Have Yourself a Very Biden Christmas

“We thought that they (MAGA) were idiots. It turned out that we (Democrats and leftwing media) were idiots.” —CNN liberal commentator Van Jones, following Election Day 

By Robin Itzler

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In less than one month, Joe Biden FINALLY leaves office. We sincerely hope Joe and Jill attend the inauguration and that Donald Trump’s speech attacks Joey for doing so much to destroy the United States of America. Wouldn’t it be satisfying if the “Big Guy” had to sit in the front row and listen to Trump’s recital of all of Biden’s multiple failings? Joey thinks he did a great job!

Through the end of November 2024, U.S. retailers have announced 7,100+ store closures. That’s a whopping 69 percent increase from the previous year, according to research firm CoreSight. In those 11 months, 45 retailers have filed for bankruptcy compared to 25 for all of 2023.

In November, companies announced 57,727 job cuts. This was a 3.8 percent increase from October. Moreover, it was the fourth-highest number of November job cuts since 2008. As you can see from this sample, layoffs are happening in many industries.

1. 23andMe (ancestry) - Will be laying off 40 percent of its workforce (200 employees). 
2. Airbus (aviation) - Is letting 500 employees go. 
3. Big Lots (retail) - The retail store announced on December 19 that it would going out of business. 
4. Boeing (aviation) - Laying off 700 from its workforce. 
5. General Motors (automotive) - Will be laying off 1,000 employees. 
6. Ingram Micro (IT services and outsourcing) - Laying off 850 people. 
7. KPMG (financial services) - Reducing its workforce by 300. 
8. Meow Wolf (art) - Reduced its staff by 75 positions companywide (about 20 percent of its non-exhibition workers). 
9. Sotheby’s (auction house) - Has laid off 100 employees in another round of layoffs. The last one was in September. Tyson (food) - Announced it would be laying off 800 employees from its Emporia, Kansas facility. 
10. Walmart (retail) - Why would a retail store close just days before Christmas? 
11. The Huntsville, Alabama location was shuttered with 80 people out of work on December 20.