Fifth Avenue Forum

Good to see that they have gone beyond that milquetoast statement since

Crazy **** going on at a neighboring high school. Two days in a row, bomb threats were called into the school.

The twist today was that one call went to one police department that said there was an active shooter on campus. At the same time, another call went to the county police and said there was a bomb threat. With the confusion, they sheltered in place.

The calls were AI generated and originated in India. Then there were social media posts, also generated by AI, that fueled a social media fire. Although the locals didn't need much to get spun up with this.

Evidently it happened in another part of the country last week. Scary stuff.

I can't wait for Stern to ask Biden if he likes to spank Dr. Jill.

Who thought of this idea

I can't wait for Stern to ask Biden if he likes to spunk Dr. Jill.

I haven't listened to him super recently, but Stern has always been a really good interviewer even back in his shock days.

Former President Donald Trump’s political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him unprecedented influence over the Federal Reserve, including a provision that could make him an “acting” central bank board member, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

That plan, which the Journal report described as highly secretive, is part of a 10-page document that suggests Trump — if elected — would be consulted on interest rate decisions. In addition, the Treasury Department would be used as an added check and balance to oversee the Fed’s bond-buying activities.

Along with those proposals, the draft contends that Trump could remove current Fed Chair Jerome Powell from office and require that Fed policy be aligned with the administration’s goals. While in office, Trump harshly criticized Powell and his fellow central bankers as they were raising interest rates and reportedly considered ousting him.

Trump campaign officials told the Journal that the draft proposals shouldn’t be considered “official.”

It’s unclear what authority the president would have to take such bold steps on a Fed that traditionally has sought to insulate its activities from outside political pressure.