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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution, based on a post-Civil War era addition to …
Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to certain calls including theft, harassment, criminal mischief, and burglary alarms. Between 3AM-7AM there will be no officers at any police stations. Buy guns. Buy ammo. The police will not protect you. pic.twitter.com/ZoQbkREQUs — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 10, 2024 NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) – Nearly three-quarters …
Erdogan declared he would no longer run for office. According to the law, this month’s local council elections will be my last. As a result, my brothers and sisters who will follow me will inherit the inheritance. — President Erdogan of Turkey Erdogan declared he would no longer run for office. According to the law, …
Desperate property developers in China have resorted to gifts like new cars, free parking spaces, phones and other consumer goods to attract homebuyers and boost flagging sales. These incentives are just the tip of the iceberg in a crisis involving hundreds of billions of dollars in home builder debt, trillions in local government debt and …
Dolton, Illinois — Mayor Tiffany Henyard attends meetings dressed as a movie gangster and her residents say she plays the part – retaliating against them unless they do her bidding, The Post can reveal. Henyard channeled drug kingpin Nino Brown from the 1991 gangster movie “New Jack City” at a 2023 gathering, an ensemble meant …
Like many Chinese people, Jacky hoped that he could make enough money investing in China’s stock markets to help pay for an apartment in a big city. But in 2015 he lost $30,000, and in 2021 he lost $80,000. After that, he shut down his trading account and started investing in Chinese funds that track …
Residents, particularly a Massachusetts mom of four, express anger as their local recreational center transforms into a migrant shelter, with covered windows and doors raising concerns. The mother questions the prioritization, asking, “What about the Americans that are already here? Why are they not helping the people here first?” The sentiment reflects frustration and a …
They are asking for canned donations which is fine but they also requested $$$ to buy “culturally appropriate” food. “Financial donations are used to purchase culturally appropriate and nutritious foods that are needed in greater quantities than that which is donated. These funds are also used to help cover the costs associated with distributing the …
Jan 19 (Reuters) – China has instructed heavily indebted local governments to delay or halt some state-funded infrastructure projects, three people with knowledge of the situation said, as Beijing struggles to contain debt risks even as it tries to stimulate the economy. Increasing its efforts to manage $13 trillion in municipal debt, the State Council …
SEX WORKERS "FULLY BOOKED" AT DAVOS This year's WEF meeting at Davos appears to be heading in the usual direction of drug-fuelled bung-bunga sex parties. Local escort service web site officially announced: "All local service providers are completely booked during the WEF… pic.twitter.com/l99v2KL9Pw — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 16, 2024 The 54th annual gathering of …
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Police have arrested an “armed and dangerous” suspect after shootings at two locations left one victim dead and two others injured in Forest Park Friday, they said. Forest Park police said Victor Demetrious Baymon was arrested after a brief pursuit in Cobb County. Powder Springs police gave an update …
Jan 3 (Reuters) – Some of China’s top banks have sharpened scrutiny of smaller peers’ asset quality and have tightened standards for interbank lending, three sources said, in an effort to curb credit risk as a deepening property debt crisis ripples through the economy. Two of China’s biggest state-owned banks and a leading joint-stock bank …
by Mike Shedlock To meet GDP demand of the Chinese Government, unproductive debt in China soared out of sight. Who will pay for the losses and cleanup? Image clip from video below. Local Chinese Debt in Need of Bailout The East is Read reports China’s Local Govt debt in 2020 was 50% Higher than WB, IMF Estimates. …
Multiple 🇨🇳 state firms and government departments across at least 8 provinces — including the prosperous coast — instructed employees in the past month or two to start carrying local brands. That’s a major step-up from around September, when a small number of agencies in… pic.twitter.com/5j3Ngci7aE — Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) December 15, 2023 🔴 CHINA’S …
by ChampionshipUsed9855 VIX is below 13 again. QQQ has been basically flat for nearly a month. The FOMC is next week, could be a pivot point. Even the perma-bull just admitted this market is high on crack:https://t.co/OOk8ZN4gf9“Buyers have gotten drunk as a proverbial skunk, buying the worst of the worst…there’s a nasty hangover on the …
