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Wyatt Johnston scores 3 times as the Stars beat the Blues 6-3

8 months 2 weeks ago
Dallas won the special-teams battle, scoring a season-high four power-play goals in four opportunities while its league-best penalty kill stopped two of St. Louis’ three power plays. Zack Bolduc and Dylan Holloway scored for the Blues, who split a back-to-back and began a season-long six-game trip.
Associated Press

Howard Lutnick believes in GDP fairies

8 months 2 weeks ago
Our economic betters speak their wisdom: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could possibly cause an economic downturn. “You know, that governments historically have messed with GDP,” ...continue reading "Howard Lutnick believes in GDP fairies"
Kevin Drum

So how’s it going in the friendly skies these days?

8 months 2 weeks ago
A conversation about airline safety in the era of DOGE and Elon Musk: Rolling Stone: FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk’s Starlink James Fallows, longtime private pilot: Corrupt? Sure. But also directly dangerous? And how! FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch ...continue reading "So how’s it going in the friendly skies these days?"
Kevin Drum