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And they called it the the Great Epstein Recess of 2025
It's official - the House will be out AGAIN next week, for a sixth consecutive week. That means the House will have worked 20 days over 17 weeks. The last House vote was on Sept. 19.
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
And they called it the the Great Epstein Recess of 2025
Why we can't have nice things:
-We pay interest on a forever loan ("wage slave")
-The 1% and corporate giants pay less tax (percentage-wise) than you.
-GOP's tax bill worsens weath inequality
#america
#getbacktowork
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
-We pay interest on a forever loan ("wage slave")
-The 1% and corporate giants pay less tax (percentage-wise) than you.
-GOP's tax bill worsens weath inequality
#america
#getbacktowork
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Why we can't have nice things:
-We pay interest on a forever loan ("wage slave")
-The 1% and corporate giants pay less tax (percentage-wise) than you.
-GOP's tax bill worsens weath inequality
#america
#getbacktowork
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
-We pay interest on a forever loan ("wage slave")
-The 1% and corporate giants pay less tax (percentage-wise) than you.
-GOP's tax bill worsens weath inequality
#america
#getbacktowork
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Presidential terms are 4yrs. What then?
Will the USD recover its status of world reserve currency or devolve as global investors tire of financing the American standard of living, making it cost prohibitive (or us, we the people)?
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Will the USD recover its status of world reserve currency or devolve as global investors tire of financing the American standard of living, making it cost prohibitive (or us, we the people)?
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Anxiety and Uncertainty Push Gold Near $4,000 an Ounce
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Presidential terms are 4yrs. What then?
Will the USD recover its status of world reserve currency or devolve as global investors tire of financing the American standard of living, making it cost prohibitive (or us, we the people)?
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Will the USD recover its status of world reserve currency or devolve as global investors tire of financing the American standard of living, making it cost prohibitive (or us, we the people)?
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Low-income American seniors lose assistance to pay for Medicare under Administration's budget law.
Sorry Grandma Jenny!
(Again, lets thank the swing voters of AZ GA MI NV NC PA and WI.)
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...
Sorry Grandma Jenny!
(Again, lets thank the swing voters of AZ GA MI NV NC PA and WI.)
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...
Millions of Poor Retirees Have Lost an Easier Path to Help With Medicare
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Low-income American seniors lose assistance to pay for Medicare under Administration's budget law.
Sorry Grandma Jenny!
(Again, lets thank the swing voters of AZ GA MI NV NC PA and WI.)
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...
Sorry Grandma Jenny!
(Again, lets thank the swing voters of AZ GA MI NV NC PA and WI.)
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...
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This is best story by far about the SIM farm uncovered in New York by Secret Service. The intent of the farm is not, as suggested by other stories, to disrupt Secret Service protection of dignitaries attending the UN or taking out mobile service for all NY but about managing criminal enterprises
Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system | CNN
A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting American officials. It ended with the largest seizure of SIM servers and ca...
www.cnn.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is best story by far about the SIM farm uncovered in New York by Secret Service. The intent of the farm is not, as suggested by other stories, to disrupt Secret Service protection of dignitaries attending the UN or taking out mobile service for all NY but about managing criminal enterprises
"Border Czar" took bag of 50K cash in undercover FBI counterintelligence investigation.
#corruption
#coverup
#classy
Good job, swing voters!
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
#corruption
#coverup
#classy
Good job, swing voters!
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Border Czar" took bag of 50K cash in undercover FBI counterintelligence investigation.
#corruption
#coverup
#classy
Good job, swing voters!
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
#corruption
#coverup
#classy
Good job, swing voters!
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Bessent owns ND farmland = conflict of interest
"The Office of Government Ethics said last month that Mr. Bessent failed to fully comply with an agreement that required him to divest his financial assets."
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
"The Office of Government Ethics said last month that Mr. Bessent failed to fully comply with an agreement that required him to divest his financial assets."
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Bessent owns ND farmland = conflict of interest
"The Office of Government Ethics said last month that Mr. Bessent failed to fully comply with an agreement that required him to divest his financial assets."
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
"The Office of Government Ethics said last month that Mr. Bessent failed to fully comply with an agreement that required him to divest his financial assets."
