“President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. government had reached a deal to take a 10 percent equity stake in the chipmaker Intel, worth approximately $10 billion. ‘I said, I think it would be good having the United States as your partner,’ Trump said Friday at the White House. ‘[CEO Lip-Bu Tan] agreed, and they’ve agreed to do it.’ Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed the deal in a post on X on Friday: ‘BIG NEWS: The United States of America now owns 10% of Intel, one of our great American technology companies.’ Intel posted details of the plan soon afterward, saying the administration would make an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock, paid for with the CHIPS grant money. The company said the stake would be funded with $5.7 billion in grants previously awarded but not yet paid, and $3.2 billion from a separate Defense Department program.” (08/22/25)
“The feds raided John Bolton over classified documents :: Hillary Clinton and Frazzledrip :: Trump federalizing DC and maybe Chicago :: Ava Max new album review by Turd :: Skeeter gives us a trolley problem to solve :: Democrats always showing their racism :: Noise cameras to stop loud car exhaust :: Crrow777 lunar wave footage :: Jeffery Epstein alive? :: Should you sue your parents for sending you to government school? :: Caller is gay :: The inventor of talk radio, Bob Grant :: 2017 Vegas shooting fake :: ICE forced to leave in DC by neighbors :: Gen Z’s new ‘it boy’ George W Bush :: 08-23-25 Hosts: Bonnie, Stu, Angelo.” (08/23/25)
“America’s political gerontocracy is a genuine problem. It fuels dysfunction, distrust, and concrete negative policy consequences. We can’t sweep it under the rug any longer: too many of our high officeholders, including a disproportionate number of Democrats, are simply too old. It’s not unacceptable ageism to say so; it’s the cold, hard reality. And it’s time to confront it head on: we need a mandatory retirement age for politicians.” (08/22/25)
“Competition for the top spot is fierce, but the very worst of Donald Trump’s enablers and sycophants aren’t the rage-addled, rustic, resentment junkies but such polished epitomes of servility as Sen. Ted Cruz, who insists that his highest political calling is the defense and fortification of the Constitution, and who — being one of those anti-elitist sons of the Texas caliche who learned his ABCs at Princeton and Harvard Law — knows full well that the president’s contempt for the Constitution is exceeded only by his ignorance of it. … as Cruz no doubt heard many times at Harvard Law, insisting that the states act as its ‘agents’ is one of the things the federal government is prohibited from doing. Federal law may supersede state law in cases of conflict, but the federal government cannot command the states to enforce federal law, or to do — anything, really.” (08/22/25)
“Disney’s Snow White (2025) is among the company’s recent missteps, receiving an IMDB equivalent of poisoned apples — a rating of 2.1 — and earning $205.5 million globally despite a budget of $269.4 million. The computer-generated dwarfs didn’t help, nor did the lead actress’s propensity to insult Disney’s original 1937 film. Yet this movie is significant in reflecting current debates about elitism and the development of our youth. It is particularly instructive to compare it to its source material.” (08/22/25)
“Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage will push for the mass deportation of asylum seekers in a new Illegal Migration Bill expected on Aug. 26. In an interview with The Times published on Saturday, the far-right politician, whose party currently leads consistently in the polls, said migrants coming to Britain by small boats should be arrested on arrival, detained in Royal Air Force bases, denied the right to asylum, and deported within 30 days.” ()8/23/25)
Source: RealClearPolitics
by Jane Brewer & Pat McCrory
“For more than two centuries, the U.S. Constitution has left the administration of elections to the states. This principle of federalism is not an accident, nor is it an afterthought – it is central to the balance of powers our founders designed. Yet today, proposals in Washington seek to wrest control of election administration away from the states, including efforts to restrict time-tested practices like voting by mail. That would be a mistake.” (08/22/25)
