Mamdani’s ideas are so loony – free childcare, free buses, government grocery stores, low cost housing by his say so, legal prostitution (not free though), that nothing is going to get done … but he’s unlikely to further damage the city – except for the antisemitism. He’ll probably be mayor for eight years – unless … Read more
Thanks to MC for sending me the link to this. County Executive Ken Jenkins Releases Year in Review Video for 2025
Croton on the Hudson, our home, sometimes referred to as Moscow on the Hudson. “Rally for Democracy.” Goal appears to be to “get” Congressman Mike Lawler – who is a moderate Republican.
Well it seems to be – so far. We won’t really know until around the middle of next year.
From the Guardian (UK) the Party Organ of the left in the United Kingdom. Interesting. And you should be able to access it through the link – just ignore the request that pops up. Worth reading the whole thing. According to historians and political scientists who study protest: very. From emancipation to women’s suffrage, from … Read more
It seems that my skepticism about tariffs was misplaced. The U.S. economy grew at a vigorous pace through the end of September, despite the uncertainty created by tariffs and widespread concerns about affordability among households. Economic growth rose at a 4.3 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, an acceleration … Read more
Ben Sasse, who I liked … a lot. Very solid, principled man who tangled with Trump. He is 53 and has stage 4 pancreatic cancer Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced on Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 … Read more
Hahaha. Trump manages to top this posting from yesterday – “7 Other Things Trump Is Naming After Himself “ The new vessels, which the president calls battleships, will be latest in what the White House envisions as a ‘Golden Fleet’ “We’re desperately in need of ships,” Trump said. “Some of them have gotten old and … Read more
Kevin Hassett (who I like) interviewed on CBS. Trump bamboozles the Democrats again – like with no taxes on tips who is going to vote against a reimbursement or rebate to non- high income earners with money from the tariffs? And according to Hassett (see below) the budget deficit is dropping. Director of the National … Read more
Even though I can’t stand all the coverage of Jeffrey Epstein – he’s dead, who cares – of course it’s politically motivated to find dirt on Trump – this article on his early years is amazing. A huge amount of digging went into it by the Times reporters. It is a long feature to read … Read more