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Independent view:You are correct in what you are saying but did the insurance companies not sell Obama on the ACA in the first place? Seemed like that was a sweetheart deal to insurance companies while the people lost good coverage.I don’t see the insurance companies going… — RKbarbourjr (@RKbarbourjr) October 6, 2025 Mark Kelly: "In …
Is Massey replacing Ron Paul as like the new superhero libertarian? Based. h/t Signal_Ice412
Protesters confronted law enforcement officers near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon on Sunday night. Also late Sunday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon at all. https://apnews.com/video/protesters-and-officers-face-off-outside-portland-oregon-ice-facility-191f2aad9d12479dac54d1cd5e861268
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday. About 350 hikers had reached a meeting point in Tingri country and rescuers were in contact with another 200, state broadcaster CCTV said. Rescue workers were helping …
Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc across different parts of Nepal and neighboring India, triggering deadly landslides that have claimed more than 44 lives, the officials said on Sunday. Nepal has been severely affected by the torrential downpours that began on Friday, prompting rescue workers to conduct rescue operations in cut-off communities who reside in remote …
BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion. pic.twitter.com/A18oGnlaXT — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 5, 2025 An inferno ripped through the waterfront home of a South Carolina judge and her Democratic ex-senator husband on Saturday, leaving three people hospitalized, according to authorities and reports. Circuit Court Judge …
By Egon von Greyerz In this powerful interview with Jan Kneist from the Investor Talk channel, Egon von Greyerz exposes the historic shifts now reshaping global finance. Gold is hitting new highs, silver is accelerating, and institutional players are moving in. Now, even Morgan Stanley recommends a 20% allocation to gold. This significant shift signals a re-evaluation of …
White House: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer." pic.twitter.com/jWZLsSQKgP — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 5, 2025 Doocy: "So the Democratic position is that illegal immigrants should not have any access to taxpayer-funded health insurance?" Sen. Mark Kelly: "Federal law is that undocumented individuals do not have …
Commercial delienquent obligations in a parapbolic uptrend pic.twitter.com/BdsleKWmKu — Ari.Is.Investing (@InFoTheLongTerm) October 5, 2025 The office and multifamily sectors of commercial real estate loans got further bludgeoned in August, despite large-scale extend-and-pretend and forbearance deals executed in the hopes for better times and lower interest rates and more demand so that lenders don’t end up …
🇺🇸 FORD CEO JIM FARLEY : “WE DON’T HAVE MECHANICS” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0F70BgZPDO — Brian Krijgsman (@BrianKrijgsman) October 5, 2025 Trade levies are starting to drive up costs for goods from cans of soup to car parts: https://t.co/PFw9SMxLwK — Financial Times (@FT) October 5, 2025
American citizen breaks down in tears because she is now living in her car “for the foreseeable future” She has a job but rent prices are so out of control in America and you need 2.5x the rent to qualify for an apartment, she has to live in her car Illegal immigration and fake refugees …
https://t.co/k3MwYP2f0P — terr 04 (@johnsmith7745) October 5, 2025
AI DISCOVERS REVOLUTIONARY NEW WAY TO REVERSE LUNG DAMAGE An AI system didn’t just design a new drug for pulmonary fibrosis; it first figured out which protein was causing the damage (TNIK), then designed a molecule to shut it down. In a 12-week trial, patients on the highest dose gained almost 100 ml of lung …
Get to the back. Get to the back. There’s too much weight in the front. pic.twitter.com/AzRnR09Kb4 — Neil (@neilfromsa) October 5, 2025 They're running it hot…. pic.twitter.com/qLHDICSaWV — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) October 5, 2025 New highs in the S&P 500 continue. The pace of gain has slowed as the S&P 500 nears its 5-year …
