8/12/25: Inflation highest in 6 months, layoffs highest in 5 years
Release Date: 08/12/2025
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-- Inflation rose sharply in July under Trump’s economy, driven by tariffs causing prices to increase above the Fed’s ideal range
-- Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head raises questions about the credibility and political influence on inflation and jobs data
-- Layoffs in the US surged to the highest level since the COVID pandemic, fueled by federal job cuts, tariffs, AI automation, and private sector downsizing
-- Trump’s takeover of DC police and deployment of National Guard troops sparked protests and potential resistance from the Guard
-- Trump’s strange remarks about sidewalk scrubbing during a speech leave his staff bewildered
-- Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel publicly contradicted MAGA narratives by reporting record low murder rates, enraging Trump
-- Donald Trump confused Alaska with Russia during a speech, exposing incoherence and hypocrisy in right-wing media responses
-- Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a visible meltdown on camera when asked a simple question about the Epstein scandal
-- Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly attacks other MAGA figures, exposing internal conflict and power struggles within the movement
-- Jeanine Pirro struggled when confronted with real crime data showing declines, undermining the MAGA narrative
-- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dodged questions about the fate of homeless people after Trump’s plans to clear homeless encampments
-- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth retweets Christian nationalist pastor, Project 2025 guy picked for BLS leader, MTG accused of sketchy stock trading, and much more...
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