What now? Federal
food assistance for more than 40M Americans stops being distributed Saturday
due to a lack of funding. This is prompting soul-searching within the Senate
Democratic caucus, who refused to fund the government without an extension of
subsidies for people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act. Democratics are
juggling the needs of two key constituencies: folks who need help affording
health insurance and folks who need help affording food.
What does
resumption of nuclear testing mean in today’s world where warfare seems to be executed
more by drones and cyber-attacks?
What significant
news came out the meeting between Trump and Xi? What was gained by our
initiating a trade war that now seems to be in a Truce? Did either nation “come
out ahead”?
The GOP asks
DOJ to invalidate some pardons and EOs signed with Biden autopen.
How much is
Chaos being seen as “worth a try”, both in Washington and NY City? What might
make the possibility of dire consequences acceptable?
Are National
Guard troops needed in our urban centers? Trump told U.S. troops in Japan
that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into American
cities as he ramped up his rhetoric on cracking down on crime and immigration. The Pentagon ordered
thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest
mission training over the next several months, an indication that the Trump
administration’s effort to send uniformed military forces into urban centers—once
reserved for extraordinary emergencies—could become the norm.
Is Bill Gates
correct? He believes a doomsday outlook has led the climate community to
focus too much on near-term goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and
other greenhouse gases that cause warming, diverting resources from the most
effective things that can be done to improve life in a warming world, Gates says
the world’s primary goal should instead be reducing suffering, fighting poverty
and preventing disease—particularly for those in the world’s poorest countries.
Is the U.S.
putting effective pressure on Putin? The Treasury Department sanctioned
Russia’s two largest oil producers, escalating pressure on the Kremlin to end
its war in Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move targets
the oil companies that "fund the Kremlin's war machine" and called on
Moscow to agree to an "immediate ceasefire. Any meeting with Putin was
canceled
Canada paid
millions to put Reagan’s anti-tariff words on American television. In response,
we ended trade talks with Canada. Who is hurt more by this trade war? Was
Reagan anti Tariff?
Is this Racist?
Or treating Immigration more fairly? Biden’s limit on refugees was 125,00.
Trump limits it to 7,500. 7,000 are Afrikaners, a group not traditionally
eligible for the program, but one the Administration says has been “tyrannized
by South Africa’s Black majority”. The remainder may be chosen because of
ability to speak English or views on “free speech,” upending a system that for
decades took in people fleeing conflict and persecution anywhere regardless of
race or language.
For years, Trump
has asked for $230M for being “wronged” by the Justice Department. How valid is
his charge? Now Justice is his. Is it meant to be more of a distraction? Is it
working?
Paul
Ingrassia, a racist, was picked to lead the office of special counsel. Lacking
votes, he dropped out. Staff incompetence? Or was a political message sent to please
racist voters?
If Israel annexes
the West Bank, would doing so lose U.S. support?
Are national
parks and museums wrong to cover how bad Slavery was? Does History need to be
more positive? What’s more harmful: not covering full details, or covering it
all?
Her book is
out. Do most people accept that “Epstein is just a Democrat hoax”? Do we
need to know more via all the files? Or is this story being overblown?
What should
we make of RFK jr. (and Trump) saying Tylenol causes Autism…and so does
circumcision? How confident are you with
who is in charge of America’s Health?
How is this
in America’s best interests? Hegseth: “The U.S. is building a Qatari Emiri
Air Force facility to enhance our combined training, increase the lethality and
interoperability.”
The stock
market continues to do well. But is our Economy positive for working-class
people? Job Market is stalled.
Unemployment ticking up. We’re in a “no
hire, no fire” mode. Prices are going up. Interests rates lowered by .25%. Are
Tariffs creating new alliances that help China? Has “America First” become
America Alone? Is China the winner from distancing ourselves from our Allies,
and abdicating soft power?
Does Cashless
Bail put more peace-loving Folks at risk while putting Law Breakers back on the
street?
What more should
be done to avoid repeating what led to that tragic Charolette stabbing? A
young woman was killed by a mentally ill man with multiple arrests, yet multiple
releases. Should we change our Justice system and not strictly follow “Rule of
Law”? If not, what do we do?
How excited
are you about Swift and Kelce getting engaged? Why are Conservatives
critical?
Are things
going too far in pushing back against “Woke”? Cracker Barrel is accused of
being “woke” after their flap with their logo to “erase the White guy”?
The Justice
Department will conduct a Grand Jury to look at “Russia-Gate”. Muller, Durham and Rubio’s Senate Committee
have found no wrong-doing. Does that matter?
Is a “Christian
Soldier” heading our Military? Hegseth is openly aligned with Christian
nationalist, Doug Wilson. Wilson believes in a patriarchal society: stop women from
voting, criminalize homosexuality, build a government ruled by Christ.
What about
the 2025 Melonia (Kennedy) Center awards. Trump as MC?
Good move? Trump
has directed the Commerce Department to start working on a new census, noting
that illegal aliens in the U.S. will not be included in the count.
