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via bearingarms: When the Supreme Court handed down the Bruen decision, it shattered a lot of people’s hopes and dreams. I mean, yeah, everyone kind of knew what was coming to some degree or another, but the decision still changed the judicial landscape on Second Amendment cases going forward. A …
via bostonglobe: Now, two years later, amid shocking levels of mayhem and murder, the local NAACP president and the city’s foremost Black pastor are pleading with city officials to open their eyes. “African Americans are disproportionately hit the hardest by crime in East Oakland and other parts of the city,” …
In the wake of a global lockdown, young professionals are entering the workforce having taken at least a semester of their college education online. The lack of hands-on learning might have left Gen Zers lazy or clueless when it comes to completing basic tasks on the job, some managers (said). …
BREAKING: Usage of the Fed's emergency bank bailout facility is now at a new record high at $106 billion, per Bloomberg. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 3, 2023 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1687201706369785856 h/t Simian_Stacker
via APNEWS: Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material. The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese. But they were …
by Martin Armstrong Inflation was transitory. Now, the credit rating of the United States plummeting from AAA to AA+ by Fitch is “arbitrary,” according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years, including on fiscal and debt matters, …
via Lance Roberts “The stock market is not the economy.” Such is the latest rationalization to support the “bull market” narrative. The question, however, is the validity of the statement. During the 2020 economic shutdown and surging market rebound I stated: “There is currently a ‘Great Divide’ happening between the near ‘depressionary’ economy versus a …
Joe Rogan slams the Biden administration, accusing them of turning the US into a banana republic by arresting Trump, and says Ron DeSantis can't compete with Trump: "These are the actions of a banana republic. You take your political rival and arrest him. Specifically, you… pic.twitter.com/tAyWNw0iUV — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August …
by Michael High temperatures are not supposed to go above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in South America in the middle of winter. That is not supposed to happen. But it is happening. In fact, we are witnessing some really freakish things happen all over the globe right now. The increasingly erratic …
via MSN: Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it’s now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a generative AI system …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: What do you make of the US debt downgrade? Do you think this has anything to do with indicting Trump in three courts? I know many people decided to donate to Trump today, even for the first time, as a sign of disapproval of the Biden Administration …
via unherd: Americans who are married with children are now leading happier and more prosperous lives, on average, than men and women who are single and childless. Is that statement surprising? In an age that prizes individualism, workism, and a host of other self-centric “isms” above marriage and family, it …
Notable: Devon Archer mentions Hunter Biden putting "The Big Guy, or "My Guy," Joe Biden, on the phone with Jonathan Li during a dinner in Beijing. Who was Jonathan Li? CEO of BHR Partners, an investment fund founded by a company controlled by majority state-owned Bank of… pic.twitter.com/OL4V409FZY — Benjamin …
by Chris Black In America, they would say this is against freedom. China is proposing new measures to curb the amount of time that kids and teens can spend on their phones, as the country takes aim at internet addiction and tries to cultivate 'good morality' and 'socialist values' among …
Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz responded to Jack Smith’s latest federal indictment against President Trump. On Tuesday Trump was hit with 4 counts in Jack Smith’s January 6 case: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and …
Special prosecutor Tom Windom approached the bench and requested a speedy trial. “This case will benefit from normal order including a speedy trial,” Windom said. But the defense said it needs ample opportunity to review a massive amount of evidence to be entered by the government. Defense attorney John Lauro …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Federal tax receipts suggest GDI numbers, not GDP numbers, are accurate. They also hint at recession… Tax receipts from the BEA, chart by Mish Tax receipts and total receipts are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis which also produces the government GDP estimates. Data …
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing …
“Conspiracy theory rock” aired on SNL back in 1998. It was never aired again, being cut from all future re-runs. 🤨 🔊 sound on pic.twitter.com/KeZ5IJuFNq — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) August 2, 2023
The Facebook Files: Jim Jordan exposes Biden admin’s pressure on social media speech censorshiphttps://t.co/3Ch1gnN0dC — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) August 3, 2023 In the third installment of “The Facebook Files”, released on X by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, a detailed picture emerges of a profound collaboration between the Biden White …
pic.twitter.com/KTsGJFhYar — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 3, 2023 Trump having a laugh about it all pic.twitter.com/lxlznFDwdN — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 3, 2023 CNN analyst compares Trump indictment to killing bin Laden https://t.co/bFMPAICCQI pic.twitter.com/axX1ocEW3N — New York Post (@nypost) August 3, 2023 h/t Terminally Dispelled
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Wednesday that she and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “pleaded” with former President Donald Trump to “call off his troops” and send in the National Guard during the January 6 Capitol riot. https://justthenews.com/videos/nancy-pelosi-says-she-and-sen-schumer-pleaded-trump-send-national-guard-jan-6 Nancy Pelosi "Trump did not send the National Guard on January 6th" even though she pleaded. 💥 EXCLUSIVE: …
via dnyuz: Well, that didn’t take long. Like Threads before it, the network effect is at work for Apple’s new Savings account! Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. Email: SIGN UP By signing up, I agree to the Terms of …
A cup of Joe never tasted better. Grab yours: https://t.co/4fbxCBQNPZ pic.twitter.com/s2qboyE7C1 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 3, 2023 Unreal Just 2 days after indicting Trump for J6, Biden puts out a “Dark Brandon” video saying “I like my coffee dark” This illegitimate POS is basically taking a victory lap for …
via eurekalert.org: A sociological study by the University of Zurich confirms that a considerable proportion of employees perceive their work as socially useless. Employees in financial, sales and management occupations are more likely to conclude that their jobs are of little use to society. In recent years, research showed that …
