Kevin Mulhall

@kevinmulhall.bsky.social

Writer | Artist | Retiree from a semiconductor company | Tech-Economics-Policy-Culture-Cartooning | No Crypto or Folks selling stuff | No DMs unless I've invited you to it. Michigan, ex-pat CDN

“If we wanted to get rid of deficits, which we could do with the swipe of the pen with every country, we’d make a trillion and a half dollars a year,” Mr. Trump said. “We’d pay off our debt. We’d do all sorts of things. But we haven’t chosen to do that." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision (Gift Article)

This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.

nytimes.com

Well Rodgers is throwing some of his staff under the bus by lying about not agreeing to the event. Before it would been announced as scheduled, both sides would have agreed to the format. Abdul should name who in MR's team did the agreement to out him. www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...

Mike Rogers speaks out after skipping Michigan Senate debate: "We never agreed to it"

Republican Mike Rogers is defending his decision not to attend a Sept. 15 televised event in the U.S. Senate race, saying he never agreed to participate and accusing the moderator of favoritism.

cbsnews.com

"These refunds are being distributed to residents in states including Alabama, Florida, Texas, and West Virginia" So Trump is pretty much going to give these Obamacare rebates only to red states where he needs the voters. Sad and desperate like the 5k promise. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Trump announces $500 checks for Americans for alleged overcharge under Obamacare

Trump announced the administration would refund $500 to nearly 1 million people who were allegedly overcharged for health insurance under Obamacare.

usatoday.com

Since Tesla has said nothing about opening up the API to manage and control these robotaxis, it's conception of a 'fleet sale' seems more like leasing the cars and service to cab companies that just get a referral fee for each ride. The same way as for individuals. techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/t...

Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets | TechCrunch

The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in "Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing."

techcrunch.com

I bet what Vance meant by funding the crazy $5k pledge with tariff money is that actual payout would be subject to available tariff revenue, which of course is far too small for what Trump promised, not even counting how much tariff money needs to be given back www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live

Vice-president suggests payment would not go to all and would be paid for by tariff revenues despite supreme court rulings against much of Trump’s program

theguardian.com

Potentially good news, Ratcliffe certainly seems like an upgrade to the crooked, pro-Putin duo of Witkoff and Kushner. Then again Russia being willing to sign a deal is a sign that Ukraine really is on the verge of losing. united24media.com/world/white-...

White House Considers Replacing Peace Envoys Witkoff and Kushner With CIA Director Ratcliffe

The US is considering replacing envoys Witkoff and Kushner with CIA Director Ratcliffe after 8 Moscow visits brought no results in peace talks.

united24media.com