Dump Term 2 Part 3: "But I Say Unto You, Hate Thy Enemies." -- Revulsions 5:44

[Slap Shot]

Tired of all the winning yet?

Measles cases are surging across the US. Experts blame the nation’s anti-vaccine push

Doctors say the spread of misinformation and vaccine hesitancy are tied to the nation’s falling measles vaccine rates

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Handyman]

Imagine graduating college these days...double digit unemployment (for that age) and six figure debt.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Imagine graduating college these days...double digit unemployment (for that age) and six figure debt.

and everyone in their 40s and 50s getting laid off.

gonna be a lot more jumpers from bridges, be careful out there

 

[Handyman]

I got approved for Medical Assistance through the state...so yay?

 

[Handyman]

and everyone in their 40s and 50s getting laid off.

gonna be a lot more jumpers from bridges, be careful out there

The average of 50k jobs gained per month (roughly what it is now) is the worst since 2020...and before that 2009. So The Pandemic and The Great Recession.

Roughly 800k-100k people have lost their jobs since January.

 

[Handyman]

Popular Information (@popular.info)

“The amount of money Americans are paying for their energy bills has increased since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report. In the U.S., electric bills have increased 13% in 2025, according to Climate Power.”...

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Popular Information (@popular.info)

“The amount of money Americans are paying for their energy bills has increased since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report. In the U.S., electric bills have increased 13% in 2025, according to Climate Power.”...

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MAGAts will just blame government and not Dump's policies.

 

[Handyman]

Thats fine...not enough of them to offset the rest hence the elections recently.

Speaking of GOP shooting itself in the foot:

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-ditch-vote-obamacare-funding-premiums-rise-2026-rcna249521

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[Handyman]

Susie Wiles Goes off

Susie Wiles Disavows...Susie Wiles

 

[Handyman]

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."

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Cut to the real world:


[median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)]

 

[beaverhockeyfan]

Until this administration starts providing independent data/receipts on anything they say, it is all just a bunch of

But, MAGAts like , so it hits their base just right.

 

[St. Clown]

Popular Information (@popular.info)

“The amount of money Americans are paying for their energy bills has increased since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report. In the U.S., electric bills have increased 13% in 2025, according to Climate Power.”...

bsky.app

But coal is so much cheaper!

🪏

 

[Russell Jaslow]

cool! i stand by what I say, too.

neat how that works.

LOL

But I have the evidence to back it up. No WJ tournament in the USA, outside of one (out of two) in Buffalo and one in Grand Forks (being close to Winnipeg), ever did well with attendance. And they all occurred in various political climates.

The Twin Cities is too far from the Canadian border to make a long stay trip out of it. Canadians were never going to travel en mass to that tournament no matter who our President was.

 

[Jimjamesak]

LOL

But I have the evidence to back it up. No WJ tournament in the USA, outside of one (out of two) in Buffalo and one in Grand Forks (being close to Winnipeg), ever did well with attendance. And they all occurred in various political climates.

The Twin Cities is too far from the Canadian border to make a long stay trip out of it. Canadians were never going to travel en mass to that tournament no matter who our President was.

Counterpoint to that is the recent rise in popularity of the tournament in Europe, Sweden and Finland especially, and the good attendance in Sweden and Czechia. People are clearly willing to travel for the tournament, Canadians included, and up until the end of October last year the idea of hosting the tournament in the Twin Cities seemed like a slam dunk. It's easy to get in and out of the Twin Cities travel wise, plenty of hotels, and centrally located arenas. I don't think it's unfair to think travel packages would've sold well if the political climate was different.

 

[walrus]

Taco time

Donald Trump’s medical records sought in lawsuit

Court documents request his full medical and psychological records—including evidence of any prescription medications.

www.newsweek.com

 

[walrus]

But coal is so much cheaper!

🪏

kWh in Maine is over 25 cents now, and going up again in January. My solar is going to pay off even quicker now, thanks Taco

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Counterpoint to that is the recent rise in popularity of the tournament in Europe, Sweden and Finland especially, and the good attendance in Sweden and Czechia. People are clearly willing to travel for the tournament, Canadians included, and up until the end of October last year the idea of hosting the tournament in the Twin Cities seemed like a slam dunk. It's easy to get in and out of the Twin Cities travel wise, plenty of hotels, and centrally located arenas. I don't think it's unfair to think travel packages would've sold well if the political climate was different.

I'm just done, he's now on ignore. I've been talking to the teams as they come in, but what do any of them know? Not as much as him!!!

the amount of kids who told me their parents aren't coming to watch them was heartbreaking.

 

[SJHovey]

Counterpoint to that is the recent rise in popularity of the tournament in Europe, Sweden and Finland especially, and the good attendance in Sweden and Czechia. People are clearly willing to travel for the tournament, Canadians included, and up until the end of October last year the idea of hosting the tournament in the Twin Cities seemed like a slam dunk. It's easy to get in and out of the Twin Cities travel wise, plenty of hotels, and centrally located arenas. I don't think it's unfair to think travel packages would've sold well if the political climate was different.

It's not necessarily a cheap ticket, though.

I love the world juniors, and I still may find my way to a game or two. But for my wife and I to go to say the Sweden game and sit in the lower bowl, it would be close to $400 for two tickets, after taxes, and that's without parking, etc...

Medal round tickets were $660 for a single seat for four games, so again, we'd spend close to $1400.

 

[St. Clown]

I’m thinking that I could walk to them and get a ticket for $20 on the street.

List it amongst the many ways our politicians have failed our nation.

 

[Jimjamesak]

It's not necessarily a cheap ticket, though.

I love the world juniors, and I still may find my way to a game or two. But for my wife and I to go to say the Sweden game and sit in the lower bowl, it would be close to $400 for two tickets, after taxes, and that's without parking, etc...

Medal round tickets were $660 for a single seat for four games, so again, we'd spend close to $1400.

Good effort but that’s about in line with what ticket prices were last year in Ottawa and three years ago in Halifax. Heck, there were worse prices in Edmonton in 2022.