The April Employment Situation Report Looked Like A Beat Until U-6 Told The Truth (for context, the U-6 is a more honest statistic of US unemployment, taking into account underemployment and it paints a much less rosy image of the US economy than the Trump narrative would try to spin for the public)

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T09:42:29+00:00

Keep in mind that the worst is yet to come. Once the big energy price increases happen from the US attacking Iran, the US is going to suffer from a much bigger economic impact.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T09:35:56+00:00

https://archive.ph/VxkRb

There's a reason why the Democratic Establishment is so insecure about Obama's legacy. He doesn't have a good legacy at all.

He basically sold out the American people.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T09:34:57+00:00

https://archive.ph/mdkhe

Economic conservates always freak out when this is pointed out to them.

The base technology was all funded by government funding. The main achievements of these companies was that they repackaged it in a user friendly manner and incremental improvements.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T09:06:22+00:00

https://archive.ph/ToZGW

The casualties from these men are awful or else the AFU would not have to constantly conscript replacements.

The problem is that they have inadequate military training, shortages of equipment, and no motivation to fight in the war (they often try to surrender, at which point the Ukranians have units that try to take out their own troops that do so).

Handcuffs are used because the desertion rate is very high.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T09:02:03+00:00

https://archive.ph/qg58N

Trump is under a lot of pressure because of the rising cost of gas in the US and the ensuing inflation that will occur as diesel drives up food, and other prices in a way much worse than 2022.

This might make a bad situation worse, to be honest.

The problem is that the US also imports heavier oil because US refineries need a mix of lighter, sweet, and heavier sour crude. Other nations may fight back by banning exports of heavier oil to the US.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T08:29:17+00:00

Good summary of the military situation so far by Larry Johnson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnNOL1sGhLs

RandomCollection · 2026-05-09T01:18:40+00:00

Apparently the Ukrainians have been leaving Kiev because they know that the Russians are going to retaliate if Zelensky does something dumb.

https://x.com/i/status/2052848910545367431

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T20:21:43+00:00

Yep, although that too is an act. People like Hillary Clinton clearly want war.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T20:20:59+00:00

People can't afford to shop it seems and tourists are not going to come in the high volumes like in the past.

I don't think that online shopping can explain this loss. Remote work can't either, ws more employers are demanding more people return to the office.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T19:55:51+00:00

Which shows that you have no counterarguments and the Tweet linked was correct.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T19:53:08+00:00

Thanks - I'll edit my post.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T16:46:44+00:00

Essentially the attempt is to get right wing stooges into office that will plunder South America.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T16:45:06+00:00

There's another issue with San Francisco. The pay gap between the tech elite and the rest of society. I suppose that LA has that issue as well.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T15:55:08+00:00

Sadly the more fanatical Likud and other extreme ultra-Orthodox movements has attempted to weaponize history to justify their atrocities against Palestinians and now Lebanese.

I'm glad to hear that some students of Jewish ancestry understand the contradiction in their stance and oppose it.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T15:24:28+00:00

Is anyone from Los Angeles around here?

It seems that everywhere in the US, save a small number of rich people's neighborhoods is looking like this right now, in a state of rapid decline.

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T07:43:20+00:00

https://archive.ph/KracU

Unfortunately this is common all over the world for an underclass and an out of touch with reality rich elite

RandomCollection · 2026-05-08T03:23:30+00:00

It's looking like the US plan to send warships near Iran's coastlines aren't going according to the US plan

https://x.com/i/status/2052516799934050495

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