... President Trump on Wednesday called on the United Nations to investigate what he deemed was "triple sabotage" ...

Always playing the victim ...

@#23 ... His voters were so used to him lying, they thought he was lying this time, too. ...

Seems to be the case here in this instance.

@#96 ... garnering almost 18 million views in less than 24 hours. ...

Woof.

So, Pres Trump's censorship effort seemed to have the opposite effect?

@#2 ... An affordable enthusiast car. Great concept. ...

Yeah, I agree. It was affordable.

But the "enthusiast" aspect did not occur until after it was released at the low price point.

So, was the low price point because Mazda did not have confidence in the success of the Miata?

@#1

My first question, do the prosecutors have a case they can prove?

A second question ... will this be a jury trial?

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... The woman lured the men on the street in Washington Heights, sometimes with the promise of sex. At a vacant apartment or at their own places, she shared her drugs. Once the men were unconscious, she robbed them, according to prosecutors.

And when the woman left, three of the men were dead, prosecutors said at an arraignment in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday. ...

More from the article ...

... It may not be the most obvious forum for laughs, but Donald Trump managed to raise a chuckle from delegates as he took to the stage for his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday.

Though this time it was a joke that "whoever is operating this (broken) teleprompter is in big trouble" that caused mirth, it stirred memories of his 2018 speech at the same event, when delegates laughed loudly at his claims of progress in the United States during his first term. After the early aside, the rest of Trump's 58-minute 2025 monologue was met with silence and stony faces from the assembled dignitaries and world leaders.

"People, it would seem, are taking it much more seriously. Whereas formerly it was a source of amusement when he puffed himself up, now almost everything he has to say has to be taken seriously. It's no longer a joke," psychologist and body language expert Peter Collett told DW.

"That's got a lot to do with the fact that Trump has become a global entity, whereas in his first term, he was more of a domestic personage. I suspect those delegates are responding to him, in part, because they are concerned about what the future may hold for them, given his erratic actions."

Body language designed to make Trump 'top dog'

Even Trump's more incendiary moments, such as when he accused the UN of leading a "globalist migration agenda" or told European leaders, "your countries are going to hell" due to immigration, failed to raise a response. But little deters Trump in such moments. ...

@#2 ... Mission Accomplished. ..

For an apparent Russian troll ...

A song that just popped up on a playlist here has the lyrics ,,,

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... For one, there are the ridiculous over-promises and the credulous investment managers who gobble them up, leading to inevitable backlash. It is no longer controversial for even respectable legacy financial publications to refer to the current situation as a bubble or to sound the alarm on the economic dangers that a bubble could pose.

We can't know yet whether this particular investment bubble will burst or merely deflate, but one thing seems clear: We don't have very long to wait before we find out. The past few weeks have seen a litany of negative headlines about AI, and for once, it's not just alarmist worries about unemployment or Skynet super-intelligence.

This time, people are questioning the specific claims that have historically helped certain people overlook AI's potential dangers. The two primary such claims to value are, in order of importance: It will make money, and it will help people. ...

More from the article...

... The government report examined administrative expenses for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the state's experiment with work requirements.

It follows previous reporting by The Current and ProPublica showing that the program has cost federal and state taxpayers more than $86.9 million while enrolling a tiny fraction of those eligible for free health care.

The GAO analysis, which does not include all the Pathways administrative expenses detailed by the news outlets, shows that as of April the Georgia program had spent $54.2 million on administrative costs since 2021, compared to $26.1 million spent on health care costs.

Nearly 90% of administrative expenditures came from the federal budget, the report concluded, meaning that Georgia's experiment is being funded by taxpayers around the country.

Federal spending will likely increase given that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved $6 million more in administrative costs not reflected in this report because it was published before the state submitted invoices. ...

OK, so the NYC Mayor election seems to be a concern because of a candidate who refuses to drop out, and may want to be a spoiler in the election?

Am I reading the ~vibe~ here correctly?

@#36

Thanks for that follow-up.

Most appreciated.

thx.

Thanks

@#4 ... Do you know how utterly stupid and dangerous Donald John Trump is? ...

I have my concerns.

@#5 ... Your mom took Tylenol when you were in the womb. ...

Like many (all?) of the comments your current trolling alias posts, that comment has no evidence to support it.

@#34 ... He's pulling a Joe Lieberman. It's sad but that's what is happening. ...

I don't understand "He's pulling a Joe Lieberman."

Can you explain what that means?

thx.

Then there's Typhoon Ragasa ...

Yeah, the Atlantic tropics have suddenly become active.

But,a question remains, why have the Atlantic tropics been so, I'll say, quiet until now?

@#30 ... Cuomo should have dropped out.

The fact he's still running is absolutely absurd. ..

I do not disagree.

His continued running seems to be more of an ego thing, rather than a thing to promote what he espouses.

So, Nexstar, when given the use of public airwaves for the public's benefit, now seems to unilaterally decide on how that benefit applies?

@#28

Yeah, this may be an interesting election.

And, for better or worse, I see it on the local evening news every day.

(OK, Nexstar has killed Jimmy Kimmel in the evening on the Connecticut ABC station for the state of Connecticut but, I am in the NYC media area, so I still see the ABC news coverage from the ABC-owned WABC-TV.)

This is yet another example of why DHS and ICE agents do not want to be transparent of their efforts to Americans.

Stated differently, why do they seem to need to wear masks and not identify themselves?

What are they afraid of?

And the response from the makers of Tylenol ...

@#26 ... I mean. What explanation do you look for? ...

I'm not looking for an explanation.

Why?

Maybe because of this ...

...Netanyahu is corrupt and holding onto power to save himself. ...

So yeah, so long as PM Netanyahu retains his office, he apparently will not have to face the legal charges against him.

Again, I do not disagree.

So, how does all that affect the NYC Mayoral campaign?