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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has officially labeled social media as an “environmental toxin” and a “public health hazard,” likening it to tobacco and guns. The advisory singles out platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook, holding them responsible for the surging rates of teen depression. City officials are urging parents to establish “tech-free times” …
In a sobering analysis, the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength paints a grim picture, asserting that the entire U.S. military, along with nuclear and missile defense assets, is outdated, feeble, and ill-prepared to handle multiple major conflicts simultaneously. Dakota Wood, Heritage’s senior research fellow, warns that the current posture puts America’s vital …
In a surprising move, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared war on meat and traditional agriculture, citing their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global health issues. This proclamation to transform food systems towards healthier, plant-based diets raises questions about WHO’s authority to dictate agricultural practices. Key Points: Impact on Climate Change: Tedros claims …
A Yemeni official has warned that American and British forces can no longer pass through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait as tensions grow in the region following illegal US-led military strikes on the Arab country. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Ansarullah resistance movement, issued the warning on Monday after the United States and its …
Totally out of touch. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared Friday the US economy had achieved a long-sought soft landing, a historically unusual event in which high inflation is tamed without significantly damaging the labor market. “What we’re seeing now I think we can describe as a soft landing, and my hope is that it will …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Are the crowds ready for the curtain of Fed omnipotence to be pulled aside? What will push markets ever higher if the Fed’s alchemy fails? For 15 long years, the Federal Reserve has conjured an economy and financial system without crisis or lengthy recession (setting aside that spot of bother …
– Ripple effects will impact U.S. institutional investors, pensions, municipalities, banks and more – US banks getting hit with a liquidity crisis that will only get worse https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/business/zhongzhi-enterprise-group-china-insolvent-hnk-intl/index.html https://fortune.com/2023/11/24/china-real-estate-zhongzhi-enterprise-group-shadow-bank-real-estate-crisis/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/china-s-troubled-shadow-bank-zhongzhi-warns-of-insolvency#xj4y7vzkg h/t TerraForms
In a stunning move, President Biden has declared a national emergency and invoked Cold War-era wartime powers to restrict access to heating and cooling technology. Ali Zaidi, who serves as Biden's national climate advisor, said the president was "using his wartime emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing of clean technologies …
On Tuesday evening, the Holton Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution declaring the township a Second Amendment Sanctuary as well as adopting an addendum establishing a township militia. Holton Township is located in Muskegon County. Similar to Livingston County, which last April passed a resolution naming it what’s been dubbed a Second Amendment Sanctuary, …
Israel’s offensive against the UN. Tel Aviv denies a visa to the UN humanitarian affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, following statements by UN Secretary General António Guterres. Israeli media reports that Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, stated on army radio: “Due to his comments, we will refuse to issue visas to UN representatives. We …
Israel’s Security Cabinet voted overnight to officially declare the country at war, the Prime Minister’s Office has reported. Source: Times of Israel, with reference to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office Details: The government said it could now take “significant military steps”. The Security Cabinet decision was made in accordance with Article 40 of Basic Law: The Government, …
Within the last hour so, Missiles hit central and southern Israel. No warning, there is damage. Looks like they went all out with a huge launch. https://twitter.com/_/status/1710506780076151268 Wow. #redalert pic.twitter.com/Y2EsSQTkSh — Dr Brian of London 🇮🇱 (@brianoflondon) October 7, 2023 A rocket fired from Gaza has struck a residential area in Israel. pic.twitter.com/mHODxDVCHu — Joe …
Vladimir Putin has stated globalists including Klaus Schwab and his close advisors are “LEGITIMATE MILITARY TARGETS” because they have been actively attempting to seize power illegally via a globalist coup d’etat…🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/EC22E1guAR — Pelham (@Resist_05) October 6, 2023 The World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab is a “Globalist Terrorist” who is “holding Humanity to Ransom…” -President …
