Lookee here: The US economy is on the verge of an extremely rare achievement. Economic growth in the first half of the year was solid, with the economy expanding a robust 2.8% annualized rate in the second quarter, according to fresh Commerce Department figures released Thursday, which are adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings. Stocks surged in the morning after the economy’s powerful show of resilience, but later lost steam and closed the day mixed. The Dow rose 81 points, or 0.2%, after jumping more than 500 points earlier in the session. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.9%. That comes after the benchmark index and tech-heavy Nasdaq on Wednesday logged their worst day since 2022. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, was much stronger in the second quarter than economists had predicted. The GDP report showed that businesses are continuing to invest and that consumers are still opening their wallets. That’s key, because consumer spending is America’s economic engine, accounting for about two-thirds of US economic output.
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The Intercept has appealed to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records to obtain emergency dispatch calls from the July 13 Trump rally.
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In the name of Orange Jesus “FWIW I think this is gibberish, rather than a vow to end democracy. But the fact that I’m not sure speaks volumes,” tweeted media critic Dan Froomkin Friday night. Donald Trump told the Turning Point USA Believers Summit on Friday that if only they would vote for him this time they would never have to vote again. He’d see to it, Trump promised. “We’ll have it fixed so good your not gonna have to vote.” Even if there are still elections, there will be no point to voting. That’s how his dictator buddies do it. They will be “fixed” for good after he’s implemented Project 2025. “Can you believe they put that thing in writing?” Vice President Kamala Harris asked a campaign rally crowd in Milwaukee this week. How many times must normal Americans hear Trump and his MAGA cult make their intentions plain before taking them seriously? It’s bad enough that there is an informal Caste system in this unperfected land with “created equal” in its charter.
Democrats follow for once The first week of Harris for President has been, as they say, lit. “DAMN. This is how you slam Donald Trump,” tweeted Victor Shi, a Gen Z phenom from the Harris Youth Engagement Team. Shi boosted a campaign statement on Trump’s remarks to Turning Point USA Believers Summit on Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Tonight, Donald Trump couldn’t pronounce words, insulted the faith of Jewish and Catholic Americans, lied about the election (again), lied about other stuff, bragged about repealing Roe, proposed cutting billions in education funding, announced he would appoint more extremist judges, revealed he planned to fill a second Trump term with more criminals like himself, attacked lawful voting, went on and on and on, and generally sounded like someone you wouldn’t want to sit near at a restaurant — let alone be President of the United States,” said James Singer. “Someone you wouldn’t want to sit near at a restaurant” is evocative in a way seldom seen in Democratic statements. “Criminals like himself” too. The gloves are off.
Titan Comics flew out all the way from Southwark in South London to San Diego Comic-Con to show off their wares to the Diamond Retailer Lunch
Disney helps Doctor Who reassert itself as a pop culture phenomenon at SDCC 2024 while a BBC annual report shows its value to the UK economy.
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Jensen Ackles/The Boys, Dexter, TWD: Dead City/DD: The Book of Carol, Creature Commandos, Doctor Who & more!
Under året som gått har pro-palestinska demonstrationer hållits varje vecka i Malmö. För några dagar sedan publicerade Sydsvenskan en granskning av dessa demonstrationer och kunde avslöja att demonstranter — på arabiska — uppmanar till terrorstöd och fortsatt krig. Detta har tydligen inte fallit en del av demonstranterna på läppen. I torsdags sökte man därför upp […]
Cheetah babies! A pair of inquisitive cheetah cubs take their first steps into public view – in a moment of hope for the vulnerable species. The adorable three-month-old cubs, born to mum Darcy at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park, represent a major advance for the conservation of cheetahs whose numbers have fallen to around 7,000 in the wild. Darcy, four, and their father 13-year-old Brook moved to the park’s Cheetah Territory last year and set up home in the three reserves and two specially-designed houses as part of a European breeding project. The cubs, the park’s first ever. were nurtured by Darcy in the enclosure for three months but are now strong enough to be allowed out to roam out across the 10,000 square metre reserve which is enriched with caves and grasslands. We’re so pleased that our cubs are strong and healthy and ready to be released into the reserve where visitors will be able to see them properly for the first time,” said Dr Charlotte Macdonald, Director of Animals, at the park, near Doncaster.
This week, a resurfaced video of Donald Trump’s running mate, J. D. Vance, calling childless cat ladies like me miserable and uncaring went viral, making me more concerned than I already was about what my life might be like under an administration so hostile to women’s sexual, reproductive, and pet-related choices.
But then another viral story about Vance humping furniture (which turned out not to be true, surprisingly) made me realize, even if it would be too dangerous to have sex with men, and probably illegal to have sex with anyone else, maybe if they win, things wouldn’t be so bad after all. Because if Trump and Vance are elected, I can just start fucking my couch.
A cold, self-centered monster This just makes me sad — and mad. How could anyone treat their own child this way? Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as a child for being queer and feminine. Wilson, 20, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, responded to comments Musk made Monday about her and her transgender identity. On social media and in an interview posted online, Musk said she was “not a girl” and was figuratively “dead,” and he alleged that he had been “tricked” into authorizing trans-related medical treatment for her when she was 16. Wilson said that Musk hadn’t been tricked and that, after initially having hesitated, he knew what he was doing when he agreed to her treatment, which required consent from her parents. Musk’s recent statements crossed a line, she said. “I think he was under the assumption that I wasn’t going to say anything and I would just let this go unchallenged,” Wilson said in a phone interview.
Earth’s meteorology could explain what’s behind the great red whorl’s waning.
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In a previous post, I analyzed what Canadian corporations are doing with their profits. I described how across almost every sector of the economy, corporations are distributing more of their profits to owners than they are investing. In this brief post, I’m going to describe what Canadian corporations are doing with funds acquired through issuance of debt and equity securities. [...]
Nicola Coughlan had a message for fans at SDCC 2024 Hall H before previewing the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special, "Joy to the World."
Jenny Graves tired of singing about Adam and Eve. So she wrote a creation oratorio based on science.
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It's official! The Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea kicks off filming next month. Now, here's what you need to know...
When he was deployed in Iraq and a student at Yale Law School, J.D. Vance occasionally blogged. “It’s like a diary,” he wrote, “only far more masculine.” Here’s what I learned about Vance from his blogs. (If you’re confused by the different names on the blogs, well, there’s a story there.) 1. Getting emotional, he feels “more like a female than I think I ever have or will.” 2. Except for Jesus Christ, Winston Churchill may have been the greatest man that ever lived, and his life was a lot like Vance’s. 3. He cries twice on one day. With one exception, this is the only time he’s cried since he was 13. 4. In the midst of having to […]