If you SAY it, you ought to be required to PROVE it.
Republicans believe the people are cheating. Are they "stealing" medical care they don't really need... or deserve?
NO ONE approves of fraud, waste or abuse. But funding cuts don't stop it.
Republicans believe the people are cheating. Are they "stealing" medical care they don't really need... or deserve?
NO ONE approves of fraud, waste or abuse. But funding cuts don't stop it.
ACA subsidy fraud is 'rampant,' Republicans say. Some health policy experts disagree
ACA subsidy fraud is 'rampant,' Republicans say. Some health policy experts disagree
The GOP is pointing to a new Government Accountability Office report on subsidy fraud to argue against extending enhanced ACA subsidies.
cnb.cx
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you SAY it, you ought to be required to PROVE it.
Republicans believe the people are cheating. Are they "stealing" medical care they don't really need... or deserve?
NO ONE approves of fraud, waste or abuse. But funding cuts don't stop it.
Republicans believe the people are cheating. Are they "stealing" medical care they don't really need... or deserve?
NO ONE approves of fraud, waste or abuse. But funding cuts don't stop it.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Wily strategist. Do I believe she got foxed by the journalist? nope
"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles said in a statement posted to X.
www.newsweek.com/susie-wiles-...
"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles said in a statement posted to X.
www.newsweek.com/susie-wiles-...
www.newsweek.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wily strategist. Do I believe she got foxed by the journalist? nope
"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles said in a statement posted to X.
www.newsweek.com/susie-wiles-...
"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles said in a statement posted to X.
www.newsweek.com/susie-wiles-...
Then why isn't gasoline cartoonishly cheap?
'Cartoonishly oversupplied'
Both Brent and WTI crude are headed for yearly losses of more than 20% as the market has been flooded with supply.
finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-pri...
'Cartoonishly oversupplied'
Both Brent and WTI crude are headed for yearly losses of more than 20% as the market has been flooded with supply.
finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-pri...
Oil prices fall to four-year low below $55 as supply glut shows up
Oil prices spiraled downward on Tuesday as the coming oversupply wave picked up momentum.
finance.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Then why isn't gasoline cartoonishly cheap?
'Cartoonishly oversupplied'
Both Brent and WTI crude are headed for yearly losses of more than 20% as the market has been flooded with supply.
finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-pri...
'Cartoonishly oversupplied'
Both Brent and WTI crude are headed for yearly losses of more than 20% as the market has been flooded with supply.
finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-pri...
Not great.
"Almost no jobs have been added since April," Long added. "Wage gains are slowing. 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
finance.yahoo.com/news/unemplo...
"Almost no jobs have been added since April," Long added. "Wage gains are slowing. 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
finance.yahoo.com/news/unemplo...
Unemployment rate hit 4-year high in November even as economy added jobs
The US economy added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate crept up to 4.6%, according to Labor Department data published Tuesday.
finance.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Not great.
"Almost no jobs have been added since April," Long added. "Wage gains are slowing. 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
finance.yahoo.com/news/unemplo...
"Almost no jobs have been added since April," Long added. "Wage gains are slowing. 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024."
finance.yahoo.com/news/unemplo...
Things that piss me off.
GoodRx has also noted that most curbside recycling programs do not accept empty prescription bottles. The bottles are often made out of polypropylene, which is a recyclable material, but most programs are unable to recycle them properly.
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
GoodRx has also noted that most curbside recycling programs do not accept empty prescription bottles. The bottles are often made out of polypropylene, which is a recyclable material, but most programs are unable to recycle them properly.
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
Doctor reveals genius reason she never throws away silica gel packets: 'Didn't know this'
"Do not toss it."
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Things that piss me off.
GoodRx has also noted that most curbside recycling programs do not accept empty prescription bottles. The bottles are often made out of polypropylene, which is a recyclable material, but most programs are unable to recycle them properly.
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
GoodRx has also noted that most curbside recycling programs do not accept empty prescription bottles. The bottles are often made out of polypropylene, which is a recyclable material, but most programs are unable to recycle them properly.
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
Looks like they're burning coal again! Particulates.
Residents across parts of Southern California and Arizona have been urged to stay inside as unhealthy levels of air pollution dominate the area, according to an interactive map from AirNow.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Residents across parts of Southern California and Arizona have been urged to stay inside as unhealthy levels of air pollution dominate the area, according to an interactive map from AirNow.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Thousands Warned to Stay Inside in Arizona, California
Residents across parts of Southern California and Arizona have been urged to stay inside as unhealthy levels of air pollution dominate the area, according to an interactive map from AirNow. The maps s...
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Looks like they're burning coal again! Particulates.
Residents across parts of Southern California and Arizona have been urged to stay inside as unhealthy levels of air pollution dominate the area, according to an interactive map from AirNow.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Residents across parts of Southern California and Arizona have been urged to stay inside as unhealthy levels of air pollution dominate the area, according to an interactive map from AirNow.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
This is what losing looks like. Conceding the market to China.
“The operating reality has changed,
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ta...
“The operating reality has changed,
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ta...
