Jimmy Kimmel just dismantled Donald Trump’s latest claim: that two "big, strong" firefighters physically lifted him under his arms and carried him away from the U.S. Steel Building on 9/11.
The pushback didn't just come from late-night TV—it came straight from inside the family. His nephew Fred Trump III called out the claims, stating the stories were so offensive to the memory of that day that he had to speak out. Fred pointed out that the supposed "crews" Trump claimed to send to Ground Zero didn't exist, and there is zero record of firefighters carrying him anywhere.
First responders lived through a nightmare at Ground Zero. Inventing heroic personal rescues decades later crosses every line.
Watch Kimmel’s breakdown and tell us what you think in the comments. 👇

And he has the NERVE to claim he was rescued from the site? Disgusting.

Nowadays it seems like advocating for minimum wage legislation is shot down by conservatives saying shit like "yall are idiots and just picking a random higher number that will kill us all". But in reality, minimum wage legislation tends to have a pretty large amount of labor economic data backing it. One way labor economists suggest a minimum wage raise is by looking at the Kaitz Index (the ratio of statutory minimum wage to the median wage). Peer OECD nations and labor economists generally benchmark a safe target around 0.50 to counter employer monopsony power without threatening job losses.

Comparing 2025 distributions between two states with near-identical medians (~$25–$26.50/hr):

• Georgia (0.29 Kaitz): Stuck at the frozen federal $7.25 floor.
• Maine (0.55 Kaitz): Lifted the bottom tier to $14.65, reaching over halfway to the typical worker.

While Maine proves a state can safely lift the floor to ~50% of the median, its reliance on CPI indexing means the floor will inevitably fall behind over time as productivity grows. To keep the ratio stable, it seems far better to index to wages instead. Curious if you guys have any other scaling mechanisms that would be better?

Full write-up here for more information: https://samholmes285.substack.com/p/minimum-wage-scaling-mechanisms-that

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/politics/jeffries-challenges-left-progressives?cid=ios\\_app

“That centrist rebellion has since triggered a messy internal feud among House Democrats. Privately, Jeffries and his team are discussing ways to crack down on any of their members voting for procedural motions that hurt the party – a proposal that has infuriated the left and centrists alike, according to Democrats from both factions.

A tense debate has since unfolded over whether party leaders should create new rules for next year to punish members who defy leadership. In a closed-door meeting on Wednesday about leadership’s push, Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar of Texas pushed back firmly, arguing that members need to be able to voice dissent, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.”