via YAHOO: Already stung by soaring bad loans and record low net interest margins, lenders such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. may soon be asked for the first time to provide unsecured loans to developers, many of whom are in default or teetering on the brink of collapsing. The risky lifeline threatens …
Michigan township Green Charter votes out its entire local government over China-linked EV battery maker Gotion’s plan to build a factory there Green Charter Township’s five board members were removed in recall election They were ousted for backing Gotion’s new $2.3 billion EV battery plant Gotion’s parent company is 30% owned by Volkswagen, but is …
via ZH: The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a bill that will give local and state police the authority to arrest illegal migrants by making it a state crime to cross illegally into the United States. The bill, SB11, enables law enforcement to arrest those who violate the law. Under current law, state and local authorities must seek federal …
by salvia_d We have an amazing local organic ice cream company that we have been going to for years, & the government in Canada is about to kill this small business, & others just like it. They want to control every aspect of the food supply. Here is the news release: https://www.coldcomfort.ca/breaking-news THE BIG MILK POLICE …
Graduate job applicants in China today fall into one of three categories, says Julia Zhu, director of recruiter Robert Walters China. Some have rare skills that are in high demand in the tech or green energy sectors and are able to secure high salaries. But a second group feels helpless. Their skills do not match …
BOMBSHELL REPORT: NFSC chairman uncovers MASSIVE CCP SPY OPERATION on American soil utilizing elements and components American citizens use on a daily basis. The amount of data COLLECTED by these operations is staggering.. WHAT ARE THEY USING IT FOR? BOMBSHELL REPORT: NFSC chairman uncovers MASSIVE CCP SPY OPERATION on American soil utilizing elements and components …
Assets in money market funds have hit a record $5.5 trillion. With yields above 5%, this trend should continue. pic.twitter.com/gpRrtgBjoL — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) August 3, 2023 Bear Stearns Collapse March 16, 2008Lehman Brothers Collapse September 15, 2008 Silicon Valley Bank Collapse March 10, 2023******************* Collapse September 15, 2023 🤫pic.twitter.com/kfdPWKxt1dhttps://t.co/qBMYgTkITR https://t.co/VqtC8XyGSu — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August …
How are those state & localbudgets? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/NaRLDYL5gj — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 3, 2023 I thought everyone said to buy treasuries? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/1183O3zra0 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 3, 2023
Jazmin Paez, 18, of Miami, has been charged with first-degree solicitation of murder and third-degree using a communications device for an unlawful use, court documents show. She was taken to the Miami-Dade jail but it was not clear if bond has been set or if she had posted bail. Investigators said they were contacted on …
by Michael Would you like to eat a slab of “beef” or “chicken” that has been artificially “grown” inside a giant vat filled with disgusting goo? Personally, I will never eat any “beef” or “chicken” that scientists have cooked up in a lab somewhere. In fact, I would rather crawl on my belly for a …
China’s Murky Debt Corner Faces Funding Squeeze (Bloomberg) — The $9 trillion of Chinese local government bonds that helped drag the rest of the world out of the 2008 financial crisis are a growing risk this time around. The bonds funded an economic boom in China more than a decade ago, as local authorities borrowed …
via YAHOO: The National Council for Social Security Fund, which oversees about $417 billion according to the latest available figures, has advised asset managers that handle its money to sell some bonds including those from riskier LGFVs and private developers after a review, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing …
“UN -is about to announce a plan to secure emergency powers, allowing It to lead a “common agenda” for all nations A pincer movement with the WHO for total control. Your own government will become little more than a local council, bowing to a greater unelected power” https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1676667871877898240
https://twitter.com/TexasLindsay_/status/1673918734711377923 https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1673929411295432707 You Can't Make This Up! Malaria Cases In US Blamed on Climate Change! My Money Is on Bill Gates…🤣 pic.twitter.com/sjvDsC5jz6 — Spiro (@Spiro_Ghost) June 28, 2023 Bill Gates’ Mosquitoes??? Malaria Found in US for First Time in 20 Years, Alarming Officials . . . Malaria, a potentially deadly disease caused by a mosquito-borne …