Jeff
@jstover.bsky.social
Family oriented. Business owner (retired). Independent voter. Former expat. Concerned citizen.
Get ready for the daily wave of attacks and deflections. It doesn't matter who you are. If the Epstein files show you were involved with child sex crimes, you must be held accountable.
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White House officials say Trump is plotting retribution after Epstein bill vote
President has attempted to re-direct public anger over Epstein scandal as ‘a ‘Democrat problem’
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Get ready for the daily wave of attacks and deflections. It doesn't matter who you are. If the Epstein files show you were involved with child sex crimes, you must be held accountable.
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Common sense from the House. Unfortunately the Senate still thinks it’s entitled. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Common sense from the House. Unfortunately the Senate still thinks it’s entitled. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Seems to mirror Trump versus the country's view on affordability.
The AI tech revolution is making us rich and unhappy, writes WSJ’s Greg Ip.
The Most Joyless Tech Revolution Ever: AI Is Making Us Rich and Unhappy
Discomfort around artificial intelligence helps explain the disconnect between a solid economy and an anxious public.
on.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Seems to mirror Trump versus the country's view on affordability.
Shows the power of releasing information. More information must be released. It's the only way to force DOJ to investigate these people. I'm sure some are innocent, but also assuredly, a number are not.
The emails made public this week paint a picture of Jeffrey Epstein’s influence and connections over the years he was a registered sex offender.. https://to.pbs.org/4p9nAt9
Emails reveal Epstein's network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status
The documents, spanning at least a decade, show Epstein's interactions with business executives, reporters, academics, and political players.
to.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Shows the power of releasing information. More information must be released. It's the only way to force DOJ to investigate these people. I'm sure some are innocent, but also assuredly, a number are not.
Trump wants to send $300B in rebates for tariffs that have raised $120B so far. Whether Trump's off in his numbers by such a magnitude by being uninformed, deflecting attention or other reason, he couldn't run a small business.
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Trump floats tariff 'dividends' for Americans, but experts question the math
President Trump doubled down on an idea to send $2,000 checks to millions of Americans. He has offered no specifics, but Trump suggested the government could send that money to low and middle-income A...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump wants to send $300B in rebates for tariffs that have raised $120B so far. Whether Trump's off in his numbers by such a magnitude by being uninformed, deflecting attention or other reason, he couldn't run a small business.
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Housing affordability has decreased over 40% in four years and rents are in the same bracket. This is a major problem that everyone in government needs to come together to address. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Why Lower Mortgage Rates Aren’t Enough to Make Homes Affordable, in Charts
Many hopeful buyers need more than lower rates to afford a house.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Housing affordability has decreased over 40% in four years and rents are in the same bracket. This is a major problem that everyone in government needs to come together to address. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Hard to believe a 15% minimum tax for companies making more than a Billion dollars a year is a hardship. It's time for everyone to pay their fair share. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden’s Tax Hike
Democrats’ older alternative minimum tax claws back billions of dollars in savings from the newer GOP law.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hard to believe a 15% minimum tax for companies making more than a Billion dollars a year is a hardship. It's time for everyone to pay their fair share. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Having the Treasury spin the tax cuts even more aggressively for the wealthy is another usurping of Congress. Is this plus $40B to Argentina really the priority when we can't fully fund SNAP, have all planes fly or open the government? It's not the US I grew up in. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Having the Treasury spin the tax cuts even more aggressively for the wealthy is another usurping of Congress. Is this plus $40B to Argentina really the priority when we can't fully fund SNAP, have all planes fly or open the government? It's not the US I grew up in. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Unless the Shutdown ends soon, these cancellations will impact Thanksgiving week flights. Hope that's enough pressure for Trump and the Congress to do their job and end this. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Flight Cuts Begin Across U.S. as Shutdown Hits Air Travel
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Unless the Shutdown ends soon, these cancellations will impact Thanksgiving week flights. Hope that's enough pressure for Trump and the Congress to do their job and end this. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Not only the US, but Australia, China, Russia, Japan and others aren't attending either. Stepping back on climate is wrong and will impact generations to come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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The U.S. Is Skipping This Year’s Climate Summit. For Many, That’s OK.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Not only the US, but Australia, China, Russia, Japan and others aren't attending either. Stepping back on climate is wrong and will impact generations to come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
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Amazon today, other large businesses tomorrow. It’s time to promote legislation to protect workers.
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Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents
They’re taking our jobs.
www.theverge.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Amazon today, other large businesses tomorrow. It’s time to promote legislation to protect workers.
www.theverge.com/news/803257/...
www.theverge.com/news/803257/...
