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US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The judge is still deciding punishment and the next steps he may take, and is giving …
An oil shock is coming. Yes, I know, deflation….blah…recession…blah…oils is plunging…blah blah. Gold & silver are heading for a huge bull era. I don't care about fairytale narratives. Oil will follow AFTER this drop. Way past $100 and, in all likelihood, past $200. https://t.co/gQM2gxLmhQ — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) April 9, 2025 Something like this (priced in …
The United States just hit the lithium jackpot. Twice. Not one but two of the largest lithium deposits in the world have been found within its borders. This isn’t just a geological windfall. It is a geopolitical shift, and the timing could not be more strategic. Tucked between Oregon and Nevada, the McDermitt Caldera is …
Buried fortune: US finds $8.4 billion in rare earths sitting in coal ash landfillshttps://t.co/KKc1t7d0GI — Anas Alhajji (@anasalhajji) March 17, 2025 Tor years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from smartphones to renewable energy technologies. But in a surprising twist, researchers from The University …
As Gavin Newsom prepared to launch his new podcast, the governor reached out to Kimberly Guilfoyle, his ex-wife and President Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Greece, asking to be connected with two conservatives reviled by Democrats: Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist, and Steve Bannon, 71, a longtime Trump adviser. Last week, with Kirk …
JAMIE DIMON FINDS HIS BALLS IN LEAKED JPMORGAN AUDIO. This is some of the best stuff I've heard all week.pic.twitter.com/wvWdbTYPld — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 14, 2025
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A grumpy old lady kicks a disabled man's service dog and then gets arrested. pic.twitter.com/m55UhVXy1y — 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐂𝐇 (@pr0ud_americans) November 21, 2024
When Nvidia's auditor finds a discrepancy… https://t.co/MFNdgOaQX9 pic.twitter.com/i9NInwQVJm — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 18, 2024 A follow up 👇🏻 https://t.co/Woa743zwK5 — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) November 14, 2024
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Memories are not only in the brain, human cell study finds by James Devitt, New York University An NYU researcher administers chemical signals to non-neural cells grown in a culture plate. Credit: Nikolay Kukushkin It’s common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from …
The deceased lay wrapped in a cotton blanket, surrounded by white roses and hydrangea, angelic figurines and lit candles and incense. A wall-mounted screen displayed photographs of him. His 71-year-old companion, Kim Seon-ae, convulsed with tears as she bid farewell, caressing his head and face. Next door, young uniformed morticians prepared for his cremation. The …
The comments come after the DOJ accused Russia of funding Tenet who then paid conservative influencers for videos. – Source “If we can name a favorite candidate. It used to be Joe Biden, but now he’s not participating in the election campaign, and he recommended all his allies to support Mrs. Harris. So that is what …
Scientists have discovered exactly how earthquakes trigger quartz into forming large gold nuggets — finally solving a mystery that’s puzzled researchers for decades. Gold naturally forms in quartz — the second-most abundant mineral in Earth’s crust after feldspar. But unlike other types of gold deposits, those found in quartz often cluster into giant nuggets. These …
A chemical used in rocket fuel, fireworks, and airbags has been detected in various supermarket and fast food items, according to a recent study. But how worried should you be? Researchers with Consumer Reports tested 196 food samples and discovered that about 67% contained varying levels of the chemical perchlorate. The findings, published on August …
View post on imgur.com Immigration is seen as the biggest issue facing Britain for the first time in almost eight years, a poll suggests. Research – carried out in the aftermath of the riots this month – found more than a third of Britons believe it is an important matter for the country. It is …
The Republican-led House committees leading the impeachment probe into Joe Biden concluded Monday the president engaged in impeachable conduct by helping to enrich his family with millions of dollars in business schemes that traded on his name and then defrauded voters by lying to cover up the scandal. The House Oversight, Ways and Means and …
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/a-new-report-finds-boeings-rockets-are-built-with-an-unqualified-work-force/ BA could potentially loose contracts with NASA, I would keep close eye on this and potentially buy puts. “NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies…. According to Safety and Mission Assurance officials at NASA and DCMA officials at Michoud, Boeing’s quality control issues are largely caused by its workforce having insufficient aerospace …
In just 10 min people found 4 unemployed people donated $197,000 to the Harris campaign. AC
A key U.S. regulator has privately found half of the major banks it oversees have an inadequate grasp of a broad swath of potential risks from cyber attacks to employee blunders, according to people familiar with the matter. In the confidential assessments, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said 11 of the 22 …
A financial tool that millions of Americans rely on, known as a credit score, could be hiding a sinister secret about your brain health, experts warn. A new study by the New York Federal Reserve and Georgetown University has uncovered a disturbing link between declining credit scores and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The research, …
Buying a home and maintaining it is expensive, but selling it is costly, too, according to a new report. It typically costs $54,616 to sell a house in 2024, according to a June 17 report from Clever Real Estate. Almost half of surveyed home sellers, or 42%, said their costs to sell were higher than …
The rate of price increases for food has subsided in recent months, according to the latest government inflation data. However, shoppers still report feeling burdened by the prices they’re seeing in the grocery store aisles. To that point, within the past few years, 80% of Americans say they’ve felt a notable increase in the cost …
YouTube (Google) competitor Rumble has published a video of former Google VP of Search Products Marissa Mayer, showing her addressing recruits and breaking down the very essence of how Google “arranges” results on its search page. According to what Mayer is heard saying in the video shared by Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski, it’s simple: Google …
via notayesmanseconomics: The calling of an election in France has already caused some questioning of what some regarded as economic certainties. One is the trope represented by the French finance ministry yesterday. France’s finance minister has warned that the country could face a debt crisis akin to the UK’s gilt market turmoil under former prime …
Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time they buy a car, …
Samples have revealed high levels of Trifluoroacetic acid in ten European countries’ water supplies. A joint survey of 23 surface and six groundwater samples from ten EU countries has unearthed high levels of a largely unknown and unregulated “forever chemical”. The concerning levels of Trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, were detected in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, …
A federal judge wrongly stopped a Jan. 6, 2021, defendant from striking a potential juror who admitted he could not view the defendant as presumptively innocent, a U.S. appeals court has found. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta [an Obama appointee] denied a request from lawyers for Thomas Webster, who was later convicted on multiple counts, …
The findings challenge the common perception that cell-in-cell events are largely restricted to cancer cells. Rather, these events appear to be common across diverse organisms, from single-celled amoebas to complex multicellular animals. The widespread occurrence of such interactions in non-cancer cells suggests that these events are not inherently “selfish” or “cancerous” behaviors. Rather, the researchers …
