Tagged: Government

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits

Via: bob-nelson • News & Politics • 76 Comments • 2 months ago

So... the other day, I said that Musk's claim that Social Security was paying benefits to 150-year-olds was due to a COBOL date-management glitch. NT's Usual Suspect Fascists jumped on...

Cheap Chinese cars from Mexico could be 'an extinction-level event,' U.S. trade group says

Via: outis • Alternative Energy • 25 Comments • last year

I've been a gearhead for over sixty years. When I was a kid, General Motors was by far the greatest industrial company in the world, controlling well over half of the American automobile...

These are the counties with the most bicycle traffic fatalities

Via: outis • History & Sociology • 3 Comments • last year

From what I've seen and read, bike safety is two things: infrastructure and drivers' habits. So what does this say about Florida?

The Coup Next Time | The Nation

Via: revillug • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 3 years ago

The battleground of the coup is not the streets but the corridors of power. As Luttwak observes, the coup "operates in that area outside the government but within the state which is formed by the...

Birds Aren't Real. Movement Says Birds Are Government Drones

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 15 Comments • 4 years ago

Pompeo: Russians are 'pretty clearly' behind hack of US government

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 17 Comments • 5 years ago

(Russia, Russia, Russia!)

Major Companies Reject Trump Payroll Tax Deferral

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago

Japan's Longest-Serving Leader Abe Resigns Due to Health Reasons - Bloomberg

Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 5 years ago

"WE GOT HIM" ! THANK GOD !

By: it-is-me • News & Politics • 139 Comments • 6 years ago

Today we have learned that Roger Stone has been arrested based on a warrant placed by Mr. Special Council Mueller. This is not about the fact that Mr. Stone broke the law as we know it , but...

Thanks To The Shutdown, Americans Have Found Out They Don’t Need Part Of The Government

Via: it-is-me • Op/Ed • 11 Comments • 6 years ago

Trump has never cared about what may seem embarrassing; he has cared about long-term goals. An added bonus to the shutdown? A number of U.S. officials have told me that they have been able to work...

Puerto Ricans Accused of Misusing $8M in Funds

Via: it-is-me • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 7 years ago

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A mayor and two former government officials in Puerto Rico face public corruption charges in separate cases that involve a total of $8 million in federal and local...

Comal County Sheriff's Office Warning

By: split-personality • News & Politics • 72 Comments • 7 years ago