The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II

[Ravenshire]

Trump says U.S. growth could hit 20%.

The day he dies, Party Central might contribute that much to the GDP, but it'll only be a short spike.

[Angrboda]

Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy

A federal judge lit into the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for using either AI or fake studies to defend the Trump administration’s decision to fund only abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.

“While abstinence-only education may well be appropriate for some age groups or communities, the agency has offered no explanation or evidence to support its across-the-board mandate that only abstinence strategies be pursued,” U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his opinion. “On the topic of body literacy, the notices (remarkably) reference public health studies that appear either not to exist or not to support the propositions for which they are cited—a hallmark of AI-generated citations.”

Cooper issued a preliminary injunction, pausing an order that has already led to millions of dollars in grant cuts.

“The Court concludes that the Plaintiffs’ likelihood of success on their arbitrary and capricious claim, combined with the severity and irremediable harm to their programming and the balance of equities in their favor, justify the issuance of a preliminary injunction in this case,” he wrote.

This isn’t the first time the Trump administration—and HHS—have used AI to generate references or content. Last year, the department’s “Make America Healthy Again” report contained references to articles that didn’t exist and multiple citation errors.

The HHS is likely using fake AI slop to justify and defend bad MAHA policies that have real material impacts on the lives of everyday Americans, and could have alarming effects on public health.

[The Grand Nudger]

They don’t care. They’re a bunch of eugenicist freaks who openly complain about low teen birth rates in white women.

[Fake Messiah]

Congrats, MAGA, you finally did it.

The national average price of diesel has skyrocketed to $5.82 per gallon.

This sets a new record for the most expensive price of all time.

Diesel prices are up 55% since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran started on February 28 and the rally ​has been driven by mounting concerns over global distillate supplies. Around 900,000 barrels per day of diesel and 350,000 bpd of jet fuel ​moved through the Gulf before the war, equivalent to roughly 10% and 20% of global seaborne supply, respectively, according to cargo-tracking firm Vortexa.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/...026-09-03/

[Angrboda]

[The Grand Nudger]

Give my rich friends a break or the economy gets it!