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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 …
Huang wipes out half this guys salary in like 3 sentences. I’d be challenging him to a bike race as well! h/t longshortstorey
STAFFORD, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 9, 2025– Microvast Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVST) (“Microvast” or the “Company”), a global leader in advanced battery technologies, today announced a significant milestone in the development of its True All-Solid-State Battery (ASSB) technology. This advancement represents a key step forward in improving safety, energy density, and efficiency for critical applications such as …
Trump says he’s arranging a meeting with Putin pic.twitter.com/udhsOyiLWI — Acyn (@Acyn) January 10, 2025 Trump's Ukraine/Russia envoy Keith Kellogg says he's aiming for a "solvable solution" in Ukraine within 100 days of Jan 20. pic.twitter.com/nsl3BU837f — Alex Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 8, 2025
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer joins ‘Squawk Box’ with the latest details on the California wildfires and the insurance landscape in the state.
The craziest part all of this is that legacy media “fact checked” Trump’s 2019 tweets about insufficient water. They all said this was a conspiracy theory and there was plenty of water. pic.twitter.com/DQO9BqO4WI — The Big Picture (@Big_Picture_89) January 9, 2025 BREAKING: Los Angeles wildfires are now the costliest fires US history, with losses exceeding …
COMEDIANS BEGIN TO ADMIT THEY WERE PRESSURED INTO PUSHING THE LEFTWING PROPAGANDA LINE: Bill Maher appeared on an episode of the “Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade” podcast on Wednesday, where the three comedians got into a discussion about the media’s lack of coverage around Doug Emhoff’s #MeToo accusations, and “Saturday …
UK. Pound collapses. Bond yields soar. No one resigns. Britain's Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis.https://t.co/VUYnXhYiNB pic.twitter.com/eVCX6gaoXq — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 9, 2025 Britain’s Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis Soaring yields prompt some comparisons with Truss debacle But the economy’s woes may be more similar to IMF bailout era …
Musk And Ramaswamy’s DOGE Is Hiring 'A Small Number' Of Full-Time Salaried Employees https://t.co/rUTlgcNuUE #OAN — One America News (@OANN) January 9, 2025 The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Trump allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, recently announced that the new organization is recruiting for a “very small number” of full-time positions. Although …
Joe Rogan’s chilling LA wildfire prediction resurfaces #breakingnews #losangeles #joerogan #wildfire #california An eerie six-month-old clip of comedian podcaster Joe Rogan speaking about bushfires in Los Angeles is doing the rounds on social media. Speaking to comedian Sam Morril on his show in July, Rogan recounted being evacuated from his former LA home three times …
NVIDIA unveils Cosmos : A game-changer for physical AI developmenthttps://t.co/kVmxSt2pwS — Throwback C Magnon (@throwback_c) January 9, 2025 At CES 2025, NVIDIA unveiled its groundbreaking Cosmos platform, a suite of generative world foundation models (WFMs) designed to revolutionize the development of physical AI systems like autonomous vehicles (AVs) and robots. The announcement, made by NVIDIA …
This make up wearing mofo used clothes pins to pull in the fire jacket he’s wearing as a prop, so he would look snacky for TV. pic.twitter.com/t9s1Z92iL5 — Cernovich (@Cernovich) January 9, 2025 ABC’s ‘narcissistic’ David Muir roasted for sprucing up ‘svelte’ looks while reporting on deadly LA fires ABC News anchor David Muir is …
Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’ As wildfires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, crews battling the Palisades blaze faced an additional burden: Scores of fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades had little to no water flowing out. “The hydrants are down,” said one firefighter in internal radio …
If you live anywhere within the triangulation of these 3 cities EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY I'm not being hyperbolic. Emergency services are split in 3 directions, all 3 fires are 0% contained, and it's going to be raining ash, power outages, water shortages Pack up and GO pic.twitter.com/lP3Irp5Whv — AJAC (@AJA_Cortes) January 8, 2025 https://twitter.com/Cayko22/status/1877094428222919108
Unfortunately, Chicago's high taxes & crime stemming from woke policies has caused some corporations to leave the city and the state altogether, which adds further to the commercial real estate vacancies & weakness. This does not appear to be getting better any time soon. — GEO.P 🇺🇸 (@WhydaInsanity24) January 8, 2025 Penthouse condo at the …
80% of all dollars in circulation have been printed since 2020 https://t.co/rajx6pSWIi pic.twitter.com/0oMIyveBwT — Inverse Cramer (@CramerTracker) January 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) — The 20-year Treasury bond offered a grim warning as a selloff fueled by inflationary angst gripped global debt markets: 5% yields are already here. The 20-year yield, a laggard on the US government …
Our neighbor’s friend sent this video evacuating our area… pic.twitter.com/n8zLWgi3gR — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 8, 2025
Hunter Biden’s $15,800 Malibu rental home has been razed by the Pacific Palisades Fire, DailyMail.com can reveal. Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show what’s left of the ritzy property, formerly a three-bedroom, three-bath 1950s idyll with panoramic views over the Pacific. Earlier today, President Biden told a news conference he wasn’t sure but his son had been …
Epic Adam Carolla rant from a hotel after the LA wildfires forced to evacuate from his home, where he predicts Hollywood leftists will be so frustrated by the rebuild effort that they will not vote Democrat: “You guys all voted for Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles. You all voted for Gavin Newsom, and …
Mexico’s president on Wednesday responded sarcastically to Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Standing before a global map, Claudia Sheinbaum suggested dryly that North America should be renamed “América Mexicana”, or “Mexican America”. “Sounds nice, doesn’t it?” she added. Read more: https://bit.ly/4h9kVMe
by Michael Why do so many people insist on living in the state of California? Today, it has the highest population of any U.S. state by a very wide margin. Approximately 39 million people live in California, and Texas is number two on the list with a population of about 30 million. I just don’t …
Oh man. It’s ripping already. This looks like the hills above WeHo area/Hollywood Hills. pic.twitter.com/zakXA8tlB2 — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 9, 2025 Mandatory evacuations ordered near the Runyon Canyon area in Hollywood Hills. Encompasses large area with a lot of people in it. pic.twitter.com/OKJ1SNrqWT — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 9, 2025
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced an amendment to the Constitution on Wednesday to limit the amount of terms a House member and U.S. senator can serve. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Senate version. Under the amendment, a senator could serve two services and a House member could serve three terms. In terms of a special election, …
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns this week. What’s next for Canada?
