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‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
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Bad Neighbours flair is doing a lot here
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Trump gaslighting America.
Headlines from her last public comment on July 17:
*FED’S KUGLER:: APPROPRIATE TO HOLD RATES STEADY FOR SOME TIME
*KUGLER: MANY REASONS TO EXPECT LARGER TARIFF IMPACT COMING
*KUGLER: EXPECT ADDITIONAL PRICE INCREASES LATER IN THE YEAR
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BIG SCOTUS NEWS: the justices today ordered the parties in the Louisiana redistricting case to file briefs on whether it's unconstitutional to create electoral districts that boost minority voting power.
👉 a STRONG HINT the conservatives want to strike down what remains of the Voting Rights Act
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He fired her because her numbers were right.
Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com
REPORTER: Why did you fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics? TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
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A sad day for DC. A billionaire gets a huge check from taxpayers, and in return we get less housing and less economic development.
The 51st@51st.news
The RFK Stadium bill moved forward on a 9-3 vote. We explain the deal, where councilmembers stand and what's next: 51st.news/dc-council-a...
51st.news
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What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
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“The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) strongly condemns the removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the unfounded accusations leveled against the work of the agency…
A totally apolitical group.
files.constantcontact.com….
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“The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) strongly condemns the removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the unfounded accusations leveled against the work of the agency…
A totally apolitical group.
files.constantcontact.com….
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“The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) strongly condemns the removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the unfounded accusations leveled against the work of the agency…
A totally apolitical group.
files.constantcontact.com….
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Anyway if you thought today was fun, read my cover story for Barron's on what happens when Trump finally gets control of the Fed chair. www.barrons.com/articles/….
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“The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) strongly condemns the removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the unfounded accusations leveled against the work of the agency…
A totally apolitical group.
files.constantcontact.com….
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Buenos Aires called, they want their emerging economy back.
A little on what happens when there’s political meddling in the statistical infrastructure of government: citizens lose confidence in data, followed by more international scrutiny of federal finances
qz.com/trump-bls-fi...
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Nations globally send their people to learn from BLS. It's the gold standard globally.
The release & revision process balances our desires for timeliness & accuracy.
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April 17 prediction.
Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
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We are going to end up with something like the Waffle House Index to measure distress in the economy
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These 7 year old words from Wiatrowski—who is now acting commissioner of BLS after Trump fired commissioner McEntarfer today—are more important than ever.
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"the drainage grates are in the shapes of American flags"
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It’s striking how the workings of a competitive authoritarian system have already been internalized by the mainstream political press. It is now officially “politics as usual”.
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Plaintiffs' attorneys in Tesla trial over fatal Autopilot crash are seeking $345 million in damages - including $109 million in compensatory damages and $236 million in punitive damages. The case is Benavides et al v. Tesla Inc. in a federal court in Miami... www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t...
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Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida
Jury deliberations have begun in a Tesla trial concerning a fatal Autopilot crash from 2019.
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“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after the Friday release of the July jobs report.”
thehill.com/business/543...
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social
The 17 Dems who voted yes for Trump's labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer: Bennet (CO) Cortez Maso (NV) Gallego (AZ) Hassan (NH) Hickenlooper (CO) Kaine (VA) Kelly (AZ) Klobuchar (MN) Ossoff (GA) Peters (MI) Rosen (NV) Schiff (CA) Shaheen (DH) Slotkin (MI) Warner (VA) Warnock (GA) Whitehouse (RI)
www.senate.gov
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