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The EU is preparing a plan to cut off the “Druzhba” pipeline for Hungary and Slovakia, – Bloomberg. The European Commission is reviewing the issue of continued imports of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies Hungary and Slovakia. These plans are separate… pic.twitter.com/Wd1qKOyo9I — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) September 21, 2025 Budapest and …
The Trump administration drew an unproven link between autism and pregnant women’s use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one of the world’s most common over-the-counter pain relievers, Kenvue’s Tylenol. Officials warned pregnant women against using acetaminophen early on unless they have a fever, and touted a lesser-known drug, leucovorin, as a potential treatment for …
Gotta Catch ‘Em All. pic.twitter.com/qCvflkJGmB — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) September 22, 2025 https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/23/us-government-posts-pokemon-video-ice-raids-saying-gotta-catch-em-all-24241359/ The Department of Homeland Security has shared a video of immigrants being arrested, spliced together with the Pokemon theme tune. Captioned ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’, the clip is a clear imitation of the popular anime, with images of Ash Ketchum and Pokemon …
Week ending September 10 in Vaughan did not just nudge the market downward, it slammed it into a pit nobody wants to admit exists. Detached median sold price fell to $1.36 million, one of the lowest points anyone remembers, down 21 percent year-over-year, and every headline pretends this is just a seasonal wobble, as if …
World leaders meet on two-state solution between Israel, Palestinians
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/rand-paul-fcc-chair-had-no-business-intervening-in-abc-kimmel-controversy/ Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) slammed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for policing speech after the FCC chair pressured ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel. Carr’s statement that ABC must take action against Kimmel was “absolutely inappropriate,” Paul said on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday. “Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this.” …
Rent vs Wage Growth Data: “Since 2000, housing costs have been rising faster than median household income. Inflation-adjusted rents have grown steadily, to more than 20 percent above their 2000 level. Inflation-adjusted prices for single-family homes have grown even faster… In contrast, inflation-adjusted median household income barely rose over the whole time period.” Source: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/rent-house-prices-and-demographics …
“No longer will illegal aliens be able to leave citizenship boxes blank or take advantage of HUD-funded housing, riding the coattails of hardworking American citizens,” Turner declared. “HUD will leverage all available enforcement actions against entities who do not comply with the request for citizenship information, including, but not limited to, examination of HUD funding …
“Realistically, we are talking about a figure of around 1,000 wounded troops per day,” said Germany’s Surgeon General Ralf Hoffmann. “The Ukrainians often cannot evacuate their wounded fast enough because drones are buzzing overhead everywhere. The nature of warfare has changed dramatically in Ukraine. Injuries now come less from gunfire and more from explosions and …
Why I believe this: -Jordan Love took the snap instead of letting third quarter end and loses 15+ yds getting sacked when he could’ve easily just thrown it away or let the time end. – Matthew Golden caught a 20+ yd pass from Browns end zone, and was at the same field line as… — …
https://invezz.com/news/2025/09/22/pfizer-close-to-acquiring-metsera-for-7-3b-targeting-breakthrough-obesity-drug/ Pfizer nears $7.3B deal to acquire Metsera, targeting next-gen obesity treatments. MET-097i shows 11.3% weight loss in trials and offers monthly dosing. Acquisition positions Pfizer against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in obesity market. Pfizer is making a bold move in the pharmaceutical world by closing in on a $7.3 billion deal to acquire …
You left off the part where Binance keeps sending Btc to market makers like Wintermite to sell at market in order to liquidate the over leveraged longs driving the price down as they wait to then use the proceeds to buy it back cheaper. Rinse and repeat because CZ is an… — Alex Boge (@alexboge) …
Ray Dalio warns ‘we’re heading into very, very dark times’ and says the solution comes from a Chinese proverb: ‘A smart rabbit has 3 holes’ Legendary billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a stark warning about the future of the United States and the United Kingdom, stating he is not optimistic about either nation’s trajectory …
Tariffs will literally say differently in a few months — Jedi Knight ™ (@sirferrell2) September 22, 2025 Forbes: Since last year's election, the Trump family has nearly doubled its wealth to $10B, profiting from the presidency. This is pure corruption. pic.twitter.com/WBETMotGaG — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 22, 2025 The House is local election. National …
