Whats going on in the World

[Roccus7]

Ford and Chevy currently sell Chinese vehicles.

Anything that retards the retards' push to foist EVs on everyone until charging infrastructure and battery life are appropriate is welcome.

Gleefully, also included in the increased tariff list are Lithium Batteries, so the EV market is being attacked on two fronts!! LOL!!

 

[jpd]

Precipitous drop!

Inflation eased in April as another rise in rent and gasoline prices was offset by smaller gains in the cost of some services.

After inflation picked up notably early this year, the report revealed more progress in the battle to tame prices but it may not be enough to convince the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in the next couple of months.

Overall prices increased 3.4% from a year earlier, down from 3.5% in March, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index. On a monthly basis, costs rose 0.3%, below the 0.4% rise the previous month.

 

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Leave the interest rate alone.

I'll say it again. Still too much money out there. And the "jump for joy", in my mind is ridiculous. Inflation is cumulative and let's use the word "costs" are not retreating. Just the rate of increase.

 

[jpd]

Could this be considered racist, thinking of the old term for illegals crossing the Rio Grande?

Eric Adams suggests migrants could fill NYC’s lifeguard shortage — because ‘they’re excellent swimmers’

Hizzoner dropped the comment after being asked during a City Hall briefing about lifeguard staffing at the city’s beaches and pools, which have increasingly had issues in recent years, ahead …

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Could this be considered racist, thinking of the old term for illegals crossing the Rio Grande?

Eric Adams suggests migrants could fill NYC’s lifeguard shortage — because ‘they’re excellent swimmers’

Hizzoner dropped the comment after being asked during a City Hall briefing about lifeguard staffing at the city’s beaches and pools, which have increasingly had issues in recent years, ahead …

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No........................... A democrat said it. Otherwise, yes, you are correct.

 

[longcast]

Leave the interest rate alone.

I'll say it again. Still too much money out there. And the "jump for joy", in my mind is ridiculous. Inflation is cumulative and let's use the word "costs" are not retreating. Just the rate of increase.

New inflation reading offers hope for Fed rate cuts

Inflation pressures eased in April, an encouraging sign for the Fed. But the progress was likely not enough to justify rate cuts yet.

finance.yahoo.com

Powell seemed to think that getting the last percent or so of inflation back down to 2% could take longer and potentially be more painful than last year’s steady drops month over month.

That's because he believes supply chain issues that were pushing up prices have largely been resolved and now it’s about tempering consumer demand.

A.K.A - Too much money floating around. This administration has put TRILLIONS out there with no sign of slowing it down.

 

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Here are all the restrictions Biden's team demanded in their Trump debate offer

President Biden's offer to debate former President Trump came with significant strings attached, limiting the nature of the 2024 debates.

www.foxnews.com

Of course JB wants restrictions. He will get destroyed again. Probably worse.

"I am Ready and Willing to Debate Crooked Joe at the two proposed times in June and September," Trump posted. "I would strongly recommend more than two debates and, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds – That’s only because he doesn’t get them. Just tell me when, I’ll be there. ‘Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!’"

 

[longcast]

New inflation reading offers hope for Fed rate cuts

Inflation pressures eased in April, an encouraging sign for the Fed. But the progress was likely not enough to justify rate cuts yet.

finance.yahoo.com

Powell seemed to think that getting the last percent or so of inflation back down to 2% could take longer and potentially be more painful than last year’s steady drops month over month.

That's because he believes supply chain issues that were pushing up prices have largely been resolved and now it’s about tempering consumer demand.

A.K.A - Too much money floating around. This administration has put TRILLIONS out there with no sign of slowing it down.

Actually, the rate should have been increased earlier in the year. But it is an election year.....................

 

[wader]

Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ‘taking very serious look’ at whether Mar-a-Lago meeting justifies legal action

www.yahoo.com

 

[Avenger]

Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ‘taking very serious look’ at whether Mar-a-Lago meeting justifies legal action

www.yahoo.com

As I suspected when I read the headline. The same group that's pursuing the emoluments B.S. Another dog that won't hunt and another group of desperate Marxists that will use any possible trick. Talk about threats to democracy.

 

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As I suspected when I read the headline. The same group that's pursuing the emoluments B.S. Another dog that won't hunt and another group of desperate Marxists that will use any possible trick. Talk about threats to democracy.

