Tom..

Tom Donlon, the former interim police commissioner, is escalating his efforts to bring attention to claims of corruption and misconduct at the police department. 

In a letter dated Tuesday, he referred the mayor and other former top police brass for criminal investigation to the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Donlon is demanding that federal action be taken to “dismantle a criminal conspiracy inside the NYPD and restore integrity to law enforcement in New York City,” according to a statement. 

The referral comes just weeks after Donlon filed a $10 million lawsuit against the mayor and a former police official claiming they tried to defame his character following allegations of corruption at City Hall and the NYPD. 

Rabbi..

Speaking last week on Facebook, against the backdrop of his synagogue’s main sanctuary, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz issued a blunt message about the New York City mayoral race: “The Mamdani policy initiatives will destroy New York City.”

In the face of what he views as an imminent “catastrophe” if mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is elected, Steinmetz believes the candidate polling second, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, can win.

Steinmetz, who leads Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper East Side, said the video marked a sharp departure from his typical policy of avoiding politics in shul.  

Woe..

In his opening monologue for Monday night’s show, Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Kirk last week at a Utah university, was aligned with President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement.

“The MAGA Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.

Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson......

“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.

Comment:

 "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!".   Just a thought.

Decline..

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined by 0.1% in August 2025, marking the first decrease since April, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. 

This drop was led by a significant fall in unprocessed energy materials, with crude petroleum prices decreasing 2.8%. While the overall producer price index (PPI) fell, core producer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose by 0.3% in August. 

The decline could ease pressure for rate hikes, but the increase in core prices suggests underlying inflation concerns persist.    

Not Supporting..

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has not officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. 

Despite meeting with Mamdani in early September 2025, Schumer has publicly stated only that they had a "good meeting" and would "keep talking". 

This decision has prompted criticism from progressive Democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called on the party to rally behind its nominee. 

 Mamdani is a democratic socialist whose platform includes tax increases on the wealthy, free public transportation, and a rent freeze. This agenda is seen as a potential liability by moderate Democrats concerned about appearing too far left, particularly in competitive elections outside of New York.

• Mamdani has been a vocal critic of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, describing it as a "genocide". This contrasts with Schumer and other establishment Democrats who are staunch supporters of Israel.
• Mamdani's campaign pledges to tax the wealthy have reportedly alarmed deep-pocketed donors, potentially influencing establishment Democrats like Schumer.

Raid..

 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a raid on a Hyundai plant in Georgia in September 2025, where hundreds of individuals, many of them undocumented, were detained. The incident has brought attention to immigration enforcement at U.S. workplaces, but it does not mean that ICE "rates" Hyundai for immigrants. ICE does not publish lists rating vehicle manufacturers based on their employment of undocumented immigrants. 

• The raid: In one of the largest single-site immigration operations in the agency's history, federal and local law enforcement agents raided a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Ellabell, Georgia, in early September 2025..
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• What is happening here?????

You're Up..

 
Opinion:

Where are the Democratic Party today. Any Ideas, any direction.  Is Mamdani a democrat? Does this means that the Democratic party shifted towards socialism.   Just a thought.

If..

The United States government has already collected tens of billions of dollars from President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs.”

But that money could end up being refunded if the Supreme Court agrees with lower courts that many of the levies on imports from other countries are illegal.

Bessent’s request to have the Supreme Court quickly rule the tariffs are legal, and not wait until next summer, the normal time frame for such a decision.

The sooner the court rules, the less money the government could be required to refund if a majority of justices find the tariffs to be illegal.

Refunding tariffs is not an unprecedented situation for the U.S. government. But the amount of tariffs the Trump administration could be forced to refund is.   

Deflation..

 The producer price index, a gauge of costs at the wholesale level in the U.S. economy, posted an unexpected 0.1% decline in August. Here’s what to know:

1. For the third time this year, the PPI showed outright deflation in what is generally considered a measure of pipeline price pressures. Wall Street economists had been looking for a 0.3% increase. The core PPI, which strips out food and energy, also fell 0.1% though core minus trade services actually rose 0.3%
2. The tame reading will only feed market expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, and President Donald Trump was quickly on the case. “Just out: No Inflation!!! ‘Too Late’ must lower the RATE, BIG, right now. Powell is a total disaster, who doesn’t have a clue!!!” he posted on Truth Social in his latest shot at Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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4. While the Media just ..... the prices are decreasing.  Just a thought.

Cracker Barrel..