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Gas prices spiking to $4.50+ across most states with inflation jumping to 3.8%. Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit …
House Resolution 8250, a bill to require mandatory age verification on operating systems like Windows, iOS, and Android, is being described as a “Trojan horse” for a national digital ID system. Guest Austin Steinbart calls the bill a “disaster” and a privacy nightmare, noting it delegates implementation authority to the FTC, which could use biometrics. …
Were did you get the polls from Minnesota cali and Oregon the Olympic team of 3!! Really how do you know a non college from a college age!! Please info on sources???? — Bama17🇺🇸 (@Bama175) February 9, 2026
Stocks surged on Friday as technology stocks recovered following several days of heavy selling in the sector and bitcoin rebounded following a rout that took the popular cryptocurrency down more than 50% at one point. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1,104 points, or 2.3%, exceeding the 50,000 level for the first time ever and …
Intimacy should be freer and easier than ever, whether for procreation or recreation. Yet at every age the data is stark In two weeks’ time, the first quarter of this century will be over. Twenty-five years during which every aspect of culture, identity and human progress seemed to hurtle forwards at double speed. From this …
Golden Age story is unraveling under the weight of real household suffering. You notice how nobody admitted inflation was real until it became impossible to hide? Wait, so Trump's "Golden Age" claim on the economy is now being directly contradicted by his own Treasury Secretary? What changed in the last 48 hours? Bessent is sound …
New Texas law could turn every phone into a tracking pass. We must repeal SB2420. Digital IDs should have no place in Texas! https://t.co/ssLBy2M8Xn — Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) November 3, 2025 🚨Texas should be leading the fight against dystopian and tyrannical Digital IDs! I'm announcing plans to file legislation to REPEAL SB2420, which moves Texas …
Wage growth for the poorest Americans has stalled dramatically while the wealthiest still pull ahead. The gap is widening fast—and Trump is squarely in the spotlight. “Wage growth for the lowest-paid quartile of U.S. workers slowed to 3.7 % in June, while pay for the top 25 % rose by 4.7 %” https://www.ft.com/content/cfb77a53-fef8-4382-b102-c217e0aa4b25 Almost 40 % of workers now …
YouTube will begin using AI to monitor user behavior and psychology to determine whether viewers in the U.S. are over or under the age. The system analyzes how people interact with content but details on its methods remain scarce. JUST IN – YouTube will begin using AI to monitor user behavior and psychology to determine …
Why fix the problem when you can just make it someone else’s problem? pic.twitter.com/LTx21Lm35a — Politickle (@PolitickleNews) March 23, 2025
By Brandon Smith By Brandon Smith In the wake of Donald Trump’s return to the White House there has been an atmosphere of palpable panic among the usual suspects. Establishment bureaucrats are screaming bloody murder in aisles like spoiled toddlers at Walmart after being told they’re not going to get whatever they want from the …
Upton was the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah. The battleship was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed the naval base in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. In 2020, Upton spoke with the AP and said he was beginning to shave when he felt the first torpedo hit his battleship many decades before. …
BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died. Chip Carter, a son of the former president, said his father died about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday in his Plains home. https://t.co/tNMhXtGPDH — Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) December 29, 2024 Former President Jimmy Carter, a man who redefined what a post-presidency could be, died …
via Zerohedge: Billionaire Barry Sternlicht, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group has issued an ominous warning about America’s regional banks, which he says will fail at a rate of ‘one or two’ per week. Speaking with CNBC on Tuesday, Sternlicht says he thinks that primary real estate lenders – community and regional banks – are …
Orlando Sentinel (via MSN) Florida lawmakers are considering new laws that aim to keep children away from sexually explicit websites and harmful social media posts, joining a movement gaining momentum in state capitals across the country. One proposal (HB 1) would restrict access to social media platforms for anyone under age 16. Another measure (HB …