Posts by Kim Browne
The Shutdown Is Sparing Trump Some Bad Economic News
But what if you could keep the government shut down long enough to prevent BLS from collecting the data it will need to report the consumer price index on October 14? Then the Fed would have less information than otherwise to judge whether inflation is too high! The Fed’s preferred inflation metric is the Commerce…
Read MoreFederal Reserve’s Miran wants aggressive rate cuts but downplays differences with other officials
FEDERAL Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Friday again pressed for an aggressive path of rate cuts citing the impact of Trump administration policies on the economy, while other central bank officials made the case for a more cautious approach citing still-worrisome inflation pressures. “My view is that if policy is out of whack, you should…
Read MoreImmigration Agents Handcuff Democratic Lawmaker at Hospital E.R.
A progressive member of the Chicago City Council was detained Friday after pressing federal agents about the due process rights of a detainee being held in a hospital within her ward. Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes told reporters she had gone to Humboldt Park Hospital upon hearing that a roughly 37-year-old man—who was being chased by…
Read MoreGOP Senator Utterly Humiliates Himself Over Shutdown Polls
“Now, are they taking great pleasure in that? No. Is [Trump] trolling the Democrats? Yes. I mean, yes! Because that’s what President Trump does, and people are having fun with this,” Johnson said, likely referring to the trough of (often racist) AI slop the president has offered up to mock Democrats in the wake of…
Read MoreTrump Treasury Department Now Wants to Put His Face on Currency
“Now, are they taking great pleasure in that? No. Is [Trump] trolling the Democrats? Yes. I mean, yes! Because that’s what President Trump does, and people are having fun with this,” Johnson said, likely referring to the trough of (often racist) AI slop the president has offered up to mock Democrats in the wake of…
Read MoreDemocrats Got Something Really Big Done in New Mexico
In November, New Mexico will become the first state with no-cost childcare for all children, state officials announced recently. The program will offer up to 10 hours of childcare each day, for kids up to age 12. On the latest edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham explained how she and…
Read MoreTrump Bizarrely Tries to Take Credit After Judge Blocks Funding Cuts
“Now, are they taking great pleasure in that? No. Is [Trump] trolling the Democrats? Yes. I mean, yes! Because that’s what President Trump does, and people are having fun with this,” Johnson said, likely referring to the trough of (often racist) AI slop the president has offered up to mock Democrats in the wake of…
Read MoreMike Johnson Snaps When Shutdown Comments Thrown Back in His Face
“Now, are they taking great pleasure in that? No. Is [Trump] trolling the Democrats? Yes. I mean, yes! Because that’s what President Trump does, and people are having fun with this,” Johnson said, likely referring to the trough of (often racist) AI slop the president has offered up to mock Democrats in the wake of…
Read MoreTop MAGA Influencer Keeps Voting in Swing State He Doesn’t Live In
MAGA influencer and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec—who helped spread election fraud rumors in Pennsylvania in 2024—has been voting in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade while living in Maryland. Slate has reported that Posobiec, also of “Pizzagate” fame, voted in Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. But when Posobiec resigned from his Navy Intelligence job and “remained”…
Read MoreFederal Agents Aim Weapon in Armored Vehicle at Anti-ICE Protesters
Just before 8 a.m. on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was spotted with a film crew on the roof of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, where protesters on the street below were met with aggressive force throughout the morning. The facility has become a flash point due to its use…
Read MoreThe Chilling New Detail About Trump’s “Drug Boat” Attacks: Report
“Well, I mean, you know the data, though. You know where we are. I mean, we’ve had three months of slowing jobs,” the host observed, asking Chavez-DeRemer for a sense of the “jobs picture today.” Chavez-DeRemer evaded, touting supposed investment, trade deals, and growth in gross domestic product under Trump, while expressing the importance of…
Read MoreConservation Must Start With People, Not Just Animals
Flying over the tiny Gombe National Park was a turning point in my understanding of conservation. Below me stretched a landscape that told a complex story – one where the fate of chimpanzees and humans were deeply intertwined. For years, I had focused on studying chimpanzees, documenting their behaviors and raising awareness about their declining…
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