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FAA’s air traffic controller job listing includes individuals with disabilities, including psychiatric and intellectual delays, raising safety concerns.

Current job listing for an air traffic controller on the FAA's website is open to people with disabilities including psychiatric & intellectual delays. Doesn't it make you feel safe knowing your air traffic controller can have an intellectual disability or have a seizure while… pic.twitter.com/7H8QXQ39WR — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 6, 2024

Gold Getting the Last Laugh as Policy Makers Fail

By Matthew Piepenburg In this brief yet substantive conversation with Charlotte McLeod of Investing News Network, VON GREYERZ partner, Matthew Piepenburg, bluntly answers the financial questions and concerns which political figures and central bankers have a vested interest in mis-representing. Toward that end, he highlights the recessionary facts which are currently being ignored by an S&P rising …

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Quotes from Joe, Barack and Bill all agree, ILLEGAL immigration is a problem. Apparently they only believe that until they are in office.

🚨WATCH: America's illegal immigration crisis is shattering century-old records with alarming numbers. 2023: 3,201,1442022: 2,766,5822021: 1,956,5192020: 405,0362019: 859,5012018: 404,1422017: 310,5312016: 415,8162015: 337,1172014: 486,6512013: 420,7892012: 364,768… pic.twitter.com/9NGhmmnlf6 — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) January 31, 2024 Quote: 2023: 3,201,144 2022: 2,766,582 2021: 1,956,519 2020: 405,036 2019: 859,501 2018: 404,142 2017: 310,531 2016: 415,816 2015: 337,117 2014: 486,651 2013: 420,789 …

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Retirement Savers Are Piling Into Stocks. Is That A Good Idea?

via Lance Roberts  As the financial markets grind higher, retirement savers have consciously decided to add more to equity risk. Such was the result of a recent Bloomberg survey. “Retirement savers want more stocks in their portfolios as a hedge against inflation, potentially offering a long-term tailwind for equities as societies age, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets …

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Jordan Roy-Byrne: Gold & Silver Need to Hold These Levels

The Daily Gold, Released on 2/4/24 Gold has important short-term support at $2000 and Silver does at $22. If the metals lose those levels then there could be more selling. However, it could setup a significant low before the spring. Gold in a vacuum looks incredible technically. However, Gold against the Stock Market is at …

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Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war

Group proposes hostage release, withdrawal of Israeli forces, freedom for 1,500 Palestinian prisoners including 500 serving life * Blinken to meet privately with IDF chief mid negotiations over a hostage deal with Hamas, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a late night meeting with Mossad director David Barnea. Gallant’s office releases photos from the meeting, but …

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WHO Director-General: ‘You will face another pandemic in your lifetime’

NEWS: WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus calls the pandemic treaty “mission critical to saving humanity.” He goes on to tell young people, “It’s likely you will face another pandemic in your lifetime.” NEWS: WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus calls the pandemic treaty “mission critical to saving humanity.” He goes on to tell young people, “It’s likely you …

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The Truth About Biden’s Awful Jobs Report And Rising Credit Card Delinquencies (Weakest Jobs Report For January On Record, 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Rises To Almost 10%)

by confoundedinterest17 I think the Biden Presidency is nicely summed-up by Biden confusing France’s President Macron with former French President Mitterand. Particularly since Mitterand died in 1996. Is Biden seeing dead people?? Anyway, the Biden economy and his Bidenomic strategy is based on massive debt expansion, both public and private debt. Household Debt reached $17.5 Trillion in Fourth Quarter; …

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China is facing the US financial crisis ‘on steroids’ as the real estate market collapses, famed hedge fund boss says

China’s overreliance on real estate has sent its economy tumbling toward 2008-era financial conditions, Kyle Bass told CNBC on Tuesday. “This is just like the US financial crisis on steroids,” the Hayman Capital founder said. “They have three and a half times more banking leverage than we did going into the crisis. And they’ve only …

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Yemen Telecom Fears Houthi Rebels Planning to Sabotage Critical Submarine Cables in Red Sea The warning came after a Houthi-linked Telegram channel published a map of the cables running along the bed of the Red Sea.

