What You Should Know About: politics, economy, issues

What You Should Know About

1. Thoughts of Interest

2. Trump's Day-to-Day World

3. US Political Economy

4. Personal Advancement

5. US Education Strategy

6. 2024 election Follow-up

1. Thoughts of Interest

2/24 IRS to focus on 125,000 high-income no file high wealth taxpayers
7/24 IRS surpasses collections of $1billion from no file high-wealth taxpayers.
2/25 DOGE layoff off relatively new IRS employees began. 20% cutbacks expected

4/2 Rehire of Federal Workers fired by DOGE.

More Thoughts of Interest

2. Trump's Day-to-Day World

Federal Judge Orders Trump to take sufficient action
to halt his sweeping attempt to pause federal funding. 2/10/25
Trump appeal rejected (2/21/25) even as Trump continues to defund individual federal program.
Another 9 federal courts have temporarily halted or rejected Trump actions.
Vice President JD Vance openly challenged judicial authority.
7 Lawsuits Against Trump to Watch

US Justice Drops Federal Charges Against NYC Mayor Adams
in return for his corporation with ICE.
In protest, a number of involved officials have quit.

The mayor's independence being questioned as justice charges can be reintroduced.

SCOTUS Enables New Conservative Political Era
2022 Dobbs held abortion not protected by US Constitution
2023 Students for Fair Admissions held affirmative action violates US Constitution
2024 Loper Bright over ruled federal agencies deference
See Supreme Court Power Continue

Trump Bends to Russia's Will @PeterZeihan 2/17/25
1. Upper CIA officials fired, decreasing threat detection quality for Trump administration.

Director of National Intelligence Tutsi Gabbard, a management and intelligence novice,
will manage information from many intelligence agencies and inform the president.

2. DOD has stopped recruiting from high tech minority universities
to comply with Trump's anti DEI initiative.

3. Trump to manage Ukraine peace negotiation, neither Ukraine or Europe taking part.

Defense Secretary Pete Hagsov impulsively submits to Russian most basic demands
NATO will never admit Ukraine and US forces will never set foot their..
He also said US and NATO would not take part in subsequent conflicts.

Federal Employees Intimidated by Trump

Source: David Brooks

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3. US Political Economy
1-page basics

Government Types

Economy Types

Supreme Court Power

Problems of US Federalism

Making Laws in US Democracy

2024 Voter Information and Follow-up

2024-5 Economy

Economic Normality #10 Begins With Trump Two?

Political Eras 1788-2020 & their Presidential Elections We've Travel This Road Before

Democratic Capitalism Vs. Capitalistic Democracy

Political Eras

4. Personal Advancement
1-page basics

Career Basics
Career Path Management
Career Advancement

Children's Future
Child and Youth Wellbeing

College Investing

Gender Identity

Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Dieting

Persona Finance
T-84 Finance Solver
Test Prep

Creative Destruction

Education Strategy

Gender Identity

Woke

Top 5 Pharma Benefit Managers
made $7 billion over 5 years

2. Climate Change
Dr. Curry Challenged Sen. Markey's at Climate Science Hearing" 2 min video
Climatologist J. Christy Clarifies Climate Change Debate 14 min video

Editor's Bio

Earlier Thoughts of Interest

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40% to Governance!

$40 billion to foreign aid in the 2023 fiscal year

Handicapping NFL Variables

1. Who needs win the most

2. When, where and to who did they lose?

a. good opponent is a positive for a win

b. Recent is better for a win

c. where played has become less important

Understanding Variables

1. A variable can be found to support any position.

a. Which football team will win

b. Is economy good or bad

c. Is a teacher successful or a failure

2. Use multifactor variable analysis to maximize understanding

3. Determine effect of current conditions, post-war, covid, divorce, success

4. Variables chosen are most often based on prejudice

5. Chosen positions are almost always universal defended