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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘…man uniquely detached from the anxieties of ordinary people…’
‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down
Casual attitude as markets fall suggests man detached from anxieties of ordinary voters – and surrounded by yes men
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
US Tariffs on The World courtesy of @eegali published on Voroni
April 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

World Liberty Financial, is backed by Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump.

Is this appropriate for the President of the United States?
Trump Family Venture Plunges Deeper Into Crypto With New ‘Stablecoin’
The token will be backed by short-term U.S. government Treasurys, U.S. dollar deposits and other cash equivalents.
www.wsj.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The mechanics of ‘how’ aside, what insights could an LLM trained on the treasure trove of USDS (US Digital Service aka DOGE) data provide? futurism.com/the-byte/elo...
Trump Gives Elon Musk Access to All Unclassified Data in the US Government
A new executive order appears to grant DOGE leader Elon Musk sweeping access to unclassified data held by US government agencies.
futurism.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
From Vox. An interesting perspective. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.
www.vox.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WSJ Front Page
January 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
President Trump signed an executive order renaming the United States Digital Service to the United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Who will be the department Administrator? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing And Implementing The President's "Department Of Government Efficiency" – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Inside Elon Musk’s plan for DOGE to slash government costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
$Trump Meme Coin is headline news, but other business ventures are equally as lucrative. Is making money off the Office of The President of The United States ethical? www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...
Donald Trump Launches $TRUMP Meme Coin—Token Nears $6 Billion Market Cap
The president-elect’s latest venture into crypto comes just days before his inauguration.
www.forbes.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
With all the discussion reference immigration, an insightful article for those inclined to read. myfarmlife.com/life-on-the-...
A Farmer’s Perspective: Immigrant Workers and Their Critical Role
Immigrant farm laborers have been part and parcel of the North American agricultural landscape for more than a century. What few outside ag realize, however, is just how critical their role is in feed...
myfarmlife.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Getting the U. S. National budget deficit under control; a potentially rational approach. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Sen. Joni Ernst pitches $1 trillion in spending cuts to DOGE leaders targeting government
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is eyeing about $1 trillion in potential federal spending cuts as she partners on President-elect Trump's new efficiency plan.
www.desmoinesregister.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
According to WallStreetMav, December data is out. Interest on the national debt was $140 billion for the month.

The US govt only brought in $211 billion for income taxes during the same month. 2/3 of that amount on your paycheck just goes to pay interest on the US national debt.
January 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Social Security crisis, driven by an aging population and the imbalance between incoming payroll tax revenue and outgoing benefits, is a pressing issue. A widely discussed apolitical and viable funding solution is gradually increasing the payroll tax cap on higher earners.
January 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been appointed to run DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. What challenges will they face when neither has any government experience nor any intimate knowledge about those institutions that they are supposed to evaluate? www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/p...
Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars | CNN Politics
As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to slash at least $2 trillion from the federal budget.
www.cnn.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM