"analysts warn the shortage may last until 2028"
Interesting how that coincides with the Pentagon's Death Star completion date.
#pbs
watching a #PBS American Masters special about Brenda Lee and am now OBSESSED. am blown away that so many classic rock ’n roll songs and #music ―that i don’t even think of because they’re somehow always playing in the background― were recorded and made smash hits by her. i now NEEEEEEEED a compilation of all her music. Brenda Lee’s voice is like none other in American #pop music.
y’all in #uk don’t write out recipes in imperial, right?
USA’s public tv is basic anglophiliac, so Merry Berry has become a thing in the PBS-sphere. it’s weird to me she talks about pounds and teaspoons when i’ve read her UK/EU books and they’re all written in metric.
enisgüeis, it ain’t gringo xmas without Merry Berry and her xmas #cooking #food porn on #PBS
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #MissScarletandTheDuke #PBS This British Crime Drama Takes ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and Mixes It With Sherlock Holmes http://dlvr.it/TQ2Q8k
How to piss off #Canadian tourists & (negatively) influence people
New US border rule requires Canadians to be photographed every time they enter… and exit
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-border-rule-requires-canadians-155803756.html
Keep it up #trump till the numbers go down to zero
#CNN #CBS #NBC #PBS #NPR #ABC Where are you?
#Epstein ➡️ #Hoax
#2020 #election ➡️ Hoax
#climatechange ➡️ Hoax
6 bankruptcies ➡️ Hoax
94 criminal convictions ➡️ Hoax
#Russia conspiracy ➡️ Hoax
#Charity fraud ➡️ Hoax
#CNN #CBS #NPR #ABC #NBC #PBS ...➡️ Hoax
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Public media belongs to all of #us – and together, we can protect it. Add your name to demand #Congress restore full funding for #PBS & #NPR before gambling-driven media takes over >> https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwocMWCl0Z_ZtCTHi4CaOp3PMEy8qT89TU0rSL83lCiXSsmYr_evpiE4eDy2RpSxAm6xuZ_KI4aLiZgleZ8CHeItbNEncDbrqYRda6PLmcTKl9Rezek2rQpk4AYizXT61Uvr2cs2p3CjJbAS8MorlukDsPLBZ05kaLl65GtgL8sEWN9waz8lFa-NoVJ5xKc1HsB1RJVgSv2Bkwx2WDN_2TsarnG2Ueui7IU4R6GT_ajUmxUuKCHoAdu3Pu7MJBoRIt-n2WDgB-omFcNbEUkCMwz5Bv1I3YqoGO95qndjoi60dcYxoK2lcCHt8Wc5WM4M0wjAT1DwlGHYTulWxUf_cWk-Ekzcg-acXvepe8uawXHZINGE-mn4zQb5Vqa71ABr3Yvx7hixbfnoUGwiD5khHN786urT83vcznjxfG55tHdewNIOd_mMzHbZOy7Bei4jBwVczhjwG5qIH60LFY8OmeQbMZsu_D5IrVms_mVKpL-LzvoHqgl2BPyn3SmRxT-XcJrEzLA01eeNWE4HNCSdI-cmjenWyOIe5AhbQmZD3Kl13gEzgQyjxd4PjIL51xvNfGf8ozM8fRvwD1E8MUfVoedup_282FnGortP8g_c4cQEUQveiSF-nVMm4zzNjSP7xMnTmKrllOne1rrOxD8qu9KvhUFkA_8DTASrgE9Lx-McuZerXSduDV3aMx-sxnGxthgkMD84cmPaApqEorjqrMMJMovpiwAPfG_o-ea33gQAFbtYzZN-nLBOVCm3ULoJvVOQ/4mr/IVEvKXTFRemN1TFnx1DxPA/h4/h001.4ZgCrYLdSgkNDJD-iaWltU1YPj1Vexs-yfDX3iysxnc
Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April – PBS News
Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April
Economy – Dec 23, 2025 11:03 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December from November’s upwardly revised reading of 92.9. That is close to 85.7 reading in April, when Trump rolled out his import taxes on U.S. trading partners.
A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market remained stable at 70.7, but still well below 80, the marker that can signal a recession ahead. It was the 11th consecutive month that reading has come in under 80.
Consumers’ assessments of their current economic situation tumbled 9.5 points to 116.8.
Write-in responses to the survey showed that prices and inflation remained consumers’ biggest concern, along with tariffs.
Perceptions of the job market also declined this month.
READ MORE: The economy is giving mixed signals. Here’s what experts say they mean
The conference board’s survey reported that 26.7% of consumers said jobs were “plentiful,” down from 28.2% in November. Also, 20.8% of consumers said jobs were “hard to get,” up from 20.1% last month.
Last week, the government reported that the U.S. economy gained a healthy 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October. Notably, the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, the highest since 2021.
The country’s labor market has been stuck in a “low hire, low fire” state, economists say, as businesses stand pat due to uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs and the lingering effects of elevated interest rates.
Since March, job creation has fallen to an average 35,000 a month, compared to 71,000 in the year ended in March.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said recently that he suspects those numbers will be revised even lower.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April | PBS News
#Affordability #April2025 #ConsumerConfidence #December2025 #Economy #JobMarket #LowFire #LowestLevel #PBS #PBSNews #Prices #TrumpTariffs #USTariffs
Trying to find stuff for my watch list.
They sure have a lot of detective shows on PBS. This quirky character solves crimes, aided by that rascally cop/vicar/???. Sometimes in Victorian era costume.
It's a review-less day, but I wanted to take the time to wish all my friends in the Bookish Community a very Happy Christmas with my very Bookish tree! #Bookthreads #BookSky#Bookstagram #Bookstadon #BannedBooks #ReadingRainbow #MychalThreets #LeVarBurton #PBS #Christmas2025
@neurovagrant Thanks for "Neurons that fire together wire together." It reminds me to seek out heroic tales on YouTube instead of current headlines. My joys today include "Molly of Denali" and "Mattʼs Off-Road Recovery" (fewer calories than chocolate truffles). #Brain #MollyOfDenali #MattʼsOffRoadRecovery #PBS
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The #CBS #60minutes #CECOT story is hugely important (see https://archive.org/details/insidececot_202512 and https://archive.org/details/videoplayback_20251223_1653 and https://archive.org/details/inside-cecot), but #PBS #Frontline and #ProPublica also covered it back on Dec. 9, 2025, in Frontline's S43E17 episode.
The episode has two parts:
"Status: Venezuelan" (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/status-venezuelan/ or https://archive.org/details/youtube-sKSzBwTatm8)
"Surviving CECOT" (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/surviving-cecot/ or https://archive.org/details/surviving-cecot-full-documentary-deported-to-a-maximum-security-prison-frontline-pro-publica)
Both parts are very much worth watching and sharing, especially now.
@GreenFire For sure, especially now with the popularity of self-funded health plans corporations are turning to, making themselves the insurer. Great for the C-suite execs, not so much for everyone else on the payroll responsible for making their employer successful.
@heidilifeldman there's also a PBS Frontline take that aired well before CBS got around to capitulating on airing their own expose. Might as well support real journalism with "views" while boosting interest for a waffle house.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/surviving-cecot/
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