Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO Says Sears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More
Obamas paid $112,000 in taxes in 2012 President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid more than $112,000 in taxes in 2012, an effective federal income tax rate of more than 18% for 2012, according to the White House. The Obamas and Vice President Biden and his wife released their tax returns Friday, three days before the April 15 tax filing deadline. More
Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country threatening them with slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick ... 11/8/2024 - 6:32 pm | View Link
I'm not going to shit all over Gen Z voters who came in strong for Kamala Harris, but some opted for the insanity we're already witnessing even before Trump is in office. One of those people is Trump supporter Emily Wilson, who sat down with Dean Withers, a progressive on the One Night With Steiny podcast, and they spoke about abortion.
Alas, a Blog - Ohio passes school and college trans bathroom ban;
Crazy Eddie's Motie News - America Recycles Day!
Infidel753 - Democrats were doomed by demographics;
Slacktivist - smart people are saying smart things;
The Rectification of Names - a government of LULZ, not men.
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As the clock winds down on Democratic control of the U. S. Senate, upper chamber lawmakers on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's nomination of David Huitema, head of the State Department's ethics program, to lead the Office of Government Ethics for a five-year term.
Senators voted 50-46 in favor of Huitema's confirmation to head the OGE through the duration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's tenure, averting at least temporarily a scenario in which the winner of the 2024 election—who has refused to sign required transition-related ethics agreements and whose first term saw thousands of conflicts of interest—would be empowered to fill or stonewall the post.
If we learned anything from Trump's presidency, it's that he uses his power to enrich himself and his buddies.
What do you get when you add a man accused of drunk driving and trafficking underage women, a woman who supported Assad gassing his own people and parrots Putin propaganda all day and all night long and a guy with a weird history of crossing paths with dead bear cubs, whale heads, brain worms and assorted other beasts we can only assume (especially since going MAGA).