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Non-Delegation Doctrine which Disallows Agencies Funding and Decisions

Consumer Research is a leader in the right-wing anti-ESG campaign against “woke capitalism,” spending millions of dollars to publicly shame Fortune 500 CEOs and pressure firms against taking a stand on social justice and political issues. It received millions since 2019 from DonorsTrust, a dark money organization closely tied to Leonard Leo’s dark money network. Once again […]

Democrats Need a Change

Lauren Egan writes . . . How Democrats faced a Joe Biden litmus test. But now could they also face a Chuck Schumer litmus test? In an interview with Politico . . . Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (who is widely expected to announce a bid next week to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters) said the Democratic party […]

Latest LEI Prediction Summary

Economy is cooling from its above-trend pace, but the labor market remains healthy, and a manufacturing recovery is underway A brief and general review of the investing market by Edward Jones. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) — which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle as well as […]

Gaza Cancer Hospital Deliberately Blown Up

It appears Trump will get his Mediterranean vacation site where only the rich can be. Israel blows up Gaza’s only specialized cancer hospital in massive blast. Israel-Palestine conflict News, Al Jazeera Israel has blown up Gaza’s only specialized cancer treatment hospital, as well as an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for again targeting a medical […]

The Politics, Economy, and Elsewhere

The FED slashes its growth rate for 2025 from 2% to 1.7%. I suspect they are hopelessly being optimistic unless they are thinking someone will finally come to their senses. Mabe? I think not. One far out assumption I read earlier this week was Trump attempting to crash the economy and then turn it around […]

The shame of Columbia University

Not quite the same as in the sixties when colleges were defiant to government intervention. And there were presidents and other government officials who would intercede on campuses. Kent State was the site of deaths and shooting of students by an untrained military who were in too deep over their heads and acted out of […]

Healthcare and Reliable High-Speed Internet are Necessities

A federal broadband official departed the US government with a warning that a Trump administration plan will strand rural Americans with worse Internet access in order to help Elon Musk secure public money for Starlink. Evan Feinman . . . In “an email to his former colleagues while on his way out the door Sunday […]

Taking Back the Statue of Liberty

French Official Who Suggested Taking Back Statue of Liberty Fires Back at Karoline Leavitt, and Slams ‘Shameful’ Trump Administration The French official who floated the idea of taking back the Statue of Liberty responded on Tuesday to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s shot at him. During Monday’s White House briefing, Leavitt was asked about French MEP Raphael […]

Delivering for America Plan (DFA) has wasted that help, losing more money for the Postal Service

The last thing or person the USPS needed was Louis DeJoy who lacked in knowledge of how the Post Service works. He then took it upon himself to implement change(s) before learning about the USPS systems and its people. We did not do such in manufacturing facilities. Lacking the knowledge of how the USPS works […]