Think it’s time for a Constitutional Convention. Time to restore some basics like no one is above the law. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
‘If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump
A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn’t have authorization to see them.
www.msnbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Think it’s time for a Constitutional Convention. Time to restore some basics like no one is above the law. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
The size of the House changed throughout U.S. history as the country grew. The current 435 members was set in 1912 when population was 92M. It’s time to increase its size and have a Constitutional Convention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Opinion | Congress Is Dying in Real Time
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The size of the House changed throughout U.S. history as the country grew. The current 435 members was set in 1912 when population was 92M. It’s time to increase its size and have a Constitutional Convention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Conventional lending is less expensive than equity and not as limiting as trading partners. There's a reason why you don't use it and it's usually not good. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Conventional lending is less expensive than equity and not as limiting as trading partners. There's a reason why you don't use it and it's usually not good. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Couple thoughts. Graham cites Panama and the Monroe Doctrine as reasons letting Trump to act. On Panama we removed Noriega after a disputed election, unrest and the killing of a US Marine. We had troops there and a need to keep the canal secure. Drugs weren't the lead issue.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says land strikes in Venezuela are a "real possibility"
YouTube video by Face the Nation
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October 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Couple thoughts. Graham cites Panama and the Monroe Doctrine as reasons letting Trump to act. On Panama we removed Noriega after a disputed election, unrest and the killing of a US Marine. We had troops there and a need to keep the canal secure. Drugs weren't the lead issue.
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To laugh and say "that's another problem" about how your opponent might "cheer" a future 9-11 event is wrong on a number of levels. It's time for Leaders Schumer and Jeffries to comment and declare whether they will endorse Mamdani. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
After Remark About Mamdani and Sept. 11, Cuomo Faces Democratic Rebukes
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October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
To laugh and say "that's another problem" about how your opponent might "cheer" a future 9-11 event is wrong on a number of levels. It's time for Leaders Schumer and Jeffries to comment and declare whether they will endorse Mamdani. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
It takes months for approvals on home projects and this would've taken years. I would blame this on Trump reading Ezra Klein's book Abundance😉, but sadly it's just him doing what he wants and any govt response being too late. Besides, I don't think he read the book.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...
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Architects Urged a Review of Trump’s Ballroom. Cue the Demolition Crew.
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It takes months for approvals on home projects and this would've taken years. I would blame this on Trump reading Ezra Klein's book Abundance😉, but sadly it's just him doing what he wants and any govt response being too late. Besides, I don't think he read the book.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/a...
Two thoughts. Both people capture in the US boat bombing weren't from Venezuela. And Ecuador, where being a member of Tren de Aragua is a crime, said their national was not a member. Not surprisingly, no response from Trump or Hegseth. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Ecuador Rejects Prosecution of Survivor of U.S. Strike on Vessel
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Two thoughts. Both people capture in the US boat bombing weren't from Venezuela. And Ecuador, where being a member of Tren de Aragua is a crime, said their national was not a member. Not surprisingly, no response from Trump or Hegseth. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
You would think this couldn’t happen with just the approval of his appointees at DOJ. No conflict of interest here.
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
You would think this couldn’t happen with just the approval of his appointees at DOJ. No conflict of interest here.
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
A little competence would be nice. But then again, with a little thought we wouldn’t have these cases.
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Trump Attorney Freaks Out After Realizing Her Convo Was on the Record
Lindsey Halligan repeatedly texted a journalist to discuss an ongoing case.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A little competence would be nice. But then again, with a little thought we wouldn’t have these cases.
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Doge thought this was ‘wasteful DEI spending’ for a Native American community. Mother Nature thought otherwise.
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Doge thought this was ‘wasteful DEI spending’ for a Native American community. Mother Nature thought otherwise.
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
WSJ reports 'AI is juicing the economy' but 'AI economics are brutal'. Sounds like possible warning clouds.
It’s hard to predict how the AI bubble will play out, but here’s a clue. Keep an eye on usage of AI, measured in units known as “tokens.” It’s soaring.
AI Economics Are Brutal. Demand Is the Variable to Watch.
It’s hard to predict how the artificial-intelligence bubble will play out, but here’s a clue. Keep an eye on usage of AI, measured in units known as ‘tokens.’ It’s soaring.
on.wsj.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WSJ reports 'AI is juicing the economy' but 'AI economics are brutal'. Sounds like possible warning clouds.
Please watch. Dr Wright is asking the right question - why isn't this being covered more by the national media? Is it because the dead and missing are indigenous people? (and yesterday was Indigenous peoples Day!) At a time when we send $20B to Argentina, shouldn't we be helping our citizens more?
Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Please watch. Dr Wright is asking the right question - why isn't this being covered more by the national media? Is it because the dead and missing are indigenous people? (and yesterday was Indigenous peoples Day!) At a time when we send $20B to Argentina, shouldn't we be helping our citizens more?
Elections do have consequences. In 8 short months a 35+% black unemployment increase. Watch health, inflation and other areas to come. Shudder to think what this may be in 3 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Elections do have consequences. In 8 short months a 35+% black unemployment increase. Watch health, inflation and other areas to come. Shudder to think what this may be in 3 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
This was the only article today in the NYT on the shutdown and it's on 2018. For an event with millions unpaid and a standoff where Democrats believe shutting down the government is worth protecting health insurance for 20MM+, you'd think it would have more coverage.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
Air Traffic Controllers Reject Credit for Ending the Last Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This was the only article today in the NYT on the shutdown and it's on 2018. For an event with millions unpaid and a standoff where Democrats believe shutting down the government is worth protecting health insurance for 20MM+, you'd think it would have more coverage.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...