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by confoundedinterest17 Here is Biden/Harrisnomics in one chart! Treasury (interest) payments are growing faster than other government outlays and a larger than the entire Defense outlays. Leading outlays include Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security. Here is Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen symbolically …
MATTHEW CONTINETTI: The Biden-Harris Mental Gymnastics. Harris last faced serious opposition in 2010, when she barely won the race for state attorney general in navy-blue California. Her 2020 presidential campaign collapsed before Iowa. She has no political base, no signature issue, is not …
🚨Just in: US and Canadian fighter jets intercept Russian and Chinese planes flying over Alaska. Via: NORAD pic.twitter.com/EKLGv5LFDT — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) July 24, 2024
Canada estimated that it will reach its 2% NATO defense spending target by 2032, according to the country’s president, Justin Trudeau said at the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., which concluded on Thursday. Since his first presidential run, former President …
Japan and the Philippines are indeed scheduled to hold high-level defense talks next month. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will discuss “bilateral and defense and security issues affecting the region” during the July 8 meeting …
U.S. interest payments on its debt are now set to exceed defense spending. This year, federal spending on interest payments is forecast to reach $870 billion, surpassing the $822 billion allocated for defense in 2024. The rising interest costs are driven by factors such …
Kusti Salm, the Ministry of Defense’s Permanent Secretary, announced his voluntary resignation due to the government’s inaction. He cited a critical shortage of ammunition as the reason. Salm had repeatedly proposed increasing Estonia’s ammunition stocks, but unfortunately, the decision was …
There are tensions between Ukraine and its Western partners regarding F-16 pilot training. Kyiv is pressing the U.S. and European countries to expand the program, but allies counter that Ukraine’s pilots aren’t yet ready to fly the incoming F-16 jets …
COLOGNE, Germany — The European Union is considering setting up its own air defense shield after bloc leaders threw their support behind a Greek-Polish initiative to that effect this week. The two countries’ prime minsters, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk, …
“At the request of the French authorities, Israeli companies will not be present at Eurosatory,” the French Armed Forces Ministry said in an emailed statement on Friday. “Conditions are no longer suited to welcome Israeli companies to the French show, …
Brighteon Broadcast News, May 27, 2024 – Mike Adams announces historic lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter and the Dept of Defense for CENSORSHIP COLLUSION in America – Government #censorship collusion through NGOs and big tech platforms. (0:03) – Lawsuit against …
🇺🇸🇹🇼🇨🇳 The United States will continue to supply Taiwan with "defensive weapons" in accordance with the 1979 law, said House Committee Chairman Michael McCaul. The US delegation led by McCaul arrived in Taiwan on May 26 for a four-day visit. …
In a concerning development for U.S. economic stability, interest payments on the nation’s burgeoning debt have now exceeded expenditures on defense and Medicare combined. Key Points: Interest payments in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024 reached $514 billion, …
Former President Trump will not take the stand in his own defense during his New York criminal trial, after his attorneys rested their case Tuesday, shortly after prosecutors did the same the day before. “We’ll be resting pretty quickly — …
I wanted to share some insights from Vivek’s recent speech outside the Trump Courthouse. He really went deep into what’s been happening in the courtroom, and let me tell you, it’s eye-opening. pic.twitter.com/KigqBJXh6u VIVEK FULL SPEECH OUTSIDE TRUMP COURTHOUSE "What …
The international community is scrambling to provide Ukraine with air defense batteries, but two key countries, Spain and Greece, have declined to donate their systems. Despite Ukraine’s urgent need for at least seven advanced air defense batteries to protect its …
Russian forces destroyed the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Kyiv Oblast because Ukraine had run out of missiles to defend it during an attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with PBS NewsHour published on April 16. The …
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it called their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force …
The Ukrainian government should leave its “old-school mentality” behind and implement true equality in its armed forces, Kiev’s chief military adviser for gender issues, Oksana Grigorieva, has argued. Kiev is currently overhauling its military conscription system, with lawmakers debating amendments to lower the …
BREAKING: Iran has told the White House that if the US defends Israel against its forthcoming retaliation for the Damascus strike, it will consider the US a viable target as well, per the Intercept. https://t.co/nEIrAH3buo — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 11, …
In fiscal year 2024, U.S. national debt interest has exceeded spending on the military. The federal government spent $412 billion on military programs at the Department of Defense during the first half of FY2024. However, the rapidly growing cost of servicing the national debt surpassed military spending. Interest expenses …
Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin: The Goal Is to Bring Ukraine into NATO@SenTuberville: "I heard Sec. Blinken say last week in Brussels that Ukraine will soon be in NATO? You agree with that?" @SecDef: "That's the goal of the NATO members …
The U.S. military declared on Monday the successful elimination of air defense and drone systems belonging to Yemen’s Houthi forces in the Red Sea region. Despite the operation, there were no reported injuries or damages to commercial, U.S., or coalition …
Without American help, we will have to retreat, Zelensky admitted Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with American media, admitted that if Kyiv does not receive the promised assistance from the United States, blocked in Congress, its forces will be forced …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden loves to blame Republicans for the border crisis. Although he has it in his power to close and secure the border, but won’t. It’s easier to blame the opposition, like “extreme MAGA Republicans.” Huh, I didn’t realize …
BREAKING: The China Defense Ministry says that China is ready to intervene militarily anywhere if the United States or NATO decides to attack Russia. pic.twitter.com/FWuaSXZy3V — Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) March 17, 2024 Not sure if people realise how massive …
Moldova's presidential elections and referendum on EU membership are potential catalysts for greater Russian subversive tactics in 2024 Military personnel training and intelligence cooperation between France and Moldova already was enhanced in September 2023 — Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 6, …
China is increasing its military budget The defense budget will be increased by 7.2 percent and will amount to about 232 billion dollars, according to the draft budget published today at the opening session of the All-China People's Congress. China …
The system in question was temporarily deployed to Slovakia last year to replace the US Patriot anti-aircraft system, which the country transferred to Ukraine, RT reported. “I received a notice from the Italian government that the Italian air defense system, …
Interest payments on $34 trillion US national debt will exceed DEFENSE spending this year – as legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones says a ‘debt bomb’ set to go off in US Interest payments on the US national debt will eclipse …