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Five Days at the Podium: The Shortest White House Press Secretary Tenure in Memory
Katie Zacharia did not move to Washington. She had not even packed. Five days after President Trump handed her the job of White House press secretary in an Oval Office meeting, she was standing on the South Lawn while Marine One idled behind her, listening to the president of the United States tell reporters that he had advised her to “reconsider” her career choice. “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” Trump said, recounting the conversation. “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Hours later, the White House confirmed she was “transitioning into a new role.” She had started on Monday. It was Friday. Anthony Scaramucci’s eleven-day record, the benchmark of Trump-world humiliation for nearly a decade, had been cut in half.
By Jin5 days ago in The Swamp
When a Society Stops Replacing Itself: The Consequences of Declining Birthrates and the Path Toward Recovery. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Consequences of a Changing Population In Part One, we examined the changes that reshaped American family formation across more than sixty years. From the expansion of contraception and changing marriage laws to rising living expenses, declining religious participation, increasing chronic illness, digital socialization, changing relationships between men and women, and the growing complexity of raising children, numerous developments have contributed to the conditions surrounding modern reproduction.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 days ago in The Swamp
The Declining Birthrate: How Six Decades of Change Reshaped Marriage, Family, and Reproduction. AI-Generated.
Introduction: Understanding How We Got Here For much of American history, marriage and raising children represented an expected progression into adulthood. Young men and women generally married earlier, began having children earlier, and formed families within communities where religious institutions, extended relatives, neighbors, and established social expectations reinforced family life. The Baby Boom, extending from approximately 1946 through 1964, represented the culmination of a period in which relatively early marriage and larger families were common features of American society.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 days ago in The Swamp
Buy the Election(s)
It’s not bad enough that we have to deal with the most ignorant president of all time in the U.S. His cabinet members make idiotic moves daily. The richest person in the world benefits by being joined to Mr. Cheeto President. You know who it is. Rockets to Mars, 14 kids by different women (that we know of), a ketamine-infused trillionaire who could use his money for good but instead buys elections.
By Andrea Corwin 16 days ago in The Swamp
THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF CANADA’S FAKE JUSTICE SYSTEM
You called 911. That was the beginning of the haunting. ADMISSION: YOUR ENTIRE LIFE EXIT: NOT FOUND SCENE ONE: THE EMERGENCY EXIT
By THE HONED CRONE18 days ago in The Swamp
Another Election...
Another election, this time for some local talent... Monday, October 5th is the election day here in Québec for the 127 ridings that will be elected into the province's National Assembly.
By Kendall Defoe 22 days ago in The Swamp
I Remember Y2K. I Think We’re Doing It Again With AI.
I think about Y2K a lot lately. I remember people genuinely panicking as 1999 came to an end. Computers supposedly was not going to understand that the year had changed from 1999 to 2000. Systems would crash! Banks could fail! Everything connected to a computer might suddenly stop working!
By Cadma24 days ago in The Swamp
A Restaurant Named “Xi Jinping” Was Attacked in South Korea. Then the Name Became the Story.
At about 2:40 a.m. on September 24, four masked men entered a Chinese restaurant in Seongnam, just south of Seoul. Surveillance footage shows them moving through the premises, spraying lacquer and paint and damaging equipment. Investigators also found a substance believed to be pesticide on food ingredients.
By Jin25 days ago in The Swamp
Spain Is Moving Closer to China. What It Reveals About Europe’s Strategic Divide
Barcelona offers the first clue Barcelona spent five days in September doing something that would have been unusual in an earlier phase of Europe-China relations.
By Jin25 days ago in The Swamp
The 6:1 Ratio: Inside the Cabinet Room Where Praise Replaced Policy
One in Six I January 29, 2026. The White House Cabinet Room. The cameras were already in place. Reporters had been allowed into a space that would normally be used for closed-door discussions of sensitive matters. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said to the camera: "What happened in Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, under President Trump, they would never happen. The tragedy of October 7 in Israel would never have happened either."
By Jin25 days ago in The Swamp
Europe Is Building the Weapon It Once Called Illegal
I In 1987, the United States launched a Section 301 investigation into the European Community. In 1989, based on that investigation, Washington imposed retaliatory tariffs on the EC. In December 1998, the United States again invoked Section 301 to impose unilateral sanctions totaling $520 million on imports from the EU, including handbags and cashmere wool products.
By Jin28 days ago in The Swamp
76% of Experts Say a Global War Could Start Within Seven Years. The Map Already Shows Where.
On September 15, 2026, the United Nations released its third Global Risks Report . Fewer than thirty journalists came to the press room in Geneva. That number told its own story. Talk about global war had moved from “if” to “when.”
By Jin28 days ago in The Swamp