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Sunday, April 13, 2025

A fire that burned part of the governor's residence early Sunday morning in Dauphin County while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were inside has been deemed arson, the state police said. Shapiro and his family are safe and uninjured. They were in a different part of the governor's residence on North Front Street in Harrisburg when the fire was set around 2 a.m. while Shapiro and his family slept. The fire was successfully extinguished but it caused significant damage to a portion of the residence.


He vowed: "My policies will never change." He insisted: "Sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something." He boasted: "I know what I'm doing." And at 9.33am on Wednesday, he entreated: "BE COOL. Everything is going to work out well." But less than four hours later, Donald Trump blinked. As the economic and political pressure became unbearable, the US president announced on social media that he would pause for 90 days higher trade tariffs for most countries, excluding China. It was a dramatic climbdown by a leader who has spent years cultivating the image of a strongman able to project indifference through every storm.


Newsweek reported that Caleb Ragland, who is president of the American Soybean Association, recently wrote an essay published in conservative journalist Bari Weiss' The Free Press about how the new import taxes Trump imposed on China are affecting his business. He pointed out that because tariffs on China have skyrocketed, his farm will likely go under by 2027 if current trade duties stay constant.
"Like many of my fellow farmers, I voted for President Donald Trump in the past three elections. The president won me over with his commitment to business-friendly tax cuts as well as his track record of reducing regulation and cutting government spending," Ragland wrote.


President Donald Trump was unable to recall the details of the cognitive test he took as part of his physical Friday"but he assured reporters that he got all the answers right. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One about his annual physical, Trump was asked about the cognitive assessment included in his annual doctor's visit. While he seemed unable"or unwilling"to recall specific details, he told the press, "It's a pretty well known test. Whatever it is. I got every one right." He added that he took the test because he "wanted to be a little different than [President Joe] Biden," who faced significant scrutiny during his term for showing signs of cognitive decline. Of his health overall, Trump said, "I felt I was in very good shape. Good heart. A good soul. Very good soul."


Saturday, April 12, 2025

The Trump administration is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by refusing to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a lawsuit filed this week in Washington, D.C., alleges.


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The envy of the world
oct 19th 2024
The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust.

www.economist.com

It's amazing how much damage the bankruptcy-prone orange turd has caused in such a short period of time.

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