Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, died over the weekend. A passage from his obituary and 2 charts from today’s papers illustrate the fallacy of Republican Party economics. From Fred Smith’s obituary:

I thought Donald Trump could not suffer a bigger humiliation than his pathetic birthday parade, but now that it looks like Iran moved all of its nuclear materials to safety in response to Trump telegraphing his moves many days in advance on social media, I am starting to reassess

If you can't survive in broadcasting without paying $787.5M for lying, then you shouldn't be in broadcasting.

Hey nhtsagov thoughts on this summary of $TSLA’s robotaxi launch in Austin? There were 2 safety critical errors (driving in wrong lane + phantom breaking) in just 500mi driven, meaning $TSLA’s software is actually getting worse. You ok w/ lives being endangered for a stock pump?

The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private: That Donald J. Trump is stupid, and nuts. This

ICE detained a Norwegian tourist who had a JD Vance meme on their phone. They weren't allowed to enter the country. These are the same people who blame Europe for a lack of free speech.

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination has been officially withdrawn for escalating conflict in the Middle East. Trump wanted the prize because Obama had one. Now all he has is the humiliation.

This is extraordinarily corrupt. But I still think he’s far more malevolent and sociopathic than merely corrupt.

Top 5 YouTubers That Are Currently Behind Bars — And What They Did | by James Fletcher | Jun, 2025 | Medium jimmyfletcher51.medium.com/top-5-youtuber…

Schrier to RFK Jr: It sounds to me like you gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every

I’m gonna say this again, whomever shut Musk up and told him not to chime in on Trump/MAGA earned their money. He hasn’t said a word after apologizing for Epstein rant. Someone must have reminded him about that lunch he had w/Jeffrey & Ghislaine and how he met baby momma 2 ish.

The appointment of Robert Brovdi, known by his call sign "Madyar," as head of the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine has already yielded noticeable results, according to Russian military bloggers. They report that Ukrainian drone strikes are now primarily aimed at eliminating

MY PREVIOUS STATEMENT ON THIS MATTER HAS BEEN TOTALLY OBLITERATED BY THREE EXTREMELY WELL-PLACED SOURCES!

Fellow citizens of Earth, do NOT get caught with this meme on your phone or ICE will detain you at the airport 🤣

Some Amazing Things Happened Today - by Andy Borowitz borowitzreport.com/p/some-amazing…

Mask off, hood on

cc: #MAGA This is what happens when you follow a "businessman" with six bankruptcies.

Trump can't lie his way out of economic disaster: Price increases have persisted at a rate that exceeds Powell’s threshold; US economy shrank during the first 3 months of the year & trade nervousness continues to pummel job growth in major economic hubs slate.com/business/2025/…