Are really running out of dozens of “common foods” due to Trump's tariffs? I had to investigate this myself . . .Photo above - Is the Bubba Gump shrimp company price gouging, and blaming tariffs for it? I probably should remove “MSN” from my list of trusted media sources . . . on anything. They have been wrong on election polls, wrong on gold (urging people... See More » (1)
Pope Leroy the 14th. Will he finally sell the Vatican’s $100 million golden chariot to feed the hungry? Or is that TOO progressive?The USA is rejoicing. Finally, an American pope! Although more facts are likely to be forthcoming, we already know he’s a Chicago White Sox fan, attended Villanova university, and “spent years retweeting other twitter users' attacks on Trump”. If... See More » (1)
Should California spend $130 billion on a bullet train, or fix their water crisis?Photo above - depleted reservoirs like this are part of the reason why last year's California wildfires caused $300 billion in damages. The state is spending $260 million per mile to build a scenic railway instead. California has 2 bullet trains... See More » (1)
How much does it cost when an airliner crashes? And why did we just find out the Newark control tower was disrupted the same day the Spain blackout?Photo above - Russia's Disneyland, May 2025 - Putin built a replica Reichstag at some Moscow amusement park just so entertainers could re-enact the battle of Berlin at the end of World War 2. This is another attempt to make a connection between... See More » (1)
Well-to-do millennials fret they won’t be insanely wealthy like their parents.Lester Feder has a problem. He recently spent a week in Tuscany to celebrate his father’s 80th birthday. Lester is happy for his dad, but frets that he will struggle to match his parents' luxurious lifestyle and spending. (see link below) Lester h... See More » (1)
The “buy local” movement just got its biggest boost in decades – from Trump tariffs. Why aren’t progressives cheering?Until yesterday, I hadn’t considered where my potting soil came from. Usually when I visit Home Depot the only time I thought about saving the planet was when I was forced to park between a 7.3 liter Ford Powerstroke Diesel pickup and a 600 HP... See More » (1)
Finally, some good economic news (NYC edition)Photo above - Baltimore residents celebrate a 30% drop in homicides. Either that or it's their 5-4 win over the Yankees last week. However, the Orioles are 12 and 18 for the season, and are on track to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs... See More » (1)
California proposes to legalize fraud if it's $25,000 or less . . .Photo above - mugshots of recently arrested welfare fraud suspects. However, a bill has been introduced in California to legalize welfare fraud, so they might simply be victims of bad timing? How much should I be able to steal without getting... See More » (1)
The future has arrived – public transportation will now cost way more than driving a car.Do you live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware? Then you already know public transit behemoth Septa has a $200 million deficit it can’t cover. How could this happen? The link below is to WHYY, Philadelphia’s public radio station (state... See More » (1)
Europe suffers $100 billion power outage and blames . . . swamp gas?Photo above - Impressive, even when standing still. Bullet train service between Madrid and Lisbon was cancelled yesterday due to a lack of voltage. More details to follow as they get figured out . . . “Hola . . . is this Portugal? Spain calling h... See More » (1)
Federal Reserve builds a new $2.5 billion clubhouse for itself, as our national debt and interest rates soar . . .Photo above - Crazy Rich Americans . . . the new Federal Reserve headquarters might have been inspired by "the palace at Versailles, and Donald Trump's bathroom" . . . Hey . . . Elon . . . you missed one. A DOGE cut opportunity. The new Federal... See More » (1)
Jeff Bezos invests billions, unveils America’s 2nd worst pickup. (Spoiler – Cybertruck was just crowned one of the 10 worst vehicles of all time)Photo above - official press kit photo of the Bezos-made cheapest vehicle in America. Location not specified. Looks like someplace from a low budget slasher film, no? I saw a Ford F150 lightning electric pickup once. At a stoplight. I don’t know a... See More » (1)
