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13,000 case backlog proves failed leadership. Now cutting deals with predators while demanding more taxpayer $. DeSantis was right. FL needs prosecutors who protect kids, not criminals. @RonDeSantis Please protect the children! Remover and keep her out of office any way you can. She’s an evil enabler for predators preying on our children. She and …
https://nypost.com/2025/10/08/business/johnson-and-johnson-ordered-to-pay-966-million-in-mae-moore-baby-powder-cancer-lawsuit/?ut A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest trial alleging its talc products cause cancer. The family of Mae Moore, a California resident who died at age 88 in 2021, sued the company …
Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove “problematic” and likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury, sources familiar with their findings told ABC News. https://abc7.com/post/james-comey-indictment-central-witness-undermines-case-ex-fbi-head-prosecutors-concluded/17962588/ “The indictment followed an extraordinary chain of events that …
$7.6B BITCOIN FRAUDSTER PLEADS GUILTY IN UK’S BIGGEST CRYPTO CASE Zhimin Qian, who ran a Ponzi scheme in China, fled with the loot, and laundered it into bitcoin, just pleaded guilty in London. Police found 61,000 bitcoin on her devices in a Hampstead mansion, now worth over £5bn, but didn’t clock it until three years …
View post on imgur.com “Candace Owens has filed a legal motion asking a Delaware court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against her by French president Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron.” https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1344519-candace-owens-seeks-dismissal-of-macron-defamation-lawsuit-in-delaware “Her legal team has asked the court to throw out the case on three grounds: lack of governance, expiration of France’s …
The White House has instructed federal agencies to prepare plans for non-essential staff in the event that Congress does not fund the government. At first glance it might look disruptive, but there is another way to see it. This is a stress test for the system, a way to observe how government operates when conditions …
This is true. Capital rotation to safe havens. More bullish traction inbound. How you can make money from this risk off narration; – understand that price will self-correct. – then position yourselves and buy the dips. Gold price will reach $4,000/oz in near term — Tender Market Research (@Tradebeta2) September 22, 2025 #Gold trending higher …
.@POTUS: "We're going to look into Soros because I think it's a RICO case against him and other people because this is more than protests. This is real agitation; this is riots on the street — and we're going to look into that." pic.twitter.com/zwUr03G5DA — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 12, 2025
by Mike Maharrey Gold is soaring, hitting multiple new record highs. Silver is surging, having gained nearly 40 percent this year. But another metal is outperforming them both. Platinum. The metal is up just over 51 percent since the beginning of the year. Most of that gain has occurred since early June. Investors are taking notice. …
by Martin Armstrong Thailand has become a test case for the use of biometric data in every facet of life. Facial recognition data is required for any single transfer above 50,000 baht (around $1,580), daily transfers above 200,000 baht, and any international transfers from personal accounts. All major Thai banks, such as Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn …
via notayesmanseconomics Over the last week or so we have seen quite a change in the economic data coming out of the US in an area the Federal Reserve looks at closely. Yesterday saw this from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy added 911,000 fewer jobs (or -0.6% of total employment) than initially reported …
Trump did not just push the boundaries of power. He forced the courts to decide if the Federal Reserve’s independence now means protecting one of its own when fraud allegations surface. The statute says a governor can only be removed “for cause.” But it never defined the term. That hole in the law is now …
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks and public statements against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault.
Governor Walz over the weekend discussing the possibility of Trumps death and implying “There will be news.” pic.twitter.com/L6Gn2YDvoG — MN Republicans Northland Edition (@MNHD3BGOP) September 2, 2025 LOL: Trump says he had no idea about the weekend’s fake news rumor that he was DEAD — says he was “very active.” Peter Doocy asked him how …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has revived a topic that had gone quiet for a while and so let me hand you over to Le Monde. François Bayrou has chosen not to endure political instability but to precipitate it in order to better extricate himself from it. On Monday, August 25, the Prime Minister announced that a …
The parasite didn’t sneak in. It flew. It burrowed. It ate. On August 4, 2025, the CDC confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm in the United States. A Maryland resident returning from El Salvador carried it in their flesh. “This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis from …
A suit has been filed. The Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn gay marriage. But it has not agreed to hear the case, and there is no ruling or decision yet. Tim Pool’s framing is speculative, not confirmed.
Boasberg tried to prosecute Trump officials. They kept deporting migrants after his order to stop. He called it “willful disregard.” The appeals court called it overreach. “The order forces a coequal branch to choose between capitulating to an unlawful judicial order and subjecting its officials to a dubious prosecution.” — Judge Neomi Rao https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-scraps-boasberg-s-contempt-order-against-trump-officials/ar-AA1KawAI Trump …
President Trump announced he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia. He did this after warning remarks by Dmitry Medvedev. That move reflects rising tensions and diplomatic risk. Trump posted on Truth Social: “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and …
An uneasy mood is settling as the UN warns of a “worst-case scenario” unfolding in Gaza, a phrase heavy with dread but light on concrete solutions. The reality is more tangled. Israeli society, long unified behind its military campaigns, now harbors deep doubts. An increasing number question the morality of the war, worried about the …
Ohio teacher starts panicking and crying in court after being sentenced to a week in jail for stalking her ex-boyfriend. 27-year-old Hannah Freeman was accused of following her ex-boyfriend to work at least 33 times in a single month. She was also accused of breaking into his car and stealing over $1000 worth of items. …
A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered CVS Health’s Omnicare division to pay $948.8 million in penalties and damages after a jury found the company liable for submitting over 3.3 million false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare between 2010 and 2018. The ruling, issued July 7, stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a …
The Trump administration wants to end automatic birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday handed a major win to the Trump administration by allowing it to take steps to implement its proposal to end automatic birthright citizenship. In a 6-3 vote, the court granted a request …
Eric Iverson a Prosecutor from The Hague and ICC has just filed a lawsuit against numerous members of the Trump Administration including Trump himself for human rights violations! This is just the beginning! 👇👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/qV8It5tjYm — Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) May 6, 2025
I just want to put this Bessent gem here on top of @MacroEdgeRes post since it makes such a good combination to print and frame https://t.co/FEf2aMHE20 pic.twitter.com/VIKqyT3mkd — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) April 29, 2025 BREAKING: CEOs are telling their investment bankers that the impact of the tariffs will be known over the next 6 to …
Powell’s Fed hiked too soon, eased too late, and trapped America in high-rate limbo.
Bloomberg — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said they asked the US Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction, arguing she was shielded from prosecution under a deal her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein reached with the government in a separate case. In her petition, which was provided by her lawyer, Maxwell argued she was …
On the surface, it may appear that “Mr Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is making a ludicrous suggestion. He told a CNN panel that the 104% tariffs against China are not enough and it should be 400%. That’s crazy… or is it? https://discern.tv/kevin-oleary-makes-the-case-for-400-tariffs-on-china/
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon put on hold an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would have required the Department of Education to reinstate more than $65 million in grants that it terminated in February because they funded programs that included diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In an unsigned three-page opinion, a …
