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WASHINGTON — Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are preparing to brief President Donald Trump about options for attacking it again, according to a person with direct knowledge of …
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Restaurants across the U.S. are trying to find ways to address soaring beef prices while keeping customers at their tables. With America’s cattle inventory at its lowest level since the 1950s, restaurants that specialize in steaks are having to pass along those added costs to their customers, according to a …
Apple spent $750B on buybacks for 10yrs and Tim Cook is overrated. by inwallstreetbets “Just imagine Apple had reduced buybacks and spent more on focused R&D in order to deliver on-device AI with more intelligent Siri…. The market cap. would be higher than $4T (Probably, a lot higher than NVDA). …
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday confirmed that the United States Coast Guard“apprehended” an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. “In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last …
MSTR hopium off the scale byu/Brigstocke inButtcoin Twenty years ago, one of the most pathetic things you would see in England would be middle-aged men of uncertain occupation and limited education dressed as rednecks, with their confederate flags and hats. It was a laughable demonstration of the fact that ITV …
"Bravo Zulu. U.S. Navy forces in the Middle East are advancing warfighting capability in new ways, bringing more striking power from the sea and setting conditions for using innovation as a deterrent." – Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander https://t.co/TgQ4WLbph3 pic.twitter.com/WUiAVojTht — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 18, 2025 Watch: US …
Silent Trump flees growing storm over Epstein 'cover-up' as he jets off for holidays without ANY comment https://t.co/X1Ba9kt4lp — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 20, 2025 President Donald Trump remained silent amid accusations of a ‘cover-up’ after the release of thousands of files related to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein. The president …
We’re likely going to see Winter make a big comeback just after Christmas as we approach and head into January. Out long range telloconnections all point towards cold air making its way into the central and eastern states once again, boosting the chance that more of us see snowstorms. Initially, …
By Claudio Grass As I have argued many times in the past, the corruption of money itself and its purposeful devaluation is by far the most important problem facing not just investors and savers, but virtually every single citizen on the face of the planet. Taxation, especially the extremely predatory and aggressive …
via notayesmanseconomics As we approach Christmas the pace has really picked up in economics and financial markets and let me start my look at the UK with an international perspective. TOKYO (Kyodo) — The yield on Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond hit 2.020 percent on Friday, its highest level since …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Every nation is operating on models that are collapsing without those at the controls being aware that the implicit assumptions of their models no longer map reality. A recent article lays out the collapse of the dominant geopolitical model of “rising powers generate conflict”: The …
Holy shit, it used to be $456! I guess building a Ponzi scheme on top of a Ponzi scheme doesn’t pay off in the long run. Eventually you run out of idiots, and early idiots start selling byu/ZookeepergameOld4985 inButtcoin when saylor moon has to sell stock/etc to buy bitcoin below …
Big Pharma is clearly sweating. For decades they relied on mandates and lobbying to guarantee sales, and now someone is asking for real proof that their flu shot works. It is rare to see the system challenged like this, and the panic in the industry shows how entrenched those protections …
A reddit post was what caught the Brown University / MIT professor shooter. I think Providence Police are in some hot water after this whole thing is wrapped up. https://t.co/SzPVCFKTZ1 — Nick🔎 (@NickProbes) December 19, 2025 The gunman who killed two students at Brown University was found dead in a …
The SBU (security service of Ukraine) has for the first time struck a tanker from Russia’s shadow fleet in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea. As a result of multi-stage operations in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the “Alpha” unit of the SBU struck the tanker QENDIL …
KJ Muldoon, a 10-month-old baby who sparked nationwide headlines after receiving a first-of-its kind gene-editing treatment, was released from the hospital this week. KJ has spent the majority of his life at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after being diagnosed with a one-in-a-million, deadly genetic disease shortly after birth. Working quickly, …
In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription. Over the last week, several users have spotted Meta’s test, which impacts link posting. Social media strategist Matt Navarra noted that users part of the test …
Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference turned into a war between Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson on Thursday as the two men spent much of their speeches trading blows. During his speech, Shapiro attacked Carlson for hosting controversial guests on his show, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate. Shapiro also attacked …
How does a state lose control of SNAP and still claim fraud is rare? DEI: Minnesota cannot say how much SNAP fraud exists after a 174% surge in benefits. Auditors say eligibility is not checked and access is not controlled. A state audit revealed Minnesota’s SNAP agency fails basic safeguards. …
This reads less like coincidence and more like a power play people are pretending not to see. Stack the courts fast, lock in ideology, and suddenly elections matter a lot less day to day. Whether you call it diversity or strategy, the timing is the tell. Courts move slow, but …
Justice Dept. Will Appeal Dismissal of Comey and James Indictments The Trump administration had vowed to fight a judge’s decision to dismiss unrelated criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York. The Justice Department said on Friday that it would …
The Capital One hardship program seems to be one of the hardest ones to get into…but I think I cracked the code!! Here’s what I did: I called them a couple times this month, and just today I got approved for a 60 month payment plan with 7% interest. I …
Airports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades https://t.co/w9h9wSgTA4 pic.twitter.com/tfNCjbMJTs — New York Post (@nypost) December 18, 2025 An airport tradition of years gone by is slowly making its way back to certain locations in the US Visitors can proceed to the post-security side of the …
Synopsis: Cracker supposedly buys a photo for $2. Turns out to be Billy The Kid and his crew, casually playing croquet after a wedding in 1878. It’s only the second known authenticated photo of him, worth maybe about $5,000,000.
This is my first X message using my BCI. 🤯@Neuralink — Jon L. Noble🇬🇧 (@CheckCanopy) December 18, 2025 When I was first injured in 2003 at just 20 years old and full of dreams for the future, the senior consultant sat my parents and me down and delivered words that …
The FCC chief sent shockwaves through the media after warning that ABC, Jimmy Kimmel, and The View are not immune from investigation, triggering a full-blown meltdown across liberal media.
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to grow a movement:– Recruitment– Reproduction If Democrats don't reproduce, then their only path forward is recruitment. pic.twitter.com/A1y1P7D3eX — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) December 19, 2025
That was a dangerous thing to say out loud. When leaders start talking about death as a path to policy change, it stops sounding like politics and starts sounding like something much darker. Zelensky stated that he is waiting for the death of Donald Trump. At a press conference, he …
Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is dropping out of the New York governor’s race, and will not seek reelection to Congress. Stefanik sent a statement in a tweet just before 4 p.m. Friday announcing her decision. “As we have seen in past elections, while we would have overwhelmingly won this …