisis. That could be rich.
Very good odds they will. Probable title: Climate Anxiety.
Yet, a large plurality voted him into office---AGAIN. Seems to me that holding any hope for the country entails an expectation that about half the country will grow a spine and a brain and a conscience, rather quickly. Chances? Nil.
@Crash, I'm a li…
Does anyone really think kids like them are a threat to national security and cannot go undetained/undeported? (Suggestion for them: spend some time in Canada and then Costa Rica.)
Those who make money off foreign visitors might want to consider a …
Borowitz: JD Vance to Represent Satan at Pope's Funeral. "In a rare public statement, the Prince of Darkness said that he could not attend the funeral himself because it conflicts with a Tesla board meeting."
Yes, RIP Francis. I'm hoping for a Fran…
Does he understand how tariffs works?
Dump's previous flurry of references to setting up a 'Dept. of External Revenue' for the presumed tariff haul should've settled that question for good.
CEOs of Walmart, Target, and Home Depot met with and schooled the prez Monday on the impacts of his tariff madness. Then on Tuesday he "turned the dial down." Axios article.
@AndyJ. I am not counting on a whiff of sanity lasting very long. Sanity and “Magaverse” are contradictions… The market rally this morning is based on nothing except for hope. For this old guy loss aversion rules the day. It’s much less simple w…
Started a position in TRIGX ex US value fund. Added to our ridiculously overweight CD collection. Added to STIP. looking for EX US bond fund/ etf. Ideas?
TRIGX! Hadn't thought about that fund in a long time. Owned it during the mid-aughts decline…
@catch22, a female friend and I were imagining an entire Barbie set with all her outfits and weapons, and as a bonus for those who order in the next 24 hours, a dead-dog-doll.
News of a few current food recalls*: Say adios to this kind of news from the FDA.
Enoki mushrooms distributed by Hofood99 Inc.
Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix [for dogs] & Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Mix [for cats]. These products have the poten…
@JD_co: That explains the exploding-grenade wackiness. Next up for explanation: the authoritarian cruelty that puts us in league with the worst dictators in the world and loses us our closest allies. (And yes, these things damn well do affect invest…
Some of us have relatives that are as loony as they come on the far right. I finally gave up and no longer go to holiday, birthday, etc. events at one family's place ... because they play Fox Spews at high volume every waking minute of their lives a…
@AndyJ,
Good NYT article.
Thanks for sharing!
It's for sure a hopeful sign that a crack's opening up between Dump and some of his plutocrat supporters.
