Wednesday, May 14
Robert Reich
The single stupidest statement about Trump ever made
RFK Jr. doesn’t just kiss Trump’s derriere. He lies through his teeth.
Friends,
I can take only so much sycophantic bullsh*t from Trump’s Cabinet, but when RFK Jr. says there’s never been a president more willing to stand up to the oligarchs than President Donald Trump, I’ve got to respond.
It’s the oligarchy that put Trump into the presidency. He’s doing their work.
A half-century ago, when America had a large and growing middle class, those on the “left” wanted stronger social safety nets and more public investment in schools, roads, and research. Those on the “right” sought greater reliance on the free market.
But as power and wealth have moved to the top, everyone else — whether on the old right or the old left — has become disempowered and less secure.
At A Glance
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Cat gets $5K gold tooth.
See photos of dogs leaping in the air.
New Zealand's human population catching up to sheep.
German town's see-saw-style public bench. (w/photo)
Clickbait: Vending machine art.
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Living in the South
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I have lived in East TN since 1990, and my second wife has lived here since 1978. We both love this area more than other places we've lived; she is from Virginia, I'm from North Carolina.
When I first got here, TN was considered a back water state and ten years behind the times. However, Knoxville is the home to the University of TN and just a few miles up the road is OAK RIDGE and Oak Ridge National Labs which receives 80% of DOE's budget and is currently working on a miniature nuclear reactor that will power spaceships.
In addition to Oak Ridge, Gatlinburg, Dollywood, Great Smoky Mountains, U of TN, and NASCAR, TN is the home to country music and NASHVILLE about 3-4 hours away from where we live.
East TN, is a low cost of living area, plenty of land, laid back lifestyle, southern hospitality, minimal crime, low smog, outstanding annual climate and home to Cherokee and Douglas lakes and a multitude of picnic and camping areas, fishing, hiking, and RV parks to take care of all your needs.
People from the north move down to Florida for warmth and sunshine, find Florida not the ideal place to live, and move halfway back to where they started which puts them in East TN. We call them HALFBACKS.
Check it out but don't move here as we like it just the way it is... LOL
Physicists unveil controversial device that generates power from Earth's spin: 'Convincing and remarkable'
Physicists unveil controversial device that generates power from Earth's spin: 'Convincing and remarkable'
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Researchers have been on a long quest to harness carbon-free energy from natural processes, from tapping into tidal forces to mimicking the fusion reactions that occur in stars.
Now, a team of physicists is investigating whether the Earth's rotational energy could be a source of sustainable power, according to Futurism.
The concept of generating electricity through the Earth's magnetic field has been floated since at least 1832 when Michael Faraday tested the idea and got a negative result, as stated in a study on the topic.
Tuesday, May 13
Robert Reich
Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax
A big lie is at the heart of Trump’s tariffs
Friends,
On Sunday night, the U.S. announced that it is cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 percent to 30 percent, for 90 days, and that China is dropping tariffs on U.S. goods from 125 percent to 10 percent, also for 90 days.
The stock market soared on the news. (Anyone with inside knowledge of the deal made a killing.)
But what’s the ultimate goal here? What will happen over the next 90 days?
It’s impossible to know what’s in Trump’s mind (other than an insatiable thirst for money and power), but Trump trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro says the “bigger picture is restoring the American manufacturing base.”
In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%. The Trump regime says sweeping tariffs will reverse this decades-long decline.
Friends,
On Sunday night, the U.S. announced that it is cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 percent to 30 percent, for 90 days, and that China is dropping tariffs on U.S. goods from 125 percent to 10 percent, also for 90 days.
The stock market soared on the news. (Anyone with inside knowledge of the deal made a killing.)
But what’s the ultimate goal here? What will happen over the next 90 days?
It’s impossible to know what’s in Trump’s mind (other than an insatiable thirst for money and power), but Trump trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro says the “bigger picture is restoring the American manufacturing base.”
In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%. The Trump regime says sweeping tariffs will reverse this decades-long decline.
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