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For leftists to whine about adherence to facts is a bit like a a prostitute lecturing about loyalty. For years leftists have defamed and lied about Trump, from concocting false stories of him fingering post menopausal women in department stores, to engaging in golden showers in Russia, to Russian interference with elections with Trump colluding, to Trump being a Russian "asset", to Trump being a pedohpile hiding Epstein's list, to now 14000 new jobs in June. No lie, no matter how perverse, outlandish and unbelievable, was too low to stoop for leftists. Now that Trump finally takes long overdue action to ensure employment data is accurate and trustworthy, by removing an obviously incompetent and most likely partisan, head of the BLS, he's supposedly "at war with facts". When the job figures that were published are at best fit for toilet paper. It's ludicrous. Thankfully, Trump is on top of these things and we will now have a reliable and trustworthy person in charge at the BLS.

No. You are wrong. Actually, the BLS also uses projections, just like economists do. From the BLS' own website: "The EP program estimates specific values for projected employment levels and growth rates. However, this precision in the data does not account for the inherent uncertainty of predicting long-term changes in the labor market." https://www.bls.gov/emp/frequently-asked-questions.htm The BLS itself is prone to miss the mark, and can no more give accurate figures than a KFC employee can get your order right. Nevertheless, the recent figures provided by McEntarfer are so incredulous and obviously false, that clearly she had to go. If you think a Biden apopintee and career academic is beyond providing false information to make the hated Donald Trump look bad, clearly, you're living in an alternate reality. The attempts to discredit Trump have been almost ludicrous in their magnitude, ranging from Russian golden showers to now 14000 new jobs in June. In any event McEntarfer showed a PATTERN of suspect numbers, funnily enough all her "revisions" went upward when Kamala Harris and Biden were in the race, but now they go ludicrously down. It's not just her being suspect and most likely manipulating the figures. She's also shown incompetence in other areas: "McEntarfer’s term was further marred by technical mishaps and data protocol breaches. In August 2024, a technical glitch delayed release of the monthly jobs revisions. Owing to internal procedural failures, some financial firms obtained the data before it was publicly posted—contravening BLS policies intended to ensure equitable release." In March 2024, it was reported that a BLS economist had allegedly shared nonpublic economic data with Wall Street firms, and in May and August, other economic indicators were released prematurely by mistake. Congressional oversight escalated in late 2024. Senate Republicans highlighted “continued failures” in data accuracy in a November 15 letter, citing the benchmark revisions as evidence of systemic issues. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued multiple oversight inquiries between August and October, demanding explanations for significant downward revisions and alleging misuse of publicly disseminated data. the pattern of overstatements and procedural lapses compromised the reliability of labor statistics, raising concern about the BLS’s influence in public policy and monetary policy decisions. Observers warned that such repeated misreporting could erode public confidence in a key institution relied upon by policymakers and businesses alike. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_McEntarfer McEntarfer was incompetent, if she was not falisfying figures, which she probably was, and she had to go. Trust was being eroded in the figures the BLS provides.

Sorry, but the economists polled by the LEG all predicted different numbers than those McEntarfer produced. If you actually believe that in all of the United States only 14,000 jobs were created in June, I think you'll believe anything. "The BLS reported on Friday that 74,000 jobs were added in July, well below the 110,000 estimate of economists polled by LSEG. The report also revised job growth in May and June downward. May's gains were pared back by 125,000 to just 19,000 jobs created, while the June figures were revised down by 133,000 to just 14,000 jobs added that month" https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-calls-fired-bls-commissioners-job-numbers-biggest-miscalculations-over-50-years McEntarfer's revisions were obviously false, and politically motivated. It was absolutely crucial to remove her and to restore accuracy to the date of the BLS. The economy depends on it.

