Jim Overmyer 
Change in new jobs created in US in 2025, credit Substack.com@paulkrugman The United States appears to be getting smaller. It hasn’t lost any square miles, to be sure. (Nor has it gained any. The annexation of Canada and seizure of Greenland remain Trumpian fever dreams). Rather: “In the year prior to July 1, 2025, the … Read more
Media fact-checkers wore themselves out spotting Donald Trump’s falsehoods in his rant-filled State of the Union address Tuesday night, while analysts found little of substance. “This Week in Trumpland” newsletter writer Adam Gabbett of The Guardian, said “The president lurched from lies about the economy to misinformation about the cost of living, interspersed with some … Read more
And Closing a Bridge to Canada that Helps Americans Is Crazy The Gordie Howe International Bridge from Detroit to Ontario, Canada Congressman Juan Ciscomani has blindly followed the lead of his President, Donald Trump. This time, he voted for a tax increase, something he promised you he would never do. The previously placid … Read more
Illustration from the Unseat Ciscomani Team — Carol Braddick A year ago, Congressional Republicans, including Southern Arizona’s very own Juan Ciscomani, booked passage on the S.S. Trump, a luxury liner (with, reportedly, gold toilets), headed for a victory cruise on the placid waters of MAGA-dominated public opinion. Something, however, has gone very wrong on … Read more
A brave Minnesotan faces down Juan Ciscomani’s thugs on the streets of Minneapolis. (Photo credit: Arthur Maiorella via Getty Images) Congressman Juan Ciscomani crowed last week about funding the Department of Homeland Security for another year. The budget bill, he said, was “critical to securing our border and supporting the men and women on the … Read more