Katy Tur of MS NOW lets us know that we now have the “Trump/Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,” huh? Along with a $1 coin and a “Trump pass” to our national parks? Gee, I wonder how THAT will help Americans afford the price of food, utilities and durable goods (interview with Susan Glasser and David French...don’t know a lot about Glasser, but French is basically a “Never Trumper” brand of wingnut, though he’s right about our ruling cabal wanting to glorify Dear Leader and troll those who oppose him, and Glaser is right of course about Cantaloupe Capone trying to stick his ugly mug into every damn area of our lives)...
...and Belle of the Ranch tells us that some big names are doubting Trump’s inflation numbers, and I do also of course...#47 says the consumer price index is 2.7%, but those who know what they’re talking about say it’s closer to 3.1%...Michael Hanson at J.P. Morgan believes that the numbers from the BLS will be reversed in the coming months, and not in a good way...the shutdown played into the inability of the BLS to forecast properly, to be fair...the economist at KPMG thinks the data is off also, as well as the econ guy at Barclays...
...and this CTV report informs us of Canadians held in ICE custody, about 200 this year, which is definitely an increase over last year...question for discussion is “is it safe to travel to the U.S.,” and as far as I’m concerned, it’s beyond pathetic that that question even needs to be asked, but sadly, it does (interview with Sharry Aiken of Queen’s University)...previously, Canadians would mainly just be sent back home, but now they’re being detained in greater numbers...to be fair, apparently we’ve detained foreign individuals at a greater rate versus other countries for a little while now, but as Aiken says, we’re seeing way higher numbers than before...I hate saying this, but I cannot possibly imagine why anyone would subject themselves to traveling to this country for the time being...
...OK, now that I’ve bummed everybody out with these clips, how about if I bring back a little Christmas cheer, courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (and Nick Offerman – nice to see Our Treasonous Orange Maniac get the holiday treatment he deserves)...
...and I've got a few more seasonal selections to go as we get ready for the big day.
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