No, it's quite the opposite. The economy depends on accurate data. It can't afford to have political zealots like McEntarfer falsify the numbers for political reasons. Firing McEntarfer is absolutely the right decision. There have long been serious concerns about her numbers, overstating job figures when Biden was in power, and her last stunt was a bridge too far. The last revision was very obviously designed to embarass Trump and completely counter to all expectations and prior data. It wasn't just Trump, many others had suspected McEntarfer of cooking up the numbers, and the economy can't afford to be misled by false data. Putting a different person in charge will strengthen trust in America's data, which McEntarfer had long eroded.

“This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000,” the president wrote. “These were Records — No one can be that wrong", Trump said. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), who demanded testimony from McEntarfer last year over the Biden-era job stats revisions, praised Trump for removing her from the top BLS post. “I have been raising concerns for the past year about inaccurate job numbers put out by Dr. Erika McEntarfer,” Marshall wrote on X. “Her cooked-up numbers have misled the American people for too long.” https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/us-news/trump-fires-biden-appointed-bureau-of-labor-statistics-commissioner-after-bad-jobs-report-numbers-were-rigged/ Since McEntarfer had a history of producing suspect numbers, and her last revision was definitely counter to everyone's expectations, it is hard to escape the suspicion that this Biden appointee was indeed rigging the numbers to make Trump look bad. Good call to fire her.

It could be actually. Whilst for many people salt increases blood pressure, for others it has the opposite effect. It depends on genetic disposition. " About a third of healthy people — and about 60% of people with high blood pressure — are salt sensitive, meaning they have a strong response to dietary sodium. Their blood pressure rises by 5 points or more if they switch from a low-salt to a high-salt diet. However, an estimated one in 10 people have what's called inverse salt sensitivity: their blood pressure goes up when they eat less salt." https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/dietary-salt-and-blood-pressure-a-complex-connection

Yes, I know. But the empirical evidence is very solid. Google "Finland reduced sodium intake". The Finnish government started a low sodium campaign and salt intake in Finland was drastically reduced. It had a huge impact on blood pressure and mortality figures. "Finland, which has aggressively reduced salt in food over three decades, has seen a 40 per cent decline in average sodium intake. That has helped produce a large reduction in average blood pressure levels and an 80-per-cent drop in deaths due to stroke." https://www.worldactiononsalt.com/worldaction/europe/finland/

For blood pressure reducing your salt intake is documented to make a big difference. You can also do exercises, plank, wall sits but anything is good. Obviously you don't need to lose weight.

You can't have it both ways and whine about the national deficit and then complain when a president tackles the root of the problem, spending, and cuts medicare. Some hard decisions had to be made. The government was spending too much. I don't know why you're so concerned about the allies, Trump is slapping them about the face with tariffs and they still bend over say "thank you".

James is right on this, not just the resistance fighters, but the British airforce itself killled 20,000 civilians in Hamburg in 1943 in one day, a death toll similar to the total number of dead in Sachsenhausen concetration camp for the entire duration of the war. After the war the "heroic resistance" beat up lone women and tortured children and old women in one of the largest ethnic cleansings the world has ever seen.

Does Biden know what year we're in?

What abusers? She lost her case against Dershowitz. She was sent to Chiang Mai by Epstein to learn massage and paid millions to have sex, which she freely chose to do. Then she pocketed millions from Epstein's fund and various legal cases, repeating to gullible men how she was a "survivor" not the common whore she truly was, not to mention money horney litigation pest, who got paid 20 million by Prince Andrew not to repeat her vile lies. What abusers?

I very much doubt pimps aim to kill their biatches. All academic of course, as she didn't survive her life of lies, false accusations and immorality, despite pocketing millions with her fraud. Karma caught up with her.

Not in Qatar. Where the incident happened. Even in the US in some states that's not the case. Her case is still subjec to appeal and litigation, it has not come to a conclusion yet. Indeed. In law, only real harm should lead to real sanctions. That's my iron-clad value.

Admittedly it was a strange thing to happen, but nobody in their right mind could argue a fingering could warrant millions of Dollars in compensation, which is what these women are seeking. Even if someone loses a leg the compensation is modest. The harm these women suffered was minimal and fleeting. I don't think a company like Qatar Airways should shell out millions in compensation for things like this, after all it will be us, the consumer, who will buy tickets again, that will pay for it. I didn't finger them. I don't want to pay for it.

