A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. read more
An effort to repeal California's "top two" primary system is underway. "The grassroots repeal effort is fueled by concerns that California's primaries are disenfranchising a majority of California voters by limiting choice to candidates from one party," read a news release from Steven Mavigilo, the official proponent of the proposed measure. Implemented in 2011, the primary system allows voters in statewide contests to choose any candidate from any party in the primary, regardless of their party registration. The top two vote-getters then advance to the general election, even if they belong to the same party. read more
The US government has misspent almost $3 trillion since 2003, leading government auditors to make a fresh call for a federal data analytics centre " a proposal first suggested in 2022. Total improper payments reached $185.8 billion in 2025 alone, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) " up $24 billion on 2024 in the first rise for the statistic since 2021. Overpayments by federal agencies were the largest problem, accounting for 82% of the misspending, and just five programmes misspent $135.8 billion, with Medicare making $57 billion in improper payments. read more
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the results of the state's redistricting referendum, which voters narrowly approved last month. Why it matters: The ruling upends one of the most closely watched redistricting fights in the country. It follows months of legal challenges over whether the referendum was unconstitutional. read more
The new law, signed this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, terminates the overfunded pension account at the end of June 2029. It would then reinstate the fund, leaving 110% of what the state expects to owe its members. As of June 2024, the fund was 160% funded. By 2029, it's expected to reach more than 200%. This move is expected to sweep nearly $4 billion from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' System Plan 1, or LEOFF 1, with that surplus put into a separate pot where it could potentially cover general state expenses. read more
Canada has cut off beef imports from TX, I see.
They cut it off from MX first .... you do the math.
But I'm sure republicans will figure out how to blame democrats for this.
idk about Republicans, it doesn't take an idiot to figure out the open border policies of JoeBiden are why everything south of the border is currently in play.
Measles.
Screwworm.
Fraud
The Darin Gap serves as a natural geographic bottleneck between Central and South America. For decades, agricultural officials used this dense, mountainous rainforest as a biological checkpoint, preventing the northbound spread of the flesh-eating New World screwworm by releasing sterile flies to neutralize wild populations
www.nytimes.com
In 2023, this invisible (Darien Gap) wall crumbled when screwworms broke out of containment and began rapidly moving north into Mexico and Central America. Experts attribute this breach to a mix of human-driven and systemic factors
www.newscientist.com
Everyone knew this kinda third world ---- hole problems would show up after 4 years of BidenBorderBonanza.
You'd have to be an idiot to think it wouldn't.
LOL
US Education system is collapsing in real-time.
More Than 1,000 University of California Professors Want Standardized Tests Back
www.yahoo.com
Failing grades soar as professors see greater AI usage, dwindling math skills in UC Berkeley computer science classes
www.dailycal.org
Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States get ill from Campylobacter each year. In England, there were over 70,000 reported cases in 2024 alone.
my.clevelandclinic.org
Better hope he's successful.