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California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers backfired

| April 7, 2026 | 55 Comments
California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers backfired

California’s Governor Gavin Newson signed a bill raising the minimum wage from $16.00 to $20.00. Newsom previously stated that this increase would help workers earn more given the increasing costs that people faced. However, A Berkeley Research Group’s study discovered that the outcome turned out in a way that many commenters here suspected. Instead of […]

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Mamdani rolls out ‘racial equity plan’ favoring minorities over Whites

| April 7, 2026 | 21 Comments
Mamdani rolls out ‘racial equity plan’ favoring minorities over Whites

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor, provided a preliminary report regarding inequities in New York City. These “disparities” existed in income, education, housing, and in other areas. During a press release, Mamdani said that Blacks and Latinos received the brunt of the impacts of these disparities. His plan called for reversing these disparities via dismantling systemic […]

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JPMorgan Chase CEO: New York City’s antibusiness policies are driving Fortune 500 companies out

| April 4, 2026 | 31 Comments
JPMorgan Chase CEO: New York City’s antibusiness policies are driving Fortune 500 companies out

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, addressed the 2026 Hill and Valley Forum in Washington D.C. During his speech, Dimon talked about how New York City’s antibusiness policies were driving businesses away. The states that these businesses have gone to have a common trait; business friendly policies. To help illustrate his point, Dimon addressed the reduction […]

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Jamie Raskin: Tom Paine was an undocumented immigrant

| March 20, 2026 | 27 Comments
Jamie Raskin: Tom Paine was an undocumented immigrant

Representative Jamie Raskin presented a case to prevent illegal alien kids from being “kicked out of the schools.” To help illustrate his point, he talked about Thomas Paine who immigrated from the United Kingdom to one of the British colonial provinces. Raskin described Paine as an “undocumented immigrant.” Raskin also showcased Thomas Jefferson, who the […]

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Money, Honey

| March 16, 2026 | 35 Comments
Money, Honey

I see an old-time government practice is hitting the news. Not that it is unusual, of course, but because this time a Republican did it, and we all know that is just wrong. It does have a somewhat outrageous aspect to it, though. I refer, of course, to “use it or lose it.” Congress mandates […]

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Iranian-American tells Democrats to get over their dislike for President Trump-Must see the bigger picture

| March 2, 2026 | 32 Comments
Iranian-American tells Democrats to get over their dislike for President Trump-Must see the bigger picture

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist, addressed Zohran Mamdani’s statements against the strikes on Iran. Alinejad called Mamdani out on his double standards, remaining silent when the Iranian regime killed over 30,000 unarmed Iranians in less than a day but then criticizing the US-Israeli strikes against Iran. Appearing together with another Iranian-American, Alinejad called on the […]

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Saturday shorties

| February 28, 2026 | 6 Comments
Saturday shorties

Moving over  to England, some Palestine Action supporter defaced the Winston Churchill statue in Westminster. A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster was defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. The force added on Friday afternoon that he was further arrested on […]

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Republicans stood for US Citizens, Democrats remained seated

| February 25, 2026 | 27 Comments
Republicans stood for US Citizens, Democrats remained seated

During the State of the Union, President Donald Trump gave an opportunity to stand with his administration regarding a stance. Trump called on lawmakers to stand up if they agreed that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. Republicans stood up while Democrats remained seated. From Fox […]

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