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Bobby Kennedy Jr dropping truth bombs: "Billions of dollars go to Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Lockheed. Those companies, which are all owned by BlackRock, control both the Republican and Democratic parties."pic.twitter.com/FyL42lTYOT — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 21, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson discusses aid package for Israel.pic.twitter.com/aNPSjepfqz — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 21, 2024
In a political theater starring Lindsey Graham and Rep. Gerald Connolly, aid flows abroad, neglecting Americans’ needs. Here comes war pig Lindsey hitting the Sunday shows to praise selling out the USA. https://t.co/AejIvozu3p — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024 Check out this POS. https://t.co/uBNE7OvApv — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024 Ukraine “Aid” & …
Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid package will advance to the floor, after Democrats on the Rules Committee stepped in to counter conservative defections. The contentious panel vote tees up the four-bill plan for floor consideration on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a fourth bill of related GOP policy priorities meant to entice …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record in February, its fifth straight monthly rise, Treasury Department data released on Wednesday showed. Holdings totaled $7.965 trillion, up from a revised $7.945 trillion in January. Treasuries owned by foreigners rose 8.7% from a year earlier. Holdings of Treasuries grew the most …
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Speaker Mike Johnson has released text of his four-part proposal to send aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, moving ahead with the plan that’s fueling fresh conservative demands for his ouster. Aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan is split into three different bills, with a fourth that would seize Russian assets, force a TikTok sale …
via naturalnews The Central Bank of Russia has just released a financial risk review noting how trading in the Chinese renminbi reached a historic high in March. This surge in yuan usage comes as part of Russia’s ongoing shift away from major Western currencies, spurred by sanctions imposed by the United States and the European …
only takes a short hop to imagine the near future where this is an AI avatar — brett goldstein (@thatguybg) April 6, 2024 initially i was really excited but now my mind is wandering to this dystopian future where you live in this concrete jungle and none of the businesses you interact with have actual …
EM investors are staying away from China. via Goldman Sachs pic.twitter.com/S5ZAzFhkcK — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 2, 2024 #recession … #GFC2 China $USD #Liquidity Squeeze edition No mystery why the Chinese yuan is under pressure from the US #Dollar…#fx #forex $CNY $USDCNY 👀 https://t.co/eMWVIu9dL2 pic.twitter.com/2dqe3y1o1H — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) April 2, 2024
FX market says we're really close, real close…Just follow the dollar down that rabbit hole Mr CNH and Misty Yen gonna show us the wayRemember…The hurrier I go, the behinder I get…Stay SlowStay amongst the mad peopleWe're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Stay MAD… https://t.co/HIDwBTz9GH pic.twitter.com/n2apDt5OB6 — Hugh Hendry Acid Capitalist TV (@hendry_hugh) …
#BREAKING: Over 130 British MPs have sent a letter to the Foreign Minister urging for an arms embargo on Israel, citing Israel's non-compliance with the UN Security Council's ceasefire resolution. pic.twitter.com/DbyZohmFNd — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 27, 2024 AhlulBayt News Agency: Parliamentary pressure is building on the UK government to ban arms sales to …
Mr. Wonderful Kevin O'Leary in the last hour. Foreign investors are asking difficult questions about New York.pic.twitter.com/bH1kvXeI2T — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 25, 2024
Democrats in both chambers suggest they’re willing to support Ukraine aid in the form of a loan, an idea that’s gaining steam with Kyiv’s GOP champions as they scramble to end Congress’s deadlock and help Ukraine battle Russian forces. The loan design is not the Democrats’ preference. They’re urging the adoption of an emergency foreign …
Chinese authorities arrested 726,000 people last year, a jump of 47.1% from the previous year, the country’s chief prosecutor told the National People’s Congress that ended Monday amid a crackdown on crimes linked to “hostile foreign forces.” Authorities also formally prosecuted 1.688 million people last year, up 17.3%, Chief Prosecutor Ying Yong said. Ying said …
Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz denounced Canada’s decision to suspend future arms exports to Israel, saying “history will judge” the Western nation for reneging on its support for Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Canadian foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly announced Tuesday that the Trudeau-led government would stop sending weapons to Israel, Israeli newspaper …
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The US House is set to vote on a bill today that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to divest from the video-sharing app within 165 days or face a total ban in the country, where TikTok has 170 million users. The bill needs a two-thirds majority to pass. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has …
The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse. The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps. The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) INTERNET HOSTING SERVICE or App Store, not the “foreign adversary.”https://t.co/iKtAQFGeQH pic.twitter.com/P26hEbzQrf — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 12, 2024 The …
Armed gangs have banded together in an effort to bring down the government. The State Department tells Americans to get out anyway they can. The US has reportedly started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti under the cover of darkness after dozens of heavily armed gang fighters tried to seize the political quarter of its …
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The Syrian diplomat discussed strengthening ties between Arab countries and cooperation. There were few specifics in this discussion. “He said that he met with the UAE Minister of State, Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar, and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Sameh Shukri, Lebanon, Abdullah Bouhabib, and Tunisia, Nabil Ammar, in a meeting to discuss bilateral relations, ways …
Russian President Vladimir Putin still casts the conflict as a proxy battle with the West that Moscow claims is propping up Kyiv. But Western governments have been at pains to maintain a plausible distance from the war, no matter their robust support for Ukraine’s defense. Leaked documents last year confirmed that some NATO countries — …
via Mike Shedlock US-born employment is lower now than it was in January of 2020. Foreign-born workers make up over 100 percent of the employment gains. The Center for Immigration Studies reports Compared to 2019, All Employment Growth Has Gone to the Foreign-Born Comparing the fourth quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2023 shows …
Good job Democrats and RINOs, you really are about to start WWIII: “The EU is a direct participant in the Ukraine conflict and is aiming to supply Kiev with weapons capable of striking at the ‘heart’ of Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. Moscow has received information suggesting that the EU’s foreign policy …
House Democratic leadership is checking the pulse of lawmakers to see if they’d still back forcing a vote on the Senate-passed national security bill through a discharge petition amid ongoing gridlock, according to two people familiar with the matter. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has vowed to use “all options” to break the logjam, including …
End Wokeness @EndWokeness 70 Senators passed a $96,000,000,000 foreign aid bill without a cent for America The 22 Republicans who voted yes: Sen. John Boozman Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sen. Bill Cassidy Sen. Susan Collins Sen. John Cornyn Sen. Kevin Cramer Sen. Mike Crapo Sen. Joni Ernst Sen. Chuck Grassley Sen. John Hoeven Sen. John …
The updated $95 billion supplemental bill without the border provisions captured the necessary 60 votes needed The package includes $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific It also also provides $9.15 billion in humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza and …
View post on imgur.com Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, ARE YOU LISTENING U.S. SENATE(?), NO MONEY IN THE FORM OF FOREIGN AID SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ANY COUNTRY UNLESS IT IS DONE AS A LOAN, NOT JUST A GIVEAWAY. IT CAN BE LOANED ON EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD TERMS, LIKE NO INTEREST AND AN …