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I can't believe Jill Biden didn't attend.
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Ian Hanchett 22 May 2024

During an interview with Sky News host and NBC Contributor Wilfred Frost on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that inflation has declined from where it was and she believes “it will stabilize in the next year or so.”

In response to a question on poor economic polls, Yellen said, “Well, the pandemic was a difficult experience, consumers, households have been through a lot in the United States because of that. And what they do see is that the level of prices of things they bought just a couple of years ago is noticeably higher than it was back then. Now, it’s also true that wages have gone up and wages have gone up, on average, for Americans, a little bit more than prices have. But I think it’s still noticeable that the cost of living, when it comes to rent or groceries or gas, things that people buy every day, and they’re concerned about that. And President Biden has made his top priority trying to address the costs that households face and bringing it down in meaningful ways, whether it’s capping the cost of insulin that people rely on, health insurance, or energy prices. I would say that, when Americans are asked about their own financial position, the majority of Americans say that they’re doing well and they’re satisfied. Oddly, when asked about the economy as a whole, they’re less positive.”

She continued, “I think it’s our job as policymakers to talk to Americans about where things are, what’s been accomplished. We have the strongest job market in the United States we’ve seen in 50 years. As you said, growth has been exceptionally strong. Job creation has been enormous. And inflation is down by more than two-thirds, and I believe it will stabilize in the next year or so.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/05/22/yellen-inflation-has-fallen-i-think-it-will-stabilize-in-the-next-year-or-so/
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Pookie's Toons / Re: Today's Toons 5/22/24
« Last post by Jimino on Today at 01:38:30 pm »
Ciao Pookie, thanks for the toons!
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By the end of the next war, carriers as we know them will be outmoded.

They already are.  If fact, they were outmoded 50 yrs. ago when I served on one.  It's just people don't want to admit it and the investment is too big.
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Crime And Punishment / Re: Battle Portland:
« Last post by mountaineer on Today at 01:34:43 pm »
A small glimmer of hope in PDX: Multnomah County prosecutor Nathan Vasquez leads incumbent Mike Schmidt in DA race.
Schmidt, the current prosecuting atty, can take credit for Portland having become such a $#!thole.
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... Vasquez, 47, zeroed in on what he characterized as Schmidt’s failure to lead, whether it was on crime, the state of downtown Portland or within the office. He accused Schmidt of sitting on the sidelines as the public use of fentanyl proliferated and called attention to Schmidt’s shifting views of Measure 110, Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law.

Schmidt, meanwhile, encountered a dramatically altered political landscape than when he ran in 2020, as his message failed to resonate with voters who four years ago enthusiastically swept him into office after a campaign that highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system.

Nationally, Schmidt is the latest progressive DA to face the prospect of defeat.  ...
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This is a target rich environment... :smokin:
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Hamas Leader Haniyeh Attends Iranian President Raisi’s Funeral

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh attended the mass funeral Wednesday in Tehran for Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/05/22/hamas-leader-haniyeh-attends-iranian-president-raisis-funeral/
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