[X] *Shrug* Darwin always wins. The dead man fired first, then got to enjoy the natural consequences of shooting at armed people who happened to be police.
JUST IN: Chicago Police Officers will NOT face charges in the deadly sh**ting of Dexter Reed
Reed, 26, was sh*t at least 13 times on March 21, 2024, after he fired at an officer, wounding them in the wrist
NEW: Massive sex trafficking bust in Los Angeles, six members of the Hoover gang in South LA arrested for pimping girls as young as 14, beating, starving, raping and branding them.
The DOJ press release lays it all out here. Given it’s Los Angeles, the gang meets DEI requirements, being as they’re lead by a proud Black woman who reached that pinnacle at only 25.
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“There are no meaningful consequences for their conduct under [CA?] state law, so the federal government – aided by its local law enforcement partners – will step in to make sure these criminals face lengthy prison sentences."
"Extremely tragic news coming from Padder, Kishtwar, where a massive cloudburst has claimed several lives. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the departed souls. May God give strength and support to those affected in this difficult time":… pic.twitter.com/S5jaTrF62w
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] July turned out to be the busiest month in the history of the Port of Los Angeles due to duties previously announced by US President Donald Trump. This was stated by the press service of the harbor.
The text says that more than a million 20-foot containers have already passed through the port, which is 8.5% more than in the same period last year. It is noted that traders and manufacturers rushed to deliver their cargo as quickly as possible, fearing higher duties at the end of the year.
"The port terminals were overcrowded with ships in July," said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka.
He added that despite the huge volume of work, the harbour staff managed to process all cargo without delays.
Since August 7, Trump has imposed tariffs of 15% to 41% on goods arriving from 69 EU countries. Countries affected by the new restrictions were offered to conclude a trade deal with the US to avoid the tariffs. On August 6, the United States imposed a 25% tariff on imports from India. The decision was motivated by the republic’s oil purchases from Russia.
In addition, the US has introduced duties on gold imports into the country. Now, arriving gold bars weighing 1 kg and 100 ounces must be classified according to a customs code, which is subject to duties. Experts believe that such a decision could lead to global changes in the world market for precious metals and deal a blow to the economy of Switzerland, which has become an international center for gold processing.
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But is that excess supply lowering or jacking up prices. Because at wally world and Sam's we are seeing 10 to 25+% increases in food prices in just 3 months and the unusual early heavy discounts for season items.
a lot of this was because of big increases in margins
also a major increase in diesel fuel (post refinement)
status of interest rates:
odds still favor a cut in the federal funds rate in Sept
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.9 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices were unchanged in June and moved up 0.4 percent in May. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand advanced 3.3 percent for the 12 months ended in July, the largest 12-month increase since rising 3.4 percent in February 2025.
Within final demand, more than three-quarters of the broad-based advance in July can be traced to the index for final demand services, which rose 1.1 percent. Prices for final demand goods increased 0.7 percent.
The index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services moved up 0.6 percent in July, the largest increase since rising 0.9 percent in March 2022. For the 12 months ended in July, prices for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services advanced 2.8 percent.
FINAL DEMAND
Final demand services: The index for final demand services moved up 1.1 percent in July, the largest advance since rising 1.3 percent in March 2022. Over half of the broad-based July increase is attributable to margins for final demand trade services, which jumped 2.0 percent. (Trade indexes measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers.) Prices for final demand services less trade, transportation, and warehousing and for final demand transportation and warehousing services advanced 0.7 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively.
Product detail: Thirty percent of the July rise in prices for final demand services can be traced to margins for machinery and equipment wholesaling, which jumped 3.8 percent. The indexes for portfolio management; securities brokerage, dealing, investment advice, and related services; traveler accommodation services; automobiles retailing (partial); and truck transportation of freight also advanced. In contrast, prices for hospital outpatient care fell 0.5 percent. The indexes for furniture retailing and for pipeline transportation of energy products also declined.
Final demand goods: Prices for final demand goods moved up 0.7 percent in July, the largest advance since rising 0.7 percent in January. Forty percent of the broad-based increase in July can be attributed to the index for final demand foods, which jumped 1.4 percent. Prices for final demand goods less foods and energy and for final demand energy moved up 0.4 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively.
Product detail: A quarter of the July advance in the index for final demand goods can be traced to prices for fresh and dry vegetables, which jumped 38.9 percent. The indexes for meats, diesel fuel, jet fuel, nonferrous scrap, and eggs for fresh use also rose. Conversely, prices for gasoline decreased 1.8 percent. The indexes for canned, cooked, smoked, or prepared poultry and for plastic resins and materials also declined.
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#2 Nothing.
(a) Mizohata–Takeuchi conjecture is irrelevant to non-linear ODE (the medium of economic models).
(b) The worth of a mathematical model of real world phenomena is measured by its ability to successfully predict real world events. What's the success score for economists?
[Federalist] Susan Miller, the retired CIA spook who lied about her leadership role in the intelligence report that lit the fuse on the Russia collusion hoax bomb, has been stripped of her security clearance, according to two Trump administration officials familiar with the matter.
Miller, who served as a senior Central Intelligence Agency Officer, has long boasted about her "full clearance," particularly while attacking President Donald Trump and his top intelligence officers for shining a light on one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. That clearance has now been terminated, the administration officials told The Federalist.
"This woman totally shouldn’t hold a high level security clearance after pushing the Russia Hoax. All she did was lie to the American people to hurt Trump," a senior Defense official said of Miller.
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...If DJT could add one more EO to the in basket - when you leave a military or civilian job, YOU LOSE THE DAMNED CLEARANCE, end of discussion. If in some kind of crisis someone needs to be brought back, then they can be temporarily approved again in 30 day increments up to six months. This crap where somebody still has access years after any need for it is part of what got us in the mess we're in now.
[ZeroHedge] Months after President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum targeting illegal aliens and other ineligible individuals from collecting Social Security Act benefits, the president told reporters at the White House on Thursday afternoon that nearly 300,000 illegals have been removed from the government program that provides financial benefits to eligible citizen taxpayers and/or lawful permanent residents (green card holders).
"Last month, I signed the One Big Beautiful Bill, and allowed No Tax on Social Security for our great seniors ... and to protect our benefits, we've already kicked nearly 275,000 illegal aliens off of the Social Security system," Trump told reporters.
Recall that on April 15, the president signed a memorandum directing federal agencies to take immediate action to purge the Social Security system of illegals and fraudsters.
As Maureen Steele via American Greatness elegantly noted earlier this year, "We don't need an executive order to bar illegals from Social Security – we need a government that obeys the law."
Let's not forget that the Biden-Harris regime facilitated the invasion of illegal aliens, allowing millions of these third-worlders to siphon dollars and essential services from citizens and lawful permanent residents - in what some have described as a classic Cloward–Piven strategy.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated that taxpayers spend more than $182 billion annually to cover costs associated with 20 million illegal aliens and their children, which includes $66.4 billion in Federal expenses plus an additional $115.6 billion in state and local expenses.
The free lunch for the Democratic Party's illegals is coming to an end.
[JustTheNews] The SAPIR was established in 2020 under the first Trump administration but has been nearly empty, primarily due to the Biden administration's failure to advance the initiative. Despite significant funding allocated to secure supply chains, domestic production and procurement of APIs did not increase as intended, leaving the reserve understocked for half a decade.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
