Headlines

Trump says he is ‘fine’ with  pushback from Pentagon leaders

Coronavirus update: British Airways to auction off art, Oregon to pause reopening due to rising cases

Rally at your own risk! ... Campaign virus disclaimer ... Can not sue if Covid ...

Delingpole: When will we dynamite the statues of slave-holding Romans?

Twitter uncovers state backed networks linked to China, Russia, Turkey

Starbucks to allow baristas to wear Black Lives Matter attire

America relighting civil war? ... Historical figures under attack ...

Seattle Mayor Durkan: ‘We could have a summer of love’

Schiff won’t oppose Trump intel chief’s bid to declassify more of House GOP Russia report

Zoom will no longer allow China government requests to impact users outside mainland China

FoxNews Tucker loses more advertisers ...

Carlson welcomes CHAZ to global family of nations

Headlines

How Trump created a credibility problem for the Pentagon

Trump says: Iran ‘appears to be standing down’ after missile attacks on US targets in Iraq

Two quakes strike near [Iranian] nuclear plant ...

Iran claims it’s ‘not seeking escalation’ after multiple attacks ...

Ukrainian airplane crashes near Irani’s capital, killing 176

Oil falls 4% after Trump says Iran is ‘standing down’  in Mideast fight

Survey: Fewer than third of American voters can point to Iran on the map ...

POTUS: Iran deserves a great future of prosperity and peace ...

Barbara Boxer joins D.C. lobbying firm

Private payroll growth surges in December, to end 2019 strong, ADP says

Cancer death rate drops by largest amount on record ...

NY  may give automatic voter registration to illegal aliens with drivers licenses

Headlines

Mueller’s busy week offers new signs his report is coming soon

Europe turns its concerns to China’s growing clout as Xi visits

Border agency says ZERO new walls have gone up!

Sweden: Serious crimes committed by returned ISIS fighters

‘Not one woman has got that kind of coverage’: Beto backlash begins

Macron’s Africa visit reveals determination to weaken China’s grip on the continent

Yellow Vest ‘ultimatum’ rally turns violent in France ...

Christchurch shooter most closely aligned himself with China

Bernie Sanders’ staffers unionize in the first for a presidential campaign

Amazon’s 2nd headquarters faces new blocks in Virginia funding vote

Pentagon budget proposal in three words: ‘China, China, China’

Sanders receives stitches after cutting head on shower door

Headlines

All from Internet news sites. Guess which from CNBC?

Republicans spoil for a fight over Russian probe budget

North Korea's relationship with its sole ally is losing steam

Spooks suppress last JFK files

Report: U.S. to direct humanitarian efforts in Mideast: No more U.N. funding

House narrowly passes budget setting up mammoth tax fight

Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency

Number of billionaires jumps 10% ... Asia now has more than U.S. ...

HyperHype: More Tesla layoffs

GAO to investigate Trump's voter fraud commission

New sanctions on North Korea announced by Treasury Dept.

Clinton lawyer linked to dossier at Podesta's side as he denies knowledge ...

Pentagon recommends requiring women to sign up for draft

Headlines

These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites. Guess which ones came from Politico?

Report: U.S., Israel close to deal on settlement limits

Biden: 'I regret not running for president'

Sanders admits Obamacare deductibles, premiums 'too high'

Sanders to offer single-payer health care plan

Secret text message ordered 'lone wolf' to carry out London terror attack

Pentagon enjoying greater leeway under Trump ..

.Schumer: 'You can't run the presidency like you run a real estate deal'

Police stumped as all but one suspect freed after London attack

California governor: We won't 'bring stupid lawsuits' against the border wall

... Jerry Brown not 'Christian' to build wall

MD School Supt. says parents' response to alleged rape is 'racist'

 'Virtually uncovered' -- NYT admits CNN, MSNBC ignoring Rockville [MD] rape

Headlines

These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites. Guess which ones came from Politico?

Canadian border authorities detaining record number of Mexicans ...

Cold snap kills half the cherry blossoms in Washington ...

Radicalized Muslim shot dead at Paris airport after snatching soldier's gun ...

'Allahu Akbar' attacker arrested after two men's throats slit in Paris

California student writes op-ed about how milk is now 'racist'

Donna Brazile admits sharing debate questions with Clinton camp, blames Russia

Trump in tweet: Germany owes U.S. 'vast sums of money' for NATO

Erdogan urges Turks in Europe to have more kids

NY State kills literacy test for teachers, minority students hardest hit

Trump's Mideast surge has Pentagon debating 'mission creep'

Paglia: Feminism 'bogged down' being identified with Dems ...

Previously dried-up, Lake Tahoe could now overflow ...

Headlines

These headlines are real ... they have all been discovered on Internet news sites.

Trump: 'I disavow alt-right groups'

Politico editor RESIGNS after publishing home addresses of alt-right icon Richard Spencer, advocating 'baseball bats'

Iran warns of retaliation if USA breaches nuclear deal ...

Mom: Bus driver asked children: 'Who's ready to die?

Australian population grows solely due to new migrants

HUD has no answer as to why its financial books are worthless

Top 0.7% of world's population controls $116.6T of wealth

Schweizer: Letting Hillary off hook 'definition of rigged system'

Clinton campaign may challenge election

Winning: Pentagon to end 'gun-free zones' on military bases

Kim Jong-un pens nine page letter to Trump listing grievances

Satellite abandoned in 1967 mysteriously comes back online ...

Bittersweet

Joe Biden, to commemorate the horror of 9/11, called it a "bittersweet" moment (see: Politico Story ).  Please Joe, I understand the "bitter" aspect of what happened at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA, but could you describe the "sweet" part?  (As I was finishing up writing this, Rush Limbaugh made exactly this same point ... but I've decided to post it anyway ... since I doubt that many of you listen to the E.I.B. Network.)

Caught My Eye

Four tidbits on the Internet that have recently caught my eye:

1. According to the Congressional Budget Office the cost of Obamacare is now estimated at $1.76 trillion over ten years (and well over $2.5 trillion if you count other implementation costs according to Charles Krauthammer on Fox News last night) as opposed to the "around $900 billion" that Obama promised in order to get this monstrosity "passed" through Congress ... see: Washington Examiner Piece).

2. Relatively unnoticed, President Obama's Pentagon is also proposing to save $13 billion by 2017 by upping the premiums on military health care benefits ... see: NY Post Article.  Shame on them!

3. A relatively obscure Bureau of Labor Statistics table is now getting some media attention.  It is called "U-6" and it highlights the structural unemployment in the United States.  Are you ready for the (more) realistic number?  It's 14.9% ... see BLS Release.  Yes, it has come down too, but it is still quite a bite higher than the 8.3% figure ballyhooed by the national media.

4. As part of its fire-hose crony-capitalism spending,  the Department of Energy provided a loan guarantee to a car company of $529 million to build cars in Finland ... see: ABC News Report.  Here is a quote from Consumer Reports when it tried to check out this new "green" car (the electric Fisker Karma): “We buy about 80 cars a year and this is the first time in memory that we have had a car that is undriveable before it has finished our check-in process.”

Oh yes, and one more ... yesterday U.S. Marines were disarmed when our Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, spoke to them in Afghanistan ... a clear affront to our proud soldiers by our lily-livered empty suits.   See: The Telegraph Article.

And so, to bed ...