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California legislators are using the pretext of worker safety to create a legal weapon against independent investigators. Assembly member Mia Bonta designed this bill to insulate entities receiving millions in taxpayer funds from necessary public scrutiny. Per community note, just to be clear the bill was voted on and passed through the CA Assembly. Here …
.@POTUS: "The Strait has gotta be open to everybody. It's international waters… [Iran] would like to control it; nobody's going to control it. It's international waters." pic.twitter.com/erNbdFhYuO — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 27, 2026
The Judicial Inquiry Commission has officially suspended Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard following a 120-page complaint detailing systemic judicial and administrative misconduct. The commission formally leveled seven charges against her for failing to diligently discharge judicial duties and violating the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics. Every white person who received a sentence from this biased judge …
According to Zohourian, the draft includes a promised $300 billion reconstruction program for Iran if a final agreement is signed, as well as ending US primary and secondary sanctions under a timetable. He said the nuclear section covers Iran not building nuclear weapons and the creation of a mutually acceptable framework for the fate of …
Shrinkflation is the physical act of reducing quantity while keeping the price stable, a tactic widely observed in cereal boxes, detergent bottles, and snack bags where the unit volume is quietly shaved down to avoid triggering consumer sticker shock. Skimpflation is the qualitative act of gutting the product from the inside, often by swapping premium …
🚨🇺🇸New Yorkers chanting "NYPD" outside Mamdani's house to thank the very cops he wanted gone, while demanding the governor remove him. The honeymoon's over and it barely started.pic.twitter.com/o5PZsS7hUM https://t.co/l9qxMcwgE7 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 27, 2026
During a high-stakes Cabinet meeting, President Trump warned Oman that it must allow full international access through the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. oversight. He reportedly said “Oman will behave like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up” (or very similar wording). The comment was made in the context of ongoing tensions over …
💯%!We were promised an end to the endless wars. Instead, Trump is fulfilling John McCain's Middle East Military Industrial Complex agenda. The American citizens aren't stupid. pic.twitter.com/e9oJ267hQZ — Mile Kovačević ☦🇺🇸🦅 (@PPR_Mile) May 26, 2026 TRUMP SUPPORTER: “I think bombing Iran is absolutely in the American people’s interest…” GREENWALD: “You seem like a young guy …
Over 134,000 tech workers have been fired in 2026 alone, a pace of destruction that makes the 2008 financial crisis layoffs look conservative by comparison. Companies like Oracle and Meta are leading a scorched-earth restructuring, treating human capital as a disposable line item to offset the massive capital expenditures required for AI infrastructure. This is …
In this wide-ranging interview Jimmy is joined by Briahna Joy Gray, former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign, who argues that the Democratic Party is “fundamentally unwilling” to allow any left-center social democrat near power, and that the “vote blue no matter who” mentality serves as a shield preventing substantive debate about why …
Meta Los Lunas facility pulls 1.5 million gallons daily from the river that normally carries 20,000 gallons per second… State officials push drought and snowpack excuses while residents demand full water usage audit… Shocking video out of New Mexico shows the Rio Grande River, which typically carries 20,000 gallons of water per second, completely dry, …
Source: ballotpedia.org 51 candidates have filed to run for the 21 seats on the Chicago Board of Education, including 20 district seats and one at large president position. Voters will directly elect all members on November 3, 2026, marking the final step in ending mayor appointed control of Chicago’s school board. 51 candidates are running …
by Michael The global elite have been warning about overpopulation for a long time. Many of them are convinced that humanity is the greatest environmental threat that our planet faces, and so they believe that dramatically reducing the number of people walking around should be a top priority. A number of very twisted measures have …
US forces would pull back from the region. The Navy would lift the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Iran gets to manage commercial traffic in cooperation with Oman while giving zero nuclear or uranium concessions. INITIAL DETAILS OF THE DEAL, PER IRAN: 1. US Military forces will withdraw from the vicinity of Iran 2. The US …
As reported by NBC News, an Army veteran in Escondido was fatally beaten in an unprovoked attack outside his home, an act his family attributes to the political signage on the property. This is not an isolated crime wave; it is a manifestation of institutional failure where the law no longer protects the individual from …
