Does this mean the present administration is being conducted under the influence?

It would explain a lot.

US adds 73,000 jobs, trailing estimates
Payrolls for prior month revised sharply downward
Jobless rate rises even as more leave workforce
Treasury yields slide; stock futures fall

"Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called E-Verify a reliable, accurate tool for verifying work authorization, but blasted Old Orchard Beach police for their 'reckless reliance' on it."

Why would using a "reliable, accurate tool" be considered "reckless reliance"?

E-verify likely is not 100% accurate (duh!), but several evaluations claim its accuracy is greater than 99%!
When was using a tool that was 99+% accurate ever considered "reckless reliance"?

Re: #12

"Correlation is a statistical relationship, while coincidence is a matter of timing and chance. Correlation doesn't necessarily mean causation, and a correlation can sometimes be a coincidence."

Coincidence is not causality.

The phrase "coincidence is not causality" is a way of expressing the idea that simply because two events occur together does not mean one caused the other.

" 'Wage gains used to outpace inflation for more Americans.
So this actually means more Americans are losing.
#17 | Posted by snoofy'

They didn't for the full 4 years under Biden -------.
#20 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-07-28 02:09 AM"

Not exactly correct:

"U.S. inflation rate versus wage growth 2020-2025
Published by Abigail Tierney May 8, 2025
In March 2025, inflation amounted to 2.4 percent, while wages grew by 4.3 percent. The inflation rate has not exceeded the rate of wage growth since January 2023.

My brother mentioned that his last name (Lehrer) translates from the Deutsch into "teacher". He definitely was true to his namesake.

The passing of a national treasure.

Here's one of my favorites (amongst SO MANY!):