Menu:
Coffee with milk
Bacon and eggs
Toast with butter
Orange juice
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
I can no longer has cheezburger under Donald J. Trump
100% ground beef hit a new all time high average price of $6.752/lb in Jan 2026.
On the eve of the election Trump promised cheaper grocery prices, but breakfast costs nearly 8% more in Jan 2026 than it did then
A basket of bacon and eggs, whole wheat bread and butter, coffee and whole milk, and orange juice cost on average $32.47 in the United States in 3Q2024. Stretched out over a week, your breakfast cost you $4.64 a day.
That same basket in Jan 2026 is now $35.00 on average, up $2.53 or 7.8%.
Stretched out over a week breakfast now costs $5.00 a day.
Meanwhile OJ hit a new high, and despite removing some coffee-related tariffs, coffee hit a new record high price in Jan 2026, too.
Core cpi inflation falls to 2.5% year over year in Jan 2026, still 39% elevated above the 1.8% average rate which prevailed for twelve years 2009-2020
The average yoy rate for eleven months of 2025 was 2.91%.
On the campaign trail in August 2024, Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50% but in Jan 2026 they are down just 4.3%, and entirely on the back of modestly falling gasoline prices
Average prices per unit of energy in 3Q2024 vs. Jan 2026:
Gasoline $3.496 vs. 2.961 (down 15.3%)
Natural Gas 1.403 vs. 1.704 (up 21.5%)
Electricity 0.178 vs. 0.192 (a new record high, up 7.9%)
Total 5.077 vs. 4.857 (down 4.3%)
The U.S. state capitalist EV boondoggle comes to an end, shape-shifting automakers take well-deserved $50 billion hit
... Following years of investments into EV technology, the Detroit Big Three ... have announced more than $50 billion in combined write-downs.
EV sales fell more than 30% in the fourth quarter, after a $7,500 federal tax credit that had juiced U.S. sales expired in September. ...
Automakers’ retreats and massive write-downs have come as Republican lawmakers abolished a lucrative federal tax credit for EVs last fall, while also doing away with federal fuel-efficiency mandates. Even with federal support, EV demand was below expectations. ...
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Feds declare victory in Minnesota immigration enforcement operation and begin withdrawal, cutting their losses
They leave two murdered civilians in their wake, a permanent stain on the Trump administration.
... “We have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement
action” in the Twin Cities region as a result of the influx of thousands
of officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and
Customs and Border Protection agencies, Homan said at a press
conference. ...
U.S. House votes 219-211 to overturn Trump tariffs on Canada
House votes to override Trump’s Canada tariffs
... the effort is likely symbolic. Even if the Senate approves Meeks’ resolution, Trump would likely veto the legislation. ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
MA78A: The civilian employment level was 59.3% of population in Jan 2026, which was the average level first achieved way back in 1978 lol
The White House doesn't have a clue.
Federal government employment in Jan 2026 is down 324k since Trump took over, with local government employment up 140k and state government employment down 72k
That's a net hit to government jobs at all levels of 256k in Trump's first year.
The federal government last averaged 2.69 million employees in 1966. The Jan 2026 level is 2.686 million.
I'm so old I remember when Jan 2026 full time employment at 48.79% of population was Great Recession level bad
That whole China joining the WTO and globalization thingy has really worked out great for the American middle class amirite?
The winter trend since Jan 2023 has been DOWN:
Jan 2023: 49.32%
Jan 2024: 49.16%
Feb 2025: 48.88%
Jan 2026: 48.79%.
GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska strongly opposes hypocritical GOP scheme to federalize elections
How did Trump and the GOP sweep into power in 2024 with all these illegal aliens voting?
Inquiring minds want to know.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
... “When Democrats attempted to advance sweeping election reform legislation in 2021, Republicans were unanimous in opposition because it would have federalized elections, something we have long opposed,” Murkowski said in a statement. “Now, I’m seeing proposals such as the SAVE Act and MEGA that would effectively do just that. Once again, I do not support these efforts.”
“Not only does the U.S. Constitution clearly provide states the authority to regulate the ‘times, places, and manner’ of holding federal elections, but one-size-fits-all mandates from Washington, D.C., seldom work in places like Alaska,” she added. ...
“Election Day is fast approaching. Imposing new federal requirements now, when states are deep into their preparations, would negatively impact election integrity by forcing election officials to scramble to adhere to new policies likely without the necessary resources,” she said. “Ensuring public trust in our elections is at the core of our democracy, but federal overreach is not how we achieve this.” ...
“This is not a federal issue,” McConnell told reporters in January 2022 when the bill came before the Senate. “It ought to be left to the states. There’s nothing broken around the country. The system upheld very well during an intense stress during the latter part of the previous Congress. There’s no rational basis for federalizing this election, and, therefore, there’s no point in having a debate in the U.S. Senate about something we ought not do.”
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