Important question, Pearce. Where are the answers? What yarn do they reference?
Some consumers have reacted to high prices by being more particular about what they put in their grocery baskets.
Over the 12 months ended in August, the price of coffee increased 20.9%, Labor Department data showed; ground beef was up 12.8%, and bananas rose 6.6%. Dairy, fruits and vegetables and cereals have all become pricier.
U.S. FOOD PRICES RISING, BUT NO OFFICIAL REPORTING
“The only thing that’s inflation-proof is that darn Costco chicken.”
The release of September inflation data from the Labor Department has been postponed because of the U.S. government shutdown.
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“The only thing that’s inflation-proof is that darn Costco chicken.”
The release of September inflation data from the Labor Department has been postponed because of the U.S. government shutdown.
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Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt.
Shoppers say they are cutting back on purchases, stockpiling certain foods or exploring more-affordable stores.
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JACK SMITH, FORMER PROSECUTOR, OFFERS SCATHING RENUNCIATION
“Nothing like what we see now has ever gone on,” he said.
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“Nothing like what we see now has ever gone on,” he said.
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The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith
YouTube video by UCL Laws
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REFUGEE ADMISSIONS
The Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to a record low level, reserving a bulk of the limited slots for white Afrikaners from South Africa and others facing “unjust discrimination.”
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The Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to a record low level, reserving a bulk of the limited slots for white Afrikaners from South Africa and others facing “unjust discrimination.”
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Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low
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In case you haven't noticed:
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
THE SKIES ABOVE ARE CLEAR AGAIN
SO LET'S SING A SONG OF CHEER AGAIN
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
~ music by Milton Ager & Jack Yellen in 1929 for the 1930 movie, "Chasing Rainbows"
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HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
THE SKIES ABOVE ARE CLEAR AGAIN
SO LET'S SING A SONG OF CHEER AGAIN
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
~ music by Milton Ager & Jack Yellen in 1929 for the 1930 movie, "Chasing Rainbows"
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ARC DE TRUMP
Trump plans a triumphal arch on Potomac banks opposite Lincoln Memorial in the rotary at the Arlington Memorial Bridge below Arlington National Cemetery. A gold-winged victory statue on the arch. Modeled on the German Arch of Triumph proposed by Adolph Hitler.
MAGA.
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Trump plans a triumphal arch on Potomac banks opposite Lincoln Memorial in the rotary at the Arlington Memorial Bridge below Arlington National Cemetery. A gold-winged victory statue on the arch. Modeled on the German Arch of Triumph proposed by Adolph Hitler.
MAGA.
bit.ly/ArchTR
October 13, 2025
Last Tuesday, President Donald J.
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AND, WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO....?
"Six is a perfect number, and seven is a prime number, but only a glutton for punishment would put them together in front of a bunch of 13-year-olds."
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"Six is a perfect number, and seven is a prime number, but only a glutton for punishment would put them together in front of a bunch of 13-year-olds."
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The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
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THE CATO INSTITUTE says that "U.S. commerce is trapped in a policy sludge."
"Institutional frictions...raising costs, delaying projects, and often halting progress....[E]nvironmental reviews...take...years....International trade [faces large] export-license backlog."
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"Institutional frictions...raising costs, delaying projects, and often halting progress....[E]nvironmental reviews...take...years....International trade [faces large] export-license backlog."
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Breaking Bureaucracy with Artificial Intelligence
Excessive regulation, administrative bloat, and other institutional bottlenecks are stifling the economy and everyday life. In the absence of political will to fix these problems, artificial intellige...
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The Economic Geography of American Slavery
"The economic impacts of emancipation are substantial, generating welfare gains for the enslaved of roughly 1,200%, while reducing welfare of free workers by 0.7% and eliminating slaveholder profit."
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"The economic impacts of emancipation are substantial, generating welfare gains for the enslaved of roughly 1,200%, while reducing welfare of free workers by 0.7% and eliminating slaveholder profit."
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The Economic Geography of American Slavery
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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The biggest increase was in the District of Columbia (24.5%). By comparison, Texas saw only a 2% increase over the same period.
The transportation sector saw the largest increase (8.5%), followed by industrial (6.2%), residential (5.2%) and commercial (4.8%). (Pipeline operations traditionally fall under the transportation or industrial sectors.)
CHANGES IN U.S. ELECTRICITY PRICES.
U.S. power prices, measured by average revenue per kilowatt-hour (kWh), rose 5% between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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U.S. power prices, measured by average revenue per kilowatt-hour (kWh), rose 5% between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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IMMIGRANTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN PATENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIPS, AND NOBEL PRIZES
And, your problem is....?
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And, your problem is....?
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TRUMP 2-STEP TIME
Now, you left your window open
Just to keep your spirit rolling
But you're hoping that your mind will close the door
Take it up two steps higher
When you're drowning in the fire
The hope you had helped you on the way.
-Tedeschi-Trucks Band
Now, you left your window open
Just to keep your spirit rolling
But you're hoping that your mind will close the door
Take it up two steps higher
When you're drowning in the fire
The hope you had helped you on the way.
-Tedeschi-Trucks Band
What’s to stop Johnson from delaying the will of voters?
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Lying scumbags. All they want to do is incite trouble. White, male Republicans are liars, pedophiles and violent
