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Golden age? Americans doubt Trump's claim of booming economy as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 9 months ago
A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a dead horse! Need -- more -- dead -- horses. BENGHAZI. Trump has screwed up everything that got him elected to a 2nd term. A stable genius wouldn't do that.
'We are concerned': Scott Bessent says Treasury is keeping a close eye on the private credit market
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 3 Likes • 9 months ago
“Investor fears over private credit have reached the desk of the Treasury secretary.”
This is one of the feedback Doom Loops that has emerged in the economy. The Federal Reserve has already been required to institute a bastardized form of Quantitative Easing called Reserve Management Purchases (RMP) to inject equity into the banking system. Consumer credit depends upon cash flow...
15 Hilarious Early Attempts at AI-Generated Images That Failed the Human Test
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 9 months ago
“These early AI-generated images looked impressive at first glance… until you noticed the extra fingers, warped faces, and impossible details.”
Close but no deepfake.
Trump reframes America, in two acts
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 9 months ago
“Trump's State of the Union address is unlikely to influence the midterm elections.”
The first duty of government is to protect and defend the Constitution. The oath of office requires pledging loyalty to the Constitution, not to the Leader. President Trump used the State of the Union to reframe his duty into a mandate for a Unitary Executive. Trump has assumed a...
The hard truth: Why tariffs and tax cuts can't outrun America's debt clock
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 6 Comments • 3 Likes • 9 months ago
“U.S. debt crisis reaches $38.5 trillion with interest payments exceeding $1 trillion annually, making deficit reduction mathematically impossible...”
As usual, the analysis omits local and state government. Total government spending (local + state + Federal) is actually about $13 trillion annually and growing each year. As the Federal budget hawks whittle away at Federal programs, local and state governments are carrying more of the burden...
How much snow did get? Latest totals in Long Island, NYC and NJ - NBC New York
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 5 Comments • 3 Likes • 9 months ago
“Snow totals on Long Island were expected to be the highest, and they were as of the latest count. When will the blizzard end? Not just yet.”
You guys have my sympathy. We used to get these monster snow storms more often. But familiarity doesn't make it fun. Keep your chins up! (It's hard to breathe under all that snow.)
Australia now has so much solar power it’s becoming a massive problem
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • 9 months ago
“The collision between abundant rooftop solar and a grid built for one-way power flows has exposed a deeper design challenge”
Another headache that wasn't mentioned in the fine print.
Bill of Rights put to the test over Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • 9 months ago
“You could teach a great constitutional law seminar about the Bill of Rights just through the violations that have taken place in Minneapolis alone”
Trump Republicans are turning the GOP into another Democratic Party. Now they've killed off the demands for Constitutional Originalism.