#Politics #Florida #SpaceCoast
From #FloridaToday:
Ron #DeSantis vetoes funding for Brevard Zoo because it wouldn't rent the facility for his crony's political fundraiser.
House Republicans fail to censure and fine Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). The vote was 196-225 with 20 Republicans joining all House Democrats in voting to table the resolution.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/adam-schiff-censure-resolution-house/index.html
#Politics Miami #Florida mayor Francis Suarez announces for 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/francis-suarez-fec-filing/index.html
Federal Reserve decides not to raise interest rates ... As I've been posting for months, #inflation was tamed long ago, it was a figment of the "one-year-ago" comparison. For the last 11 months, it's been 2.6%.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/economy/fed-rate-decision-meeting-june/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: A handy guide to debunking all the lies coming out of the mouths of #Trump and his tools these days.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/fact-check-trump-bedminster-speech/index.html
#Politics #Economy #inflation #Biden
Just looked at the monthly CPI, which is where you can calculate the true inflation rate not tied to an arbitrary annual comparison.
CPI started going down in July 2022. So if you compare today's CPI (304.127) to July 2022 (296.276), inflation for the last 11 months was 2.6%.
But you won't hear that in the news ...
From #CNN ... As I've been saying for months, "inflation" stopped long ago. "Inflation" was an illusion created by an arbitrary comparison to one year before.
A year ago, "inflation" was a temporary phenomenon due to the #Russia invasion of #Ukraine at the same time the global supply chain was struggling to recover from the pandemic. Now we're approaching the one-year anniversary of when the supply chain caught up, so no "inflation."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/13/economy/cpi-inflation-may/index.html
#Politics #Trump has 36-point lead over #DeSantis in latest Republican primary poll. Pence is third at 6%.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/617817-insurmountable-trump-lead/
#Politics From Miami Herald: Magistrate will oversee #Trump arraignment tomorrow, not Aileen Cannon. She remains on the case as the "lead judge."
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article276328096.html
#Politics #SpaceCoast #Florida
Canadian poet reacts to her books being banned by Brevard Public Schools.
For those questioning who biased Aileen Cannon came to be chosen as the judge:
"U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon was selected βoff a wheelβ from among four federal judges in the West Palm Beach division of the Southern District of Florida ... Cannon, normally based in the Fort Pierce section of that division, was nominated by Trump and joined the federal bench just days after he lost the presidential election in November 2020 ..."
For a local perspective, this morning's Miami Herald.
"Miami has hosted its share of marquee criminal defendants over the years β Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, al-Qaeda jihadist Jose Padilla, and Cocaine Cowboys Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta β but no one nearly as prominent as Donald J. Trump."
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article276275466.html
#CSPAN video of today's DOJ special counsel Jack Smith press conference.
#AP raw video of #DOJ special counsel Jack Smith press conference this afternoon. It's indexed to 23:30 but, if it doesn't go there, fast forward to the 23:30 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/live/BYOz840vGeo?feature=share&t=1410
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.