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TALUS: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME . . . BECAUSE YOU CAN’T AFFORD ONE!

June 21, 2024  /  rich meranto

While overall inflation has been the buzz over the past two years, inflation is much more under control in 2024. However, this doesn’t mean prices have come down, just that they stopped going up as fast. Housing, perhaps the biggest expenditure in virtually every American’s life, is still accounting for a large portion of continued inflation as prices have gone through the roof! Moreover, housing prices seem less likely to recover to more reasonable levels in any short period of time. The American Dream of home ownership and the cost of renting a place to call home are less affordable than ever.

https://lyingtous.com/2024/05/30/theres-no-place-like-home-because-you-cant-afford-one/

The Current Trump Hush Money Trial: An Analysis of Public Disinterest

May 25, 2024  /  rich meranto

The ongoing trial involving former President Donald Trump, often referred to as the Trump Hush Money Trial, is a significant legal and political event. However, despite its implications, it has garnered surprisingly limited interest from the American public. This article explores the case's details, the charges involved, and delves into the reasons behind the American public's lack of engagement, including a prevailing disillusionment with the system, perceptions of political gamesmanship, and a general aversion to political discourse.

“NOBODY SCREWS WITH THE UNION” (EXCEPT REPUBLICANS)

April 14, 2024  /  rich meranto

It wouldn’t seem to be controversial to say that unions more traditionally support Democrats. Yet, in a curious twist of political fate, Republicans have been making significant inroads with the working-class electorate.  In fact, recent polling shows Biden and Trump were tied at 47% among union members in six key battleground states when asked who they’d vote for in 2024.  They’re All Lying to Us wonders, “what is behind this?” How is it that union workers have abandoned Democrats? Is it because of misinformation and disinformation spread via media and social media? Or was it Democrats who abandoned union workers? Let’s do a level set on unions and lower wage workers to see what truths we can pull from this mystery. By the way, the title of this article is drawn from the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, Eraser in which Joe Viterelli (pictured above) played an intimidating union boss.

TIKTOK – THE NEXT GIANT CHINESE BALLOON TO BE SHOT DOWN BY THE US?

March 21, 2024  /  rich meranto

Today’s Topic: Is the TikTok Clock Running Out?

Last week, Congress appeared to be in the mood for an old-fashioned Western duel by giving TikTok an ultimatum: terminate the ownership of China’s communist government in the short-form video entertainment platform or we will terminate TikTok. A social media platform with potential to overreach using user data and pose a national security threat? That’s the kind of online manipulation intrigue that led to the creation of They’re All Lying to Us (TALUS) . . . so, of course, we had to dig deeper if for no other reason than to provide an appropriate online grave for a social media giant.

IS IT TIME TO KILL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS?

March 15, 2024  /  rich meranto

THE LAUNCH: TODAY’S TOPIC As we Americans adjust ourselves to this week’s time change, They’re All Lying to US (TALUS) springs ahead with an investigation of the daylight savings time (DST) phenomenon. How did it start? Should it be killed once and for all?