The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline

kept by eddie feb 11

The US faces its first-ever population decline as falling birth rates and tighter immigration policies shrink the labor force and slow economic growth.

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Trump cabinet officials are publicly performing weightlifting and other manly displays, signaling a White House culture of masculine performance.
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Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras
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