Ford takes $19.5B charge in hybrid pivot, cancels F-150 Lightning EV, launches new battery storage business
Ford announced a series of moves in its EV business, including pivoting to a hybrid and extended-range EV strategy instead of full EVs and taking a whopping $19.5 billion in charges related to the mov...
finance.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is what losing looks like. Conceding the market to China.
“The operating reality has changed,
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ta...
“The operating reality has changed,
finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ta...
Miracles are definitely NOT ruled out by science. What we know is science and what we don't know is where faith fills in. Knowledge and wisdom
scientists still don’t understand how life evolved from its very origins to the early communities of which LUCA is a part.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
scientists still don’t understand how life evolved from its very origins to the early communities of which LUCA is a part.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
All Life on Earth Comes From One Single Ancestor. And It's So Much Older Than We Thought.
All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation.
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Miracles are definitely NOT ruled out by science. What we know is science and what we don't know is where faith fills in. Knowledge and wisdom
scientists still don’t understand how life evolved from its very origins to the early communities of which LUCA is a part.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
scientists still don’t understand how life evolved from its very origins to the early communities of which LUCA is a part.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
If America is going to War again, I think Congress should be required to DECLARE it.
They alleged the attack was part of U.S. efforts to control Venezuela's oil through "force and piracy."
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
They alleged the attack was part of U.S. efforts to control Venezuela's oil through "force and piracy."
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Venezuela's PDVSA suffers cyberattack as tankers make u-turns
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela's PDVSA was subject to a cyberattack that it blamed on the United States, the state-run oil company said on Monday, adding that its operations were unaffected even though
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If America is going to War again, I think Congress should be required to DECLARE it.
They alleged the attack was part of U.S. efforts to control Venezuela's oil through "force and piracy."
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
They alleged the attack was part of U.S. efforts to control Venezuela's oil through "force and piracy."
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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As catastrophe losses top $100 billion again, insurers are helping policyholders mitigate risk
As catastrophe losses top $100 billion again, insurers are helping policyholders mitigate risk
Wildfires and severe storms are the main driver of losses, accounting for 83% of the total insured losses, according to Swiss Re.
cnb.cx
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As catastrophe losses top $100 billion again, insurers are helping policyholders mitigate risk
If you don't tax the rich, you end up with a wealth gap and an oligarchy. If you DO tax the rich, you end up with a federal Government that CAN do things to "level the playing field" that enables other people to get rich. OVERSIGHT & accountability prevent waste.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Joe Rogan Asks What Happens When You Tax Rich People. 'Are The Poor People Going To Get That Money? No, You're Just Going To Get More Government'
Joe Rogan is raising some big questions about where tax money really goes. In an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” he took aim at what he sees as government waste and called out the idea that sim...
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you don't tax the rich, you end up with a wealth gap and an oligarchy. If you DO tax the rich, you end up with a federal Government that CAN do things to "level the playing field" that enables other people to get rich. OVERSIGHT & accountability prevent waste.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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no BOTTOM in the grand old party.
Just eight weeks after the city club’s statewide counterpart was disbanded by the New York State GOP, the city-based club showed on Saturday night how a Young Republican organization can throw a party. Its 113th annual gala
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Just eight weeks after the city club’s statewide counterpart was disbanded by the New York State GOP, the city-based club showed on Saturday night how a Young Republican organization can throw a party. Its 113th annual gala
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
no BOTTOM in the grand old party.
Just eight weeks after the city club’s statewide counterpart was disbanded by the New York State GOP, the city-based club showed on Saturday night how a Young Republican organization can throw a party. Its 113th annual gala
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Just eight weeks after the city club’s statewide counterpart was disbanded by the New York State GOP, the city-based club showed on Saturday night how a Young Republican organization can throw a party. Its 113th annual gala
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
going private, it's principal debtor is going to take over.
saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer.
finance.yahoo.com/news/irobot-...
saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer.
finance.yahoo.com/news/irobot-...
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy, pursues manufacturer buyout
Dec 14 (Reuters) - iRobot, the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufac...
finance.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
going private, it's principal debtor is going to take over.
saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer.
finance.yahoo.com/news/irobot-...
saying that it would go private after being bought by Picea Robotics, its primary manufacturer.
finance.yahoo.com/news/irobot-...
Not contaminated... just doesn't WORK right in the body. I think we need a government that works for us
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the FDA performed routine surveillance inspections of U.S. manufacturing plants every three years, but seldom conducted them overseas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the FDA performed routine surveillance inspections of U.S. manufacturing plants every three years, but seldom conducted them overseas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas
This recall affects America’s most prescribed drug. It’s the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light over the past few years.
www.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Not contaminated... just doesn't WORK right in the body. I think we need a government that works for us
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the FDA performed routine surveillance inspections of U.S. manufacturing plants every three years, but seldom conducted them overseas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the FDA performed routine surveillance inspections of U.S. manufacturing plants every three years, but seldom conducted them overseas.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Mean but funny!
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Mean but funny!
"Donald must learn to adjust to a lower standard of living. He must give up having some things, like pencils. And ballrooms."
