[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Our son is president of a commercial construction company. His idea for handling the whole DEI insanity is to change his internal committee acronym to DBA—Don’t be an Asshole. I think it could catch on ☺️
rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Aaron Rosenthal* is the research director for North Star Policy Action topics: heard of claw back? , the federal government has seized $80,000,000 dollars from the coffers of the City of New York, money that was appropriated by Congress. It was needed to help pay for the cost of caring for the over 200,000 immigrants sent here by the Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott in hopes of upending our local politics. Closing US AID leaves farmers in the lurch…$2B of the US Aid budget was destined for farm commodities close Dept of ED…send the money back to the states but not unencumbered…send the money back to support the expansion of vouchers McConnell on RFK Jr.: ‘I will not condone the relitigation of proven cures’ thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5143321-mcconnell-rfk-jr-hhs-vaccines-anti-vaxx/ Eric Adams preparing ‘for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island’ thehill.com/policy/national-security/5144269-eric-adams-preparing-for-ice-agents-to-operate-on-rikers-island/ Ocasio-Cortez says Adams ‘must be removed How DOGE Could Spark a Financial Crash Playing with fragile commercial real estate is like playing with fire.
14 states sue Musk and Trump, calling billionaire’s role unconstitutional House Democrat: Trump, Hegseth ‘literally appear to be negotiating on behalf of Putin’ <thehill.com/homenews/house/5142721-trump-hegseth-putin-negotiations/>
Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters Consumer sentiment is falling off a cliff in the early Trump period.
Data hoarders race to preserve data from rapidly disappearing U.S. federal websites <www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/data-hoarders-race-to-preserve-data-from-rapidly-disappearing-u-s-federal-websites> Tom’s Hardware
The perfect storm that carried RFK Jr. from fringe to center of Trump administration <www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/rfk-vote-hhs-secretary-how-kennedy-moved-from-fringe-to-center-of-power/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=347310294&utm_content=347310294&utm_source=hs…> STAT
Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Butt More Than We Even RealizeThe Department of Justice ordered New York prosecutors to drop charges against the embattled mayor.
Trump’s Eric Adams Decision Sparks Stunning Chain of Resignations A top federal prosecutor has just resigned after being ordered to drop the charges against Eric Adams. And she’s not alone. i have to Anderson Cooper Calls Republican Lawmaker a ‘Dick’ Live on Air: ‘I Think He Forgot the Camera Was On’Cooper later apologized to his CNN guest and was even met with compliments in return
-Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen-Stephen Pimpare, Aaron Rosenthal, Lincoln Mitchell, Mayor Adams, claw back, US AID *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Aaron Rosenthal* is the research director for North Star Policy Action topics: heard of claw back? , the federal government has seized $80,000,000 dollars from the coffers of the City of New York, money that was appropriated by Congress. It was needed to help pay for the cost of caring for the over 200,000 immigrants sent here by the Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott in hopes of upending our local politics. Closing US AID leaves farmers in the lurch…$2B of the US Aid budget was destined for farm commodities close Dept of ED…send the money back to the states but not unencumbered…send the money back to support the expansion of vouchers McConnell on RFK Jr.: ‘I will not condone the relitigation of proven cures’ thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5143321-mcconnell-rfk-jr-hhs-vaccines-anti-vaxx/ Eric Adams preparing ‘for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island’ thehill.com/policy/national-security/5144269-eric-adams-preparing-for-ice-agents-to-operate-on-rikers-island/ Ocasio-Cortez says Adams ‘must be removed How DOGE Could Spark a Financial Crash Playing with fragile commercial real estate is like playing with fire.
14 states sue Musk and Trump, calling billionaire’s role unconstitutional House Democrat: Trump, Hegseth ‘literally appear to be negotiating on behalf of Putin’ <thehill.com/homenews/house/5142721-trump-hegseth-putin-negotiations/>
Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters Consumer sentiment is falling off a cliff in the early Trump period.
Data hoarders race to preserve data from rapidly disappearing U.S. federal websites <www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/data-hoarders-race-to-preserve-data-from-rapidly-disappearing-u-s-federal-websites> Tom’s Hardware
The perfect storm that carried RFK Jr. from fringe to center of Trump administration <www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/rfk-vote-hhs-secretary-how-kennedy-moved-from-fringe-to-center-of-power/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=347310294&utm_content=347310294&utm_source=hs…> STAT
Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Butt More Than We Even RealizeThe Department of Justice ordered New York prosecutors to drop charges against the embattled mayor.
Trump’s Eric Adams Decision Sparks Stunning Chain of Resignations A top federal prosecutor has just resigned after being ordered to drop the charges against Eric Adams. And she’s not alone. i have to Anderson Cooper Calls Republican Lawmaker a ‘Dick’ Live on Air: ‘I Think He Forgot the Camera Was On’Cooper later apologized to his CNN guest and was even met with compliments in return
-Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen-Stephen Pimpare, Aaron Rosenthal, Lincoln Mitchell, Mayor Adams, claw back, US AID *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
