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Tanks exploding, smoke for miles, zero answers — Roseland left in the dark after plant blast

Tangipahoa Parish Alert: An immediate mandatory evacuation has been ordered for everyone within one mile of the intersection of Hwy 51 & Hwy 10 in Roseland. https://t.co/oriSxgDVHP pic.twitter.com/stYyOc2Cjt — WBRZ News (@WBRZ) August 22, 2025 Drone footage shows explosion and fire at Roseland plant. A mandatory evacuation is underway. Here's the latest>>>https://t.co/EkZzyYqage pic.twitter.com/2XIjfiNYlX — wdsu …

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Trump wants tariffs on all foreign furniture. Stocks in Wayfair, RH, WSM tank.

Will higher sofa prices really win back jobs in North Carolina and Michigan? BREAKING: Restoration Hardware stock, $RH, falls over -8% after President Trump announces a “major tariff investigation” on furniture coming into the US. pic.twitter.com/OZwTPJyzpZ — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 22, 2025 “Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States will be …

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For nearly a decade Musk insisted Teslas could truly drive themselves, but lawsuits and rulings now say otherwise

“For nearly a decade Elon Musk has claimed Teslas can truly drive themselves. They can’t. Now California regulators, a Miami jury and a new class action suit are calling him on it.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/08/20/elon-musks-self-driving-tesla-lies-are-finally-catching-up-to-him/ BREAKING: "For nearly a decade Elon Musk has claimed Teslas $TSLA can truly drive themselves. They can’t. Now California regulators, a Miami …

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Trump cracking down on burning American flag with executive order

President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain actions related to burning the American flag, NewsNation has learned. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases where someone burned an American flag and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws such as public …

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Vegas resident shows that restaurants have started adding in small print at the bottom of their menus a “concession fee of 4.85%”

This is absolutely ridiculous Vegas resident shows that restaurants have started adding in small print at the bottom of their menus a “concession fee of 4.85%” to be added onto your total bill. This fee is for offsetting operational costs like rent, labor, or prime location expenses This fee is OPTIONAL, but it is automatically …

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JUST IN: Ghislaine Maxwell says Epstein didn’t kill himself.

JUST IN: Ghislaine Maxwell says Epstein didn’t kill himself. pic.twitter.com/2ne0oSntnY — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) August 22, 2025 “During a two-day interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Ghislaine Maxwell stated, ‘Jeffrey did not kill himself. I believe he was murdered. There are too many inconsistencies, too many missing pieces.’” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/doj-releases-transcripts-ghislaine-maxwell-190120160.html That line wasn’t leaked. It …

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Japan has just given Bill Gates $550 million for new vaccines with “nanoball’ technology to defeat disease X

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which promotes immunization in developing countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/vaccine-alliance-donation/ Nagasaki University’s ‘Nanoball’ technology could help defeat the next Disease X https://cepi.net/nagasaki-universitys-nanoball-technology-could-help-defeat-next-disease-x h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal

LBC Wants a 100% Inheritance Tax

‘You don’t have a right to inherit money from mummy and daddy that you did nothing to earn.’ @Lewis_Goodall suggests hiking inheritance tax to 100% in order to reduce income tax and ‘incentivise work.’ ‘You don’t have a right to inherit money from mummy and daddy that you did nothing to earn.' @Lewis_Goodall suggests hiking …

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Staggering: Almost 90% of Americans are suffering from food insecurity.

“The overwhelming majority of Americans – 86% – say the cost of groceries is at least a minor source of stress. The number includes 53% who say it’s a major source of anxiety in their lives right now.” https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-08-05/stressed-about-groceries-youre-not-alone And it’s cutting across income, age, and geography. “While Americans over age 60 are less likely …

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Why is the ECB planning to speed up the Digital Euro?

via notayesmanseconomics This morning has opened with a couple of my themes in play so please put on your seat belts. We can start with the more minor one and we see something I have warned about for a while. WIESBADEN – Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025 …

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People are taking out loans on burritos and you think your house is worth 5x what you and all your neighbors paid?

People are taking out loans on burritos and you think your house is worth 5x what you and all your neighbors paid? — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 21, 2025 interesting pic.twitter.com/rZj1wuovwc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 21, 2025 Interesting chart: Continuing jobless claims are steadily rising. The labor market is definitely slowing down. https://t.co/DVMh8V67QI — …

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Cisco announces mass layoffs just after soaring revenue report

Cisco, the San Jose-based technology giant, has announced another round of layoffs affecting Bay Area workers, marking a familiar pattern of reporting skyrocketing revenue followed by drastic job cuts. According to Aug. 13 WARN filings with California’s Employment Development Department, the company will eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. WARN documents …

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Dev gets 4 years for creating kill switch on ex-employer’s systems

A software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sabotaging his ex-employer’s Windows network with custom malware and a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled. Davis Lu, 55, a Chinese national living legally in Houston, worked for an Ohio-based company, reportedly Eaton Corporation, from 2007 until his …

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Cutting here = loosening financial conditions just as inflation pressures re-accelerate; Walmart CEO warns that tariff costs are climbing every week

So I’m supposed to believe the Fed is about to cut rates when credit spreads are sitting at multi-month tights? Cutting here = loosening financial conditions just as inflation pressures re-accelerate. That’s a policy mistake in the making and likely the only cut of 2025. The… pic.twitter.com/ubZOJscXpe — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) August 21, …

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Trump claims he got a $600B gift from the EU. The EU says he didn’t get a penny.

Trump: "They gave me $600 billion. And that’s a gift… That’s not a loan… There’s nothing to pay back. They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want.” European Union: Me: “He didn’t get a penny” White House spox: ”Pointless nitpicking”… pic.twitter.com/HRFM36qp3q — Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) August 22, 2025

Trend Spider charts reveal how Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks repeatedly spark volatility in Wall Street trading

Jerome Powell’s last Jackson Hole speech will test his legacy as he battles inflation, defends Fed independence and pushes back against political pressure. Here's how the 🇺🇸 stock market has performed around Jerome Powell's recent Jackson Hole speeches – Trend Spider pic.twitter.com/BsBVztZIWI — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) August 22, 2025 Here’s how $SPY have reacted to Powell’s …

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US experts stunned by Chinese AI, declare race is over

Top AI experts from Silicon Valley were stunned upon seeing China’s enormous head start across all segments of applied artificial intelligence. Of particular concern was China’s access to cheap electricity, which is simply not available in the United States, and very likely never coming. The experts conclude that the AI race is likely already over. …

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