I asked Gemini: Is this chart generally accurate? The graphic is generally accurate in terms of its underlying government data, but it requires critical context regarding how immigration enforcement is defined and categorized. Where the Numbers Line Up The values for full presidential terms reflect official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formal removal totals: Obama I & II (~1.5M per term): DHS records show roughly 1.57 million formal removals during Obama's first term

Hey, I feel bad about continually kicking an 85 year old to the curb. Just kidding! I kind of enjoy it. Fauci privately warned of miscarriage risk linked to COVID vaccine while publicly claiming no issues, newly released texts show By Josh Christenson, NY Post Published Aug. 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci privately raised concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine could “theoretically” be linked to miscarriages in expectant mothers, despite having publicly insisted there

Elite US colleges must face lawsuit claiming ‘early decision’ conspiracy By Mike Scarcella, Reuters August 10, 202610:34 WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A judge ruled that 32 major U.S. colleges and universities including Duke, Cornell and Northwestern must face a proposed class ​action alleging they conspired to inflate tuition costs for tens of thousands ‌of students through the popular "early decision" admissions process. Here are the details: U.S. District Judge Angel Kell

Bernie and his band of progressive misfits apparently don't understand that China is literally 6 months behind us in AI development. Want to live in a world where Xi controls chatbot technology? Sound attractive? Bernie Sanders is threatening to force OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause AI development The senator cited AI-created viruses and recent incidents in which models escaped containment as grounds for an immediate halt By Cris Tolomia, Quartz Media Updated August 10,

For some context I had Claude examine which cities have the most homeless and what they spend on such. NYC is far away number 1, followed by LA. The numbers fall off a cliff once you move past that. Why? I've attached some thoughts after the story below (Claude) Almost half of NYC homeless deaths tied to drug overdoses or alcohol abuse: study By Carl Campanile, NY Post Published Aug. 10, 2026 Almost half of the deaths of New York City’s homeless population were tied to dr

Claude analysis below the story. Bottom line: Lilly is likely to catch up and surpass Novo in the pill wars for GLP1s. Competition is coming however from other players which should continue to push down the cost for users wanting to lose weight. FOOD FIGHT By Snacks Media Aug 10, 2026 Lilly may be winning the war, but Novo is winning the pill battle Is Novo Nordisk’s losing streak coming to an end? Novo is getting a boost from its Wegovy pill, which has been flying off the

I had Claude do an fairly deep dive on where this litigation may end up and the economic impact on Meta. See that follow the article below. Bottom line: At the end of the day the eventual award payout after appeals and other lit from other states is likely to sit between $10 billion and perhaps an upper limit of $50 billion. Considering Meta's market cap of $1.5 trillion (8/9/26) that's about 1% of it's total value. Ergo, a rounding error, except for the legions of kids who'

I'm frothing at the mouth! China-Free Batteries Made From Salt Are Finally Here Sodium-ion batteries have almost none of the problems that lithium-ion ones do, and could be cheap enough to make fossil-fuel dependence a thing of the past By Christopher Mims, WSJ Aug. 7, 2026 9:06 am ET U.S. startups are finally delivering something researchers have been working on for decades: a battery in which rare, hard-to-get elements are replaced with the same stuff found in ordinary tabl

Their going to pass a 25% tax on cheese and beer. I wonder if she's a Packers fan? Francesca Hong, the Socialists’ Next Hope Forget the tweets. The frontrunner in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Governor wants a 17% income tax and ‘public groceries.’ By The Editorial Board, WSJ Aug. 9, 2026 Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks on stage during Wisconsin Democrats 2026 Convention on June 14 in Madison, Wisc. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images Will Democrats do it again

I can't wait to see the next season of Landman. Billy Bob Thornton becomes a Data Center Developer. Data-Center Backlash Leads to a New Land Rush in the Texas Oil Patch Big landowners in the Permian Basin aim to capitalize on Nimby rebellion against AI projects around the U.S. By Benoît Morenne, WSJ Aug. 9, 2026 8:00 pm ET Permian Basin landowners including Texas Pacific Land, LandBridge and EagleRock plan to lease land and sell resources to AI data centers. View more Energy

A bunch of Jewish lawyers carrying burning torches and pitchforks into battle. Damn right they settled! Haverford Admits Its Antisemitism Problem The college settles a lawsuit by Jewish students amid ugly facts. By The Editorial Board, WSJ Aug. 9, 2026 5:21 pm ET Universities that typically hunt for discrimination under every stone couldn’t muster the will to defend Jewish students after the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023. Protesters were allowed to break rules to bully Jews

Ok, I'm going to make this really simple. Even for you. Whatever you may think of Trump, when he turns over the helm in 2028 this national will be just fine. The economy will be humming along, the border will be generally secure, we'll have generally favorable business policies in place. Not saying, Voldemort hasn't make some horrendous mistakes along the way, only that the US will be poised to kick some serious ass. Put a bunch of far left socialists in charge...that won

I fricken knew it! That dirty little reptile is a con artist ready to strip you of your life savings! If You Get in a Car Crash, the Risk Is Growing Your Insurance Won’t Pay Americans require a policy as a condition of driving, but it often doesn’t provide the backstop car owners expect By Jean Eaglesham and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, WSJ Aug. 9, 2026 Depending on the type of crash, the chance of getting a payout from your insurer has become increasingly remote. Auto insurers d

Do you really want to keep drinking wine? You know this leads to intoxication and inappropriate behavior. Believe me! I know! You think I'm this offensive without some help? I need to put down the bottle. I mean, I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. BTW: I love the DEI provided in the 1970s on network television. Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards The rise and fall of pinot noir symbolizes the larger struggles of t

Is Fauci an old fart who made some innocent mistakes and should be left alone? Nope! More than any other Amercian, this little prick is responsible for eroding trust in our public health system and spreading some pretty awful misinformation which caused a lot of havoc. Strong words but 100% accurate. Worst, he tried to intimidate, threaten and derail the careers of any reputatble scientists who disagreed his false narrative. Fauci was fully aware that the advice (and rules)

I think "hating" is grossly misleading. Rather "intensely disliking" is more accurate. And NYC's mayor loves the police, he just prefers to have less of them...a lot less. And for them to dress in rainbow colored jumpsuits. And yes, I do like constantly shitting on the Big Apple's Mayor. Mamdani taps Israel-hating, anti-cop radicals for NYC school board By David Spector, NY Post Published Aug. 8, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has inserted radical anti-police and anti-Israel mem

Talk about a tricky subject to analyse? First off, almost 70% of our health costs are associated with chronic disease. The driver of that? Overeating and obesity! Reduce the size of the average citizen and watch health costs drop and health increase. Plus GLP1s are dropping in price. Before long, they might be in the same category as Statins? Of course, back in the 1960s only about 9% of Americans were obese (vs 45% today). Diet and lifestyle did the trick. I guess people don