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via WSB: Long time lurker, first time poster. Feel free to call me regarded. $USAR and $MP are companies backed by the US govt with plants in production or just starting production. $MP is the only publicly traded US stock that manufactures permanent magnets. Permanent magnets are used in complex avionics systems, robotics, EV Powertrains, i.e. …
This isn’t another contract. The government bought the facilities. CoreCivic sold two of its biggest California detention centers to the Department of Homeland Security for $1.5 billion in cash. That number caught my attention. Washington didn’t lease more space. It bought the infrastructure. The facilities were already being used for immigration detention. Now DHS owns …
Hamas ends government in Gaza, readies for panel https://t.co/TttxCTk9gc — The Right News, Right Now. (@BradPorcellato) July 7, 2026 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of …
The White House used its July 4 event to highlight DOGE, but it also felt like the end of a chapter. Whether DOGE disappears completely or simply changes direction, the push for rapid government efficiency no longer feels like the main story. Congress has already moved on. Now the fight is over Medicaid, Planned Parenthood …
Government green paper proposes rules for platforms like YouTube to give special prominence to BBC ITV and Channel 4. Aim is to fight misinformation by making public service news easier to find. YouTube told creators new rules could control your feed and require putting some channels above others. Independent voices criticizing government could get less …
Found unconscious in his own home and needed CPR. Just gonna call it that he's most likely dead. byu/AnomLenskyFeller inconspiracy News is scant at present, with current stories revealing what happened over 2 weeks ago. Here is one from Independent UK, (1 hour old at the time of this writing): Mitch McConnell found unconscious after ‘heart attack’ …
Government now pushes whole generation straight into stock market with no other choice. Corporate money like Micron creates loop where donations help buy shares in companies like itself. If market does well kids start ahead. If bubble pops their first money takes the hit. 👀 pic.twitter.com/XkW6YPNupI — Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) July 1, 2026
Here's crybaby Dario Amodei trying to get the US government to ban China's open source models, because those models have caught up to Anthropic's models now. (GLM 5.2, for example…) Does this guy EVER stop whining? https://t.co/iguWFD3gqd — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) June 29, 2026 This is the part of the AI race that gets interesting. The …
Key details Massie notes Republicans hold all major power centers. They still push election fraud narrative after winning. He lists government stakes in private firms. Intel gets 10 percent ownership. MP Materials 15 percent. Lithium Americas 5 percent. Trilogy Metals 10 percent. US Steel gets golden share. Republicans criticize Democrats for socialism but stay quiet …
A seriously ill child under the age of 12 has been euthanised in the Netherlands for the first time. The child’s death was revealed in a letter to the Dutch parliament from Sophie Hermans, the health minister. The euthanasia was carried out at the end of last year. Euthanasia for incurably sick children aged from …
Texas pharmacist Brad Hart gets family transfer request. Kid already starts antibiotic course. Insurance demands prior auth for last 14 tablets. Drug costs pharmacy 18 dollars cash. AWP benchmark lists those tablets at 2500 dollars. PBM middlemen and rules create this fake price. Obamacare and Medicare push everything through third party payers. System delays care …
Tesla had big problems in 2008 financial crisis. Elon put in his own last money and got private funding round on Christmas Eve 2008 to survive. Tesla got $465 million DOE loan in 2010 under EV program. It was a loan, not free bailout. Tesla paid it back early in 2013 with interest. Government also …
Recession signals are flashing while government gobbles a record share of the entire economy. The US government has never consumed a larger share of the economy than it does today. pic.twitter.com/lKtm7dzHIm — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) June 21, 2026 When CPI rate > Unemployment rate with a yield curve inversion it tends to lead to recession. …
Something changed in this story. For years, anyone who seriously discussed a possible lab leak was often treated like they were chasing a conspiracy. Now the picture looks much more complicated. The latest declassified material shows something uncomfortable: the US government was funding coronavirus research connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology through programs involving …
This is one of those changes that sounds almost impossible until you look into it. The US government is no longer only handing out grants, loans, and tax credits to support key industries. In some cases, it is taking ownership. Through programs like the CHIPS Act and other strategic investment programs, the government has started …
