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Gaining Ground after a Political Shooting? It did Not Happen Like it was Supposed to . . .

After the shootings, Utah Representative Lee wrote on X: “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.” In another post, he posted a photo of Boelter with the caption “Nightmare on Waltz Street.” The caption appeared to be a reference to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat. Lee has since deleted the posts […]

Problematic Rare Earths

“China Rare Earth Ban Disrupts Automotive Production,” Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Since early April, Chinese customs officials have blocked shipments of rare earth magnets at numerous ports. This halt comes as Beijing drafts a new regulatory framework for export licensing, a move interpreted as retaliation for the US government’s latest round of tariffs. The materials in […]

UN and major aid groups have refused to work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Defeated them on the field, Now, eliminating them in defeat. No humanitarian effort in the Gaza as legitimate aid groups are pulling out due to the dangers at the sites to the Palestinians and the relief effort. Tr__p needs to get off of his ass and stop the slaughter. Jared Kushner has praised the “very […]

Uncertainty on Tariffs by the President May have Caused a Delay of a Fed Rate decrease

It is almost laughable. TR__p’s wishy-washy back and forth on tariffs may have have caused the Fed Chair to delay a decrease. It sure sounds or reads like it. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers this last Tuesday, the recent economic data would have likely justified continuing to lower the Fed rates if not for concerns […]

Just Some Grumbling and Politics

Republicans are letting rural hospitals, small hospitals, and hospitals at risk close in areas most in need of them due to a lack of funding. We also have t__mp’s Big Beautiful Bill to contend with in the Senate. Some Senators have shown support for it. And some Senators such as Thom Tillis have not shown […]

Rural Hospital Closures Are Caused by Inadequate Payments from Private Health Plans

Earlier in the article, it is said . . . Over the past decade, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed. The result of the closures being millions of Americans who live in those communities no longer have access to an emergency room, in patient care, much less doctors. This is healthcare and hospital services […]

The Republican House Bill is More Than Cuts to Medicaid

Charles Gaba (former Michigan neighbor) at ACA Signups gives an excellent take on what is going to happen once subsidies disappear at year end, cuts to Medicaid, and increased premiums for ACA insurance. And yes, I said increased ACA insurance premiums. Charles states there will be people leaving the ACA due to premium increases. I […]

Why Hundreds of Farmworkers Suddenly Vanished, Leaving Crops to Rot

It appears some bad times are coming for the United States. We are attacking the Labor that will do the jobs legal US Citizens will not do for the money paid to illegals and legal immigrants. “Ghost Farms of Texas: Why Hundreds of Farmworkers Suddenly Vanished, Leaving Crops to Rot” This sudden, unexplained exodus has […]

Expiring Government Covid Programs Causes Decreasing SPM

The United States already had the highest rate of child poverty compared to other wealthy, developed nations. According to the most recent data from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). The U.S. child poverty rate was 20.8 percent, and the average for similar countries excluding the United States was 11.2 percent using data […]