Friday, July 03, 2026
Donald Trump's Job Approval Numbers (Still Bad!)
The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 26th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,606 adults (including 1,408 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.2 points for both groups.
Unemployment Went Down To 4.2% In June (In Spite Of Poor Job Creation)
Because of the holiday this weekend, the Labor Department released the June unemployment report a day early. The report showed the economy produced an anemic 57,000 jobs in June. That was not good, but the unemployed rate dropped from 4.3% to 4.2% anyway - mainly because the civilian workforce had 720,000 fewer workers (also not good).
Here are the relevant statistics for the month of June:
SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:
169,358,000
OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:
7,094,000
OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
4.2%
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:
Adult men...............3.9%
Adult women...............3.7%
Teens (16-19)...............14.6%
Whites...............3.6%
Blacks...............6.6%
Asians...............3.9%
Hispanics...............5.2%
NO HS diploma...............5.5%
HS graduate...............4.2%
Some college...............3.6%
Bachelor's deg. or more...............2.7%
NUMBER OF MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but no longer counted):
1,761,000
MORE REALISTIC NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED (marginal-attached + official):
8,855,000
MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
5.2%
Thursday, July 02, 2026
52% Of Americans Want Private Insurance Eliminated And A Government Plan Instituted
The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 26th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,606 adults (including 1,428 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.2 points for both adults and registered voters.
A NEW Declaration Of Independence For Today's United States
Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report) offers a new Declaration of Independence for today:
When in the course of human events a tyrant imperils a nation, it is the duty of those who cherish democracy to remove him from power.
We the People refuse to tolerate a despot who threatens our country and the world
--He has engaged in corrupt schemes to profit from his office, plunder the Treasury, and steal from the taxpayers.
--He has desecrated the People’s House and the nation’s capital.
--He has perverted the Department of Justice to take revenge on his perceived enemies.
--He has vandalized the federal government, replacing experienced professionals with incompetent sycophants.
--He has deployed a domestic army of masked thugs to terrorize, torture, and kill.
--He has shredded aid for those most in need, at home and abroad, spreading hunger, sickness, and death.
--He has betrayed the nation’s allies and collaborated with its foes.
--And he has committed war crimes, ordering unprovoked attacks on foreign countries, targeting civilians, and massacring children.
We reject him and his enablers.
They must be held accountable and brought to justice.
And such tyranny must never contaminate this nation again.
Today we vow to set the United States on a new course.
To eliminate racism, sexism, and inequality.
To embrace honesty, empathy, and kindness.
To form a more perfect Union.
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