As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment. The intimidation campaign has strained judges and their relatives -- and legal scholars fear it could have a chilling effect on the judiciary.
Leadership Now Project's Survey Finds 84% of Business Leaders Worried About Political and Legal Climate's Effect on Their Companies
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Pam Bondi has claimed that Donald Trump has saved the lives of 258 million Americans as she praised the president's first 100 days in office during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, 30 April.
Under President Trump, the Food and Drug Administration may no longer approve seasonal COVID-19 vaccines updated for the virus variants circulating that year, according to recent statements by Trump administration officials. read more
Getting back on topic instead of the trolling that seems to want to deflect (why the apparent trolling need to deflect?)...
@#1 ... Trump says he'll blame Biden again for 2nd quarter GDP after blaming him for Q1 drop ...
www.cnbc.com
... Key Points
President Donald Trump blamed former President Joe Biden after new data showed U.S. gross domestic product contracting in the first quarter of 2025.
He suggested he will blame Biden for the second quarter, too.
His claim that the negative GDP and subsequent market declines were a result of Biden's policies is inaccurate.
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@#12 ... MIT study just came out the vax reduces average lifespan by thirty years ...
So, I should be dead now?
Study claims that COVID-19 vaccines reduce life expectancy (July 2024)
publichealthcollaborative.org
... Vaccine opponents are circulating a recent study that claims to have found a decrease in life expectancy following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The study assessed death from any cause in people who were unvaccinated and those who had received one or more vaccine doses, finding that a higher number of vaccine doses corresponded with a higher death risk.
Messaging may highlight that similar claims about vaccination decreasing life expectancy were debunked in 2023. Messaging may also note that, in the new study, both age and instances of pre-existing conditions were slightly higher in the vaccinated population than in the unvaccinated population, which may have increased the risk of death in the vaccinated group. This is because people who are at higher risk are also more likely to get vaccinated. The study also included only a limited number of risk factors in its analysis of death risk, which may skew the results.
Large global studies have found a link between COVID-19 vaccination and lower mortality. ...
[links in the article]
Speaking of truck drivers ...
Q1 ends with thousands more freight layoffs
www.freightwaves.com
... Freight-related layoffs across North America continue to mount, with companies citing economic uncertainty, tariffs, declining demand and rising production costs as reasons for the job cuts.
There have been 5,608 job cuts over the past several weeks, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.
Since Jan. 1, almost 23,000 freight-related job cuts have been announced, impacting workers in autos, food distribution, manufacturing, transportation and logistics. ...
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