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via Naturalnews: The next time another Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19)-like “emergency” occurs, Erie County, N.Y., is ready to go with the recent passage of new travel ban legislation. In the event of a “catastrophe,” as defined by the government of the Empire State, Erie County will have the ability to force all residents into lockdown mode, the only …
By Martin Armstrong The Supervisory Power of the Supreme Court This effort to prevent Trump from running for President is presenting a major CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. We have the extremely LEFTIST Supreme Court of Colorado ruling unconstitutionally that Trump should be barred from being on the ballot. Then we have the Michigan Supreme Court ruling against Colorado. …
via JOHN RUBINO: Recently, Costo began selling gold bars on its website (see Did Gold Just Become An Impulse Buy?). The bars were a big hit, generating revenues of $100 million in the most recent quarter. Now Walmart has opened its own Precious Metals Shop: Who’s next? If gold works for the biggest-box retailers, expect Target and …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is the pride of the donor class. After all, much of the Federal spending splurge in green energy has gone to big donors, including the Chinese. The top 1% of US earners now have more wealth than the middle class. Biden’s song. All he wanted to do was destroy the US middle class. And …
by Ed Driscoll DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Bill Protecting Kids From ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill to protect minors from experimental transgender medical interventions that are euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” DeWine, a Republican, framed his veto of House Bill 68 on Friday as an effort to bring consensus …
U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said. A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command …
Martin Seligman, the influential American psychologist, found himself pondering his legacy at a dinner party in San Francisco one late February evening. The guest list was shorter than it used to be: Seligman is 81, and six of his colleagues had died in the early Covid years. His thinking had already left a profound mark …
We did it! Mask requirements are back in healthcare settings in LA County as of today Dec 29th! Thank you to everyone who has been tirelessly working on protecting our community for months, you made this happen! pic.twitter.com/KxAWn7ZDr9 — Joaquín Beltrán Free Palestine (@joaquinlife) December 29, 2023 Here is the official @lapublichealth Health Officer order …
USA Boxing has adopted a ‘Transgender Policy’, which will allow male boxers who transition to fight in the female category from 2024. The governing body, which oversees America’s amateur and Olympic-style boxing, will allow transgender athletes to compete under certain conditions. While boxers under the age of 18 must still compete as their birth gender, …
No, we are definitely not ok. pic.twitter.com/C9MnMMERaw — Mary Elle (@prettypatriotCA) December 31, 2023
Seems to be lots of people on here that immigration is a non issue, despite the daily videos from borders, airports and bus stations. I think this graph proves the opposite. h/t mysteriousStranger
Journalists are often as bad as these “migrants”. https://twitter.com/_/status/1740315498313880028 AC
Over the last 3 years, 1 out of every 10 affordable NYC apartments vanished. Where did they go?
BY DAVID HAGGITH We are about to repeat another massive Fed fail in 2024. Back in November of 2019, I wrote on article on my old website titled “Repocalypse: The Little Crisis that Roared.” I illustrated it with the photo above, and the gist of that little monster was this: I just published an …
The $250 million package includes air-defense munitions, additional ammunition for High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155 mm and 105 mm artillery ammunition, and anti-armor munitions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. White House national-security spokesman John Kirby said last week that President Joe Biden was planning one more military aid package in …
via Marie Hawthorne: Elon Musk is known for bemoaning the declining birthrate. He’s doing his part to remedy that situation, having fathered eleven children himself. But, as usual, he’s not fitting in with the other billionaires who are very interested in ways to reduce birthrates. The other billionaires aren’t so keen on babymaking. Most of the billionaire class seems convinced …
This is the entire above ground modern art industry atm. Either you buy your own work or corporate/private donors do it for you. The price tag validates it’s expense, even if it’s actually worthless. People don’t look into it any further because it’s combined with manipulated marketing and popular opinion. They’re fabricating worth out of …
There’s no number for 2022. Must have been a shocker! Too big UP to print. h/t mark000
What if they stopped allowing transfers FROM crypto companies to banks ? h/t TIO JUAN
Michael Seifert, the founder and CEO of Public Square, talked to Alex Marlow at Turning Point USA’s #amfest2023 about the imperative to find and support companies and banks that hold American values instead of Leftist ones.
Some spiders will die when cold weather hits, but scientists warn an invasive species from Asia may survive and continue to invade the US. Scientists at the University of Georgia froze more than two dozen of the eight-inch-long Jorō spiders spotted on the East Coast to see if the black and yellow creatures could survive …
This is the way… https://t.co/rv4UGVx6e4 — @amuse (@amuse) December 27, 2023 Javier Milei said he will cut welfare payments from protesters who block streets. If we did this in America, the climate cultists would stop glueing themselves to roads and there would be no more anti-Israel protestors blocking streets, bridges, and airports. These extremists… pic.twitter.com/TLirrm2wXa …
By Martin Armstrong President Biden has signed an executive order to implement a 5.2% pay raise for civilian federal workers in 2024, which is the largest pay increase for the federal workforce in over 40 years. This raise includes a 4.7% across-the-board boost to basic pay and an average 0.5% increase in locality pay. Military …
Take a look at who's showing a growing interest in gold. (Hint: The red data set.) pic.twitter.com/cPs6k7j45Z — Phoenix Capital (@PhoenixCapitalH) December 27, 2023 https://twitter.com/LavrionMining/status/1740103500837646343 That was right, triple tops never work.⁰⁰Gold is about to have its highest daily close in history. An acceleration to the upside is probably the next development to unfold. pic.twitter.com/gAMdUPflOW — …
They look open. pic.twitter.com/MGoMl987kF — Freedom On Fire (@freedomonfire) December 27, 2023 pic.twitter.com/huhbUQv4vA — Janiceeee (@jaaaniceeeee) December 27, 2023 Also this from last week … @PressSec explains that what’s happening at the border is not unusual. pic.twitter.com/G0NkiUbpNE — Manhattan Mingle (@ManhattanMingle) December 27, 2023 Watch as Border Patrol facilitates illegal border crossings in Eagle Pass …
Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry, and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented “confrontation moves” by the United States. 🚨 BREAKING: North Korea's Kim Orders Military To Accelerate War Preparations Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry, and the nuclear …
The founder of the group behind the lawsuit removing President Trump from the Colorado Ballot reveals their largest donor is George Soros. https://twitter.com/06Kiu/status/1740089173212606510
By Martin Armstrong Most Americans are using their saved vacation days to spend time with family during the holidays. Somehow, the man with arguably the most important job in the nation has been out of office for most of his recent career. Joe Biden has spent at least 40% of his presidency on vacation as …
