This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.
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This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.
Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
The embattled lawmaker is under a House Ethics Committee investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a former member of his staff, who committed suicide last year.
“It's a mess, aint it Sheriff?
If it aint it'll do till a mess gets here.”
― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men
Our next messy weather system arrives Friday.
Here's the breakdown on the rainy, snowy, potentially icy mess ahead for Minnesota.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Things seem to be going swimmingly. Good job, everyone who gaslighted the public into believing Trump was a non-interventionist dove..
(FT) - Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel.
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/be12...
“.. Evacuate where and evacuate how? How do you tell us to evacuate after the tension has already come to a head?” he said. “It almost feels like we’re being joked; like we’re being trolled.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7f96...
But Putin is Trump's friend! Trump trusted him. Will Putin get some of Trump's insult treatment?
WAPO: “.. Since the war began Saturday, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.”
@washingtonpost.com
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“.. companies that paid the IEEPA tariffs are entitled to a refund,” said Ted Murphy, a trade lawyer at Sidley Austin. “How that refund gets effectuated? We don’t know. And I would say nobody knows for sure. Which is crazy.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/0315...
“.. Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran?” said Khalaf Al Habtoor, a Dubai billionaire .. “You have placed the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council .. at the heart of a danger they did not choose.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
> @javierblas.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Second-order effects are coming into view.
@apnews.com @bloomberg.com
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“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.”
- Schwab ⛽️
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16, communication minister says.
@apnews.com
There’s the two-year breakeven.
Up nine straight days.
(via Boockvar)
BOOCKVAR: “.. it’s now time to be watching fertilizer and row crop prices,” as 15-30% of fertilizers flow thru the Strait of Hormuz. “.. understand too that we are just weeks away from the beginning of the important planting season.”
SWISS GOVERNMENT: DROPPING PLANS TO ACQUIRE THE FULL NUMBER OF 36 F-35A FIGHTER JETS FOR FINANCIAL REASONS
Crude oil is now up 49.65% so far this year.
@cnbc.com
Who was president in 2022? It wasn't Donald Trump.
RENMAC: “.. the labor market sucks.”
UNITED AIRLINES CEO SCOTT KIRBY SAID THE SPIKE IN JET FUEL PRICES WILL HAVE A “MEANINGFUL" IMPACT ON FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS
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Does Trump know he doesn't need other people to make him look bad? I mean a criminal, grifting, rapist and pedophile can do that all on their own.
"This film’s ratings and reviews are unavailable due to a studio-imposed embargo, and will be visible once the embargo is lifted."
Except I can still see the star ratings that friends posted with their reviews. @letterboxd.social
For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM
In honor of Harrison Ford ...
Watch or (Rewatch) one of my favorite films "Working Girl" (1988) - Dir. Mike Nichols; Written by Kevin Wade.
Reminiscent of Cary Grant, Ford's performance & comedic timing are excellent. ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VAZ...
A return of Lloyd Austin or Jim Mattis would be welcomed. Hegseth lacks the skills and humanity to lead the DOD.
A budget is a moral document.
Does Hegseth write this or does he have Christian nationalists helping him? This excludes Jews, Muslims, Hindus and other non Christians.
Is it that Hegseth thinks these other beliefs are unworthy of being included?
The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.
