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The Trump administration is quietly authorizing millions of dollars in refugee resettlement funding, including to organizations operating at the center of the illegal immigration crisis. According to Federal Register notices published on September 22, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement intends to award nearly …
After more than a year of legal arguments, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to appear before a special Georgia Senate committee examining her prosecution of President Trump on Wednesday. Lawmakers created the Senate Special Committee on Investigations in January 2024 to look into allegations of “various forms …
Rob Reiner‘s son could face death for his parents’ murder or spend the rest of his life behind bars The L.A. County District Attorney today announced Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first degree murder for the alleged killing of his parents. if found guilty, the younger …
Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy The Trump FTC tried to hide a complaint showing Pepsi forced shoppers to pay higher prices everywhere but Walmart. But now it’s unsealed. And the politics of affordability are explosive. Last month, the Atlanta Fed came …
When Bruce lee hit a young Jackie Chan during a stunt pic.twitter.com/SLcUbNXX35 — Modern History (@modernhistory) December 16, 2025
DOW starting to get REKT.$COST, one of Wall Street’s darlings hits a 52 week low. Absolutely horrific chart. pic.twitter.com/xHNSTggWPv — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 16, 2025 Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k. All told, …
Absurd that there is funding stress from such a small amount of quantitative tightening. It’s already over, and we are still well above 2019 balance sheet levels. Shows you how broken the market has become. pic.twitter.com/TaxwfBBtYj — Illiquid Insights (@IlliquidInsight) December 16, 2025 🚨FEDERAL RESERVE INJECTS $5.2 BILLION INTO U.S. …
The View From Inside the AI Bubble Secret parties, lavish buffets, and talks of annihilation at one of the largest AI-research conferences In a small room in San Diego last week, a man in a black leather jacket explained to me how to save the world from destruction by AI. …
Behind every notification, search history, and late-night chat, kids are building online lives that adults rarely see. Aura’s 2025 State of the Youth report combines real, anonymized device-level data with surveys of kids and parents across the U.S., giving one of the clearest pictures yet of how AI is influencing …
The Obamas were supposed to meet with director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, the night they were killed, allegedly by their son Nick Reiner, in their home in Los Angeles. “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night — and we got the news,” Michelle …
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband made at least $130 million in stock profits over the course of the California Democrat’s 37 years in Congress — a staggering return of 16,930%. Pelosi, 85, announced this week she will retire when her term ends in January 2027. The San …
A proposed overhaul of the U.S. military would cut its number of regional headquarters and cull generals and admirals, according to a U.S. media report. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Washington Post reported that senior Pentagon officials were looking to downsize some of its military headquarters and shift …
New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling. A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found that a significant percentage of kids who turn to AI for companionship are engaging …
Good Lord. The CEO of Inspiritus, John Moeller Jr, is paid over $250,000 a year to resettle foreigners all over Georgia. The organization (formerly Lutheran Social Services of GA) received over $100 MILLION just between 2019 and 2023. The people doing this to us have names. https://t.co/hgHXR3zaME pic.twitter.com/9jDYlOXIu6 — Oilfield …
via Zorro Excellent question. Thailand’s relationship with China is deep, multifaceted, and of critical importance, spanning economics, military, tourism, and infrastructure. It is one of the most significant bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia. Here’s a breakdown of the key areas of dependence and interconnection: 1. Economic & Trade Interdependence (The …
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Israel’s underlying objective in Gaza is to empty the territory of its Palestinian population, warning that only an international force can prevent what he described as a plan of forced displacement. In a televised interview with Turkey’s TVNet channel on Saturday, Fidan stated …
openAI IPO seems ripe to be torn to shreds over it's bullshit nonprofit status https://t.co/1nVh5FsPWc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 16, 2025 OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit (OpenAI, Inc.). In 2019, it did not convert the nonprofit into a for-profit. It created a separate capped-profit subsidiary, OpenAI …
Truth about what drove Rob Reiner's son to SNAP… as motive and grisly details of his campaign of terror emerge: 'Ticking time bomb' https://t.co/vjVKAhvqjI — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 15, 2025 Nick Reiner was a ‘ticking time bomb’ whose drug use spiraled out of control after his parents threatened to …
It’s true – we just turned over documents to Capitol Hill to be made public showing the FBI told DOJ they did not have probable cause for raiding President Trump’s home in Mar A Lago but DOJ “didn’t give a damn” and did it anyway. https://t.co/qIlShYTd5V — FBI Director Kash …
Thirteen charged in a nine-state Home Depot theft ring accused of stealing $2.2M from 128 stores; they face 780 counts, including grand larceny, conspiracy, and possession of stolen property. pic.twitter.com/71Jvz3ZWtQ — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 15, 2025 NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz …
True heroes — Mark Llewellyn (@archiebombora09) December 16, 2025
Proposition 50, which temporarily replaces California’s existing congressional districts with an alternative map designed to elect more Democrats, passed easily last week; it currently has 64.6% of the vote. This outcome was part of a generally good election night for Democrats across the nation, as voters expressed their unhappiness with …
Me here: She came away from the meeting upbeat. I think I was right! Candace is going to collab with TP. They probably offerred her a lucrative position. Video here: Had a very productive conversation with @RealCandaceO. More to come from both of us. Looking forward to AmFest this week. …
ICE has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar would level accusations to demonize ICE as part of a PR stunt. Allegations that ICE engages in ‘racial profiling’ are… https://t.co/WKTz0rpir1 — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December …
Well, the press keeps manipulating the truth in putting words his mouth that he never said so it’s about time. — Spitfire (@RealSpitfire) December 16, 2025 Micheal Wolff was 100% right about you. pic.twitter.com/WKzI3mNjPk — Clyp Keeper (@DGrayTexas45) December 16, 2025
http://twitter.com/1200616796295847936/status/2000689958886006822 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has renewed his call to end congressional stock trading, highlighting outsized returns by lawmakers that far outpace market benchmarks. In 2024, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden’s portfolio surged 123.8%, compared with the S&P 500’s 24.9%, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portfolio returned 70.9%. Bessent Urges …
The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history. Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the… — Susie …
