It’s Tuesday…
President Shitshow’s public schedule for…
He’s traveling to Pennsylvania for Tuesday (07/15/2025). As always they make travel schedules massive.
BLS.gov released June’s Consumer Price Index Numbers.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, after rising 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in June and was the primary factor in the all items monthly increase. The energy index rose 0.9 percent in June as the gasoline index increased 1.0 percent over the month. The index for food increased 0.3 percent as the index for food at home rose 0.3 percent and the index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent in June.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.1-percent increase in May. Indexes that increased over the month include household furnishings and operations, medical care, recreation, apparel, and personal care. The indexes for used cars and trucks, new vehicles, and airline fares were among the major indexes that decreased in June.
The all items index rose 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending June, after rising 2.4 percent over the 12 months ending May. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.9 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index decreased 0.8 percent for the 12 months ending June. The food index increased 3.0 percent over the last year.
BLS.gov. 07/15/2025.
For charts we turn to New York Times Reporter Ben Casselman.
Overall inflation picked up a bit in June, but remained fairly calm. If we didn't have the tariff context, we'd probably dismiss this as noise (and it still could be). BUT… https://t.co/T5z6sUtAkg pic.twitter.com/2FWrFPQskP
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) July 15, 2025
The tariff effects are even more clear if we look at specific categories within the broad "household furnishings" category. Note that these are three-month annualized rates. pic.twitter.com/VzLXJnSMk7
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) July 15, 2025
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Inflation’s steadily climbing, but President ‘Tariffs Are Magic’ swears ‘consumer prices are LOW’—then demands the Fed yank rates down by 3 percent right this second, because who needs boring facts when you can live in Fantasy Island? Grab your sunscreen and snorkels, folks. Welcome aboard
In a plot twist nobody asked for, he dropped a “Lies Social” bomb accusing Senator Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud—then, in a stunning display of originality, deleted it only to repost the exact same nonsense like a confused parrot on repeat.
@9:03 AM D.C., time:
@10:20 AM D.C., time:
I googled this because I’ve never heard of it before this morning.
Raw Story explains:
It’s an old argument brought to light in 2023 by CNN’s KFile. A Schiff spokesperson said at that time that his primary residence is in Burbank, CA, while he keeps a second home in the Washington, D.C., area “to spend more time with his children while doing his job.”
The U.S. Constitution says that “members of Congress must have an ‘inhabitancy in the state at the time elected’ – a fairly vague requirement,” according to KFile. A professor of political science at the University of Maryland told KFile that “On the merits, technically there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it.”
Raw Story. 07/15/2025.
Raw Story did us a solid and at the end of the article posted a link to CNN’s KFile original report via KCRA 3. After going through the background they write:
Multiple real estate law experts with whom CNN’s KFile spoke said Schiff is likely not in any legal jeopardy. The ambiguous language of the law means Schiff is likely legally in the clear in regard to his taxes and mortgage, and there is no group that tracks if other members of Congress fill out their tax and mortgage documents in a similar way. But the dual residency could still complicate his run for the Senate in the state’s competitive primary and present a political problem.
“On the merits, technically there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it,” said Candace Turitto, a professor of political science at the University of Maryland. The U.S. Constitution says that members of Congress must have an “inhabitancy in the state at the time elected” – a fairly vague requirement.
“It might not mean anything to voters,” said Turitto, “but if one of these candidates can turn it into a larger argument about the quality of representation or integrity that Adam Schiff will display as a senator, it might work to create daylight in an otherwise tight primary campaign.”
CNN’s KFile original report via KCRA 3. 11/02/2023.
He also announced via “Lies Social” another “deal or no deal” this time with Indonesia.
No follow-up details have been sent via social media. If it’s like the Vietnam “deal” it’s likely we pay 20 percent tariffs on imports, while they will pay nothing for our exports.
#Winning.
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