A nothing burger. Just looking to stir the liberals Onacock.

 

[Avenger]

A nothing burger. Just looking to stir the liberals Onacock.

They're also the people behind the ballot removal attempt in Colorado. Again, a desperate, and manipulative threat to democracy.

Isn't it interesting that the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington are nowhere near as zealous in their pursuit of the Biden's foreign influencers?

 

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So much for transparency..........................................

Biden asserts executive privilege over recordings from classified documents probe

The White House asserted executive privilege over recordings related to Special Councel Robert Hur's depositions of Biden and his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.

www.foxnews.com

The concern is whether the written report used the EXACT verbiage from the interview. There is serious doubt as the administration desperately needs to protect this moron.

Easy to see, election interference.

 

[wader]

it's bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaack

Air quality in several US states threatened by growing Canada wildfires: See map

Canadian wildfires have prompted air quality alerts in several US states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin and Iowa.

www.yahoo.com

 

[wader]

Blinken, guitar in hand, sings ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv bar during Ukraine trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the stage at a bar in Kyiv Tuesday to play guitar and sing Neil Young's 1989 hit "Rockin' in the Free World," with a local band.

www.foxnews.com

 

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NY v Trump: Defense guts Bragg's star witness Cohen for doing what he does best

Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen’s credibility was shredded on Thursday in the Manhattan trial of the former president. Lie after lie after lie was laid bare.

www.foxnews.com

All election interference.

 

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2 Virginia universities reverse course on requiring DEI classes for students to graduate after Youngkin audit

Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University decided not to include DEI classes as part of the mandated curriculum for undergraduates.

www.foxnews.com

Two Virginia public universities scrapped plans to require students to complete diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) classes in order to graduate after Gov. Glenn Youngkin's recent audit.

Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University decided not to make DEI-centered courses a requirement for undergraduates this fall, but those classes will still be offered.

The decisions were made after Youngkin’s education secretary’s office earlier this month asked to review syllabi for the planned "Racial Literacy" courses at VCU and "Just Societies" courses at George Mason, condemning both upcoming requirements as "core curriculum mandates that are a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink," Inside Higher Ed reported.


Please, protect your children / grandchildren every step of the way. Indoctrination is always there to ruin young minds. We are desperately in need of more Glenn Youngkin leaders!!!

 

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Former Facebook and Nike DEI manager sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud scheme

A former DEI executive for Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing millions from the companies in a kickback scheme.

www.foxbusiness.com

A former diversity program manager for Facebook and Nike who admitted to stealing $5 million through kickback schemes she orchestrated at the companies is headed to federal prison for her crimes.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced this week that Barbara Furlow-Smiles, 38, was sentenced to five years and three months behind bars for her fraud scheme and ordered to pay restitution of $4,981,783.58 to Meta-owned Facebook and $121,054.50 to Nike.

Furlow-Smiles led diversity, equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at Facebook from January 2017 to September 2021 and was responsible for developing and executing DEI initiatives, operations and engagement programs.

Frightening.

 

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Homeowners insurance premiums rising amid mounting weather-related losses, inflation: report

Homeowners insurance premiums have surged in recent years due to a rise in claims caused by severe weather in states with growing populations, according to a new report by Moody's.

www.foxbusiness.com

Interesting read - there will always be storms. It is the inflation caused by Bidenomics that is causing most of the huge increases.

The report found homeowners insurers have, on average, paid out more in claims than they've received in premiums, with the so-called combined ratio reaching 101.3% over the last decade and topping 100% each year since 2020. To preserve profitability amid mounting costs, insurers have increased premiums charged to homeowners.

Much of the rise in payouts has been attributed to damaging storms and the rising cost of materials needed to repair and rebuild damaged properties.

Inflationary pressures in construction and labor costs have risen in recent years, contributing to the dilemma facing insurers and homeowners.

Average hourly earnings have risen by over 20% since 2018. Construction materials costs surged in 2021 after largely tracking labor costs and have remained above 40% in the producer price index relative to 2018.

 

[jpd]

LOL

Exclusive | Pro-Trump artist releases 100 penis-shaped balloons with faces of Alvin Bragg, Judge Merchan on them

The pro-Trump provocateur said he released the “art installation” — titled “D–ks of Hazard” — to show that “these guys are a bunch of useless d&#8211…

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