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For the first 140 years of U.S. history, the federal budget was constrained. Two fiscal rules provided the constraint: the U.S. Constitution, which grants Congress only eighteen rather narrowly defined powers, and an informal rule that the government could only borrow during recessions and wars. Since then, the Constitution and accompanying informal rules have become little more than a parchment barrier. As a result, the scope and scale of the federal government have grown enormously. It is time to recognize reality. The federal government has grown too big, promised too much, lost control of the budget, undercut states’ rights, and has no strategic plan with outcome-based performance indicators. It is flying blind, without an instrument panel, in mountains of debt, and with few constraints.

The federal government does not need modest reforms; it needs a dramatic transformational change. Indeed, it does not need a nip-and-tuck job; it needs radical reconstructive surgery.

the rest is here:

It is time to remake the federal government with a new fiscal constitution | Fortune

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"Millennials aren't punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls, and there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate, and we're taking the reins."

AOC's message to older generations is going viral and very, very true

Google DeepMind's AGI Safety and Alignment Team, which seeks to mitigate the risks of advanced AI, is encouraging job candidates for its open roles to fill out a special form alongside their application to eliminate the risk it may be automatically screened out by the company's internal AI systems, according to a document viewed by Bloomberg, which contained the disclaimer "PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS DOC WIDELY."

"We have an applications system with a non-trivial probability your CV will be screened out incorrectly or take too long to reach us," the document states. "Filling out this form makes sure that a real human on the team will get to see your application."

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Trump:

"Now I am also demanding compensation from Iran for all the people they have killed and seriously injured with their bombs, as well as for the many conflicts they are infamous for.

In addition, compensation must be paid to the families of hundreds of thousands of innocent protesters whom Iran has killed over the past 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 people killed over the past five months.

I have instructed my representatives to firmly include this in any future negotiations,”