“The industry, and related professions in the social assistance category, added 693,000 positions last year. Without it, the economy would have lost 512,000 jobs, as business and professional services, retail, the federal government and manufacturing all contracted.”
Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
(sorry the preview link did not work but now maybe it does!)
NEW: Dozens of states have sued the Trump administration over its tariffs -- again. This time, they're challenging his new, 10 percent tariff on most imports, saying he didn't meet the criteria under law to impose the tax www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
NEW: Dozens of states have sued the Trump administration over its tariffs -- again. This time, they're challenging his new, 10 percent tariff on most imports, saying he didn't meet the criteria under law to impose the tax. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
wait wut
PAULSEN: ".. 90% of private sector real GDP is only growing at 1% while U.S. job creation has flatlined. Technology may be the tail wagging the dog, but the rest is a recession by any other name!"
we've reached a new rock bottom: i have open so many tabs that i can't actually see what the tabs contain. half of them are court filings, and the other half contain kitchen backsplash ideas lol
i have finally paid my exorbitant pacer bill please clap
There are lots of concerns the war in Iran could have spillover effects for the U.S. economy, causing oil prices to rise, but the White House dismissed the concerns today. Leavitt said the "economy continues to be very strong, it's robust, and will be able to weather any of the temporary impacts"
hell yea: "Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals"
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/s...
Excited for blood sun, blood snow, and blood thunder (I don’t even know what that is but it sounds scary)
Breaking News: Two top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer were forced out amid an internal investigation into claims of misconduct by top officials in the department, people familiar with the matter said.
"Tens of thousands of Americans are losing access to treatment for H.I.V. as nearly 20 states impose restrictions on assistance programs and several others weigh such changes." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...
"i cannot believe this pig i acquired grew to be the size of a pig" is a truly wild and flawless thesis for a story www.wsj.com/lifestyle/te...
i know how absolutely mad you’re gonna be when you see this lol
important Camembert news
I, for one, would want to hear about wild bears
There are a great many unknowns, though, chief among them being whether the Trump admin still might try to press ahead with a long-shot bid to get SCOTUS to grant a rehearing.
The appeals court has now rejected the DOJ request, which in practice means that the court took a procedural step in the direction of starting the long fight over tariff refunds. Today's order: www.courtlistener.com/docket/70394...
ok hi everyone
so am I correct in understanding that much of the peloton experience is spent trying to figure out wtf is going on with these cleats or
the only acceptable choice now is to stress gorge on chocolate chips and catch up on drag race i think
NEW: The Trump administration took steps late Friday to try to delay the legal proceedings on tariff refunds by as much as four months www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...
i would love to stop working now, thanks
NEW (yes, ugh, at this hour): The Trump admin is taking steps to slow down the fight over tariff refunds -- by months -- per a late night DOJ filing. That follows hours after Trump himself mused aloud about the long-shot idea of a rehearing at SCOTUS.
Update coming: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...
yea listen someone should go to jail for protein doritos, for a long time, a very long time. prison. no parole. www.pepsico.com/newsroom/sto...
new healthcare plans envisioned by the Trump admin would have extremely high deductibles www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...
SCOOP: A White House staffer appears to be operating the anonymous pro-Trump X account JohnnyMAGA with nearly 300,000 followers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/a-whit...