That's quite wrong. You're looking at it from a narrow personal perspective. However, president Trump has to look at it from an American perspective, what is best for the country. It is simply a fact that devaluing the dollar will be beneficial for the US economy in the long term, as it will help make US companies competitive again abroad. This will increase the strength of US manufacturing and tech companies who export abroad, make US companies more profitable and increase wages in those industries. The tariffs are not "shoved down your throat", if you do not wish to buy a product subject to a tariff, you can buy a US made alternative. The choice is yours. You are looking at the allies' well being, that's not really the main concern of president Trump, his concern is first and foremost US ccompanies, for whom a cheaper Dollar will be highly beneficial.

The world does want American goods and services. US law firms and investment banks are in high demand with any mergers or high profile corporate matters in Europe, and the US has exported 3.23 TRILLION USD worth of goods in 2024. That sounds like a lot of exported goods the world has bought from America. The USA is after all in second place, for exported goods, behind China ,and ahead of Germany, Japan and South Korea. So it's ludicrous to insinuate that the world does not want American products, just because Canadians have some hang ups, or Ozzies prefer their beef (which is pretty good after all). I suspect Canadians and Australians will continue to buy Iphones, Dell computers, and many other US products though. Your precis of Niall Ferguson's recent critique of the US spending more on debt than defense, is not applicable. He's comparing apples with oranges, past empires with empires like the US, which is richer than God and militarily far more potent than any nation in the history of the world. The US could destroy the whole planet in seconds. So, no, I don't think servicing the debt will be a problem of dramatic proportions. Yes, it will be a strain, but if the US fails to pay the whole system of world finance will collapse most likely anyway, and there is no evidence that the US will not be able to continue to service the debt. Also you forget that the US could easily impose a tax to raise revenue to service the debt. However, with Trump's incredibly profitable policies, that most likely will not be required. Let's hope his successors will make it rain like he did.

it's not that simple, actually, even if the Dollar buys less, you forget to consider that actually US products for export become cheaper, so US products will sell more abroad, US companies make more money, US employees get more pay. So it's really necesssary to look at the big picture, whilst the Dollar buys less, foreign markets buy more American products, so more profits for US companies, so more employment, and better wages. And btw, Brazilian coffee is terrible, one should buy Sumatran Mandailing or Ethiopian or Yauco from Puerto Rico anyway. Disruption, yes, but America will be the better for it.

Given that Trump has repeatedly and publicly stated that his aim is to devalue the Dollar the data is rather pointless.

Well, the list is astonishingly long, and making peace between Thailand and Cambodia is also on there, as acknowledged by the prime minister of Thailand recently, but indeed, I would see this re-design of global trade as by far the greatest achievement. Trump came into power with a much clearer idea about the economy than anybody anticipated, including his supporters. He wanted to devalue the dollar and the tariffs were much derided by his opponents, however, it looks as if he has achieved a global redesign of trade relationships. This is really an achievement on a global scale. You an say "it's only an initial agreement and details will emerge later", To some extent that's true, but it's also true, that the EU just made committments in the orrder of billions to buy American, invest in America and accepted trade tariffs that will hurt EU companies and benefit US companies. There's no denying the billions that the US will be making, and indeed is making, as we speak, thanks to Trump's tariffs.. And it looks like he may succeed in devaluing the dollar, with the consent of other countries, and to still retain the US Dollar as the reserve currency. Quite an achievement.

H.F.K. Günther's works could prove invaluable in that case.

I doubt it very much. Wasn't Brexit going to fix immigration?

So enemy soldiers get free medical treatment, but Thais have to pay? I did not know that.

Every country wants a Trump. What he's achieved in America and the world is phenomenal.

So Ghislaine teaches etiquette class in jail. "Before you rub the man's feet, make sure to open your blouse so he can appreciate your bosom".