Once a national leader, Massachusetts has suffered steep declines... in several key competitiveness categories: - Tax Competitiveness has fallen from 30th–36th nationally to 43rd (bottom 8) in the 2026 Tax Foundation Index, with property taxes now ranked a dismal 48th. - Cost of Doing Business has plummeted from a strong 14th place in 2019 to 49th (second-worst in the nation) in CNBC’s 2025 rankings. - Electricity Rates remain among the top 3 highest in the country, but now nearly double the national average, with the gap widening. - Business Formation and Establishment Growth has collapsed from near the top of the nation to the 9th-lowest in total establishment growth. “These numbers make it clear that the state is rapidly headed in the wrong direction,” said Massachusetts Republican Party Chair Amy Carnevale. “High taxes, soaring energy costs, and burdensome regulations are crushing businesses and families.”show more

This is Fall River Massachusetts, this city has one... of the highest crime rates in Massachusetts Average in 2019 was roughly $1,000. Now it’s climbed to roughly $2,000 per month Rent almost doubled in a short time but the crime stayed the same. Rent is so out of control even when you pay the national average, you still have to live in high crime areasshow more

Pritzker: “Democrats want to cut taxes for everyday people.”... Also Pritzker: 7% statewide tax on Netflix, concerts, and sports, on top of Chicago’s 10.25% tax on streaming at home. House Democrats pushed that last fall. In Chicago, it would have meant about 17% on streaming and nearly 19% on tickets. Lollapalooza said the tax threatened the festival. Under Pritzker, Illinois now has the highest combined state and local tax rate in America. At least 63 tax and fee hikes. $77 billion in cumulative costs to taxpayers over 8 years. About $1,400 more a year for the median household. “Cut taxes?” More like stack taxes. H/T Mark Hespen | Illinois Insidershow more

The problems affecting Washington state are the result of... homemade policy decisions from Olympia – not Washington, D.C. For years, Washington has had among the highest prices for housing, groceries, fuel, and child care. We also suffer from high rates of crime, homelessness, and drug use. All of these problems predate the current federal administration. During the 2025 legislative session, Gov. Bob Ferguson and legislative Democrats enacted $9.2 billion in tax increases – the largest in state history – exacerbating our affordability crisis. Some of those taxes will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. State Democrats are also proposing a new statewide payroll tax and Gov. Ferguson is committed to passing a state income tax in 2026. House Republicans oppose new taxes and have offered dozens of solutions to the many problems facing our state, including a framework that would solve the budget deficit without raising taxes or affecting important services.show more

A Trump supporter from Georgia praises his handling of... the economy: “He has a grasp on the economy and knows how to fix it after four years of destruction.” Now the facts: 2025 GDP growth was just 2.2%, down from 2.8% in 2024. January 2026 saw the highest January layoffs in 17 years.show more

While making his pitch for a state income tax... in Washington during his state of the state address, Gov. Bob Ferguson said “we are facing an affordability crisis” and that “our system takes too much in taxes from hardworking families and not enough from the wealthy.” This is the same governor who signed the largest tax increase in state history – $9.2 billion – taxing everything from jobs to ZYNs and raising fees on the Discover Pass, hunting, and fishing.show more

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ignited a firestorm after announcing... plans to send government-appointed healthcare providers into the homes of every new parent in the state. Healey described the expanded Welcome Family program as a chance for providers "to make an assessment to see if you need some additional support and resources" — but conservatives ripped the plan as a textbook case of government overreach. The program is described as voluntary in Healey's official press release, but the governor's own words on Boston Public Radio told a different story: "Everybody in the state, when you have a baby, you're going to have a home visit." That framing sent the clip viral, racking up millions of views and drawing fire from Rep. Nancy Mace, Sen. Tim Sheehy, and prominent conservative voices online. Massachusetts Republican Party chair Amy Carnevale, a mother of three, told Fox News Digital that doctors already screen for postpartum depression and that "there are plenty of resources available to women after they have children." She says the party has been flooded with objections from parents across Massachusetts. Full story here ⬇️show more

BJP’s rise in Kerala is no longer a claim... — it’s a reality.🔥🪷🔥 1,900+ wards won ❤️ Panchayats doubled — from 13 last time to 26 now. That’s 100% growth 🔥 From having no corporation at all, BJP has now earned the mandate to govern the state capital itself — Thiruvananthapuram ❤️ Palakkad and Tripunithura municipalities — BJP emerges as the single largest party 🔥 Second position in 13 municipalities. Corporation-wise growth speaks volumes: • Kollam: from 6 to 12 🔥 • Kannur: from 1 to 4 • Kozhikode: from 7 to 13 🔥 • Thrissur: from 6 to 8 ❤️ In a land where BJP was mocked, abused, and reduced to slurs… In a political culture that said “you don’t belong here” the voice of nationalism has arrived, head held high. Can you feel it? That quiet pride in the heart of every worker? That tear in the eye of a karyakarta who never gave up? Kerala is changing.And BJP is walking in with its head held high.🚩🪷show more

