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A plurality of Americans predict that inflation will rise and gas prices will be higher six months from now, a poll from The Economist /YouGov found. A plurality, 46 percent, believe there will be a higher rate of inflation six months from now, compared to 21 percent who said it will be the same. Just 18 percent said it will be lower, and 14 percent remain unsure. Democrats have the most positive outlook, as over one-third, 34 percent, believe there will be a lower rate of inflation in six months. However, 51 percent of independents and 64 percent of Republicans believe it will be higher. The survey also asked respondents where they believe gas prices will be in six months. A plurality, 37 percent, predict they will be higher, followed by 28 percent who said lower, 22 percent who said the same, and 12 percent who remain unsure. Overall, the economic outlook among Americans is not good, as 45 percent said the economy is “shrinking,” compared to just 18 percent who … [Read more...] about Plurality Predict Higher Inflation, Gas Prices Six Months from Now

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms,” MDMA, ketamine and LSD was gutted by the California Legislature on Thursday, though the lawmaker who sponsored the bill vowed to reintroduce the measure next year. Senate Bill 519 would have allowed for the possession and personal use of some hallucinogenic drugs, which advocates said would provide a critical mental health tool to treat addiction, PTSD, anxiety and depression, especially for veterans. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, said the bill was an important next step in ending the so-called war on drugs, which has disproportionately incarcerated people of color. The legislation on Thursday passed in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a gatekeeper panel that sifts through hundreds of bills and decides whether legislation with a fiscal cost to the state will advance to the full Assembly, but was amended to become only a study of the decriminalization proposal. The … [Read more...] about Bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California gutted by lawmakers

MASK CONFUSION… NY TIMES… DAVID LEONHARDT: A Confusing Message — The C.D.C. recommends indoor masking for the vaccinated, but only in some places. As you can see, most of the Northeast and upper Midwest, as well as much of the West, have only “moderate” or “low” transmission. If that stays true, vaccinated residents in those places can generally remain unmasked, the C.D.C. says. […] Breakthrough infections among the vaccinated appear to be only a modest reason that the number of new cases has been rising, as I explained in Monday’s newsletter. When vaccinated people do get the virus, they are less likely to pass it on to others — and much less likely to get very sick. […] The country was polarized long before Covid. But the C.D.C. has not maximized its chances of being heard, either. That’s the communication problem I mentioned above. Its announcement of the new guidelines was both vague and technical, making it hard for many nonexperts to understand. The agency … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Mask Confusion

Five times Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has broken ranks with Republicans and aided Democrats by voting with Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) anti-America First agenda in term 2021-2022. Cheney, who is up for reelection in the Republican primary on August 16 against Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman, has allied herself with Democrats fighting former President Donald Trump. To maximize her opposition to Trump, she joined Pelosi’s partisan January 6 Committee, which has used its January 6 investigation to oppose the former president. Polls show Cheney is losing to Hageman by 57 points among likely Republican voters and is predicted to lose.“The big story is Liz Cheney is going to get beat,” Brad Coker, managing director of the polling firm Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, stated about his polling data. “That’s a foregone conclusion.” Hageman told Breitbart News that Cheney’s alliance with the establishment uniparty has politically damaged her. “Liz Cheney has lost Wyoming. Liz Cheney … [Read more...] about 5 Times Liz Cheney Voted with Democrats in 2021-2022 Term

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 HONOLULU (AP) — The candidates running in Saturday's primary election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. David Ige include a former first lady, a retired mixed martial arts champion and a congressman who moonlights as a Hawaiian Airlines pilot. Democratic U.S. Rep. Kaiali‘i Kahele's decision to run for governor has opened up his congressional seat representing rural Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. In the U.S. Senate, incumbent Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is also up for reelection and is facing a primary challenge from a little-known candidate. Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state so voters have been mailing their ballots and placing them in drop boxes across the islands since late last month. Election clerks in each county have made a few voter service centers available for people registering to vote at the last minute or voting in person. In … [Read more...] about Hawaii voters picking nominees in race to succeed Gov. Ige

The overwhelming majority of Americans say they have been impacted by inflation, a poll from The Economist /YouGov found. The survey asked , “How much have you felt the impact of this high inflation in your own life?” The vast majority, 95 percent, said it has affected them at least a little, but of those, 56 percent said inflation has impacted them “a lot.” There is a consensus across the board, as 98 percent of Republicans, 95 percent of independents, and 94 percent of Democrats say inflation has impacted them at least “a little.” The survey was taken August 7-9 among 1,500 United States adult citizens and coincides with the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing consumer prices rising 8.5 percent over the last year, as Breitbart News detailed : Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 8.7 percent, down from 9.1 percent in June. They expected a month-over-month increase of 0.2 percent, a sharp decline from the 1.1 percent … [Read more...] about Biden’s America: 95 Percent Say They Have Been Impacted by Inflation

The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorised the unprecedented search this week. A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from the estate during a search on Monday. The property receipt is a document prepared by federal agents to specify what was taken during a search. Classified and top secret The seized records include some that were marked as classified and top secret. The court records did not provide specific details about the documents or what information they might contain. In a statement on Friday, Mr. Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents at his Florida club were “all declassified,” and argued that he would have turned over the documents to the Justice Department if asked. While incumbent presidents have the power to … [Read more...] about ‘Top secret’ documents recovered in raid on Donald Trump’s home: U.S. court papers

Democrat Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser asked the Pentagon Thursday for a second time to deploy the National Guard to support illegal migrants arriving from the southern border. “The District of Columbia writes to provide additional information to support our July 19 request to deploy the DC National Guard (DCNG) to help prevent a prolonged humanitarian crisis in our nation’s capital resulting from the daily arrival of migrants in need of assistance,” Bowser wrote in her Thursday letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “We need help from our federal partners as we seek to stabilize and manage our operating environment in this critical moment.” Bowser previously requested the deployment, but Austin rejected the request because it would “negatively impact” the force. The Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation receipt of Bowser’s latest letter. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Deny Being ‘Tricked’ Into Getting On Buses To DC, NYC) … [Read more...] about ‘We Need Help’: DC Mayor Bowser Pleads For A Second Time With Austin To Deploy National Guard For Bused Illegal Migrants