Banks syndicating massive European bond sales at unprecedented pace H1 2026 already beats full pandemic emergency borrowing Italy alone raised $81 billion while Germany UK and others set records US debt service headed toward $17,000 per household by 2036 Politicians treating record borrowing as the new normal U.S. DEBT CRISIS DEEPENS: INTEREST COSTS COULD HIT …
UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall speak on BBC Breakfast. She say government will give more details in July about VPN restrictions. This part of plan for social media ban on kids under 16. They worry kids use VPN to bypass the ban. Also more measures like overnight curfews on social media for 16-17 years old. …
REVEALED: How shadowy unit of government ‘thought police’ set up by ex-MI6 agent is trying to keep a lid on Britain’s simmering racial tensions – DailyMail “While the streets of Belfast were ablaze with anti-immigration protests last week, behind the scenes a group of spies, spinners and soldiers were deploying the ‘dark arts’ to try …
Warren wants to tax the guy whose companies turn savings into gains While DC turns trillions into fraud waste and nothing Investors see real returns from innovation Taxpayers watch their cash vanish into bureaucracy When I give my savings to @elonmusk they multiply. When I give them to you and all of the US government, …
REPORT: The first AI-run government is closer than anyone realizes, and New Zealand is preparing to eliminate nearly 9,000 government jobs to make way for it. What begins as a promise of efficiency could end with machines making decisions that once required human judgment, discretion, and accountability. Supporters say bloated bureaucracies need to be cut. …
This will push datacenters and frontier labs out of the US. — Ron S. Friedman (@RonSFriedman) June 1, 2026 AI is trained on human creativity and intelligence, funded by federal research using taxpayer dollars, and powered by data centers built on American land. The success of AI should belong to all of us. It’s time …
They’re rolling out “Trump Accounts” as a patriotic savings program while moving federal onboarding, activation, and account management straight into a government-linked app ecosystem. Treasury already tied the system to IRS Form 4547 filings and activation emails before the July 4 rollout. Robinhood and BNY are sitting inside the infrastructure from day one. They sell …
Good grief! How does anyone think it is the job of government to supply bathmats?????? — Jackie Staaf (@StaafJackie) May 21, 2026 $11 mat would end up costing $100 per mat once the government contract was given to some NGO with a senator wife on the board — AltF4 (@ALtraxF4) May 21, 2026
No more forms or forgetfulness, feds hunt every guy through records. 🇺🇸 Starting December, the military draft goes fully AUTOMATIC. If you’re male and 18-24, you’re getting enrolled whether you sign up or not. No more “I forgot.” Uncle Sam’s flipping the switch…pic.twitter.com/W64rq1pD1k — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, starting December 2026, …
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecommunications providers to verify customer identities before activating any new service. Backed by the Trump administration, the sweeping regulatory shift is designed to eradicate illegal robocalls, but the move could end the availability of anonymous mobile communications for ordinary Americans. Under the mandate …
@alienslastnight Tim Burchett cautions the public to stay grounded amid sensational claims, warning that misinformation and psychological operations could be at play. Addressing stories about alleged alien hybrid programs, he emphasized that people should be skeptical and not accept extraordinary claims without direct evidence, stressing: if you don’t see it with your own eyes, don’t …
Another jobs report, another report on shrinking the federal government. The federal bureaucracy is down 345,000 since Trump took office 🔥 pic.twitter.com/L4xYQtizh3 — Richard A. Stern (@RichAStern) May 8, 2026
President Dan urges calm after Ilie Bolojan’s cabinet ousted in parliament… Far-right AUR party celebrating in the streets, polling at record highs… No snap elections yet, but the political vacuum is pulling the country right… The pro-EU dream hitting a wall of nationalist momentum. A technocrat government might be the only thing stopping a total …
Once you let the state kill the depressed it’s game over for the vulnerable. Normalize this and watch Canada start clearing hospital beds with body bags next. Toronto woman fights court for MAID over bipolar and PTSD “A Canadian woman who has been fighting for medical assistance in dying (MAID) to be an option for …
The pioneer of the low-cost model officially grounded its last jet at 3:00 AM today. The $500M White House lifeline was pulled, creditors refused a final deal. Thousands of passengers are stranded at gates from Las Vegas to Detroit this morning. Aviation experts say Spirit is the first major corporate casualty, the war fuel spike. …