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This pregnancy
was closely monitored through the entire term with highly complex clinical management,
advanced techniques, including embolization of the arteries feeding the placenta, made it possible to deliver the baby without triggering a life-threatening hemorrhage.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
was closely monitored through the entire term with highly complex clinical management,
advanced techniques, including embolization of the arteries feeding the placenta, made it possible to deliver the baby without triggering a life-threatening hemorrhage.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Peru reports first case of baby born after ectopic pregnancy in liver - UPI.com
A multidisciplinary medical team in Peru successfully managed an ectopic pregnancy in which a placenta adhered to the mother's liver was delivered as a full-term baby after 40 weeks of gestation.
www.upi.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This pregnancy
was closely monitored through the entire term with highly complex clinical management,
advanced techniques, including embolization of the arteries feeding the placenta, made it possible to deliver the baby without triggering a life-threatening hemorrhage.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
was closely monitored through the entire term with highly complex clinical management,
advanced techniques, including embolization of the arteries feeding the placenta, made it possible to deliver the baby without triggering a life-threatening hemorrhage.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Home schooled kids from the 90's are now Adults. What do THEY think of the way they were educated? Not all are fans.
As the number of home-schoolers has surged — around half a million when I was a kid, driven to around 3.5 million since the pandemic —
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
As the number of home-schoolers has surged — around half a million when I was a kid, driven to around 3.5 million since the pandemic —
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Home schooled kids from the 90's are now Adults. What do THEY think of the way they were educated? Not all are fans.
As the number of home-schoolers has surged — around half a million when I was a kid, driven to around 3.5 million since the pandemic —
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
As the number of home-schoolers has surged — around half a million when I was a kid, driven to around 3.5 million since the pandemic —
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
The same people calling for civility in politics?
"The word ‘r-----ed’ is back and it’s one of the great culture victories," Rogan, who endorsed Trump last year, said in an April episode of his popular podcast, which has more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"The word ‘r-----ed’ is back and it’s one of the great culture victories," Rogan, who endorsed Trump last year, said in an April episode of his popular podcast, which has more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Why Trump and these MAGA allies are trying to resurrect the 'r-word'
Trump's foes and friends have noticed a revival of the term, which advocates say is harmful to Americans with mental disabilities.
www.yahoo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The same people calling for civility in politics?
"The word ‘r-----ed’ is back and it’s one of the great culture victories," Rogan, who endorsed Trump last year, said in an April episode of his popular podcast, which has more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"The word ‘r-----ed’ is back and it’s one of the great culture victories," Rogan, who endorsed Trump last year, said in an April episode of his popular podcast, which has more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
To sustain Capitalism requires "re-distribution".
But because success compounds, capitalism naturally concentrates resources in a manner that is caustic to opportunity for future participants—our children, both born and unborn.
Taking a Step Back to Step Forward
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But because success compounds, capitalism naturally concentrates resources in a manner that is caustic to opportunity for future participants—our children, both born and unborn.
Taking a Step Back to Step Forward
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
Taking a Step Back to Step Forward
Reintroducing a little bit of market, and reframing the overly dense part three with the help of AI
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
To sustain Capitalism requires "re-distribution".
But because success compounds, capitalism naturally concentrates resources in a manner that is caustic to opportunity for future participants—our children, both born and unborn.
Taking a Step Back to Step Forward
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
But because success compounds, capitalism naturally concentrates resources in a manner that is caustic to opportunity for future participants—our children, both born and unborn.
Taking a Step Back to Step Forward
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
Say "Thank you, Bernie!" But millions are being left behind.
On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.
the minimum wage is $7.25 in 20 states, including Alabama, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.
finance.yahoo.com/news/million...
On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.
the minimum wage is $7.25 in 20 states, including Alabama, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.
finance.yahoo.com/news/million...
Millions of workers will get a raise soon as new minimum wage laws kick in
On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.
finance.yahoo.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Say "Thank you, Bernie!" But millions are being left behind.
On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.
the minimum wage is $7.25 in 20 states, including Alabama, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.
finance.yahoo.com/news/million...
On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.
the minimum wage is $7.25 in 20 states, including Alabama, Iowa, Texas, and Wyoming.
finance.yahoo.com/news/million...
Employee owned. We have to think differently about Capitalism.
“Years ago it was about competition,” says Louise Clarke, Melin Tregwynt's director. But now there is collaboration with those traditional woollen mills left in existence
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/welsh-w...
“Years ago it was about competition,” says Louise Clarke, Melin Tregwynt's director. But now there is collaboration with those traditional woollen mills left in existence
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/welsh-w...
'A sense of belonging': Meet the employee-owned Welsh wool mill
Melin Tregwynt made headlines when it transitioned to an employee ownership trust after its previous owners handed over operational control.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Employee owned. We have to think differently about Capitalism.
“Years ago it was about competition,” says Louise Clarke, Melin Tregwynt's director. But now there is collaboration with those traditional woollen mills left in existence
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/welsh-w...
“Years ago it was about competition,” says Louise Clarke, Melin Tregwynt's director. But now there is collaboration with those traditional woollen mills left in existence
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/welsh-w...