Actually, this may come as a welcome move to many voters in Massie's district. The guy is a jerk and brings home very little in the way of monetary support to his constituents. Most of his voters are in the Northern Kentucky counties of Greater Cincinnati, so typically more moderate politically. Kentucky has a Dem governor for a reason--more voted for him than did the GOP candidate. Trump could help Massie's district turn blue. That would be must-see TV...

The Canadians were who rescued residential real estate in Lee and Collier counties in 2009-2011. It's a long but easy drive down from Mississauga to Fort Myers or Naples, and banks were just about giving new depositors a condo when new customers opened a $5,000 checking account. Sales were in cash, and TD Bank opened many branches to serve their customers. That so many Canadians would leave Florida after so long there is shameful.

In my visits to Toronto, Montreal and Victoria I've encountered nothing but polite, friendly people and its embarrassing to see other Americans abuse their next door neighbors. The tariffs will hurt Canadians for no reason. I hope the pain is double for every MAGA dork out there. I'll gladly suffer if my Trump-loving countrymen suffer more...

Der Dotard knows that generally, academics are clueless about the way of the world, and they will bow to his whims. Der Dotard forgets that college students will never bow to him and his minions, so the protests will continue unabated. My Alma Mater is on that list. I anticipate that the protesting will be loud, long, clever and with lots of stinging commentary on the placards and posters. Go Big Red!

Good. Sane people MUST stand up to a bully. Doing so robs the bully of his power, and makes him shrink before your eyes, like a balloon losing its air. Imagine a world where no one of sound mind listens to the blathering of El Rey Dotardo II, because they know there is no power behind those words. We're almost to that point, so hang in there...

We can do this by ourselves. We can pass these bills with no need to involve the Dems, so we will not negotiate with them. We have the votes. And the Dems had better vote with us!
--MAGA functionaries, a week ago

The Dems are going to shut down the government! This is all their fault! The Dems are evil enemies of the Trump Kingdom! They should be banished from these shores! They are to blame for all that is bad in this country! Blah! Blah! Blah!
--MAGA functionaries, yesterday

Hmmm. Lots of Chinese nationals enrolled at these colleges. As soon as the US Government tries to claw back grant money, some school somewhere will sign up the CCP to fund research at that US school, to 'help' those Chinese students complete their studies. The money should start flowing in a few weeks...

Yep--getting rid of fraud, waste and abuse. Uh huh. Riddle me this, Doge-Man: have any fraudsters been found, and brought to justice? Have instances of waste been specified, e.g., spending $1MM+ to send the POTUS to play a round of gawlf? Or even abuse, like some guy having a car commercial filmed at a government office building. Any of that identified? Calling it fraud, waste and abuse without providing examples or reasons does not make it so...

Word on the street is that when former Fox Weather weekend wag Pete "No, I'm sober" Hegseth found out that the US military works 24 / 7 / 365 he decided to change things up. Everyone now has to be on base Monday-Friday, 0830-1700, and no overtime will be approved...

Meanwhile in the North Korean provinces, mothers are given sausage made from their sons...

So much winning! We will never tire of it!
--The rest of the world

Meanwhile, the US economy, and those trapped in it, will find out what it means to lose out. At this rate El Rey Dotardo II will see his invitation to visit Great Britain rescinded, because, well, King Charles--who is a real king--will be busy in his garden that day, or some such left-handed reason. With his criminal convictions, Dotardo may not be able to gain entry to many other countries. Which is good for others...

Wait. Is Leon saying he doesn't mean what he says, or doesn't understand what he is saying? Here's a quote to provide some guidance:

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt"
--Abraham Lincoln

A polygraph test is more reliable than the MMR vaccine. And cheaper too!
--Heroin Bob

Those damn Catholics--following Christ's teachings again! Look, I KNOW who Jesus would shoot first, and also KNOW that starving children helps make them stronger, and making enemies around the world gives America more people to fight!
--Phony Christians, each wearing their MAGA hats and red ties

GOPers are going to rewarded with two kicks in the stones. The women in the GOP will have their heads shaved in the local town square ...

JV should be encouraged to ski more often ...

The recession will come because of falling consumer confidence, which will dampen spending throughout the US economy, will fall further when more and more government layoffs go through, and those layoffs will ripple into the broader employment base. The results in the US equity markets are just signs of confidence.

Unlike some recessions in the past 50+ years, those losing jobs and reducing spending are people with better, solid jobs with higher pay rates. Those at the low end of the economic scale are already overspending and now have little savings to fall back upon. A broader problem in the job market will make the coming recession harder to correct. The TV anchors and pundits now running the US government have little clue about what to do to fix the problem.

If the economy turns down, and if there is an election in 2026 the MAGA crowd will be thrown out of office far and wide. Sadly the election is no longer a sure thing ...

With all these claims of fraud flying about, I'm sure someone, somewhere will be brought up on charges. Any day now. Yep...any...day...now...

Meanwhile:
-$Melania is at $0.71--like the woman, pretty cheap
-TSLA is at $227.71, off 43.6% YTD

Someone's getting it in backside, and it isn't the First "Lady"...

Here in Okiehomie the solution to be offered will be for all these fired federal workers to become school teachers--with much lower pay and societal status. The solution those laid off workers find will be to leave the state for greener pastures...

There is no way the Arab countries will ever tolerate infidels owning or controlling Gaza. As written already, the Arabs will collectively dip into their sovereign wealth funds and built it back--better. No statues of golden idols and no Jews drinking at the pool...

I was born at a time when the measles vaccine was less effective than the more modern version, so got my booster last week. I'm glad I did...

He calls it the weave, and the rest of us call it the stagger. Or maybe the lurch. Soon enough ICE agents will be snatching any brown skinned person off the street, rifling their pockets, taking their phones, and kicking them off the bus in San Ysidro, with orders to walk south. Citizenship be damned ...

Nothing says constituent service' like go away' ...

I'll wager that this 151k figure will represent the high water mark for 2025 monthly job creation. The administration has poured a barrel of uncertainty into the US economy, and when they are uncertain businesses sit on their hands, so don't hire.

Talking about folks with jobs, Jay Powell should get another five years in his job, given his performance in the past four years, and his calming effect on the capital markets ...

Asymmetric economic warfare will easily defeat the ham-handed dealings of the current administration. How long will it be before US businesses impacted by El Rey Dotardo II raise their voices? I think not long, as soon as those businesses realize the muzzles they are wearing snap right off, just like in the Far Side cartoon ...