Extra, Extra
FED: “The action marks the Fed’s first easing of monetary policy since 2020 and the termination of its most aggressive inflation-fighting campaign since the 1980s.” The much (and long) awaited Fed rate cut is here. It’s a half a point for now with more cuts to come.
+ Meatless By Products: “We can’t fix their cars if they ain’t got no money,’ said Mike Wilkens, 63, an auto technician in Jarratt. ‘We worked on them folks’ cars. Everybody’s got to get a job, otherwise it’ll be a ghost town with everybody riding a horse and buggy.” WaPo: How the Boar’s Head plant closure could wreck this tiny Virginia town. The failure to require inspections at meat plants doesn’t just harm the consumer. It harms workers and communities.
+ A Dose of Good News: “After years of wrenching drug deaths that seemed all but unstoppable, some researchers, front-line addiction workers, members of law enforcement, and people using street drugs voiced caution about the apparent trend.” U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives.
+ Bigger Lie: “Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal a behind-the-scenes network of county election officials throughout Georgia coordinating on policy and messaging to both call the results of November’s election into question before a single vote is cast, and push rules and procedures favored by the election denial movement.” (It’s the Big Lie with four years of planning.)
+ Emergency in the ER: “Thurman waited in pain in a hospital bed, worried about what would happen to her 6-year-old son, as doctors monitored her infection spreading, her blood pressure sinking and her organs beginning to fail. It took 20 hours for doctors to finally operate. By then, it was too late.” Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
+ Still Thrusting After All These Years: “Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve an issue that could keep the 47-year-old spacecraft from communicating with Earth from billions of miles away.” 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades. (This gives me extra motivation for my exercise plan.)
+ Tupper Downer: ‘The party is over’ as Tupperware files for bankruptcy after years of troubles. According to the CEO, “Over the last several years, the company’s financial position has been severely impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment.” (Maybe that excuse should have been kept in Tupperware. It doesn’t seem too fresh.)
+ Error Jordan: Jordan Chiles is still trying to get her bronze medal back. And video recorded for a Simone Biles doc could be a key piece of evidence. Footage for a Simone Biles’ Netflix doc could be the smoking gun. (If the appeal is actually heard at all.)