RACISM: In 1994, South Africa replaced one racialized system... with another, resulting in a stagnant economy. Growth has hovered near zero for more than a decade, per capita income is falling, and inequality is the highest in the world. Race is now even more central to economic rules. The clearest example is its treatment of its native-born son Elon Musk, who cannot operate his own business in the country unless he gives a third of it to a black man.show more

🇷🇺 Russia has become the second-fastest wealth-growing country in... the world, according to UBS. ▪️37%: Russia’s wealth growth from 2020 to 2025, according to the Swiss financial holding UBS. ▪️Wealth is understood as the sum of financial and real assets minus all debts. The indicator is calculated in national currency and adjusted for inflation in order to exclude the effect of price increases. ▪️Top 3 countries by wealth-growth rate: 🇰🇷55%: South Korea 🇷🇺37%: Russia 🇭🇷29%: Croatia ▪️Top three countries that became poorer: 🇬🇧-23.2%: Britain 🇳🇱-14.4%: Netherlands 🇫🇷-4.5%: Franceshow more

The insect is dead, but a different organism has... taken control of its nerves and is now in total control of its direction. It has invaded the insect’s body, grown inside it, and now manipulates its behavior to complete its own life cycle. -Just like what has happened to the Green Partyshow more

Politics in West Bengal has seen a dramatic shift... over the past decade, with the ground reality changing far beyond what many once expected. What looked nearly impossible a few years ago has now turned into a defining political moment. At the centre of this transformation is #AmitShah, widely seen as one of the key architects behind the party’s expansion. His planning, execution, and focus on grassroots mobilisation have played a significant role in shaping this outcome. From holding just a marginal presence in 2016 to winning in 2026, the BJP’s growth in the state reflects sustained effort, organisational depth, and a long-term strategy finally paying off. This victory is not just about numbers, it signals a major realignment in Bengal’s political landscape.show more

lol California has more Republicans than any other state... in the nation. Los Angeles has more Republicans than any other county in the nation. And yet since we enacted our Top Two Primary system in 2012, many times over we’ve been faced with general elections that are Democrat vs. Democrat. But now all of a sudden it’s a travesty that we may well have our top state race be Republican vs. Republican. Gimme a break, Democrats. Shut up.show more

Former Conservative now Reform UK MP Danny Kruger, "The... Labour party cannot govern in the national interest" "It's the same in the Tory party" "That's the result of poor leadership, all sorts of problems we can identify going back years" A bit rich coming from an MP whose party leader got a £5,000,000 gift from a foreign-based crypto billionaire for his services to Brexit which has cost the UK billions in lost trade, which is lost tax income, which is less money for public servicesshow more

🇺🇸 In Massachusetts, a 17-year-old boy has become the... girls’ high school state champion in track and field for the second time in a month. Lilly Serrano, who changed gender on official documents, has been competing in girls’ sports for the third year. He is currently considered one of the top female athletes in the state’s third-strongest division of high school championships. The policy of the organization governing school sports in Massachusetts also allows boys who have declared themselves girls—even without changing documents—to compete in girls’ events. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into the state’s school sports association.show more

Welcome to our new Secretary of State Miatta Fahnbulleh.... The government is tackling rising bills with a tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from October 1 in time to impact the next @Ofgem price cap. Helping households with energy bills and tackling the cost of living.show more

Latest from Noshki: BLA fighters are seen openly patrolling... the streets in full view of civilians, a clear indication that the state authority has collapsed and security forces are nowhere to be seenshow more

In the center of Kyiv, Russians attacked the historic... building of the National Academy of Sciences with a drone. A fire has broken out, and people are jumping from the windows to avoid burning to death. This is what the triumph of absolute evil looks like. Europe, 2026.show more

German 🇩🇪 Chancellor Merz has admitted that his CDU... party suffered a massive loss with only 5% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The AfD surged with 37% of the vote and the CDU secured merely 5.5% In a different election, Die Linke (the communists) won in Berlin, which is the capital of Germany. Chancellor Merz's personal approval rating has fallen to just 10% nationally. But he refuses to resign. He will likely need to be kicked out by his own CDU party members.show more