The Abduction of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Not About Politics, Washington Monthly Pragmatism is a worthy principle in politics. If parties can’t win elections, they can’t shape policy. To win elections, parties need to build coalitions of base voters plus swing voters. Since issues that motivate base voters don’t always move swing voters, sometimes politicians […]

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What it means if you cut trade with China and Asia. Shipments start to decrease once the announcement is made. The impact is shown in Paul Krugman’s bar chart. I added the numbers in the second chart. Containers also come out of other countries. Keep in mind. One week (minimum) in the port on either. […]

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 – by New Deal democrat In ordinary times, new home sales are important because while they are very noisy and heavily revised, they are the most leading of all housing metrics. They remain important even presently because they can tell us about the underlying upward or downward pressure on the economy going forward one year […]

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The House Republicans’ budget resolution is now available. In it, they are proposing a cut of ~$800 billion. Almost all of the $800 billion 10-year spending cut target for the Energy and Commerce Committee would come out of Medicaid by choice. (God forbid those not being able to afford healthcare should have healthcare.) Those with […]

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The training for an independent research career in the biomedical sciences entails a significant opportunity cost. It takes an average of about seven years from the bachelors degree to get the PhD, and then there are 2-5 years of postdoctoral training. Indeed, it’s common to do two postdocs to get diversified training. Those years could […]

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Regional Feds so far on general business conditions in April: the worst since July 2022  – by New Deal democrat Three of the five regional Feds that report on their region’s state of the economy have now reported for April. With one exception in the data, everything is negative. On the manufacturing side, the NY Fed […]

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mRNA vaccines have proven to overwhelmingly successful in blunting the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also as safe or safer than any other vaccine. So what’s up with a small group of Republicans (yes, they’re all Republicans) in the Minnesota legislature who want to criminalize mRNA vaccines? “A group of eight Republicans in the Minnesota House […]

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AB: Just more Trump holding universities hostage till they submit, allowing security breaches, threatening people, and crashing the economy. Professor Heather reports . . . April 21, 2025, “Letters from an American“ Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis performed his final public act when he waved to worshippers in St. Peter’s Square. He died today […]

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I have various subscriptions to medical mags. Not that I am a doctor or even a doctorate. I did work for medical supply/pharmaceutical companies and became familiar with various supplies. Some were even used on myself. I found this article to be rather interesting. Hmmm, a government attorney asking questions of an editor on partisan […]

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I was a part of Oscar Mayer Purchasing in 2017 when it was acquired by General Foods and then Philip Morris. I was also the one who sourced Lunchable’s packaging with a company in Iowa. What made the packaging unique was it being made of recycled material, having a similar SBS brightness, and foldable without […]

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Elon Musk, as czar of DOGE, has been making deep cuts in federal programs that serve civilians. But what about that budgetary elephant in the room, the military. There must surely be waste, fraud and abuse in military spending that Musk’s tech bros can ferret out, right? “After misleading headlines suggested that its topline would […]

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I wish we could get someone or some group to get Trump to stop talking, bullying, and just be a good little president. In that manner we could have a few good years without the threats and the drama. Stop! In the Name of Trump! – Paul Krugman A sudden Crisis Comes to the United […]

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AB: “explaining why presidents shouldn’t exceed their constitutional powers and why courts and Congress should act expeditiously to hold them accountable when they do.” Joyce in this piece is explaining Why “The Rule of Law” and an Independent Judiciary is important today. Joyce Vance Civil Discourse “People value the Rule of Law because it takes […]

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Migros plans first Swiss 24/7 supermarket – SWI swissinfo.ch Innovation in Switzerland and kind of a big deal. I wonder how they will handle not having workers present? What is Migros? Migros is Switzerland’s largest retail company and Supermarket Chain. It is also one of the largest employers in the country. It is a cooperative federation, […]

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Increasing tariffs can cause uncompetitive US suppliers. First, I do not know the exact composition of the ABS material. The point being made here is there are no domestic sourcing alternatives with the capacity to supply Genova Pipe and four other owner-operated businesses. The closure of one US ABS supplier the 2nd qtr. 2025 leaves […]

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As taken from Facebook. I have not seen anything that says this letter is false. If you know differently, lets hear about it. I will post a better source once I find one. If this is real, it is about time others start to call out President Trump for his actions and planned global actions. […]

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 – by New Deal democrat Typically this is a week where I pay the most attention to incoming housing data in the form of both new and existing home sales, but because we live in “interesting times,” this week it’s different. The Sword of Damocles hanging over the entire economy is policy uncertainty, for unfortunately […]

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– by Infidel753 A consensus is emerging that the biggest reason for Trump’s climb-down on tariffs last week was the reaction of the bond market.  We haven’t heard the last of this issue. For those who are not familiar with the bond market, here is how it works.  The sale of Treasury bonds is how […]

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Nasdaq Has Lost More than 3,000 Points Since Trump’s First Full Day in Office in 2025; the Pain Has Barely Begun

By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: April 21, 2025 ~ The clown show in Washington should not divert your gaze from the circus at the Nasdaq stock market. On January 20, 2025, the day that Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term as President, the stock market was closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On January 21, 2025, Trump’s first full day in office, the Nasdaq stock market closed at 19,756.7793. On Thursday, April 17, 2025 – the final day of trading last week because the stock market was closed for Good Friday on April 18 – the Nasdaq closed at 16,286.4476 – bringing its losses during Trump’s new reign in the White House to 3,470.3317 points or 17.57 percent. (The data comes from Dow Jones’ BigCharts.MarketWatch.com.) There are legitimate questions now being raised as to whether we’re in a tech bubble that’s going to … Continue reading →

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When a Senator is afraid to speak out on our behalf, who do we turn to then to push back? “We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, taking a long pause. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, […]

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