Short Take Politics

Plane crash too late for Gazette

The first major domestic plane since 3407 happened just before 9 p.m. last night, too late to make the print edition of the Niagara Gazette or Buffalo News but still in time for the Butler, Pa. Eagle to hold the presses and get the story in its print edition for the 15,000 people who still get home delivery. You might know the guy who runs the copy desk, designs the pages and decides to hold the press start. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14340645/Plane-crashes-Reagan-…

What do you mean he can’t just reduce prices?

With the cost of everything continuing to go up despite empty campaign promises, the first resort is to blame Biden. The trouble is it is much more complex than that. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/trump-inflation-promises-test-00201065

President tweets falsity

I know, same shit, different day, but the truth about that tweet about the military turning the water back on in California is now upon us. It was regularly scheduled maintenance by the Army Corps of Engineers who turned off the water for 3 days before turning it back on. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/california-denies-trump-claim-us-military-turned-water-state-2025-01-28/