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Oh, now year over year stats matter. Blow out violent crime stats for four years, and then tout a one year drop? This talking point didn’t get any traction, so the media dropped it last week. Murders were not at a 30 year low. Per capita, they were still higher than every year before 2020.
https://mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
The citizens of DC seem to be enjoying this, other than some white Boomer liberals who live in Virginia and Maryland.
https://x.com/DCPoliceUnion/status/1957435067258577173
It’s three days past the fascism talking point. Are you seeing widespread videos of police / National Guard brutality? No. Beyond the Subway sandwich throwing crowd, people are welcoming not having to worry about carjacking.
https://x.com/AnnaEconomist/status/1955695414029521320
Interesting that Trump appointed EJ Antoni, who I have cited several times to replace the BLS Commissioner. Hopefully he has some good ideas on how to get better data.
To be clear, I was not happy about the misses that started five years ago, and I was not happy with the misses that were just announced (and I anticipate will be announced). Either something was wrong with the methodology (likely), and it needs to be updated / changed, or there is political manipulation going on (less likely, but possible).
Either way, something was deeply wrong at BLS; especially with regard to the GDP figures and inflation figures, which have the greatest effect on the Fed and therefore the lives of ordinary Americans. I don’t think that Trump is the right person to fix it, but I hope he appoints someone who can.
https://x.com/heyjchu/status/1943681609829355940
I have a friend who has a son in a Physics program at UWisc. (Why he’s there instead of Stanford, or an elite Ivy or UC is another story). I’ve been sending these types of job market updates, because what we’re seeing doesn’t make sense from a supply and demand point of view.
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1942971255029895266
Why are American Physics, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science graduates facing high unemployment rates? Did too many people major in those fields? Are American universities churning out unqualified graduates? I doubt it.
https://x.com/melmason/status/1950914116341711010
Crossover with the Stephen Colbert thread.
https://x.com/dustingardiner/status/1950653768707846422
She’s not running.
I was joking with my wife that the Chinese will need to figure out another avenue to bribe officials. Reduced wine and alcohol consumption is a world-wide issue, even in Europe. Maybe good overall.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/23/us-news/trump-announces-israel-and-iran-have-agreed-to-cease-fire/
Iran’s leaders acted irrationally throughout this until the Qatar base attack (which is a classic symbolic end to hostilities). Don’t walk away from the guy who invented walking away (hyperbole), and don’t call the bluff of someone whose entire foreign policy is based on “Try me.” Glad that a relatively peaceful end came so quickly.
I do hope that the Ayatollah decides to negotiate. Persia / Iran has a lot of potential if it invests its oil wealth in its people instead of terrorist proxies.
Nigeria is suffering from a series of regional conflicts, including the religious conflict in the North and Noethwest. Disturbingly, Boko Haram’s activity appears to be spreading.
Now it’s just an excuse to prevent all law enforcement from doing their jobs. We’ve seen it in MN, CO, and Los Angeles.
I lived in Las Vegas for a while. Outside of the Strip, people were generally friendly. Lots of Mormons, midwesterners, and people in hospitality.
There were also a lot of Angelenos on the roads, and people behaving like a–es on the Strip (often drunk). It’s also a money town, and people on a losing streak aren’t the best company.
