Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving OfficeWall Street Journal April 10, 2026 3:18 pm ET President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office, according to people who have heard his comments. “I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200... See More »
High Prices For Years, Says The Expertshttps://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/business/oil-prices-economy-market#:~:text=High%20oil%20prices%20expected%20to%20last%20for%20years&text=But%20it's%20an%20indication%20that,portfolio%20manager%20at%20Tortoise%20Capital.... See More »
Axios tells us what happens when you have a malignant bigot for a POTUS with his hand selected incompetent cabinet?“Hate crimes against Latinos and Sikhs hit record high in 2025” “Anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. soared to new records in 2025, even as overall hate crimes declined, according to preliminary FBI data reviewed by Axios. The big... See More »
How Much Humiliation Can Vance Take?New York Times April 7, 2026 At a closed-door Easter luncheon at the White House, President Trump decided to entertain the crowd by humiliating his understudy. Mr. Trump demanded an update on Iran peace negotiations from Vice President JD Vance.... See More »
What costs $1 billion, consumes 2,000 acres of farmland, and forces an entire affordable housing community to close for good in just 90 days?Photo above – guess which version of Disney’s Snow White cost 10X as much to make (2026 dollars) as the other, was panned for its CGI effects, and lost $70 million globally at the box office? Imagine this . . . you’re kicking back in your... See More » (+1)
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The main reason why we skipped going to Chikmagalur. What do you feel about it?As you all know, we went to Sakleshpura for a trip for 3 days which is in the Western Ghats of India and about 220 km from our city Bangalore in India. We returned back to Bangalore yesterday. We initially planned to visit Chikmagalur too as its only... See More »
The birthright supreme court case is irrelevant to our prosperity. If we were serious about improving things economically, there are better ideasPhoto above – December 25th, 1776 - General George Washington muses to himself: “the first thing I’ll do when I get elected is issue an executive order changing the tax code”. (Sarcasm alert) THIS is going to save billions? Some kid born in the... See More » (+1)
“Trump’s VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it” Excerpt From “Trump’s VA killed a home loan program. Vets areNPR reports: “Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.” “Chris Arnold, Quil Lawrence · April 02, 2026 05:00 AM EDT” “More t... See More »
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What does the Easter Season mean for you?Obviously, Easter coincided with Passover back then in the early days of the Christian movement. Jesus Christ was killed on April 3rd year 33 Anno Domini. The Passover is the fundamental and even existential festival of remembrance for the Jewish... See More »
Damn this song played in our car radio and this made me so nostalgic. What do you feel about it?So this song is Kya Karoon from the 2009 Bollywood movie Wake Up Sid. I remember how much this song used to play in our older Maruti 800 car's FM radio in 2009-2011 so it felt surreal to hear it in our Maruti Baleno's radio today in freaking 2026... See More »
Trump is calling for major increase in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic spendingAP, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING, Updated Fri, April 3, 2026 "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades and the latest signal of the president's... See More »
Care home bluesAt the start of 2026 I had to move into a care home for a bit, where I can live semi-independently. As my Doctor and the local authority thought it was for the best. I'd always been fit and active but struggled with a lot of falls and they just... See More »
How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis?As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US ‘energy independence’ is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the price. By Callum Jones in New York/The Guardian Fri 3 Apr 2026 06.00 EDT A month has passed... See More »
It’s been a month. Can we talk about what went wrong in Iran now? The war is costing $1 billion a day.Photo above – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Minnesota National Guard Lieutenant, asked Americans to “take a knee and pray to Jesus for the success in the Middle East . . .. that the wicked souls be delivered to eternal damnation”. Imag... See More » (1)
Is it normal to not be interested in anything in the outside world like traveling, clubbing, going over people’s houses, going to games, and movies?Has anyone ever had a ghostly encounter like this where someone vanished from a photo or sent mysterious messages? What happened? How do you stop yourself from falling into the trap of doing everything for a new partner? How many categories of... See More »
$3 Billion Pakistani Muslim Medical Fraud in 2 Yearshttps://jihadwatch.org/2026/03/3-billion-pakistani-muslim-medical-fraud-in-2-years
....this war ranks in the annals of war among those launched willfully through ignorance and sheer stupidity.Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage. If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences. By Sidney Blumenthal/The Guardian Mon 30... See More »
Nina's Blog - Thursday 26th March 2026Thursday 26th March 2026, 20:25 Stayed in today, got up late. Exercise: Elliptical trainer: 24 minutes, 6.53 km, 16.3 kph, 2 988 steps on the pedometer. There's something a bit odd about the elliptical trainer display. I attached my mobile to... See More »
The improved US balance of trade solely due to Trump policies and Tariffs(Quote) Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade
No Kings, March 28, 2026, Minnesota.NO KINGS March28, 2026: St. Paul: The march and rally held in the capital city is the "flagship event" for the "No Kings" rallies. The marches in St. Paul will start at noon, with the rally starting at 2 p.m. There will be three marches that will... See More »
$10 trillion in Treasury Bills will be refinanced this year. $4 trillion in new government and corporate borrowing. Guess what happens then . . .?Photo above - the "Joad" family (not their real name) ponder the loss of their home and retirement savings as they take to the family SUV in search of new opportunities. Investment advisors have been warning us – for more than a year – that... See More » (+1)
Nina's Blog - Saturday 21st March 2026Saturday 21st March 2026, 13:10 +3 C but almost no wind, intermittent sunshine, so no need for heavy clothes today. Took the long way round to te shops and walked about 7 000 steps. Now that I'm not wearing tights everyday I've noticed that my... See More »
Quagmire is the nature of this warDespite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is in decline as a major power. Since February 2022, Russian forces have suffered nearly 1.2 million casualties, more... See More »
Nina's Blog - Wednesday 18th March 2026Wednesday 18th March 2026, 22:37 Stayed in today. Exercise: - Elliptical trainer: 18 minutes, 4.88 km, 16.3 kph - the rest: none!
Trump’s Iran war has cost Americans at least $11bn alreadyAnd that’s just the start. That $11.3bn doesn’t include any estimate of repairing facilities or replacing losses By Arwa Mahdawi/The Guardian is Tue 17 Mar 2026 07.00 EDT Generally speaking, when you bomb another country, and that country... See More »
'Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog.Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too By Martin Gelin/The Guardian Tue 17 Mar 2026 01.00 EDT The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global... See More »
