Havyhh2

havvyhh2@mas.to

US expat living in SE Asia, retired CPA....world news / politics / finance / economics....but food, cooking, wine, books & adventures mostly! Live & let live! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#classical</a> music <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#jazz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Thailand</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Singapore</a>

Posts

Post #4368660
"In reality, no amended contract exists, no required signatures were obtained, and the settlement’s own modification clause was never satisfied, leaving Trump’s tax protections and the slush fund’s underlying authority fully intact." https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-blanche-deal-allows
Post #4365917
“After losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement." Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/trump-tariffs-25-states-lawsuit-supreme-court.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #4005239
House will vote to merge US military with Israeli military....seems a calamity worth calling your Congress members & tell them NO WAY!! https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mr7ku4bpcc2s
Post #3681942
"As a president second to none in blasphemous self-depiction and besotted by venomous white Christian nationalism, Donald Trump and his MAGA authoritarian enablers have attempted to supplant separation of church and state with an authoritarian-imposed neo-Confederacy — a theoretically mandated rigid hierarchy in which white males hold the power. During his 250th Independence Day celebrations, we once again saw how dramatically that anti-constitutional, anti-American vision conflicts with ou...
Post #3619484
&quot;Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has formally broken with the Republican Party, said Mr. Trump’s personal enrichment was further proof that MAGA voters needed to abandon the G.O.P. “The GOP is a disaster,” she wrote on X. “The Republican Party hijacked MAGA, pretended to be America First and MAHA, and then sold us all out. Then Trump rubber stamped the entire con job while taking checks from literally everyone.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-ear...
Post #2064058
Have to love the headline..... Gift article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/opinion/iran-us-israel-war-drones-strait-of-hormuz.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.vMY6.1-tBIHD6uiy9&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share
Post #2064056
Good. Seems if good dem candidates appear in Trump-ravaged red states and rural communities....could be a winning strategy....? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/democrats-midterms-house-primaries.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Post #2064055
Supreme Court temporarily lifts mail ban on abortion pill mifepristone https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #2064054
The perpetrators.... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy523z7x0g5o
Post #2064053
Latest from Hormuz Strait.... https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-iran-ceasefire-erupts-usisraeli?
Post #2064052
&quot;Mark Carney said he believes the global international order will be reshaped, with Europe playing a central role in rebuilding it. His remark reflects a view that geopolitical power and leadership may shift toward European nations in response to current global instability.&quot; https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-monday-update-chaos-in-iran?
Post #2064051
&quot;At recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, judicial nominees, including John Marck, avoided stating whether the 22nd Amendment would bar Donald Trump from seeking another term after two wins. When Senator Coons pressed for a clear acknowledgment of the two-term limit, none responded.&quot; Should immediately disqualify such nominees... https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-judicial-nominees?
Post #2064050
MAGA wants you sick or dead, is the only conclusion here.... FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-studies-covid-shingles-vaccines-safe.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #2064049
Honestly, Scott makes Tuberville seem a genius....he just needs to wear a &quot;Bros for Trump&quot; t-shirt to be the full🤡 Powell making &#39;significant mistake&#39; by staying on at Fed, Sen. Tim Scott says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/tim-scott-jerome-powell-fed.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #2064048
FDA commissioner defends agency&#39;s drug approval decisions after wave of backlash https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-defends-himself-under-pressure-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #2064047
Mindnumbing.....$1.0 billion for ballroom, MAGA red states CANCELING ongoing elections &amp; redrawing maps to eliminate black voters. https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-seeks-1-billion-for-ballroom?
Post #1045412
@tchambers@indieweb.social this is phenomenal!....."Let's try to understand what we're talking about. The mRNA cancer vaccine isn't advertised as a vaccine like the one for Covid: it's not intended to prevent anything. It's a real therapy. The principle is to teach the immune system to recognize tumor cells as enemies, providing it with a precise molecular profile. It's a bit like giving a detective a perfect mug shot, instead of telling him to "look for a tall...
Post #527346
January job adds revised to 11,000....February added....oh, never mind....economy is in stagnation.... Private companies added 63,000 jobs in February, ADP says https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/private-companies-added-63000-jobs-in-february-january-revised-to-just-11000-additions-adp-says.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #371035
Importers paying Trump&#39;s illegal tariffs even after Supreme Court ruling https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/22/trump-tariffs-ieepa-supreme-court.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.thomasricouard.IceCubesApp.IceCubesShareExtension
Post #371034
Achievements of Trump Tariffs Trade Policy: - destroyed rules-based international trade system - illegally taxed US consumers -increased inflation in US - exposed inept gov&#39;t legal team -60% of voters disapprove of tariffs -created a refund nightmare for gov&#39;t -failed miserably to spur investments in US manufacturing A Great Big Beautiful Failure...a feature of Trump&#39;s America. Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors brush off Trump&#39;s tariff hike...
Post #371033
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj9p15y87o
Post #371032
America has the absolute dumbest people leading and working in its government.... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5gk15rr70o
Post #371031
S Korea, Brazil, both showed how it should be done https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygnw91wl0o
Post #371030
A president who just can&#39;t stop stepping on garden rakes.... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7jnvdzpr7o
Post #296307
Thus evaporating the R House majority.....? https://bsky.app/profile/rhutabhayga.bsky.social/post/3meuj6gmfys2p
Post #262550
MAGA-Trumpo...killing progress for no reason....which is a feature of their mindset... “This decision...did not identify any safety or efficacy concerns with our product,” Moderna CEO said in a release. “It should not be controversial to conduct a comprehensive review of a flu vaccine submission that uses an FDA-approved vaccine as a comparator in a study...agreed on...prior to starting.” Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/...
Post #262549
Gift article... Around the world, and US, wonderment at Trump’s infinite variety of “policy” choices is giving way to the realization that Trump doesn’t do “policy.” Or philosophy. Or grand strategy. He does Donald Trump. Among regular Republicans...vocal dissent—long overdue—is emerging. It needs to grow quickly before Trump’s self-absorption causes even more damage. His incoherence on regime change is evidence in the larger picture of his unfitness to be president.&quot; https://www.thea...
Post #262548
Gift. This is a terrific piece. &quot;No one...exploits that shaggy zone quite like Bannon.....We were discussing some of the men who run the most powerful AI labs when he said, “Let’s just be blunt”: “We’re in a situation where people on the spectrum that are not, quite frankly, total adults—you can see by their behavior that they’re not—are making decisions for the species. Not for the country. For the species. Once we hit this inflection point, there’s no coming back.” https://www.theat...
Post #162832
"This is a militia that kills... of course they're not welcome in Milan," Milan Mayor Beppe Sala told Italian radio on Tuesday." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y29xzjdzvo
Post #1968
@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social "Primary every one of them until we have a Congress comprised of the people blowing the whistles, not the people hosting swank fundraisers. As the Democrats become the irrelevant Whigs of a new century, I’d love to see the best people forming a new political party from the ashes. Call it the Courage Party. We already know who is ineligible."