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The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to strike down a Colorado court ruling that removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot. However, the conservative majority on the highest court is likely to do so in a narrow way that doesn’t get into the weeds of whether President Trump’s actions constituted insurrection, according to …
If you really think “they” are going to let either Trump or Biden get anywhere near the finish line, wake up folks. There’s something ugly brewing & it’s staring us in the face. pic.twitter.com/p9G5QcSN6U — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 23, 2023
This weekend I'm traveling to see my parents, and it always reminds me that if more people than just me and @repthomasmassie had been listening to my Dad, we would be a lot better off. https://t.co/Vae4XC4pBF — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2023 h/t dr0id
NewsNation host Dan Abrams says he’s stunned more Democrats aren’t focusing on the candidacy of Dean Phillips, as President Joe Biden struggles in multiple national polls. Rep. Phillips, who says he’s running to beat former President Donald Trump, tells Abrams: “I’m a threat to a system many people are trying to protect.” Read more: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/dean-phillips-donald-trump-joe-biden/
Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country. “Today, I …
Landlords around America are doing emergency rent cuts on properties that they can’t find tenants for. Particularly in a market like Phoenix, where the evictions have skyrocketed. The central problem that these big Wall Street Landlords are facing is that they increased the rent too much during the pandemic. To a level that locals can’t …
BREAKING NEWS RED SEA ATTACKS THREATEN TO CUT GLOBAL SHIPPING CAPACITY 20% 20%. Supply chains… — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) December 23, 2023 “NEW YORK — The series of ship attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea could curtail global shipping capacity by 20%, according to experts, in a fresh blow to supply …
New vehicle inventory is now at the *highest* level since early spring of 2021. Expect incentives to keep rising for most brands. — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) December 23, 2023 Updated market day supply for NEW vehicles, major markets.Compared to October numbers (just over 2months):Chevrolet, Nissan, Subaru, Kia almost 50% increase in MDS, and Dodge …
Guardian: Israel has failed The British Guardian newspaper writes that Israel lost the war, but Netanyahu and his radical cabinet do not want to admit it. pic.twitter.com/G4F9WIwrZz — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) December 23, 2023 via theguardian: Until recently the war narrative on Gaza has been very largely controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and …
The Twin City buses were supposed to go 150 miles on a single charge, but the actual range was closer to 75 miles . . . The Proterra buses in Duluth struggled to make it up steep hills and to keep riders warm in winter. Proterra technicians installed diesel-powered heaters on the buses and increased …
Migrants applying for asylum in the UK are trying to go back home for Christmas, the UK’s Border Force chief has told LBC. Phil Douglas said his officers had been left shocked when carrying out exit checks on people leaving the UK. LBC got an exclusive look behind the scenes at how Border Force operates …
Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, has died after being involved in a car crash … TMZ has learned. The musician’s cousin, Mick Lynch, tells us Laura passed away Friday outside of El Paso, TX just after sunset while driving from there to nearby Dell City — which is about an hour …
They forgot to include 10% for the big guy that’s why they didn’t get away with it via Yahoo: “Ukraine’s SBU security service and Defense Ministry have exposed an official involved in the embezzlement of UAH 1.5 billion ($40 million) earmarked for the procurement of artillery shells for the Ukrainian military, the ministry said on …
Over the past two weeks, the owner of a hip wine bar in Buenos Aires saw the price of beef soar 73 percent, while the zucchini he puts in salads rose 140 percent. An Uber driver paid 60 percent more to fill her tank. And a father said he spent twice as much on diapers …
⚡️BREAKING Complete collapse of Operation Prosperity Guardian, after France, now Spain and Italy withdrew from this US-led naval alliance against the Houthis. This is a major blow to global posture of USA and the US must now confront the Yemenis with mighty Bahrain and the… pic.twitter.com/l4V3HhWxRi — Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) December 23, 2023 🚨🇫🇷 Just …
I've never encountered a Haley supporter, online or otherwise. Are they all in New Hampshire? https://t.co/x4k4psnRUQ — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) December 23, 2023
If presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswasmy gets elected and ends up leading the nation’s executive branch, he wants to gut it through unprecedented means — including a 75% decrease in government employees and the elimination of at least five agencies. The biotech entrepreneur worth hundreds of millions has never held elected office and only sparingly voted …
via express.co.uk: US President Joe Biden has been warned that “no one takes him seriously” as a military operation in the US collapses due to the withdrawal of European countries from its command structure. France, Spain, and Italy all announced their withdrawal from the US Command Structure for Operation Prosperity Guardian, adding that they will …
via RT: Global logistics companies have been hit with rising ocean and air freight prices and stranded cargo as a result of vessels being diverted from the Red Sea amid the risk of attacks from Houthi militants in Yemen. According to a CNBC report this week citing industry experts, the situation threatens global supply chains, …
Lawsuit to boot Trump off West Virginia ballots is dismissed because plaintiff lacks standing By Brad McElhinny | December 22, 2023 (metronews.com) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that aimed to keep former President Donald Trump off ballots in West Virginia. The court action never reached the point of examining a claim that …
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1738328708052611148 h/t Skid Marx
Ever since the Colorado Supreme Court handed down its decision on Donald Trump’s eligibility (or lack thereof) for the Colorado Primary Election Ballot it’s seemed like every lawyer on Twitter (and some enthusiastic amateurs) has had something to say about it. These have been of varying quality, but some like George Washington University Law School …
In a funny twist on artificial intelligence hacking, a GM dealer’s chatbot was recently tricked into agreeing to sell a 2024 Chevy Tahoe for just $1. GM Authority reports that the incident occurred on the Chevrolet of Watsonville website, which featured a custom AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT. The chatbot, designed to assist customers with …
By Martin Armstrong Did you know Abraham Lincoln was also absent from the ballot in 1860? Ten Southern states failed to issue ballots on behalf of the Republican candidate because he was opposed to slavery. When that was not enough to prevent a Lincoln victory, his opponents had him assassinated. Now back then political parties …
Where Nancy Pelosi bought $KRTX. Nothing to see here … 🔥🔥🔥 Members of Congress can legally trade stocks based on insider information. This is why Nancy keeps running for re-election. pic.twitter.com/P9APYXl4dC — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 22, 2023 No politician can hide from me, not even Nancy Pelosi. She disclosed $NVDA call options on …
by Iain Murray Javier Milei in Argentina has got off to a roaring start (see this summary from Tyler Cowen.) One of his more under-the-radar reforms is to allow debts to only be paid in the currency denominated in the contract. Hayek would surely approve. So Mr Milei in Argentina has done away with the concept of legal tender …
“There is a huge, huge problem that he knows about that he’s not admitting to,” says George Gammon, a macroeconomics expert and host of the Rebel Capitalist Show, in an interview with Daniela Cambone. He explains that the Fed chairman Jerome Powell pushed back on market expectations for aggressive interest rate cuts because he is …
Even the LA Times admits, woke companies are being forced to rethink race-based, discriminatory diversity hiring programs. Emboldened by a Supreme Court ruling last summer striking down affirmative action in education, Stephen Miller and his conservative advocacy organization America First Legal have taken the position that all DEI programs are illegal, embracing “reverse discrimination,” a …
