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Scott Hall pled guilty today to five criminal counts including the main charge of RICO. Hall was one of the main defendants connected to Sidney Powell’s attempt to tamper with voting machines. As part of his plea agreement, he agreed to testify truthfully against all the co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case. In exchange for …
With the median mortgage payment exceeding the cost of rent by $1,000 per month and average new car payments and used car loan interest rates reaching new highs, households are feeling the strain of increasing expenses. The milestone of $1 trillion in credit card debt, coupled with record-high interest rates of 25%, underscores the growing …
https://web.archive.org/web/20230925112719/https://www.reuters.com/technology/sec-collects-wall-streets-private-messages-whatsapp-probe-escalates-sources-2023-09-25/ NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator has collected thousands of staff messages from more than a dozen major investment companies, escalating its probe into Wall Street’s use of private messaging apps, said four people with direct knowledge of the matter. Previously, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had asked the …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmz0OxQJ1x4 We’re witnessing the worst food crisis in modern history, and new data shows it is about to go to an entirely new level. Right now, Hundreds of millions of people are desperately hungry all over the world, and an alarming number of children are facing starvation. According to the official UN website, approximately 735 …
US COMPLETELY FUNDS EVERY ASPECT OF UKRAINE, INCLUDING SALARIES FOR 57,000 FIRST RESPONDERS pic.twitter.com/K0IWtUHOTp — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 25, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkGJw5wUZI0 Senator Shocked By Classified Briefing On Ukraine: Warhawks Want Blank Check With No Victory In Sight https://t.co/bvL3yJzrAj — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 25, 2023 BILLIONS IN US DOLLARS HAS RESULTED IN STATE OF THE ART …
by EuphoricTrilby Once again, this is just another example of regulatory capture- where govt agencies don’t seek to protect consumers, but rather to advance the very corporations they should be regulating. This is straight up ridiculous no matter what you believe.
Poking the Bear to No Limit BREAKING 👀👀👀 🇷🇴🇺🇸🇺🇦 "Romania and the USA will conduct exercises with Ukraine in the Black Sea and the Danube delta", — Press service of the Romanian Navy Military personnel from 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 Great Britain and 🇹🇷 Turkiye will also take part in the exercises. — MAKS …
Two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Alabama, including one death, according to officials. The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, Alabama, — nine miles east of Mobile — the city said in a Facebook update. The Alabama Department of Public Health declined to provide any information …
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter can now harvest your biometric data and DNA. A new update quietly added to the platform’s privacy policy says that X now has permission to harvest its users’ fingerprints, retinal scans, voice and face recognition and keystroke patterns. The update would mean that anyone who uses fingerprint …
“Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., reinstated a mask mandate Aug. 17 amid an uptick in staff out sick with COVID-19 and an increase in patients testing positive, according to local news outlets. “Effective immediately, mandatory masking is required by all staff, visitors, and patients in clinical areas of Upstate University Hospital, Upstate Community Hospital, …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20230726.htm Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations: The manager turned first to a review of developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Market participants interpreted data releases as generally demonstrating economic resilience and a further easing of inflation pressures. The market-implied peak for the federal funds rate rose in response …
“A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase . The ratings agency cut its assessment of the industry’s health in June, a move that …
The Democrat Party has destroyed the DOJ.The Democrat Party has destroyed the FBI.The Democrat Party has destroyed every blue city.The Democrat Party has destroyed the CIA.The Democrat Party has destroyed the rule of law.The Democrat Party has destroyed the Constitution.The… — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 15, 2023 THE WAGES OF DEMOCRATIC HATE SPEECH: U. Chicago report: …
The National Bank of Ethiopia has announced a joint initiative with the National ID Program to leverage the country’s digital ID system Fayda. Through the initiative, Fayda will be the primary identification for all financial institution transactions, according to Biometric Update. The ambitious plan aims to enroll all bank customers on the digital ID platform …
Just sit back and admire the corruption of your government that they tried to give the president's son immunity from any future prosecutions and then slapped more indictments on his leading opponent in the next election one day after it all fell apart in court. https://t.co/s4hbsEft2E — Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 2, 2023
The FBI rescued more than 200 sex trafficking victims and identified or arrested more than 125 suspects during a two-week nationwide operation last month, federal officials said Tuesday. The FBI also found 59 victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, and located 59 missing children during the July operation, the FBI said in a …
Who are these people you ask? well the governors, supreme court judges and the rest were uncovered in the Investigation. Lindsey Graham is there. go to Weuters /investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers/ dot com but replace the W for a R. America’s Family Secret intersting read. More than 100 U.S. leaders REUTERS INVESTIGATION REVEALS: Every living President (even Obama) is a descendent …
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his deputies are steering clear of defending former President Trump from felony charges brought by the Justice Department, signaling a deep split within the GOP over how to handle the former president’s legal problems. While House Republican leaders and the leading Republican candidates for president have rallied behind …
It’s not really a war against whites, it’s a war against intelligent people. Many Asian Americans are treated like shit too, not just whites. via YAHOO: An Asian American student from Florida with a 1590 SAT score who was rejected from six elite universities has joined the Supreme Court case seeking to end race-based admissions. …
Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, and other fast food chains are facing financial challenges due to lower sales, higher costs, and supply chain disruptions. Popeyes is closing locations and Chick-fil-A is closing its first-ever restaurant. With Americans eating out increasingly less to save on costs, some of the biggest fast-food chains in the US are taking desperate measures …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-credit-ratings-060723 Today, the Commission is considering adopting a set of final rules to remove references to credit ratings from Rules 101 and 102 of Regulation M (Reg M). I am pleased to support these rules because they will fulfill an important mandate issued by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial …