Pasayten's Methow Valley Bulletin Board

Nick Hanauer:

"Here’s the truth nobody on Wall Street wants to say out loud: they know exactly why consumer sentiment is down while the stock market is up—because this is the natural result of a neoliberal system they built to enrich themselves by extracting wealth from everyone else.
Some call ...

there's a whole slew of these out there. They are incredibly sophisticated and meant to speak directly to the American people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0y-fF5 ... Bk&index=4

Yes, and though the MAGA base has always been thought to be impenetrable by reality there's now acknowledgment that they are breaking away from his hold and even the right wing influencers are heading for the exits. I can't begin to wrap my head around the work ahead just to survive through the ...

So now we have a Special Forces officer not only choosing not to follow an illegal order, but then using his insider knowledge of the raid to place bets on Polymarket about the raid (thus endangering his teammates by red flagging the bets) and making a bundle. But hey if the rest of the Trump admin ...

Brent Molnar:

"It can feel incredibly exhausting to wake up every single day and watch the ruling class pillage this country in broad daylight. Let us be completely honest about the psychological warfare being waged against everyday Americans right now. The establishment actively wants you to feel ...

This story is going viral
"The Boss Princess: The $40k DHS Sugar Daddy Scandal Exposes Washingtons Rot…
The people tasked with protecting our national security are treating the federal government like a lucrative reality television show. The latest humiliation for the current administration proves ...

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Thankfully Trump and Natanyahu have met the Iranian demands to cease fire against Lebanon.
Meanwhile, US service members have been denied USPS delivery and the supply chain for food and basics has been cut off.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/16/iran-war-mail-packages-middle ...

In case you missed it. Pete Hegseth gave a speech quoting Pulp Fiction and claiming it was scripture

Scripture by Soundbite
White Rose
April 16, 2026
It didn’t begin with a sermon. It began with a performance.
At the center of American military power, Pete Hegseth stood under fluorescent lights and ...

You really need to change channels to a reality based news site Jingles.

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Wes Silver, a voice of reason, weighs in

https://wessiler.substack.com/p/the-sky-is-not-falling-on-the-forest?utm_source=substack&publication_id=232406&post_id=192905047&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=2be3h&triedRedirect=true

That was my original link Jim.

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https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-signs-sweeping-order-attacking-mail-in-voting/?utm_campaign=13200977-Free%20Newsletter%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8751NzlStyVnkf7IrVOrZ8PJdnTv6uLGxCtrSbPbbPjKWZ78c2APsLzeCpRx_J0SZ7yqiHVaz9dPX_gYQ5KcDyJlJ2rA&_hsmi=411648193&utm_content ...

statement from USDA
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/pr ... -lake-city

This one is pretty hard to process.

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1594349&post_id=192801258&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=2be3h&triedRedirect=true

AI strikes are killing supply chain for helium. And that matters.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... ence-chip/

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YouGov poll has Trump at 32% approval today and only 12% approve of the Iranian attacks

https://bsky.app/profile/robertscotthor ... brsqsk6s2j