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Pfizer and Valneva said Monday their Lyme disease vaccine showed more than 70% efficacy in a late-stage study, even as it missed its main goal. U.S.-listed shares of the French drugmaker tumbled more than 35% in premarket trading following the update, while Pfizer was flat. The vaccine demonstrated 73.2% efficacy starting 28 days after the …
This is US consumer imports. pic.twitter.com/O5epi5CBq1 — Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) July 29, 2025 Stunning. U.S. imports of consumer goods have plunged by 43.9% over the past 3 months … that is the largest decline in history pic.twitter.com/kybq7DxPtT — Kevin Gordon (@KevRGordon) July 29, 2025
The paper, “Superintelligence Strategy,” posits that rapid advances in AI are poised to reshape nearly every aspect of society, but that governments see them as a means to military dominance, which will drive a “bitter race” to maximize AI capabilities. The paper claims that the development of a “superintelligent” AI surpassing humans in nearly every …
New Orleans and Vegas were just the beginning — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 4, 2025
A former KGB agent named Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov claimed in 1984 that Russia has a long-term goal of ideologically subverting the U.S. He described the process as “a great brainwashing” that has four basic stages. The first stage, he said, is called “demoralization,” which would take about 20 years to achieve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Yv_AQPWVQ A former KGB …
by Dismal-Jellyfish TLDRS: Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.4 percent during the second quarter. Revolving credit (credit cards) increased at an annual rate of 1.2 percent. Nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent. In June, consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent. Consumer Credit …
The director of equity at the Secret Service calls it a “mission imperative” and the “ultimate goal” to spread DEI within the agency, with the agency hosting seminars on “respectful use of pronouns.” The executive director of the Secret Services’ Office of Equity Loucious Hires III discussed diversity, equity and inclusion, “a topic that is …
More than 10,800 immigrants illegally crossed the border at Eagle Pass, TX within last 24 hours. They have now been processed and admitted into the country. This might be the largest single day illegal crossing on record: pic.twitter.com/XaQQhNA195 — Bashkarma🇺🇸🌏🇷🇺 (@Karmabash) December 20, 2023 The recent surge of over 10,800 immigrants illegally crossing the border …
GREEN NUDE EEL: Biden admin is preparing to target Americans’ gas furnaces amid stove crackdown. According to experts, the regulations — proposed in June 2022 by the Department of Energy (DOE) — would restrict consumer choice, drive prices higher and likely have a low impact on greenhouse gas emissions. The agency could finalize the rules targeting …