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"President Donald Trump has floated the idea of taking the territory for years.
This week he doubled down on that, saying the U.S. 'needs Greenland' for its national security.
As usual, his provocative remarks seem designed to rattle European leader…
Anne Applebaum: Europe is preparing for a USA which turns hostile.
If I was in their situation, I would do the same.
Trump's bellicose actions on the world stage have alienated our allies.
Which has, unfortunately, weakened our overall national sec…
ICE agents arrested three men in Seattle on Wednesday.
It appears the men were first confronted at a Home Depot
and then chased to the Evergreen Washelli Cemetery across the street.
A 911 caller reported seeing three people with guns on the cemetary…
Are these CDs call protected?
Also why are they yielding considerably higher than those brokered CDs,
0.40% higher from Fidelity ?
Hi Sven,
I stumbled across this article and thought it might be of interest to others.
I haven't looked into these C…
H.R.1138 - Prohibit Insider Trading Act
This bill was introduced on 02/21/2023 and sent to the House Administration Committee
and the House Ways and Means Committee.
It did not move past the committee stage.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-con…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1790, Congress learned about insider trading.
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton proposed buying up distressed bonds
trading at a fraction of their value to consolidate the national d…
From Reuters:
The Supreme Court plans to next issue rulings on January 14
The court has now indicated on its website that it could release decisions in argued cases
when the justices take the bench during a scheduled sitting next Wednesday.
The c…
"In Minneapolis yesterday, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good,
a 37-year-old mother of three. The shooting occurred on a residential street
in south Minneapolis (less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020)."
"Trump c…
WTH is going on?
Here is some additional info from the NBC affiliate in Portland.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/east-portland-2-shot-ice-agents-police/283-387edc28-a51f-4c4f-a0d1-5e536152e532
"Throughout today’s White House briefing, vice-president Vance has repeatedly claimed,
baselessly, that Renee Good was part of a 'left wing network' of people who are trying
to 'incite violence against our law enforcement officers'. This is classic …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1825, America's first great nonfinancial initial public offering was launched.
The Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. went public at $100 per share.
The stock hit $112 that May, slid to $71…
"The new site baselessly claims the violence on January 6, 2021,
was instigated by law enforcement and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
It recasts the rioters as the victims that day, and depicts President Donald Trump
as a hero for granting sweepin…
[snip]
DOJ 's non-compliance is a sickening reversal of the Rule of Law
by the very Office charged to UPHOLD it.
It seems as though the law of the land is now whatever Donald J. Trump declares it is.
Although I strongly object to these imperial "gui…
"The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing over 2 million documents potentially related
to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s legal cases, according to a Monday court filing.
The update from Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy, Todd B…
Now let us ask ourselves, "If this is such a windfall, why would it be necessary
to promise taxpayer dollars (more debt!) to entice oil companies to participate?"
Exactly!
"As Biden prepared to leave office in January 2025, Trump claimed that the U.S. was in freefall,
'a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World!' But Peter Baker reported in the New York Times
that the opposite was true: Biden and his administrati…
"On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump took the oath of office, swearing to
'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.'
Almost four years to the day after taking that oath, on January 6, 2021,
Trump caused a violent insurrect…
"The U.S. Capitol is still living with the aftermath of January 6.
What does this latest effort by Republicans to minimize what happened on that day,
what does that mean for lawmakers and for the Capitol Police officers who protect them?"
https://w…
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger discusses the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capital instigated by Donald J. Trump.
Rep. Kamlager Dove (D-CA): “What made you make the decision to put democracy over personal power
or party?”
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger: “Wha…
Donald J. Trump claims he was impeached twice despite doing nothing wrong.
This is just pure bullshit from a man who is averse to the truth.
Prior to today, I had not watched a Trump speech in quite some time — he does not sound very well.
https:/…
Donald Trump claims J.B. Pritzker, Gavin Newsom, Tim Walz, and Kamala Harris couldn't pass a cognitive test.
If Trump is as smart as he claims, he should release the complete, unedited results of his cognitive tests!
How many tests has he had and wh…
Trump is lying through his teeth about the Jan. 6 insurrection.
He is extremely incoherent as well.
Perhaps it time for yet another cognitive test that he could "ace" and brag about afterward?
https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/president…
"While Trump and his henchmen are stripping Americans of our constitutional rights
and illegally taking over other nations, America’s supposed leadership class is silent.
Or worse, they’re helping Trump."
"Too many university presidents are silent …
JD_co,
I agree that none of these things help ordinary Americans.
Donald J. Trump promised to improve American lives
but has not made any credible efforts to do so.
It's just one distraction after another!
Trump has the attention span of a fly.
Hi…
"The investment objective of the BBH Limited Duration Fund (the “Fund”) is to provide maximum
total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management."
All of my funds are required to provide maximum total return and…
"The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration
could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health."
This is welcome news.
Contrary to what the HHS Secretary might say, this will …
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1982, the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research,
the official arbiter of the nation's economic recessions and expansions,
finally declared that a U.…
"On the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, there is no official event to memorialize what happened that day,
when the mob made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue, battled police at the Capitol barricades
and stormed inside, as lawmakers fled. The poli…
"Trump’s domestic and foreign policies — ranging from his attempted coup against the United States
five years ago, to his incursion into Venezuela last weekend, to his current threats against Cuba,
Colombia, and Greenland — undermine domestic and in…
"Since the 1980s, Republicans pushed the idea that a popular government that regulates business,
provides a basic social safety net, promotes infrastructure, and protects civil rights
crushes the individualism on which America depends.
As cuts to re…
"Five years ago tomorrow was the most shameful day in American history.
We must not allow Trump to persuade America that it did not happen or that he was innocent,
or let him deflect the nation’s attention from the fifth anniversary of what occurred…
"President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief announced plans on Monday to demote U.S. Senator Mark Kelly
from his rank as a retired Navy captain for alleged 'reckless misconduct'
after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal…
Geoff Bennett:
So, before we get to the impact, I want to know more about how we got here.
What should we know about how this decision was made and who was involved in it?
Dr. Sean O'Leary:
Yes, this was really arbitrary.
And this -- let me be clea…
