And note that the Atlanta Fed model has been widely misinterpreted. Imports have surged in anticipation of tariffs, which skews the model (i.e. the exports-imports factor in GDP).

2022 4th quarter was the big drop, 2023 was small decline. The reason was higher than expected inflation, with expectation of interest rate hikes by the Fed.

This bombing campaign won’t prevent missile attacks on shipping. If anything, it will further motivate ships to avoid the area.

Yoo is also a longtime and enthusiastic supporter of Trump. He does not get to plead ignorance on Trump’s deportation policies (“who could have known Trump would do exactly what I encouraged him to do!”).

Written by the same journalist who broke the Wirecard scandal.

Thanks to pollution credits, Elon gets paid regardless of whether they choose to drive an EV.

Oh wow, they are going to cancel all the scientific grant programs and put PhD’s to work as air traffic controllers:

“The exchange ended with Mr. Trump telling Mr. Duffy that he had to hire people from M.I.T. as air traffic controllers. These air traffic controllers need to be “geniuses,” he said.”

Even better would be if the CDC had never posted it on their web site in the first place. I don’t know what they were thinking…they had to have known it would only serve as red meat for the anti-vaxxers.

I really don’t like to defend RFK, but the CDC does have a section on vitamin A:

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html

Note the July 2024 date, so it was posted during the Biden administration. The WHO has similar info as well.

Because the US wants oil contracts. US foreign policy has always been driven by the fossil fuel industry.

https://kyivindependent.com/us-oil-group-expands-in-russia-as-western-rivals-leave-ft-reports/

Even better…enforce laws against unlawful termination of pregnant employees:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/09/tesla-workers-terminated-claim-maternity-sick-leave

Can’t die of ebola if it wasn’t tracked by the CDC. (Taps Forehead…)

Zoning impacts the cost of housing. In my city, an average house costs millions of dollars – because the zoning does not allow apartments to be built.

I’m sorry, but if Democrats were really interested in reducing housing costs they would be working on zoning reform. Trump has no control over local zoning, and the really HCOL places are all in “blue” cities.

A very large chunk of that budget pays for college education. In terms of academic outcomes, the US university system is second to none in the world.

That’s a good question, but it seems Canada tariffs will not be broad-based like US is doing. Instead limited to items that are either not critical consumer items, or can be sourced elsewhere at similar cost.

Not sure what practical difference there is between a sponsorship and an ad. Anytime I try to listen to my local public radio, each and every segment starts off with “this report brought to you by …blah blah blah…”

“I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,” Carr wrote. “I have asked the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, with assistance from the FCC’s Media Bureau, to initiate an investigation into the underwriting announcements and related policies of NPR, PBS, and their broadcast member stations.”

Such an investigation is long overdue. My local NPR station broadcasts nothing but commercials.

I’m guessing most Federal workers aren’t stupid enough to believe Trump would actually pay the buyout amount. Especially after Presidential “advisor” Elon failed to pay Twitter severance.