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Europe must 'step up' on Ukraine, says Starmer
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 25 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“The UK and Europe face a "generational challenge", the PM says.”
Where have the Europeans been the last three years? Now that an American President has finally taken the hint to directly negotiate with Russia, Europeans are afraid they'll be left out. And, naturally, the European response is to threaten escalation to undermine any peace negotiations.
Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“The House is out of session this week.”
No budget. No debt limit. Still fighting over nominee appointments. Democrats in disarray. And Republicans held hostage by a few Senators. With just a little bit of luck, the dunderbutts in Congress will trip a default on the Federal debt. Maybe we could write off about $20 trillion while...
Gore Report Targets 252,000 Federal Jobs
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 25 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“Sources say reorganization would mean savings of $108 billion, smallest civil service since '60s”
It's deja vu all over again. We were required to terminate employment of term, temporary, and probationary employees. We were subjected to passive/aggressive encouragement to take the buyout. We were expected to do more work with fewer people. The National Partnership for Reinventing...
The Strange Career of Paul Krugman
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 2 months ago
“How a trash-talking neoliberal economist harmed America by vilifying strategic trade and industrial policy”
Why do most of the leading economist exhibit personally quirks that are reminiscent of Donald Trump? Paul Krugman has been an avid defender of globalization and free trade using petulance, name calling, Pollyanna naivety, and fearmongering. It seems that academic pettishness quite often guides...
This Is The EV That Everyone Wants, Apparently
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 4 Comments • 3 Likes • 2 months ago
“It's a digital creation based on what cars people have searched for online between 2020 and 2024.”
Now that the info is public, China's BYD will probably be turning these out tomorrow. General Motors will need to study the market for five years. Ford will stick a truck bed on the back. And Tesla will challenge it with another iteration of Cybertruck. The US won't convert to EVs because we...
Democratic senator says his party is ready to shut down government over Trump’s actions
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“Democrats are ready to shut down the federal government over President Trump’s recent actions. ”
Same Shit, Different Day. Someone or other threatens to shut down government every budget cycle. What will these people do if they actually get the revolt they want? Ask Mike Pence how that worked out.
DOGE, meet REGO. 32 years before Elon Musk, Al Gore did it
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 months ago
“The era of big government is over.”
Everyone in the United States should have the opportunity to experience their entire universe imploding. Loss of career, becoming a pariah on the job market, loss of home, family, friends. Loss of everything. I want this to happen to everyone the same way Al Gore, Newt Gingrich, and all the...