Sunday Morning Tab Clearing

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Sunday Morning Tab Clearing

Steven L. Taylor

November 23, 2025

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Via the NYT: A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme. A truly shocking twist!
Via the NYT: Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers.
Via the NYT: Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy. “[N]ever in modern U.S. history has the office intersected so broadly and deeply with the financial interests of the commerce secretary’s own family, according to interviews with ethics lawyers and historians.”
Via The Harvard Crimson: Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties.
Via 404 Media: ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In ‘System Crash’ a Day After It Was Sued.
Via CBS News: Judge rules Trump’s National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal.
Presidentialness on display.

Because, you know, the economy is great? (link)

Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:

"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift." pic.twitter.com/nO0d6KLh2C
— FactPost (@factpostnews) November 17, 2025

5 responses to “Sunday Morning Tab Clearing”

Slugger

November 23, 2025 at 12:13 pm

I would actually be happy to not receive gifts. I’m in good financial shape and have everything I want. Another sweater is likely to stay in the dresser till December 26, 2026 and then go into the Salvation Army bag. My wife and I spend every December 26 getting rid of stuff. I like giving gifts, and we try to find unique things for people. Consider the recipient’s situation. There are Grandmas that need slippers, and there are some who don’t. Make the present mean something more than a pro forma response to an obligation foisted by merchants.

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Gustopher

November 23, 2025 at 2:12 pm

Via 404 Media: ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In ‘System Crash’ a Day After It Was Sued.

There’s a special visa for people who are victims of crimes. Probably would not apply, alas.

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steve222

November 23, 2025 at 2:13 pm

Is the system crashed better than “my dog ate the hard rive”?

Steve

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Ken_L

November 23, 2025 at 8:37 pm

Is it OK to give grandma some groceries? Or a pound of ground beef?

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Steven L. Taylor

November 23, 2025 at 9:05 pm

@Ken_L: Only if she lives nearby and you’ll have to see her suffer.

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