Joe Macken, a truck driver from upstate New York, turned a basement hobby into a 50-foot replica of New York City that went viral on TikTok and landed a spot at one of Manhattan's most prominent museums. Macken's model, built from balsa wood, foam board, and Elmer's glue over more than twenty years, contains an […] The post A truck driver spent two decades building 800,000 tiny structures into a scale model of New York City — now it's a museum exhibit appeared first on American Almanac .
Joe Macken, a truck driver from upstate New York, turned a basement hobby into a 50-foot replica of New York City that went viral on TikTok and landed a spot at one of Manhattan's most prominent museums. Macken's model, built from balsa wood, foam board, and Elmer's glue over more than twenty years, contains an estimated 800,000 miniature structures spanning all five boroughs, parts of New Jersey, and stretches of suburban Long Island. It sits on more than 300 large foam boards, interconnected like puzzle pieces, and measures nearly 30 feet wide. Each inch represents roughly 160 feet of real city. The exhibit, titled "He Built This City," opened in February at the Museum of the City of New York on Manhattan's museum row near Central Park…Open
Vice President JD Vance took the stage in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to highlight the Trump administration’s record and priorities, including job growth, border security and support for American farmers and working families.
President Trump is, once again, delivering prosperity in real time to Americans. His commitment is straightforward: real gains for working families. Higher take-home pay. Results that show up in the government’s own count, not in a speech. The 2025 numbers are in, and they belong to year one of the second term. The official rate […] The post Census Just Gave Trump the Best Poverty Report on Record appeared first on StoneZone .
President Trump is, once again, delivering prosperity in real time to Americans. His commitment is straightforward: real gains for working families. Higher take-home pay. Results that show up in the government’s own count, not in a speech. The 2025 numbers are in, and they belong to year one of the second term. The official rate fell to 10.2%, the lowest since the bureau started tracking it, according to the Census Bureau . Down half a point. Second straight yearly decline. That is not a rounding error and it is not a forecast. It is the government’s own household survey of the first full year back. Median household income hit $87,460, a record going back to 1967 and up 2.6% after inflation, the number families actually feel and what…Open
Hasan Piker joins MS NOW’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and Eugene Daniels for a wide-ranging interview on Clock It. The Twitch streamer and political commentator has a massive following with growing influence in progressive politics. But he is controversial. It has Fox News talking about him all the time and many Democratic politicians denouncing him for offensive comments. But instead of talking about him, Symone and Eugene wanted to talk to him. In this wide-ranging conversation, Piker joins them to discuss his evolution from livestreamer to increasingly visible political influencer, and what that high profile means in this crucial midterm election cycle. They debate who the “working class” and the Democratic base really is and…
Federal Election Commission filings show self-described champions of the working class, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, spent campaign funds at some of the country's priciest restaurants, including one that accuses Israel of weaponizing food. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign committee dropped nearly $10,000 at multiple Michelin-starred spots, FEC disbursement records show. Tlaib's committee spent more than […] The post AOC, Tlaib, and other progressive Democrats spent thousands in donor cash at Michelin-starred restaurants appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal Election Commission filings show self-described champions of the working class, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, spent campaign funds at some of the country's priciest restaurants, including one that accuses Israel of weaponizing food. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign committee dropped nearly $10,000 at multiple Michelin-starred spots, FEC disbursement records show. Tlaib's committee spent more than $2,700 at Albi, a Palestinian restaurant in Washington, D.C., whose unnamed owner has accused Israel of using food "to starve people and deprive them of their human rights." A Washington Free Beacon review of the FEC data found the pattern stretches well beyond the Squad, reaching into the campaign accounts of House…Open