by Martin Armstrong President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency, but not due to anything happening in his nation per say. People across the globe are passing through Costa Rica en route for the USA as the borders are open to all. Our president is not concerned, but other nations …
Curtis Sliwa is done playing nice: "We're gonna bring in the tractor trailers, trucks, cars, vans – we're gonna block the bridges, we're gonna block the highways!" Footage by @ScooterCasterNY. pic.twitter.com/2ZSQRaEWAl — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 9, 2023 BREAKING: Mayor Adams basically conceding New York City is done because of illegal immigration and warns …
via naturalnews: Yellow, the freight-trucking company formerly known as YRC Worldwide, is struggling and filing for bankruptcy three years after receiving a $700 million Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-era bailout from the federal government. Despite negotiations that went on for months, disagreements between Yellow’s management and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Teamsters Union), a labor union in the U.S. and Canada, …
via Mike Shedlock: The United Auto Workers (UAW) contract with GM, Ford, and Stellantis will expire on September 14. The UAW demands are outright ludicrous. A strike appears likely. UAW Demands 32-hour workweek 46 percent pay raise over 4 years Right to strike over plant closures Increased retiree benefits Defined pension plan for all workers …
Brandon Johnson, the newly elected mayor of Chicago, has stated that in order to combat “white supremacy,” black people should no longer be subject to criminal prosecution and be taken out of “state-sponsored policing.” WATCH: Newly-Elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Declares Blacks Should Be Free To LOOT Without Fear Of Criminal Prosecution https://t.co/mGs596RjV1 — God …
New York City libs PANIC after Mayor declares State of Emergency over migrants dropped off by Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Abbott pic.twitter.com/56d84yOiye — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 10, 2023 NEW: Democrat Representative Jamaal Bowman hammers President Joe Biden over the disastrous border crisis that has made its way to New York. Pretty hilarious how the …
He finally came right out and said it So the New World Order isn't a conspiracy theory now? pic.twitter.com/CaiLwTJxxY — illuminatibot (@iluminatibot) August 9, 2023 pic.twitter.com/m5dsADuBiq — Solvix 🇺🇸 (@brent_yager) August 9, 2023 View post on imgur.com h/t DOORBERT
Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts Tuesday as local emergency shelters fill up with an ever-increasing number of migrants arriving from other countries and surging housing costs hurt residents already here. Healey is the latest governor to turn to emergency action to respond to migrants fleeing unstable conditions in their home …
– A heat wave continues to blast the Midwest, Northeast, and South through the end of the work week, forcing the largest US grid operator to declare a level one emergency for Thursday as tens of millions of people crank up air conditioners to escape scorching temperatures as summer in the Northern Hemisphere peaks. On …
Peru has been inundated by a mystery wave of a paralysis-causing illness, prompting officials to declare a national health emergency. There have been 231 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) since the start of this year – more than half of which occurred in a narrow five-week span from early June to mid-July. The majority of …
A Scott County judge stunned the courtroom and the victim’s family members on Tuesday when she declared Alexis Saborit “not guilty” in the beheading death of his girlfriend America Thayer in July 2021. The ruling reversed a prior finding by the same judge, Caroline Lennon, in… pic.twitter.com/E0QnvfnIZx — Alpha News (@AlphaNews) July 21, 2023
They want you sick and dead before you collect your pension (3:55). * Government is going to take away all supplements and natural health care products you need to make yourself well * They will do this through massive amounts of regulation * Penalties are 5 million a day * Will create adverse events reporting …
Presidential candidate Mike Pence made a pilgrimage to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and affirm Pence’s position that the unilateral power of the Ukraine government needs to be supported. Mike Pence then presents himself as the arbiter of what it means to be a Republican with a Twitter message saying, “I know the …
by Chris Black Many decades too late, but better late than never, right? I wonder if White people negatively affected by AA can now demand reparations for all the opportunities stolen from them. 🚨🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled that race-based affirmative action programs are unconstitutional 🤨 Hopefully this leads to more merit based decisions, …
