Discomfort..

 

Mirrored..

 

The top Senate Democrat said Hegseth’s spending in the final month of fiscal year 2025, $93.4 billion, which included millions of dollars on steak, seafood and furniture, could have instead been used to extend the Affordable Care Act.

Social media users panned Schumer online for the remarks, accusing him of cherry-picking a politically convenient area to care about spending, lambasting him for not supporting feeding high-quality meals to military members and citing similar defense spending during the Biden era.

During the Biden administration, Austin’s spending nearly mirrored Hegseth’s. Food expenses across administrations went toward feeding members of the military, according to the nonprofit Open the Books, which conducted the spending analyses.

Horseman..

 

Hormuz..

Pakistan has announced that its navy will begin escorting commercial vessels through the Middle East as tensions tied to the Iran conflict threaten global energy routes. The move is aimed at protecting the country’s critical oil shipments and ensuring essential fuel supplies continue reaching the country.

As reported by The New York Times, the growing conflict in the region is disrupting shipping routes and raising concerns about the stability of global oil markets. Pakistan has largely tried to remain neutral in the broader regional tensions, but its economy depends heavily on imported energy.

The country imports much of its natural gas from Qatar and a significant share of its crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Nearly all of those supplies arrive by sea, making maritime routes critical to Pakistan’s energy security.

Comment:

More countries will be taking sides here. Just a thought.

Big Mac..

 

Scott MacFarlane joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2021 and rose to prominence at the network with his coverage of the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

His final article for the network, dated last Friday, was an article about the incident.
According to Guardian U.S. media reporter Jeremy Barr, “it was known that MacFarlane was unhappy with the network’s very brief mention of the Jan. 6 anniversary on the CBS Evening News.”

Last month, CBS Evening News producer Alicia Hastey and 60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper also resigned from the network.
“There has been a sweeping new vision prioritizing a break from traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as ‘heterodox’ journalism,” said Hastey in her resignation note. 

“Stories may be instead be evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations — a dynamic that pressures producers and reporters to self-censor or avoid challenging narratives that might trigger backlash or unfavorable headlines.”

Meh..

 

Drone..

 

Three US bombers have returned to Britain after completing the first UK-approved attacks on Iran since Sir Keir Starmer’s policy shift.

The supersonic B-1 Lancers touched down on a bright morning in Gloucestershire after contributing to what US War Secretary Pete Hegseth had insisted would be the ‘most intense night of bombing’ of the conflict.

Previously the Prime Minister had denied Donald Trump permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia as part of the campaign – over fears the US’s intentions to cause regime change in Iran were illegal under international law.

Downing Street’s position shifted after an Iranian drone targeted the British airbase on Cyprus. Following that attack on 1st March, the UK approved the build up of B-1s and B-52s at Fairford.

The base is vital to the United States Air Force due to its extended runway and as it shortens the journey for long-range bombers from the US.

Govern..

 

Else..

 

Didn't..

 

Trying..

 

Congress..

 

UP..

 

Dems..

 

Illegal..

 

New York State has indefinitely halted the issuance and renewal of certain commercial driver’s licenses for non-citizens after federal officials threatened to withhold millions in transportation funding, marking a significant shift in state licensing policy amid escalating immigration and regulatory disputes under Governor Kathy Hochul.

The pause affects New York’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL) program, which previously allowed individuals who were not permanent U.S. residents but possessed valid federal work authorization to obtain commercial driving credentials.

A spokesperson for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed the change following federal intervention.  Just a thought.

Shift..

 

CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten reported on Thursday that the shifting ideological makeup of the Democratic Party has an “all-time high” percentage of Americans calling the party “too liberal.”

In a conversation with anchor Kate Bolduan, Enten broke down the shift in the Democratic Party, noting that conservative Democrats are all but extinct, while far left-leaning Democrats are ascendant.

Back in 1999, 26% of Democrats self-identified as conservative. Just 5% said that they were very liberal. It was a smidgen. 

Now that far left has gained considerably in power. Look at this: now we’re talking about a fifth of Democrats, 21% say they’re very liberal. That conservative part of the Democratic Party? Adios, amigos. Could be just 8%. Just a thought.

UK..

 

LABOUR MP, Member of Parliament, Joani Reid has resigned from the party as an internal investigation takes place after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.  

The MP’s husband David Taylor is understood to be among the three men nabbed by Counter Terror police on suspicion of assisting foreign intelligence.

Ms Reid has now confirmed she is “voluntarily suspending myself from the whip” and “will not sit as a Labour MP” until the internal investigation has concluded.

In a statement shared on X this evening, she wrote: “This week has been the worst of my life. The shock of recent days has been difficult for me and my family.

Border..

 

Taxes..

 

Dysfunctional..

CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria opened his program by skewering “blue cities” like Los Angeles and New York for being dysfunctional embarrassments that tax residents an arm and a leg but fail to deliver on a number of issues, from public safety to affordable housing.

New York is really a prime example of a problem Democrats seem unwilling to confront,” Zakaria said. “Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less, and pushing off the fiscal problems to some future day.”
Zakaria ripped NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed 9.5% property tax increase, saying it was an unwise move considering how heavily taxed New Yorkers already are.

He gave Mamdani a quick compliment a moment later, saying his “basic instinct” on housing being unaffordable for middle-class residents is correct. But he said NYC has tackled the problem incorrectly, CNN flashed a graphic showing NYC’s rental assistance subsidies have increased fivefold since 2020 from $263 million to $1.34 billion in 2025.

Comment:
The Dems believe taxing everyone, time and time again under the Umbrella of taxing the rich. In reality they are taxing everyone, to collect money to spend it the way they please. in the process, friends, relatives, associates may benefit the most. Recent NYC administration as an example.