What’s in the “One Big Beautiful Bill”? | USAFacts — Too tired to read the 900 page bill. Read this excellent summary.
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How Public Health Discredited Itself - The Atlantic
Although many skeptics have overreacted, rejecting sound science in favor of quack theories, they’ve gotten one thing right: A noble profession has been corrupted by politics. This became obvious during the pandemic, but the politicization of the discipline has been going on for half a century. The modern field has redefined the very meaning of public health, and in the process, it has made so many mistakes that it has itself become a hazard to Americans’ health.
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Nobody Suspected Police Shielded a Killer Until the Dead Man’s Sister Dug In - WSJ - Part three. Amazing investigative journalism by WSJ. Make sure you read parts one and two.
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.microblog_permalink { color: gray; font-style: italic; } .microblog_divider { color: gray; } ICE Arrests Have Sharply Risen In Every State Since Trump Took Office - The New York Times The pace of arrests has increased in every state compared with 2024. In 21 states and the District of Columbia, the pace has more than tripled. 2025-06-28 After U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Could Iran Make a Nuclear Bomb?Continue reading -
Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times — This list is better than the original version.
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The Best Way to Take RMDs From Your Retirement Accounts - WSJ
For most investors, we found that an equal-installments strategy is best—where one pulls an equal amount of money out of the market each month throughout the year. But if you are an investor who has a high degree of risk tolerance and expects a low-volatility environment throughout the year, then a lump-sum withdrawal could be best
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Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 147,000 for the month, higher than the estimate for 110,000 and just above the upwardly revised 144,000 in May
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How has TCJA impacted individual income taxes? | USAFacts
When TCJA was passed in 2017, the average effective federal individual income tax rate — the percentage of their income most taxpayers pay in taxes — was 14.4%. In 2018, it dropped to 13.0%.
By 2022, the average effective federal income tax rate had risen to 14.1%: a 1.1 percentage point increase from 2018, but still below the pre-TCJA rate of 14.4%. This uptick was probably a result of broad economic factors like income growth, employment shifts, and taxpayers moving into higher income brackets, rather than a result of TCJA.