Is being called a hypocrite worse than being called racists, cult members and Nazis? I feel like it’s an improvement and I’m ok with it — JordanRN (@jordanrn96) September 19, 2025
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-sweet-sugar-substitutes-linked-faster.html Some sugar substitutes may come with unexpected consequences for long-term brain health, according to a study published in Neurology. The study examined seven low- and no-calorie sweeteners and found that people who consumed the highest amounts experienced faster declines in thinking and memory skills compared to those who consumed the lowest amounts. The link …
ICE Makes Almost 550 Arrests In Chicago Area As Part Of 'Midway Blitz' https://t.co/nrHgZFXX1E — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 21, 2025 Immigration authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in the Chicago area in less than two weeks as part of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a major crackdown that officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) describe …
Immense noticing. pic.twitter.com/pYz35EOdhy — MondoARG (@MondoARG) September 21, 2025
Who could have ever seen this coming? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saylor-crypto-imitators-are-now-under-pressure-as-doubts-grow-about-their-business-model-140027268.html Enthusiasm for Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) — and some of its numerous imitators — has been fading, with the stocks for some of those companies tumbling over the past month. Over Sunday night, the total market capitalization of crypto fell by as much as $33 billion, according …
Sounds like trade talks are going well pic.twitter.com/AngPXpZrla — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 22, 2025 https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/modi-urges-indians-rid-foreign-122233361.html Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address on Sunday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United States have soured. After U.S. …
We sell you 100 billion in shovels and then invest that into your shovel-buying enterprise. There is no bubble here. The tech is clearly valuable enough by itself without resorting to wash investments. Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI (Reuters) -Chipmaker Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI and provide it with …
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B no longer own any shares of BYD – CNBC pic.twitter.com/AxkQZIQtw1 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) September 21, 2025 “Berkshire Hathaway has completely exited its extremely profitable equity investment in the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD,” CNBC confirmed. “A Berkshire spokesperson said the entire BYD position has indeed been sold.” Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buffett-munger-byd-exits-stake.html …
Bill O’Reilly has the numbers, “George Soros has donated $17 million to county races to get far-left progressives into the District Attorney’s office — These are county races. So that’s an enormous amount of money” – George Soros DA just released a man wanted for 2 murders in New York – Oakland, California, George Soros …
via WSB: The Fed claims to balance price stability with maximum employment. In practice, both pillars are built on sand: Job creation data is constantly revised downward… the latest BLS revision wiped out 911,000 jobs like a bad typo. The unemployment rate is essentially fan fiction. It counts gig workers, Uber drivers, OnlyFans creators, and …
An airline passenger recorded the confusion that came after President Trump announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas – meant for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find hard to fill. https://abc7.com/post/white-house-says-100k-1b-visa-fee-apply-existing-holders-trump-move-stirs-anxiety/17865030/
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and former top adviser to President Donald Trump, was spotted approaching the president during the memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona on Sunday.
https://lite.cnn.com/2025/09/22/media/jimmy-kimmel-show-sal-iacono Sal Iacono, Jimmy Kimmel’s cousin and a long-time writer and performer on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” suggested Sunday that the show may not be coming back on the air after ABC indefinitely suspended the program last week. On an episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast” late Sunday night, Iacono said he was reluctant to talk …
As the Director of the FBI, I am committed to ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and exhaustive, pursuing every lead to its conclusion. The full weight of America’s law enforcement agencies are actively following the evidence that has emerged, but our efforts extend beyond initial findings. We are examining every facet …
This is so weird and inappropriate pic.twitter.com/0Psme19t7n — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 22, 2025
Japan’s leaders just showed the world they no longer trust their own people. A state only threatens to expose private citizens when it knows public anger is building faster than it can contain. That kind of move is not about keeping order, it is about keeping power, and it means the government feels cornered. Once …