The problem here is clearly elections - so they won’t be having any more of those.
Land of the not so free
‘The Dissociative States of America’
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that New York City is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization.
I wonder if the great vacuous brain has twigged?
Trump has allegedly received a call from Jim Pillen, Republican governor of Nebraska, who has a problem. Trump endorsed Pillen, who slavishly played the devoted sycophant.
Following moves by ICE, it turns out migrant farm labourers fled the state, which caused a crash in tax revenues, and following tariff introductions, China has held back $2 billion dollars of Soybean orders from Nebraska farmers with the expense of planting already being sunk into the ground.
Overall Nebraska is facing a net economy drop of $15 billion (more than 10% of the total state economy), and $350 million from its tax base.
They’re looking to the White House to bail them out.
Sounds a lot like he wants a whole load of socialism to me
Marxist Magas? My brain is melting.
This is the thing with the GOP. Absolutely decry anything the Dems do as socialist/communist, but are very happy to be on the receiving end of all manner of handouts when it benefits them. The hypocrisy is off the charts.
Chat GBT’s ever unpolished current anaysis based on odds
the party most favored to win the next UK general election is:
Reform UK
- Odds: 7/5 (implied probability ~41%) to win the most seats theguardian.com+15oddschecker.com+15olbg.com+15
- They’ve overtaken the Conservatives for second place and are close behind Labour olbg.com+1talksport.com+1.
Labour
- Odds: 6/4 (implied probability ~40%) to win most seats, making them the slight favorites overall
Conservatives
- Odds: 9/2 (~18% implied probability), trailing behind Labour and Reform UK ft.com+9oddschecker.com+9olbg.com+9
What Does This Mean for Voters?
- The close odds between Labour and Reform UK suggest a highly competitive election, potentially resulting in a hung parliament.
- A Reform-led government, though unlikely, is now regarded as a real possibility by bettors and bookmakers.
- The Conservatives are seen by the markets as a distant third.
Do Americans care about the above?
the ones who own insurance co’s may do but it seems the above is in the wrong thread - clean up in isle Zoo.