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This was actually a pretty revealing argument because both sides were talking about a different California. On Real Time with Bill Maher, Jonathan Martin defended living in California with the classic argument: Great weather. Great schools. Then Bill Maher immediately stopped him. The problem? What schools are we talking about? Because California has one of …
To summarize: Carnegie Mellon took over $1 billion from Qatar and gave the Qatar Foundation a say in the hiring of their VP of DEI, and now the school is being sued by a Jewish student who says the VP of DEI discouraged her from filing a formal antisemitism complaint…yikes. https://t.co/71v1xgAVvv — Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) …
This bubble is getting complicated pic.twitter.com/fU4NrrJClo — KarlMarxNetWorth_𓅃 (@swagamemn0n) October 28, 2025 Nvidia announcements today: – Eli Lilly partnership – Palantir partnership – Hyundai partnership – Samsung partnership – $1 billion investment in Nokia – Uber partnership to build 100,000 robotaxi fleet – $500 billion in expected revenue over through 2026 – New system… pic.twitter.com/5JljQ92cNm …
Ernst’s right—farmers want markets, not handouts. The Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act (H.R. 442) tackles crop insurance gaps, but real relief comes from trade wins. Trump’s UAE $1.4T investment proves foreign capital floods back when America leads. The GOP… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) October 3, 2025 Tariffs are killing farmers, bailout is complicated. …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, If “growth” is all that matters, that leads to depending on credit and asset bubbles, which are self-liquidating in ways few see because, well, it’s complicated. Many people anticipate the demise of fiat currencies, for good reasons. This is the motivation for calls to return to the gold standard–currency …
Wikipedia might soon need a bouncer to keep Brits off the site. https://t.co/JoKSHWGUop — Mr H (@MrHrandomnumber) August 11, 2025 “The High Court has rejected a challenge by Wikipedia to Britain’s online safety rules after the company claimed the laws could force it to block millions of people in the UK from visiting its website.” …
🇯🇵JAPAN: “CAN WE NOT PAY THESE TARIFFS?” 🇺🇸USA: “LOL, NO.” Japan asked the U.S. to drop some heavy taxes on its cars and steel. The U.S. basically said: “We’ll maybe give you a discount… if you behave.” Oh, and starting this week, the U.S. slapped a 25% tax on Japanese car… https://t.co/KPrALrygvj pic.twitter.com/PzICo2GoPY — Mario …
Conservatives who want to slash the federal budget are hoping they can enlist President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk to their side come January. But last week’s meltdown over government funding underscored that Trump doesn’t always share their fiscal restraint. Though Trump and Musk helped upend an initial bipartisan appropriations deal loathed by fiscal hardliners, …
“Under our law, Michael Cohen is an accomplice because there is evidence that he participated in a crime based upon conduct involved in the allegations here against the defendant,” Merchan read to jurors Jury deliberations resumed shortly before noon Thursday in the former President Trump’s hush money trial after the presiding judge honored two juror …
via Mike Shedlock: President Biden does not want student loan payments to start. The easiest way is to make it an understaffed, complicated mess. Purposeful Student Loan Mess Interest on student loans restarts on September 1 with payments starting in October. Few are prepared. If you are a student with questions, good luck getting answers. …