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Past science educator, current software engineer and Political Junkie. Always be thinking critically about what's going on around you and the world.
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Trump complains there are too many non-working federal holidays. I'd like him to name them or even give the correct count. apnews.com/article/trum...

ICE is trying to circumvent the law (which allows members of Congress or their staff to inspect detention centers unannounced) by saying their offices where people are being detained aren't actually detention centers. reason.com/2025/06/19/i...

Nice. 😂

The surest sign that the economy is slowing is that the post tariff pause expected freight surge isn't happening www.joc.com/article/tran...

Because iPads and phones haven't done enough damage to children, let's put AI in their toys... futurism.com/mattel-annou...

Hiring plans saw the steepest decline this quarter, dropping 19 points. Capital investment plans followed with a 15-point decrease, and sales expectations fell by 11 points. www.businessinsider.com/business-rou...

Ask your doctor what treatment the supreme court decided is right for you.

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

SIXTY federal agents kitted out like they were taking on Osama Bin Laden to raid a swap meet. The ONLY people they ended up arresting were to people already going through immigration court proceedings, seemingly rearrested because ICE agents didn’t want to go home empty-handed.

A country that cares about it's natural resources, people and domestic economy? What a great idea.

The current administration is racist? You don't say...

"It claims the executive orders pursued by the White House have cast a chill across the legal industry." Well, duh. The whole point of these EOs is to squash any chance of high-powered (and lower) law firm litigation against this administration. Luckily it's was only partially effective.