According to reporting from the Los Angeles Times, the military clashed along this strategic waterway Tuesday as Israeli forces pushed north, effectively shredding the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Benjamin Netanyahu authorized more intense strikes, hitting over 100 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley overnight. One single strike in Mashghara killed 12 people, including multiple …
According to new clinical data released by Precision BioSciences at the EASL Congress today, their gene-editing therapy, PBGENE-HBV, successfully eliminated the virus’s “cccDNA” in liver biopsies. This is the first time a therapeutic agent has provided clinical evidence of directly inactivating the root cause of chronic Hepatitis B infection. The study data, presented by Dr. …
Reports across social platforms confirm a widespread drop in holiday spending, with neighborhood gatherings and retail traffic hitting lows not seen in decades. Empty parking lots at big-box retailers during what is traditionally a peak sales weekend signal that the American consumer is effectively tapped out. So 80% of the nation is basically experiencing a …
According to commentary by Claudio Grass, Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary loss represents a calculated purge of institutional dissenters. Massie lost his Kentucky 4th District primary on May 19, 2026, to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. The race was the most expensive U.S. House primary in history, fueled by massive outside spending aimed at unseating the outspoken …
Wall Street insider at JPM claims the buzz is Trump wants Vance gone over leaks only he could have known. The only legal removal path is full House impeachment plus two-thirds Senate conviction, a feat never achieved for any vice president in US history. Just heard a wild rumor from someone I trust that works …
SK Hynix hit a $1 trillion valuation on May 27, 2026, joining the ranks of elite tech giants, as reported by CNBC. The stock surged 15% intraday, pushing the company’s year-to-date gains to a staggering 231%. This valuation is built on the assumption that demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) will outpace supply through 2028. For …
António Guterres warned the Security Council today that the international system is facing its deepest crisis since 1945. Deepening mistrust, the proliferation of AI-driven autonomous weapons, and record-high military spending are undermining the UN Charter. The Secretary-General explicitly cited the lack of African representation on the Security Council as a “historic injustice” fueling instability. Full …
Decision Desk HQ projects Ken Paxton wins the TX US Senate Republican Runoff#DecisionMade: 9:00 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/CcwFD9kZQv — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) May 27, 2026 In a bitter, $100 million primary fight, Texas Republicans nominated Ken Paxton for the Senate seat, unseating incumbent John Cornyn. The result marks a major victory for the populist wing …
The Conference Board’s latest index dropped to 93.1 in May, a clear sign that shoppers are feeling the pinch. Consumers cited soaring prices at the gas pump and grocery checkout as the primary drivers of their sour mood. Mentions of war and geopolitics in the survey hit new highs, signaling deep anxiety over the Middle …
Micron (MU) stock exploded higher after UBS dramatically raised its price target from $535 to $1,625 — the highest on Wall Street. The stock surged as much as 14-19% during the day, briefly pushing Micron’s market cap above $1 trillion for the first time ever. Micron Technology (MU) stock is surging by as much as …
by Michael Most people don’t seem to realize that we are in World War III right now. This is the third major global war in modern history, but the vast majority of the population is still convinced that what we are experiencing is just temporary and that peace is just around the corner. Ever since …
Hundreds of billions stolen from taxpayers with full budget balance possible if checks go only to legal recipients… Democrats block data release and label every probe racist while hiding the true drain… Every benefit program is going to be just as bad as what we’ve seen with Medicaid. Open source the data. Let us take …
If space X is overvalued then RKLB is 5x worst. “Rklb is sitting at 81b market cap as of this morning. 81b… with negative income. They have roughly by my calcs 600x less payload to orbit than spacex… Yet the company is valued at 20x less than space X if space X is 1.5t to …
Security shift: Microsoft will remove SMS authentication from personal accounts, including Xbox, due to its susceptibility to phishing and SIM-swap attacks. Passkey push: Users are encouraged to adopt passkeys, verified emails, or Microsoft Authenticator for more secure, passwordless logins. Active threats: The FBI warns hackers are exploiting legitimate Microsoft login flows to bypass MFA and …
The S&P 500 climbed 45.65 points today to finish at a record 7,519.12… Nasdaq composite hit its own record, jumping 312.21 points on massive tech sector momentum… Bespoke Investment Group notes this is the strongest eight-week winning streak since 1952… Ed Yardeni just hiked his year-end price target to 8,250, signaling total confidence in earnings… …