... Triumphal arches were widely used by the Romans to commemorate victories. Those Roman arches inspired more recent structures in Europe, most notably the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which was constructed in the first part of the 19th century. The models displayed in the Oval Office closely resemble those structures, inspiring some online commentators to joke that the new monument would be “the Arc de Trump.”...
... Spot gold, which hit a record high of $4,059.05 on Wednesday, was up 0.5% to $3,992.97 per ounce as of 0919 GMT - a gain of 2.7% so far this week. U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.8% to $4,005.30. ... Silver rose 3.7% to $50.95 per ounce a day after touching a record high of $51.22. It has gained 76% so far this year. ...
More.
The BEA and BLS aren't like this.
SPX 1999-2025
... Coal, a major contributor to global warming, was still the world's largest individual source of energy generation in 2024, a position it has held for more than 50 years, according to the IEA. ... in the EU, months of weak wind and hydropower performance led to a rise in coal and gas generation. ... winter wind lulls can last for weeks, requiring backup power sources that batteries alone can't provide - making the system more expensive to build and run. ...
The NBC story doesn't mention that last one lol.
How many is that now? All of them?
29-year-old former Uber driver arrested in connection with starting deadly Palisades Fire
... Authorities said the Palisades Fire was a “holdover” fire or a continuation of the Lachman Fire that Rinderknecht allegedly started on New Year’s Day.
Firefighters were able to suppress the Lachman Fire, but did not know that it continued to smolder and burn underground, a criminal complaint states.
On Jan. 7, as heavy winds swept through the area, the fire began to surface and spread, becoming the Palisades Fire. ...
Investigators said other possible factors, including fireworks, lightning and power lines, were determined not to be the cause of the fire.
... none of us were ... targets of this investigation. There's no predicate. ...
Ha ha ha.
Here.
Johnson is not telling the truth about his role in the fake elector scheme.
H.R. 1 passed in July allocates $170 billion to DHS for immigration and border enforcement over four years.
In September DHS said over 400,000 had been deported since January 20th.
So in eight months that's 50,000 deported per month at a cost of $3.542 billion per month, or $70,833 per person deported.
It would have been far cheaper to cut illegals off at the source, by going after their employers instead of going after each and every illegal employee.
But that would have been a really bad look, in a country where the employer can do no wrong and the full time job is the summum bonum.
The red meat of the current deportation theatre is far more useful to Trump as politics. It must be thrown daily to keep the base energized, the warriors busy, and the emperor in the spotlight.
"Boy, that Trump is really doing a great job! Look at that! He got another one!".
Nevermind that the best he'll ever do like this is 2.4 million deportees, when we've got many millions more than that. The easy pickings are soon to be exhausted, if they aren't already. And it will only get harder from here.
Remember that just a few months ago the goal was 3,000 deportees per day, or 4.38 million in four years. The goalposts have already been moved, and they'll no doubt be moved again. We're down to 1,666 per day on their own accounting.
That's how you know this is not serious.
The spectacle is the whole point.
By comparison, Total Stock Market Index VTSAX is up 14.83% ytd through yesterday.
Total Bond Market Index VBTLX is up 6.4%.
... The [gold] rally has been driven by a cocktail of factors, including . . . a weak dollar. ... -- CNBC
Would these people know a weak dollar if they saw it?
Trying to explain gold like this is just silly.
The Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index is 120.51, down 7.4% from the January all time high of 130.21.
The all time low for this index was under Obama in July 2011, at 85.46.
You remember the summer of 2011, right?
The dollar was at its weakest, America lost its AAA rating, and precisely net zero jobs were created that August, the first time since WWII.
We have a strong dollar today, not a weak one.
"... And I said, ‘that’s insane.’ But he firmly believed that if you removed qualified immunity, that police officers would act differently, and I firmly believe that it would not result in good public policy, and it would put police officers and the public’s lives at risk if they have to second-guess themselves on a decision they’re making in a moment where someone is doing something violent.” ...
... The texts come days after the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that Jones was caught going 116 miles per hour in a 70mph zone in 2022 and did 500 hours of community service at his own political action committee.
Spot gold new high $3,990.85.
