Robert Reich on Trump economics (4.5 minutes:)

I have been reading that there is some concern over whether the current first district congress member, Marionette Miller-Meeks, actually lives in the district or not. While we all like to think OUR congress member should reside in OUR district I don’t believe they have to.

I seem to recall a Minnesota congressman from the Duluth area whose wife got a professorship in Pittsburgh, Pa. He kept his seat after he moved to Pittsburgh. And the good people of Duluth tossed his ass out the next election. You have the power to remove faulty congress members. Miller-Meeks seat is not a heritage and in my humble opinion she is definitely faulty. This just doesn’t pass the ever famous smell test.

We need some fall! And an end to political commercials! We will try to throw in some old time autumn questions this round.

A) Must be something in the water in NYC. Who got indicted on numerous felonies Thursday in NYC?

B) Were #1! Hey, it was reported this week that Iowa produced more of this than any other state?

C) Justice may be on the horizon! A judge in the Sandy Hook disinformation case ruled that whose assets will be sold off in November to satisfy the $1 B settlement against him?

D) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reminds us that last Friday was the 30th anniversary of the introduction of what disastrous Republican document of policy positions?

E) Fall means delicious apples. Can you remember the real name of the guy known as Johnny Appleseed who planted apple seeds as he wandered across the US?

F) As DonOLD Trump paints a dystopian picture of the US, how did crime statistics gathered by the FBI come in this week?

G) Inflation stats were released Friday. How did inflation for August fare against the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%?

H) Who was named Rookie of the Year in the WNBA this week?

I)  Next Tuesday night (October 1) Americans will see what leaders engage in a debate?

J) What fall month sees the birth of more babies than any other month?

K) Despite continuing revelations of more inflammatory comments and having his staff quit, Mark Robinson continues his campaign for governor of what state?

L) What SE Asian country recognized same-sex marriages last week?

M) In a truly unexpected move what nation has committed to increasing oil production by December?

N) On the eve of the start of a defamation lawsuit that could end the company, what RW newser settled out of court with Smartmatic Election?

O) What town in Illinois is considered (by someone) to be the pumpkin capital of the world?

P) DonOLD threatened what midwestern based company with a 200% tariff if they moved some production to Mexico?

Q) A tenth death has been assigned to a listeria outbreak caused by deli meat from what company?

R) Democrats care! Democrats in the House bailed out MAGAs on what issue last week?

S) In California the Attorney General has sued Exxon for misleading the state on what practice?

T) The blue light dims. Last week it was announced that the final store in what once mighty chain will lock its door in Bridgehampton, NY on October 20th?

The Trump justices invented presidential immunity, and then didn’t even carve out treason. – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Note: in a speech last week Trump (a man accused of many rapes) said

“You will no longer be abandoned, lonely or scared. You will no longer be in danger. … You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today,” Trump said. “You will be protected, and I will be your protector.”

Answers:

A) The Mayor, Eric Adams

B) hog manure

C) Alex Jones

D) “The Contract On America” this year’s version is “Project 2025”

E) John Chapman

F) crime down often by double digits almost across the board. 

G) inflation came in at 2.2% so they hit it. Way to go Biden / Harris

H) Caitlin Clark

I) VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance

J) September

K) North Carolina

L) Thailand

M) Saudi Arabia

N) NewsMax

O) Morton, Illinois – they do have a fun pumpkin fest every September

P) John Deere

Q) Boar’s Head

R) keeping the government open

S) recycling of plastics. This could be very interesting

T) Kmart

There are now 16 “centibillionaires” worth $100 billion or more.

These individuals have grown $414 billion richer this year alone, and are worth a collective $2.4 trillion.

16 people…

Once again: It’s not radical to tax the rich. It’s radical to allow this level of extreme wealth concentration to continue. – Robert Reich