AMERICA’S AUTO CRISIS: EV PLANS COLLIDE WITH POLICY FLIP Trump’s decision to scrap Biden’s Electric Vehicle tax credits has thrown automakers into confusion, leaving companies like Ford rethinking their massive EV investments. Ford CEO Jim Farley called it an “awkward moment” and said the U.S. needs to rebuild its “essential economy,” the workers who build, …
Drone video captured homes that collapsed into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday amid rough surf from dual hurricanes off the Southeast coast. pic.twitter.com/fh2tiRRo6T — Adventure Bloom (@adventure_bloom) October 4, 2025 These houses are literally built on sand. I feel for the homeowners. But a foundation of sand?… pic.twitter.com/MoLYrdym4z — Darrell (@abalone_diver) …
BREAKING: AG Pam Bondi is reportedly poised to charge Alejandro Mayorkas with treason for deliberately allowing 20 million illegals to flood our nation, a disgraceful betrayal that undermines America’s sovereignty. Throw him and Biden in fucking prison — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) October 4, 2025
Actually now you need far less gold to buy a nice house, even though the average size of American homes has increased at the same time. 1975 = 294 gold oz and 2025 only 95 gold oz. See chart. pic.twitter.com/2s0VTG7YhO — Petri Kuittinen (@KuittinenPetri) October 3, 2025 The illusion of prosperity is breaking. Stocks up …
Hundreds of thousands of Americans 'may lose disability benefits as Trump plans to overhaul Social Security' https://t.co/FmHVTH3qIi — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) October 5, 2025 A new report has emerged, alleging that the Trump administration is considering removing a key factor from the assessment of an individual’s eligibility for Social Security disability payments. The Washington Post …
BREAKING: Samsung has announced a pilot program to begin showing ads on its smart refrigerators across the United States. pic.twitter.com/kpJ31tHGFK — The General (@GeneralMCNews) October 4, 2025 The pilot program, first reported on by Android Authority (3), runs ads to certain “Cover Screens” — the default displays that appear when the fridge’s touchscreen goes idle. Ads will …
Link to the article: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mum-who-put-envelope-public-32592220 1) there is no Interrogation 2) it’s local council 3) it’s because a local business was using a public bin to dispose of business waste and this has her name and address on it. Treated the same as fly tipping. h/t dont-try-do
Here’s a third graph that shows transfer of middle class wealth upward to the Top 1% since shortly after the H-1B program began. Illegal immigration also ramped up during this same period: pic.twitter.com/mMvKpES7Oy — Cats without Borders (@russ62960450) October 5, 2025 “The economy is good—except for young people” A common refrain these days. It means …
The shutdown was originally projected to last 5 days. Now it’s three weeks 🥳 The reason is Trump’s keeping the good stuff going and cutting the bad. So it’s not hurting Republicans — or voters — at all. https://t.co/W5tJ2pJoSv — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) October 4, 2025 Fed employees always get back pay, so …
When will the madness end? “I have no desire to put them in jail” Wtf is that saying? h/t Limpan
Ring the Bells pic.twitter.com/ebPig1GydI — SiriusB (@SiriusBShaman) October 3, 2025 h/t THE AC
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued the order pending further arguments in the …
Georgia Condemns 'Coup Attempt' After Pro-EU Protesters Try To Storm Presidential Palace https://t.co/xmzsdOsfdv — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 5, 2025 Chaos has once again hit Georgia’s streets, as a large group of demonstrators attempted to storm the presidential palace in the capital Saturday, at a moment of controversial municipal elections. Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has …
Adelita Grijalva of Arizona came to Washington DC this week, but returned two days later, a little confused Congress’s newest member, Adelita Grijalva, came to Washington DC this week, expecting to be officially sworn in by the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. Two days later, she returned to her southern Arizona district disappointed, if …
Very well said. 75% of Americans believe they have no chance to succeed long term so they just YOLO their lives and gamble on Draft Kings and travel. Why save if you believe you have no hope in the future? Very few Gen Z’ers will have kids. Very sad but can’t blame em. It’s so …