Subaru sends some US car production to Japan. “Think. Feel. Drive. Leave . . . ?”Photo above - the ongoing Canadian/America trade war has claimed another victim. Subaru will shift production of cars intended for Canada back to Japan, and out of the USA. You would think that a company which sells a half million cars annually... See More » (1)
Intel cancels new plants, cuts staff by 20%. Weren’t tariffs supposed to CREATE jobs and factories?Photo above - "Crazy-rich Asians". This is Lip-Bu Tan, who became the new CEO of Intel last month. He got $66 million in stock options as his welcome aboard gift . . . Meet Lip Bu Tan. On the job about 3-4 weeks. His first executive order? Cut... See More » (1)
Trump tariffs to reduce C02 emissions by 1 billion tons? Most since Covid 19?Photo above - Did you know there are 45,000 THOUSAND commercial airline flights a day? That could change soon, however . . . Do you remember how idyllic it was during the Covid 19 lockdowns? Bambi and Thumper gamboling in the front yard while... See More » (1)
City of Los Angeles to cut staff, and save $1 billion???Photo Above - Officer Jim Reed, of TV's "Adam 12", reacts to the news that 25% of the Los Angeles police force will (allegedly) be fired by Mayor Karen Bass. Los Angeles County (not city) likes to brag that it’s “the 20th largest nation in the wor... See More » (1)
America’s richest university sues US government to keep taxpayer money comingOkay – “the richest” university would be Harvard, in case anyone needed help with this low-level Jeopardy question. Harvard is terrified that the government might reduce or cut off their taxpayer funded welfare. That would be a threat to $2.2 billi... See More » (1)
China threatens to bring America to its knees – by cutting off dysprosium, terbium, and samarium . . .Photo above - courtesy of the Los Angeles Times. "Rare earth mineral miners in China". China sez: "Okay . . . you want a trade war? It’s on - like Hong Kong.” (HK is the former British colony which is now being strangled to death despite... See More » (1)
Temu ad spending on Google drops to zero. Consumers saved from billions in frauds and scams? Yay, Trump . . .Photo above - actual photo of a Temu warehouse. Will Trump's tariffs bring good jobs like these back to America? One can only hope. “Shop like a billionaire”. That was Temu’s hilarious super bowl ad tagline. Items begin at just 99 cents. Actual... See More » (1)
MSN declares that Janet Yellen is "wrong about everything”.Photo above - Does Janet Yellen even know where the term "pipe dream" comes from? How many septuagenarians does it take to screw up the American economy? Janet Yellen is 78 and she was fired by Trump a few weeks ago. But since 1994 Ms. Yellen... See More » (1)
Housing prices predicted to fall over the next 2 years. People won’t be happy about that, even though they’ve been begging for it.Photo above - "Toto . . . Zillow says that home prices are about to fall, and we can finally move out of Auntie Em's and into a place of our own . . . " President Trump might soon achieve what has eluded Fed Chairman Jerome Powell over the past... See More » (1)
About Trump’s campaign promise to stop taxing social security checks . . .Photo above - gazillionaire Warren Buffet jams on his ukelele, while taking a break from playing with his toy train set. A Trump proposal would exempt him from social security taxes. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump famously promised... See More » (1)
WTH???? Most Americans want to end IRAs and 401Ks, if it means more take home pay?Photo above - 85% of people polled want to end IRAs and 401Ks. And 40% of people believe lottery winnings will be a significant source of income after retirement. At last – America’s dubious public education system has caught up with us. Per the... See More » (1)
Trump sued over tariffs by obscure organization. Bringing a knife to a gunfight isn’t exactly your "A" game, is it Democrats?Photo above - World headquarters of the Liberty Justice Center in Austin Texas. Not the whole building. They only have room 1250. Which could be just a mail drop. Tariffs are finally getting their day in court. But it's not an important court... See More » (1)
WTH . . . US factories are closing because Mexican robots work cheaper than US robots?CNN (link below) says that America’s angst over lost assembly line jobs is misdirected. They admit that while It’s true that millions of factory jobs no longer exist, this is simply “bad timing”. The real problem is . . . robots. According to Jaso... See More » (1)