Ernie
@blasterprime77.bsky.social
IT techie, progressive.
Knowledge is power. Don't be powerless!
Knowledge is power. Don't be powerless!
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Fed raises rates .25%
The temper tantrum coming from Trump will be one for the ages
The temper tantrum coming from Trump will be one for the ages
September 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Fed raises rates .25%
The temper tantrum coming from Trump will be one for the ages
The temper tantrum coming from Trump will be one for the ages
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Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
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In case facts still matter
September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In case facts still matter
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CBS News Exclusive: New photos reveal widespread damage at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East caused by Iranian attacks.
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
cbsn.ws
September 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
CBS News Exclusive: New photos reveal widespread damage at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East caused by Iranian attacks.
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PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
September 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
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The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy in states with abortion bans has spiked, proving that abortion bans KILL WOMEN. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy in states with abortion bans has spiked, proving that abortion bans KILL WOMEN. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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BREAKING NYT:
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING NYT:
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
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Trump has not once called on Putin to stop bombing civilian population centers, which he targets daily. Witkoff & Kushner never said that to Putin. We cut off Patriots to Ukraine for air defense. But now he demands Ukraine stop bombing refineries while Russia murders civilians.
September 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Trump has not once called on Putin to stop bombing civilian population centers, which he targets daily. Witkoff & Kushner never said that to Putin. We cut off Patriots to Ukraine for air defense. But now he demands Ukraine stop bombing refineries while Russia murders civilians.
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If you’re wondering why Trump is focused on everything but ending the Iran war as quickly as possible… this might be why.
While you pay more at the pump, Donald Trump is getting rich off oil stocks.
While you pay more at the pump, Donald Trump is getting rich off oil stocks.
Trump's oil investments have gained millions during Iran war as his accounts keep trading
Donald Trump retained major oil and gas investments as the Iran war has moved energy markets. CNBC analyzed his holdings, trades and estimated gains.
www.cnbc.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If you’re wondering why Trump is focused on everything but ending the Iran war as quickly as possible… this might be why.
While you pay more at the pump, Donald Trump is getting rich off oil stocks.
While you pay more at the pump, Donald Trump is getting rich off oil stocks.
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Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
September 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
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Trump: "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"
September 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Trump: "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"
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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.
September 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.
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U.S. wholesale inflation picked up in August, rising 5.4% from a year earlier, up from 4.8% in July & above economists’ 5.3% expectations
Wholesale prices rose 0.4% from July, in line with expectations
Energy costs jumped 4.2% last month, driven in large part by diesel fuel, which surged 24.1%
Wholesale prices rose 0.4% from July, in line with expectations
Energy costs jumped 4.2% last month, driven in large part by diesel fuel, which surged 24.1%
September 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
U.S. wholesale inflation picked up in August, rising 5.4% from a year earlier, up from 4.8% in July & above economists’ 5.3% expectations
Wholesale prices rose 0.4% from July, in line with expectations
Energy costs jumped 4.2% last month, driven in large part by diesel fuel, which surged 24.1%
Wholesale prices rose 0.4% from July, in line with expectations
Energy costs jumped 4.2% last month, driven in large part by diesel fuel, which surged 24.1%
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Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years...
...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
September 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years...
...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
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JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.”
(From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
(From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
September 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.”
(From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
(From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
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Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."
September 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."
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They did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Venezuelans of all stripes are denouncing Trump's 'biggest oil deal ever' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's oil deal with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez is being rejected by the Venezuelan opposition, and by some in her own party. Venezuelan Canadians, some with l...
www.cbc.ca
September 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
They did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump and Hegseth are doing their damndest to purge the U.S. military of anyone with a conscience.
Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt (Gift Article)
The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump and Hegseth are doing their damndest to purge the U.S. military of anyone with a conscience.
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NEWS: New York City just recorded the safest summer in its history.
From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August.
From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August.
September 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
NEWS: New York City just recorded the safest summer in its history.
From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August.
From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August.
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“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
September 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Democratic Senator John Fetterman once canceled a meeting with three paralyzed veterans, saying he wasn’t feeling well, only to show up less than an hour later for a Fox News interview
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
September 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
According to The Wall Street Journal, Democratic Senator John Fetterman once canceled a meeting with three paralyzed veterans, saying he wasn’t feeling well, only to show up less than an hour later for a Fox News interview
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Page One in Fort Worth:
September 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Page One in Fort Worth:
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What gets me is how Trump and MAGA world are acting like 162,000 jobs is a blockbuster number.
During Biden's term, he averaged a monthly job growth of 321,000. Since Trump took office, there's only been 663,000 jobs created for a monthly average of 34,900.
data.bls.gov/timeseries/C...
During Biden's term, he averaged a monthly job growth of 321,000. Since Trump took office, there's only been 663,000 jobs created for a monthly average of 34,900.
data.bls.gov/timeseries/C...
“LOWER THE RATE OR I'LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged ‘the President’ has an absolute right to do. ITS BETTER THAN TARIFFS!”
September 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What gets me is how Trump and MAGA world are acting like 162,000 jobs is a blockbuster number.
During Biden's term, he averaged a monthly job growth of 321,000. Since Trump took office, there's only been 663,000 jobs created for a monthly average of 34,900.
data.bls.gov/timeseries/C...
During Biden's term, he averaged a monthly job growth of 321,000. Since Trump took office, there's only been 663,000 jobs created for a monthly average of 34,900.
data.bls.gov/timeseries/C...