imo, this is a key event for NASA.

After leading the Country into space decades ago (and, yes, I remember when, e.g., the NBC network preempted all programming to broadcast for hours minute-by-minute details of the first lunar landing), NASA now has to show that it remains relevant in the world of capitalistic commercialism of space.

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... Job openings, a measure of labor demand, decreased 358,000 to 6.882 million by the last day of February, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 6.918 million unfilled jobs. The job openings rate dropped to 4.2% from 4.4% in January.

Hiring decreased by 498,000 positions to 4.849 million last month, the lowest level since March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hires rate dropped to 3.1% from 3.4% in January. Layoffs and discharges increased 61,000 to a still-low 1.721 million, with the rate rising to 1.1% from 1.0% in the prior month.

A reluctance by employers to engage in large-scale hiring or layoffs has created what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this month called a "zero-employment growth equilibrium" that has "a feel of downside risk."

Economists blame the labor market stasis on lingering uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies that have undercut demand for and supply of workers. Private nonfarm payrolls growth averaged only 18,000 jobs per month in the three months through February. ...

@#4 ... These firings seem to reflect that promise for revenge and retribution. ...

Probably the only campaign promise Pres Trump has lived up to.

But, then again, it may be the only campaign promise that benefits him directly.

The other campaign promises (lowering inflation, reducing cost of groceries, etc) that seem to be more for the benefit of the working class, and not Pres Trump. Those look like they are among the ones he has not fulfilled.

@#4 ... Who still supports this garbage? ...

Support for Israel seems to be waning.

@#1 ... Anyone want odds? ...

That's the huge problem our NATO allies have been facing.

i.e., why should we commit our troops to a war when Pres Trump is not even able to state the goals of the war?

@#68

Is your current trolling alias sure it wants to cite that song?

Lyrics excerpt ...

@#53 ... Loser ...

Well, since there is no indication of the comment to which it is replying, I would say that the comment being replied to is the immediate prior one.

So, what was comment @52 and what trolling alias authored it?

I saw this ...
@52

... #52 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-31 08:11 PM ...

Oh, that's gonna leave a mark, apparently calling itself a loser. ...

@#10 ... "No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots," the defense secretary posted on social media ...

Stated differently...

If you suck up to Pres Trump, crimes you may commit are not prosecuted because the Trump admin considers you to be a "patriot.".

@#58 ... To be clear. This would be a surrender of epic proportions ...

Agreed.

Especially because the closure of the Strait was due to Pres Trump.

@#12 ... This is a minuscule percentage of the corrupt looting of this administration ...

Agreed.

But these apparent ~stock trading just before an announcement is made~ events seem to be occurring too frequently.

And then there is the "Prediction Market" bets being placed.

@#2

Yeah.

While Pres Trump seems desperately to be trying to find an exit ramp from the war he started, Israel seems to be of a differing opinion.

@#36 ... It's to keep the garbage news from being sued. ...

Yeah, but FoxNews was already sued and settled to the tune of $700+ million dollars.

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...Israel Katz reiterated Israeli plans to establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon, saying that it would maintain control over a swathe of territory up to the Litani River once the war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group ended.

More than 1.2 million people have been displaced and another 1,200 have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched an offensive against Hezbollah on March 2, ignited by the group's decision to open fire in support of Tehran in the regional war.

The Litani River meets the Mediterranean about 30 km (20 miles) north of Israel's border, and the area between it and the Israeli border amounts to nearly a 10th of Lebanon's territory.

The Israeli military earlier this month ordered residents to leave swathes of the south, the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, and the group's political heartlands in eastern Lebanon. ...

... under a proposed risk-based policy ...

It seems that ICE agents are not trained to act as local law enforcement acts.

@#17 ... I am really tired of all this winning. ...

The Strait of Hormuz was open to maritime traffic a mere six weeks ago.

Now, because of Pres Trump's actions, where are we now regarding the Strait of Hormuz?

@#48 ... And here you are, defending Trump's pedophilia. ...

That's odd ... isn't it?

... "The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!," ...

My guess is that Pres Trump may have a disagreement with that opinion.

Stated differently, Pres Trump seems to be channeling King Louis XIV when he said, "L'État, c'est moi" (The State Is Me)

... President Trump on Tuesday attacked European allies for not doing more to support the U.S. in its war with Iran ...

... and Pres Trump's usual blame-game of others for his own failures begins...

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... The proposal, issued by Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley and submitted to County Executive Josh Siegel and the Board of Commissioners, would require additional review and legal approval before candidates, including those who joined ICE after President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, could move forward in the hiring process.

The county should not hire candidates for the sheriff's office or correctional positions if their prior law enforcement experience was obtained at ICE, according to the Lehigh County Controller's Office recommendation obtained by Newsweek.

"I'm very concerned -- part of what's happening is the people that are being hired at ICE are being influenced by white nationalist advertisers," Pinsley told Newsweek in a phone interview. "If you're being influenced once again by a white nationalist ad and you're joining ICE, then I personally don't necessarily want you to be a part of the county."

In January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) faced backlash after a recruitment post on social media said, "We'll have our home again," a phrase critics said echoed language associated with white nationalist groups. ...

Curious deflection on this thread.

Why?

What's the problem with releasing the Epstein Files?

@#2 ... Loyalty to the King is the only qualifier in the Trump Reich. ...

imo, those FBI agents were investigating a possible crime.

During his 2024 campaign, Pres Trump promised revenge and retribution.

These firings seem to reflect that promise for revenge and retribution.

@#30 ... Evidentiary Fact has a liberal bias... which is why no rwinger will ever accept the evidence about Trump. ...

Release the Epstein Files.

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... The operational impact of U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss' decision was not immediately clear -- both because it will likely be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done, both by the president and Congress.

Moss ruled that President Donald Trump's executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS is unlawful and unenforceable. The judge said the First Amendment right to free speech "does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type." ...

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