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This winter has already been marked by its chill, bringing more than the usual share of cold to many parts of the United States. Now, weather models are signaling an even more significant cold event, potentially the coldest in over ten years, set to unfold next weekend. This forecast heralds not just a drop in …
One side untouched, the other utter destruction. While we rejoice to find our house intact, in the midst of a hellscape like this, you can only think of your neighbors. I was so certain our house was gone a day ago, but the fickle finger of fate decided otherwise. pic.twitter.com/dbL0ECvtSa — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January …
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left fire hydrants dry and hampered firefighting efforts during the devastating fires in Southern California. Newsom’s demand for answers came amid criticism of city officials in Los Angeles over their handling of the disaster and questions about whether local water-related …
TRUMP DISCUSSES HIS CONVERSATION WITH OBAMA. Interesting comments on his friendship with Barack.pic.twitter.com/z6ZtJazl6N — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 10, 2025
Not climate change pic.twitter.com/OJ2wFnihwj — Seraph™ (@TmSeraph) January 10, 2025 Recent satellite photo of LA area is crazy… pic.twitter.com/WURJvdceaW — 𝐿𝒾𝒻𝑒𝐿𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝒫𝒶𝓉𝓇𝒾𝑜𝓉 (@LL_PATRIOT) January 10, 2025
In a development that has sent shockwaves through political and legal circles, President-elect Donald J. Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” in the New York hush money case. This sentence, delivered just days before his second inauguration, means Trump will serve no jail time, pay no fines, and face no probation. Essentially, he …
OpenAI’s o1-preview AI found a devious workaround when faced with losing to Stockfish – it hacked the game files instead of playing moves. Without any prompting for mischief, it chose system manipulation over accepting defeat. Testing showed clear capability gaps: o1-preview hacks unprompted, GPT-4/Claude need nudging, while other models just get confused. Looks like some …
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), has reintroduced legislation to make daylight saving time permanent year-round. The proposal is opposed by a coalition of sleep medicine organizations, which advocate “locking the clock” but in standard time. The legislation, called the Sunshine Protection Act, was unanimously passed in the Senate in …
Chinese researchers have found an innovative way to use SpaceX Starlink satellite constellations to detect aircraft, like stealth fighters, passively. According to Chinese media, this was achieved by effectively detecting the “shadow” of an object between the detector and the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the satellites. The team behind the discovery reportedly used a DJI …
From the rubber-burning thrills of “Bullitt” to Gene Hackman’s “The French Connection” and the epic car chase involving three Mini Coopers, Jaguars, and a bus in “The Italian Job,” these are some of the best car chase movies produced by un-woke Hollywood over the decades. Now ‘green’ Hollywood has delivered the first-ever all-electric car chase …
Filmmaker and author @JustineBateman has a message for the leaders of California: If you can’t cover the basics, get out. You are useless to us, you are a liability and you have destroyed people’s lives, because you didn’t do your job. You should resign out of shame. pic.twitter.com/AFvnMHxjHR — Rome (@Rome_Colt45) January 10, 2025
BREAKING: BlackRock’s #Bitcoin ETF experiences massive outflows as investors rush for the exits. Bitcoin ($BTC) ETFs recorded additional withdrawals totaling over $583 million, marking the second-largest outflow in history. As we predicted, Investors are exiting as quickly as… pic.twitter.com/2UXFYAPsWH — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) January 10, 2025
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In a move that signals significant shifts in the real estate landscape, BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is reportedly scaling back its real estate investments by selling properties at a loss. This strategic retreat comes amidst whispers of an impending market collapse, with residential prices stagnating and an oversupply of unsold properties …
Fires raging across the Los Angeles area entered their fourth day, killing at least ten people, forcing the evacuation of 180,000 residents, and destroying more than ten thousand structures. Preliminary estimates place damages and economic losses up to $150 billion. As of Friday morning, five fires are burning across the LA County area. The largest, …
The new Syrian authorities have refused to grant entry to a ship that was supposed to evacuate Russian military equipment from Russia’s Tartus naval base in Syria, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 9. The refusal follows the December overthrow of Russian-backed dictator Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces, marking a significant shift in Syria’s political …
I was shocked to see this. Feels like someone is manipulating bitcoin — Anson Zeall (@0xa8l) January 10, 2025 This is mental to watch on the hourly time frame. 14 green candles for $BTC now. Never seen anything like this. pic.twitter.com/CKVGvKNVAp — James Van Straten (@btcjvs) January 10, 2025
The share of US dollar reserves held by central banks fell to 59 percent—its lowest level in 25 years—during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the IMF’s Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER) survey. Some analysts say this partly reflects the declining role of the US dollar in the global economy, in …
ECON DATA: JOBS As the headline jobs added to the economy gets the attention, the real story is that we are near record highs for Americans working 2 jobs. •Americans working a Full time Job & a part time job near record highs. ECON DATA: JOBS As the headline jobs added to the economy gets …
Ukraine bombshell as date of potential Trump peace deal with Putin is REVEALED in unguarded comments by UK Foreign Sec: He said the plans for Trump’s peace deal have been pushed for around Easter. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, the foreign secretary said: ” Donald Trump is not yet in power. I think the indications …
🔴 FED'S BOWMAN: INFLATION ELEVATED, AND I SEE UPSIDE RISKS, PROGRESS HAS STALLED. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) January 9, 2025 30-yr is 5% pic.twitter.com/wzz39uRgFR — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) January 10, 2025 Equities are going to need to learn to live with higher rates. They are here to stay. I really did enjoy all the posts …
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Ai isn’t actually replacing many. Just PR spin for layoffs and declining business — xsoundwaves (@xsoundwaves) January 10, 2025 https://twitter.com/UnfiltdTruth/status/1877533148092735641
“Britain should brace for blackouts as the country becomes increasingly reliant on renewable energy, a former Cabinet minister has warned. Lord Frost raised fears about the net-zero crusade after the UK came ‘unsettlingly close’ to rolling power cuts on Wednesday evening. Energy experts said the ‘near miss’ during the cold weather was the ‘tightest day the …
NYC is in the middle of a housing crisis, yet converting its dying commercial malls into apartments hasn’t been done yet… but as this type of project changes the housing market in other states, all eyes are on the big apple to see if it follows suit.
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, When 21% interest rate credit cards are the only thing keeping the lid on awakening and revolt, that’s not a sustainable fix. The easy credit, high interest rate swindle has been a financial feature of the landscape for so long it’s rarely examined for what it is: not just a …
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information. TikTok could shut down the …
