again, big picture, donald trump won an election about affordability and then he
- passed tariffs (which raise consumer prices)
- expanded the deficit w a ginormous corporate tax cut (raises interest rates)
- waged a stupid war (raises gas prices)
- and now refuses to sign a bipartisan bill to reduce housing costs bc he's protesting senate republicans for failing to pass voting restrictions
... while making $2 billion from crypto rug pulls that transferred income from his supporters to his bank account
americans hate the president for very good reasons
The traffic jam to leave Crimea on the last road out has turned into a parking lot, with cars starting to run out of fuel.
Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city, is without power. Electricity has been knocked out for half of Crimea.
All the roads, bridges, and the ferry have been disabled or are under too great a threat to use.
All fuel sales have been suspended.
Crimea's tourism industry has collapsed.
Strikes against Russian airfields, administrative centers, air defense, and energy infrastructure have been carried out by Ukraine's elite Alpha Unit.
The systematic dismantling of Russian civil and military systems in Crimea will either lead to complete abandonment of their position or a poorly-supplied force without the fuel and munitions to sustain a long fight.
Crimea, already strategically vulnerable, is now isolated, and it's only going to get worse.
The war started in Crimea. Now it may end there too.
Scott Pelley issues new statement after being fired by CBS for opposing their pro-MAGA bias:
“New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.
Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done.
Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.”
NEW: Sharyn Alfonsi goes scorched earth on Bari Weiss:
"Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at 60 Minutes.
Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at 60 Minutes is apparently over.
In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like "modernization" and “restructuring” to explain away my departure. Don't be misled. This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.
Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at 60 Minutes. Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it.
The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not. If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like 60 Minutes but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters.
To my colleagues, who became family - working beside you has been the privilege of a lifetime. You are second to none. I’ve learned exactly what it costs to hold the line right now. Hold it anyway. Viewers and the people who trust us with their stories deserve nothing less."
Backstory:
- January: https://t.co/l518elnE4b
- April: https://t.co/8pWTTjOIbk
- May: https://t.co/LfKHnm18nF
Costco spots a recession before economists do.
When members shift from beef to chicken, then to canned tuna, something in the economy is bending.
You don't need a model. You need a checkout counter and millions of members with long memories.
Here’s the Holodomor Memorial in Washington, DC. It remembers the 4 million Ukrainians who were purposefully starved to death by the Soviet Union’s leader Stalin and his henchmen.
🚨 The Court of International Trade has ruled that President Trump's Section 122 tariffs -- those 10% baseline tariffs on all imports that he imposed after the Supreme Court knocked down the first iteration of his tariff agenda -- are illegal.
Our team visited the Bring Kids Back installation on the National Mall. Russia has abducted over 20k Ukrainian children. Each teddy bear represents a child & serves as a reminder of these horrific war crimes. Russia must be held accountable & these children must be returned home safely.
In Washington, a large-scale installation was unveiled, dedicated to Ukrainian children who have been illegally deported by russia during the full-scale war.
20,000 teddy bears symbolize each abducted child — each representing a separate life and story torn apart by war.
The initiative aims to draw attention to this war crime and serve as a reminder that bringing Ukrainian children home must remain a global priority.
#bringkidsback
Washington. 20,000 teddy bears. Each representing a Ukrainian child abducted by Russia. Our message is loud and clear: BRING KIDS BACK. Special thanks to @AmericaforUA, @UnitedHelpUA, St. Gabriel Institute, and all our wonderful volunteers who helped build this installation 💙💛