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NEW – Biden angry at Netanyahu, calls PM an "as****e" — NBC — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 12, 2024 🇺🇸🇮🇱BIDEN TO NETANYAHU: YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE Biden’s frustration with Netanyahu reportedly boiled over in their call about Israel attacking Rafah, with Biden telling Netanyahu his refusal to accept a ceasefire was “killing him.” Netanyahu is seen …
A 13-year-old girl was gang-rapęd by 7 illegals and this is how CNN covers it: It’s horrible to see news organizations trying to whitewash rąpes in order to protect illegals. This kind of behavior is why CNN only gets 4 million viewers on all of their shows combined daily — if they’re lucky. It’s why …
Hostile architecture is popping up around asylum shelters in NYC, and it looks like these could be in response to the city’s growing humanitarian crisis. Some businesses may have a legitimate safety concern, but when the city itself is looks like it’s installing hostile architecture something seems fishy…
A Super Bowl Ticket Costs Roughly 11.7% Of The Median Household Income teaser image “…the average price for a Super Bowl ticket on the secondary market is $9,024…”Purchasing a ticket for the Super Bowl in 2024 costs roughly 11.7% of the median household income, according to a new study by Finder. TicketIQ data used for …
via Mike Shedlock: Credit card debt surged to a record high in the fourth quarter. Even more troubling is a steep climb in 90 day or longer delinquencies. Please consider the New York Fed Household Credit Report for the Fourth Quarter 2023, released this week. Consumer Credit Key Points Aggregate household debt balances increased by $212 billion …
via Mike Shedlock German industrial production started its decline in 2017. An energy crisis and Green madness put on the finishing touches. Germany industrial production via St. Louis Fed, chart by Mish. German Superpower Days Are Over German Industrial production peaked in November of 2017. Germany’s IP has since fallen to a level first seen …
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt has died by legal euthanasia, “hand in hand” with his wife Eugenie. The couple, who were both 93, died Monday in his hometown of Nijmegen, The Rights Forum, a human rights organization Agt founded, announced Friday. “He died together and hand in hand with his beloved wife Eugenie …
REPORT: Tucker Carlson Met with Joe Biden’s Rape Victim Tara Reade and NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden While in Moscow Tucker Carlson has kept a busy agenda in Moscow, meeting with two key American figures living in exile there. The Snowden interview was not for Carlson’s video program, but he did tape an interview with Tara …
#BREAKING: ISRAEL JUST BOMBED LEBANON LEAVING 2 CIVILIANS DEAD 🚨#BREAKING: ISRAEL JUST BOMBED LEBANON LEAVING 2 CIVILIANS DEAD pic.twitter.com/8I8Z7kOP0u — The Saviour (@TheSaviour) February 11, 2024 #Watch: Hezbollah base under fire in southern Lebanon pic.twitter.com/tbMPd4LcS9 — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 11, 2024 AC
via notayesmanseconomics: Early morning commuters to the City of London may have been surprise to see someone resisting the rain with a beaming smile.today. It was of course the research student at the Bank of England who will have skipped to work anticipating being able to tell Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey this. Data …
Wyomingites wanting to just grab a couple of friends and go target shooting could potentially be breaking the law if a federal bill introduced by a Massachusetts senator passes. The Preventing Private Paramilitary Act of 2024 could potentially be used to ban just about any gun-related activity, Cody firearms instructor Bill Tallen told Cowboy State …
At a House Republican press briefing to promote a resolution declaring former President Trump did not engage in an insurrection yesterday, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) slammed attempts to remove the ex-President from the ballot and insulted reporters’ for their coverage of January 6.
via notayesmanseconomics: Firstly let me wish you a happy Chinese New Year for tomorrow. It has not been the best of periods for the Chinese economy as the property crisis has rumbled on. We can look at events via this mornings monetary data. At the end of January, the balance of broad money (M2) was …
via naturalnews: In an effort to dodge ongoing United States sanctions against its banking system, the finance committee of the parliament of Iraq wants all oil sales from here on out to be transacted in currencies other than the Federal Reserve Notes, also known as the U.S. dollar. The committee released a statement chastising the …
Via Middle East Eye Israel has not even come close to defeating Hamas through its military offensive on the Gaza Strip, US intelligence officials have said. According to the New York Times, the officials told members of Congress earlier this week that while Israel had managed to degrade Hamas’s fighting capabilities, they were still very far from crushing the …
“She never was interested in a political life. Even when Barack Obama was a young politician, she really didn’t participate much in his campaigns. I was with him in a Senate campaign in 2004, I think she showed up twice in the whole campaign on election nights. So, you know, she is not someone who …
via naturalnews: Citing a draft document from Germany’s Defense Ministry, local tabloid newspaper Bild reported that Germans are expected to build their own bomb shelters as the country’s national draft emergency defense plan has already assigned the construction roles to civilians. With only 579 functional bomb shelters in Germany, the government is counting on its …
Load-shedding City customers load-shedding: 10 February Stage 6: 05:00 – 23:59 11 February Stage 6: 00:00 – 05:00 Eskom customers load-shedding: 10 February Stage 6: 05:00 – 23:59 11 February Stage 6: 00:00 – 05:00 Updated at 23:52 on Friday, 9 February 2024 https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Residential-utility-services/Residential-electricity-services/Load-shedding-and-outages Now Saffer Prole electricity rationing (for Climate Change Global LLC.) began …
The reviews are in, and the tech press is lauding the Apple Vision Pro headset for delivering on the company’s promises. It’s well-designed, the video and sound are startlingly precise, the “Minority Report”-style gestural interface is future-tastic. Nobody’s exactly sure what it’s for, or whether even the Readiest Players One will spend $3,500 on it, …
This should be a Trump campaign Ad, running in all 7 swing states. Fantastic mashup from RNC Research.pic.twitter.com/LPP9VgR6gW — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 11, 2024
Disturbing air traffic control audio has revealed a moment of utter panic inside a private jet moments before it crashed onto a Florida freeway, killing two. The sound captured aboard the Bombardier Challenger 60 plane appears to be one of panicked voices, or a malfunctioning aircraft – but it is impossible to tell. This was …
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian women traditionally receive a gold jewellery set, or “shabka”, on their engagement. But as surging prices and a weakening currency have driven up demand for the precious metal, some are getting silver instead. The trend is a measure of an economic crisis in which inflation has been running at more than …
A baby died after her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in the oven, a US prosecutor has said. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Police responded to a report of an infant not breathing on Friday afternoon. A probable cause statement said …
View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, ARE YOU LISTENING U.S. SENATE(?), NO MONEY IN THE FORM OF FOREIGN AID SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ANY COUNTRY UNLESS IT IS DONE AS A LOAN, NOT JUST A GIVEAWAY. IT CAN BE LOANED ON EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD TERMS, LIKE NO INTEREST AND AN …
Is the regional bank crisis ending or just starting? Recent developments, such as the sharp decline in New York Community Bancorp’s stock from commercial real estate losses, signal potential trouble. With $500 billion in debt maturing this year and falling property values, small banks are bracing for a crisis.
via Douglas French The wordsmiths at the Federal Reserve wisely omitted the line about a “sound and resilient” banking system in its statement on January 31. That same day shares of New York Community Bank plunged when the bank announced a loss of thirty-six cents per share when analysts expected earnings of twenty-seven cents a share for …
