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Washington drivers are getting hit from two directions at the gas pump, and there is no relief in sight. The Iran war is sending prices surging nationwide, but Washington drivers are paying nearly $1.21 more per gallon than the average American, and experts say the state’s Climate Commitment Act is a big reason why. The …
This is a pretty crazy statistic. 1/3 of people who made a commitment to spend nearly half a million dollars on something regret what they bought pic.twitter.com/hzUV404rJ5 — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 7, 2025 Unsold housing inventory in USA has continued to rise sharply, to highest since Global Financial Crisis byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Immigration Tests Elon’s Commitment To Free Speech A clash between President-elect Donald Trump’s coalition factions has tested X owner Elon Musk’s commitment to online free speech. The fight began around Christmas and focused on H1-B visas. The tech sector is widely reported to be one of the largest users of the visa program, and critics …
https://twitter.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1865932020456579343 Before he was president, Trump bought an estate in West Palm Beach, Florida. He put up a 50-foot flag pole and flew a U.S. flag on it. The City Council told him that he could only have a 30-foot pole but he refused to take it down. They told him they would fine him …
"The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index fell 21 points in August, the largest month-over-month decline in data going back to January 2022 … [but] the index remains above its two-year average of 109."@ADP pic.twitter.com/KukCKTwbir — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) August 21, 2024 The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index is a measure used to gauge how motivated …
“She never was interested in a political life. Even when Barack Obama was a young politician, she really didn’t participate much in his campaigns. I was with him in a Senate campaign in 2004, I think she showed up twice in the whole campaign on election nights. So, you know, she is not someone who …
In a political whirlwind, Donald Trump emerges victorious in the Iowa Caucuses, securing a massive landslide according to Jake Tapper. The news came so early that even Tapper, a CNN correspondent, remarked, “This is the earliest I can remember ever calling such a thing.” What makes this triumph even more remarkable is the context provided …
The People’s Bank of China’s massive cash injection of 733 billion yuan, an unprecedented record high, through reverse repos sends a clear message that policymakers are committed to maintaining low interest rates to boost the emerging economic recovery. Additionally, China’s issuance of $137 billion in sovereign debt underscores their dedication to supporting their economy during …
Giorgia Meloni has made Italy the First Nation in the world to ban synthetic meat… Italian people and they will not allow Bill Gates to destroy their food industry 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/pfabHlkuB5 — Pelham (@Resist_05) October 20, 2023 Dutch political commentator, Eva Vlaardingerbroek: Unelected globalists are using the pretext of "reducing nitrogen emissions" to shut down …