Last night at a town hall in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a woman shared her story: she was denied prenatal care by her OB-GYN because the doctor objected to the fact that she isn't married. She's been with her partner for 15 years and has a 13-year-old son. The doctor told her that because she was unwed, according to a new law in Tennessee, he didn't feel comfortable treating her because it went against his "Christian values."
The Department of Justice reviewed a suggestive 2003 letter from President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein as part of its investigation into the convicted sex offender, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The president insisted the story was false, and vowed to sue the newspaper. read more
The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan think tank. read more
If President Trump gets his way and removes Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the market reaction would be swift and brutal, Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos argues. read more
The Guardian writes about a 35-year-old father and tech worker who comes to the U.S. frequently to visit his girlfriend. An illness prevented him from flying before his 90-day visa expired. He was jailed for months by ICE. read more
remember the argument about the $.10 cents it would add to the cost of a hamburger if we raised the wages of food service workers to a "living wage"?
LOL
#194 | Posted by eberly
When I worked in fast food, labor cost was about 15% of the total cost of operations.
I don't know what the number is for picking crops but I suspect it's more than 15%:
"Fruit and vegetable producers spend up to 40% of their production expenses on labor alone"
www.fb.org
Interesting article that shows how we pay farm labor is way too complicated.
I've only seen the ones that made it to the front page of Reddit. Which is three of them now. Presumably the three most cringe.
There's the guy who was interrupting himself, to remind himself he has to keep his rage in check, like that's some kind of flex... Big JeffJ vibes from that guy.
Anyway found the "highlight reel." This is every DR Republican:
/r/therewasanattempt by fascists to win a debate against American patriot and verbal anklebreaker, Medhi Hasan
www.reddit.com
And Stellantis has over $2B losses this year, though not all from tariffs.
Stellantis has announced its preliminary financial results for the first half of 2025 " and it's not looking good. The automaker, known for brands like Jeep and Dodge (among many others) reported a net loss of 2.3 billion (approximately $2.7 billion) for the period. That compares to a 5.5 billion ($6.4 billion) profit for all of 2024, which itself marked a 70% drop from the previous year.
carbuzz.com
Nobody cares what celebrities think unless they agree with them.
#18 | Posted by LegallyYourDead
Or unless it's outrage porn to disagree with them.
And then they say "Celebrities should stick to Hollywood."
These are the same people who support Christians taking over the Government and remaking America as a Christian Nation.
Worth noting these are the same people who oppose a minimum age for a girl to get married.
And they would require the same girl to provide parental notification for an abortion under 18.
If they hadn't already made it illegal for her.