UN-recognised government and telecoms firms speak of threat to digital infrastructure, with some cables lying 100m below surface Telecom firms linked to the UN-recognised Yemen government have said they fear Houthi rebels are planning to sabotage a network of submarine cables in the Red Sea critical to the functioning of the western internet and the …

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Breakdown of Elon Musk wealth, by individual company.

Musk derives most of his $202 billion net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, from his stakes in various companies. Musk lacks significant tranches of cash; his money is largely tied up in ownership stakes of his companies. To buy Twitter in 2022, he leveraged his large share in Tesla and solicited investors, rather …

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Florida panther killed on railroad trestle.

One of Florida’s endangered panthers was discovered dead on Feb. 1 after a freight train ran it over in a highly unusual incident, state wildlife officials say. The 2.5-year-old male panther was walking a railroad trestle over Fisheating Creek in Glades County when it was apparently caught off guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation …

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Fascinating book excerpt from inside Twitter. When Elon Musk first took control.

How Elon Musk’s Twitter Ultimatum Brought Employees to Their Breaking Point: “People Were Emotionally a Wreck” The billionaire CEO subjected staffers to brutal loyalty and competence tests immediately after taking the helm, as Zoë Schiffer writes in an excerpt of her forthcoming book, Extremely Hardcore. “With Elon,” one engineer recounted, “every day could be your …

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The largest deportation in American history.

. @RepOgles introduces the “Send Them Back Act of 2024” – the biggest deportation of illegal aliens in American history ever contemplated! .@RepOgles introduces the “Send Them Back Act of 2024” – the biggest deportation of illegal aliens in American history ever contemplated! 👇 pic.twitter.com/9Wqh6TlQHJ — Former Congressman Matt Gaetz (@FmrRepMattGaetz) February 6, 2024

Ronna McDaniel will resign as head of RNC after South Carolina primary. NY Times just broke the story. Replacement is Michael Whatley.

Donald Trump is likely to back an election denier, Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P., to replace her. The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump she is planning to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24, according to two …

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Biden classifies wealthy Martha’s Vineyard as low income to qualify for EV subsidy.

The Biden administration is classifying some of the country’s most elite and exclusive locales as “low-income” areas, making them eligible for electric vehicle (EV) charger subsidy programs. The administration’s EV charger tax credit program — made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill — is specifically designed to route …

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House rejects impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, dealing a major defeat to Speaker Mike Johnson. 8 Republicans voted with Democrats…

In a stunning defeat, the House rejected impeachment charges against the homeland security secretary, as rank-and-file lawmakers balked at what they considered a misuse of the process. The United States House of Representatives rejected impeachment charges against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on Tuesday after a small group of Republicans broke with their …

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Obscure US water plant decides to not fluoridate water and dentists go berserk and meltdown at county hearing

Like go to any store in the country and get toothpaste? via wsoctv: Union County commissioners are on the verge of prohibiting fluoride in the county’s water system. This will only apply to water treatment plants and systems that Union County owns and operates. That’s the Yadkin River Water Treatment plant, which is expected to …

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Boeing’s Next Crisis: Aerospace Workers Demanding 40% Pay Raise

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/boeing-labor-strife-poses-next-big-risk-to-plane-production Machinists inspired by auto workers, Hollywood seek 40% raise Labor chief doesn’t want strike, ‘but we’re willing to do it’ Union leaders will demand a 40% pay raise over three or four years, emboldened by a resurgent US labor movement, a scarcity of qualified aerospace workers and pressure on Boeing to stabilize work in …

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The cities are rapidly spiraling out of control…

A gang of illegal immigrants is robbing pedestrians in New York City. The NYPD shared a video of a woman being dragged by a moped by a migrant who tried to steal her phone. This situation is out of control. A gang of illegal immigrants is robbing pedestrians in New York City. The NYPD shared …

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