@#4 ... THE POTUS has nothing to do with the market. ...

Pres Trump's tariff policies had a definitive effect upon the markets, e.g., early April when the S&P500 was under 5000.

Now that he has been backing down on his more extreme tariff policies, the markets have recovered to the point around where the markets were when he was inaugurated. Indeed, I posted a comment about the recent strength of the markets a few days ago.

So, putting aside brain-dead pop music (Taylor Swift fans need not apply), what alternative music floats yer boat?

And speaking of America ...

@#3

Usually, I appreciate your alias' comments.

The spontaneity of them has always intrigued me.

But your #3 is so unlike its prior comments.

What's going on?

... Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attacked the claims as "falsehoods," ...

So, a person who seems to kowtow to Pres Trump says accusations against Pres Trump are "false?"

I have to ask ...

What else is new?

@#20 ... Mamdani won. The establishment is in panic.

Billionaires are raising money against him; Trump is ranting; Islamophobes are on the loose.

They know what we know: Candidates who stand boldly with the working class can win not only in NYC, but anywhere. ...

The establishment is in panic?

Well, yeah. You should see what I've been watching on the NYC media.

@#14 ... A big question is, why DOES it cost $12,000 per year to get a bed in a tiny room in a nursing home. ...

Because the private-equity health-care industry views patients as a revenue source rather than a patient who should be treated?

Not related at all, or maybe? ...

... Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the NYC mayoral race ...

Quelle surprise.
In the Democractic primary he lost, big time.

But as an Independent candidate in NYC, how might he fair?

And, I will also note, from what I've seen on local news, Mayor Adams also seems to be running an Independent campaign for Mayor.

@#10 ... This is why it failed to take out the Iranian nucular program.

He shot his mouth off enough that they moved their machinery and uranium. ...

Yup.

Nineteen thousand centrifuges.

How many of those have been destroyed by the US attack upon the facility?

And then, taking a different approach ...

Stuxnet?

@#11

Cool video.

Yeah, stagflation, where the growth of the economy slows and the inflation rate rises, is brutal.

The recent numbers on the economy seem to show a slowing in the growth of the economy, and a slow rising of the inflation rate.

OK, at this point, I will say, this looks like little more than a "hint" of stagflation.

But I have to ask, the CPE stats are from May, so, a month old.

Where are we now?

More from the OpEd ...

... Here we are a half-century later, and this history feels relevant.

The U.S. and Iran remain at odds, this time over Iran's aspirations to become a nuclear power. Fortunately, we have dodged a bullet, at least for now. Oil prices jumped in the lead-up to the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities but have since receded. But there's no telling where this script is going, and stagflation is a serious worry even if higher oil prices aren't part of it.

That's because the U.S. now has much higher tariffs in place. While prices have yet to increase meaningfully since President Donald Trump announced the increased tariffs, they will soon enough.

The massive front-loading of imports earlier in the year before the imposition of the tariffs has temporarily attenuated the fallout on prices. Prices will not significantly rise until the non-tariffed inventories are sold off. But that's imminent.

Small businesses are especially primed to raise prices. Close to one-third of respondents to a prominent small business survey say they plan to raise prices. Other than during the pandemic, rarely has this been so high.

Larger businesses will likely wait longer to raise prices, as they have wider profit margins and more financial flexibility. Besides, they want to avoid losing their market share or becoming a political target, particularly if the tariffs prove to be temporary. That seems increasingly unlikely, and once that becomes clearer, they, too, will raise prices.

The crackdown on foreign immigration adds to stagflation concerns.

The extent of the immigration restrictions is still uncertain, but it is clear that asylum-seekers and the undocumented have stopped crossing the southern U.S. border. Businesses that rely on immigrant workers will find it more difficult to operate, let alone expand, and they will need to raise prices given their higher labor costs. ...

@#118 ... the headline was initially related to Executive Orders ...

Welcome to drudge.com.

Sometimes the original headline changes in the move from Back Page to Front Page.

I've had that occur with many of my Back Page blog posts.

Who cares?

For me it is more about the information presented than the apparent perceived political spin of the headline.

So, you can whine (as your current alias seems to be doing), or just deal with it.

:)

@#7 ... We'll be finding out soon enough that musk has plans to launch satellites with these capabilities but will require their use to be paid for. ...

Unless and until that happens, Americans may die from the catastrophic effect of hurricanes.

But does Pres Trump seem to care if Americans die?

@#6 ... Elon Musk controlling global communications,
What could possibly go wrong?...

Yeah, there is that aspect.

It has already been shown that Mr Musk's AI engine has issues.

Might his global communications network have similar issues?

Wow, just saw this.

Are Comcast's marketing people facing reality?

Commentary:

(maybe a rant, but let's see where it goes ...)

My current ISP, Comcast, provides an excellent IPv6 service.

Dual-stack. An IPv6 address, and the capability to obtain a /60 prefix delegation (though I don't request that level).

The competitors to Comcast in my area are Frontier and GoNetSpeed.

Frontier's IPv6 service is lame (I'm being kind). It is little more than an IPv6 tunnel over IPv4. I tried the service for a while, it seemed to be slow, oh so slow, compared to what I see from Comcast's dual-stack IPv6 service.

When I asked GoNetSpeed about what they provided, I received no response from their customer service. So, a company that apparently wants to gain my custom, but does not take the time to answer emails from a potential customer? OK, I want nothing to do with that company.

And, if I may also add, my current overall view of Comcast is not a good view. On the marketing side, imo, Comcast abuses customers.

However, on the Engineering side of the service they provide, well, their Internet service is tops, from a technical point of view.

And that may be Comcast's problem, i.e., it's marketing folk may be scum, while it's Engineering folk are tops.

imo, nothing more.

On the plus side for StarLink ...

@#114 ... this needed to be addressed for quite a while when you look at who was abusing this "loophole." It sure as ---- wasn't Republicans (although they certainly did judge shop ...

So, your current alias seems to admit that both Democrats and Republicans have abused this loophole?

fwiw, I do not disagree.

@#111 ... You couldn't guess your way out of a paper bag. ...

Case in point.

:)

Here's one for you ...

@#112 ... Progressive tears, so delicious. ...

So, your current alias seems to revel in who SCOTUS seems to hurt, as opposed to the ramifications of the decisions SCOTUS puts forward?

And, if I may add ...

Thank-you to those "unknown artists."