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
"Since President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in February, Beijing .. halted all purchases of American soybeans.
"In North Dakota.. the hit to the farming sector threatens to sink land values and sap investment from small towns.
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
"In North Dakota.. the hit to the farming sector threatens to sink land values and sap investment from small towns.
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Since President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in February, Beijing .. halted all purchases of American soybeans.
"In North Dakota.. the hit to the farming sector threatens to sink land values and sap investment from small towns.
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
"In North Dakota.. the hit to the farming sector threatens to sink land values and sap investment from small towns.
NYT gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
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"“The Hyundai LG plant required highly specialized subcontractor technicians to move the project forward. Visas were needed, but they were not granted at the scale required,” Park said. “Everyone, from the companies to government leaders, understood this reality." www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
Many Koreans in Georgia feel Hyundai ICE raid marks a ‘betrayal’
Korean community advocate: `The trust that once linked Georgia and Korea … has been broken.’
www.ajc.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"“The Hyundai LG plant required highly specialized subcontractor technicians to move the project forward. Visas were needed, but they were not granted at the scale required,” Park said. “Everyone, from the companies to government leaders, understood this reality." www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
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BREAKING: Congress Reveals Epstein Birthday Note Trump Said Doesn’t Exist
Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
RELEASE THE #Epstein FILES
Conspiracy theorists were right about #pizzagate #coverup #quidproquo #nonexistentletter
www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...
“It’s not my signature, and it’s not the way I speak, and ... that’s not my language,”
Conspiracy theorists were right about #pizzagate #coverup #quidproquo #nonexistentletter
www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...
“It’s not my signature, and it’s not the way I speak, and ... that’s not my language,”
September 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
RELEASE THE #Epstein FILES
Conspiracy theorists were right about #pizzagate #coverup #quidproquo #nonexistentletter
www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...
“It’s not my signature, and it’s not the way I speak, and ... that’s not my language,”
Conspiracy theorists were right about #pizzagate #coverup #quidproquo #nonexistentletter
www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...
“It’s not my signature, and it’s not the way I speak, and ... that’s not my language,”
Reposted by urban luncheonmeat
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
September 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
Softness + energy density = eating too much too fast
"vanishing caloric density"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_03...
"vanishing caloric density"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_03...
Why can't we stop eating certain foods? - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Softness + energy density = eating too much too fast
"vanishing caloric density"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_03...
"vanishing caloric density"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_03...
ICYMI
In 2013, Amerisleep ... took swabs from a pillowcase [not] washed in a week. The pillowcase contained ~3 million bacteria per sq inch – or 17,000x more than the average toilet seat.
Other factors: pets, not showering before bed, dirty socks, make-up/ lotions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
In 2013, Amerisleep ... took swabs from a pillowcase [not] washed in a week. The pillowcase contained ~3 million bacteria per sq inch – or 17,000x more than the average toilet seat.
Other factors: pets, not showering before bed, dirty socks, make-up/ lotions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Why you might want to change your bedclothes more often
Our sheets and pillows are where we spend a third of our daily lives, and all that contact creates the perfect environment for all sorts of unwanted guests.
www.bbc.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ICYMI
In 2013, Amerisleep ... took swabs from a pillowcase [not] washed in a week. The pillowcase contained ~3 million bacteria per sq inch – or 17,000x more than the average toilet seat.
Other factors: pets, not showering before bed, dirty socks, make-up/ lotions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
In 2013, Amerisleep ... took swabs from a pillowcase [not] washed in a week. The pillowcase contained ~3 million bacteria per sq inch – or 17,000x more than the average toilet seat.
Other factors: pets, not showering before bed, dirty socks, make-up/ lotions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Where ChatGPT and other LLMs get their info.
Example: ChatGPT has suggested ppl purify water with bleach, or even mix it with vinegar (this creates poisonous chlorine gas).
ok then
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...
Example: ChatGPT has suggested ppl purify water with bleach, or even mix it with vinegar (this creates poisonous chlorine gas).
ok then
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...
Ranked: The Most Cited Websites by AI Models
How often does ChatGPT cite Reddit, Wikipedia, and more? This infographic ranks the most cited websites by AI—and explores what it reveals.
www.visualcapitalist.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Where ChatGPT and other LLMs get their info.
