📼 From the archives:
Jeffrey Goldberg lying about Saddam Hussein's association with Al Qaeda in order to provide justification for the Iraq War.
Apparently, deceiving the American people into war is how you get promoted to editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/kurdistan-and-iraq/127752
🔗 KanekoaTheGreat
British man attacked for entering a ‘no-go zone’ in London.
A horde of Islamists surrounded him and questioned why he was in ‘their’ neighborhood.
They threatened him and began chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they kicked him out.
A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2025 with average earnings will receive an estimated $1.34 million in lifetime benefits, while contributing only $720,000 in today’s dollars.
That shortfall—more than $600,000 per couple—is being made up by younger workers.
“Most of the growth in spending has gone to retirement and healthcare, while programs that promote upward mobility... have been left behind”
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-medicare-young-workers-cost-10477619