Layoff Headlines For July-August 2020

I generally only track the bigger USA layoffs, the real story is the volume of smaller layoffs. Any companies related to travel have been hammered: airlines, hotels, airport support. Others include retail, local schools, colleges, sports, healthcare, oil & gas. I have posted 462 layoff headlines to my site since May 1st. Here are 200 … Read more

HE’S LOSING IT: Wow, Joe Biden Confused Jacob Blake With Kyle Rittenhouse.

This is the kind of stuff that makes Nancy Pelosi scared of Joe Biden debating Donald Trump. On Thursday, Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, appeared to confuse Jacob Blake, who was shot by police while reaching into his car, and 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot rioters in what appears to be self-defense in Kenosha, Wisconsin. CNN’s … Read more

GOOD: Free speech org launches public push to change law protecting Big Tech censorship.

August 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The conservative Media Research Center (MRC) is calling on concerned Americans to submit comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to review a contentious portion of federal law at the heart of the battle over free speech online. Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act immunizes websites from … Read more

CONGRESS IS NOT A GOOD STEWARD OF YOUR MONEY:

NASA just announced in a blog post that SLS will cost 30% more. After discussing this and other details, Lueders then rather casually let it slip that, “NASA also aligned the development costs for the SLS and Exploration Ground Systems programs through Artemis I and established new cost commitments.” The new development cost for SLS … Read more

ALERT: IRS Says Companies Are Responsible for Trump’s Deferred Payroll Taxes – must collect twice as much from our paychecks early next year

The Internal Revenue Service said companies will be responsible for collecting and paying back any deferred payroll taxes under a directive by President Donald Trump aimed at helping workers while the administration and Democrats are stalemated on a stimulus deal. The agency issued guidance Friday that implements Trump’s order to delay the due date for … Read more