Example: ChatGPT has suggested ppl purify water with bleach, or even mix it with vinegar (this creates poisonous chlorine gas).
ok then
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...
Example: ChatGPT has suggested ppl purify water with bleach, or even mix it with vinegar (this creates poisonous chlorine gas).
ok then
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-m...
Uber received reports of sexual assault/ misconduct in the US almost every 8 minutes on average between 2017 and 2022 (abt 400k cases).
While less than 1% of rides, an awfully large number.
NYT gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
While less than 1% of rides, an awfully large number.
NYT gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Uber received reports of sexual assault/ misconduct in the US almost every 8 minutes on average between 2017 and 2022 (abt 400k cases).
While less than 1% of rides, an awfully large number.
NYT gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
While less than 1% of rides, an awfully large number.
NYT gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Notable comparison:
Europe accounts for 15 of the 25 richest nations by ---median wealth--- underscoring the long-running advantage of MATURE CAPITAL MARKETS, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, and SOCIAL TRANSFERS that steadily build net worth.
(emphasis mine)
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-25-ri...
Europe accounts for 15 of the 25 richest nations by ---median wealth--- underscoring the long-running advantage of MATURE CAPITAL MARKETS, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, and SOCIAL TRANSFERS that steadily build net worth.
(emphasis mine)
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-25-ri...
Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics
See how GDP, GNI, and median wealth reshuffle the 25 richest countries, revealing where prosperity is produced, and where it really stays.
www.visualcapitalist.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Notable comparison:
Europe accounts for 15 of the 25 richest nations by ---median wealth--- underscoring the long-running advantage of MATURE CAPITAL MARKETS, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, and SOCIAL TRANSFERS that steadily build net worth.
(emphasis mine)
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-25-ri...
Europe accounts for 15 of the 25 richest nations by ---median wealth--- underscoring the long-running advantage of MATURE CAPITAL MARKETS, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, and SOCIAL TRANSFERS that steadily build net worth.
(emphasis mine)
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-25-ri...
The Scammer’s Manual: How to Launder Money and Get Away With It
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
On personal $$$ news:
Scams, banks enabling scams, global money laundering, and crypto.
(One step up from emails abt the Nigerian prince who promises $50k reward if you send $1,300 to help unlock his inheritance.)
www.propublica.org/article/pig-...
Scams, banks enabling scams, global money laundering, and crypto.
(One step up from emails abt the Nigerian prince who promises $50k reward if you send $1,300 to help unlock his inheritance.)
www.propublica.org/article/pig-...
How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
Asian crime syndicates’ online scams have reached industrial proportions, cheating victims around the world out of more than $44 billion a year. U.S. banks have been unable to stop them.
www.propublica.org
July 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
On personal $$$ news:
Scams, banks enabling scams, global money laundering, and crypto.
(One step up from emails abt the Nigerian prince who promises $50k reward if you send $1,300 to help unlock his inheritance.)
www.propublica.org/article/pig-...
Scams, banks enabling scams, global money laundering, and crypto.
(One step up from emails abt the Nigerian prince who promises $50k reward if you send $1,300 to help unlock his inheritance.)
www.propublica.org/article/pig-...
On the weakening USD and the 50yo global payment system that supported US dominance.
But not much longer.
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
But not much longer.
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Opinion | The Dollar’s in Trouble, but Not for the Reason You Think
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
On the weakening USD and the 50yo global payment system that supported US dominance.
But not much longer.
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
But not much longer.
NYT gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
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“If we had an evacuation order, we certainly would have moved,” a father of nine who lives in Yancey County said.
“I went to bed not worrying about it,” said a woman whose family has lived in the area for at least five generations.
(Published May)
“I went to bed not worrying about it,” said a woman whose family has lived in the area for at least five generations.
(Published May)
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few…
www.propublica.org
July 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“If we had an evacuation order, we certainly would have moved,” a father of nine who lives in Yancey County said.
“I went to bed not worrying about it,” said a woman whose family has lived in the area for at least five generations.
(Published May)
“I went to bed not worrying about it,” said a woman whose family has lived in the area for at least five generations.
(Published May)