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Israel is on the cusp of an armed military incursion into the Gaza Strip to battle Hamas militants who slaughtered hundreds of civilians this past weekend in a series of ruthless surprise attacks. In the meantime, Israel’s air force is pounding Gaza with constant airstrikes in an attempt to reduce Hamas infrastructure and military targets …
by Chris Black People maybe don’t understand this, but Gaza is only 140 sq miles. With over 2 million people, it’s the most densely populated territory in the world. The people are locked in. Breaking News: Israel told the United Nations that the entire population of northern Gaza — over 1 million people — should …
IDF announcement sent to civilians of Gaza City: The IDF calls for the evacuation of all civilians of Gaza City from their homes southwards for their own safety and protection and move to the area south of the Wadi Gaza, as shown on the map. The Hamas terrorist organization waged a war against the State …
It should be interesting to see how the consumer sector is impacted by this trend. In an inflationary environment with more focus on health, spending will shift. Another long-term trend that is worth watching. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) October 11, 2023 Why is there …
JUST IN – U.S. sends another $200 million in weapons to Ukraine. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 11, 2023 View post on imgur.com
by Georgeo57 Under international law, occupying powers are obligated to ensure the basic necessities of the occupied population, including food, water, and fuel supplies. The Fourth Geneva Convention, which is part of the Geneva Conventions, states that “occupying powers shall ensure the supply of food and medical supplies to the occupied territory, and in particular …
Biden admin has let 99% of migrants stay in US since 2021: Congressional report The Biden administration has let 99% of migrants who have come over the border since 2021 — over two million people — stay in the country according to a new Congressional report released by House Republicans Monday. The report found “at …
by waitingonawait Friend thinks this will be a nuke to the economy. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-developer-country-garden-faces-fresh-offshore-payments-deadline-2023-10-09/ HONG KONG, Oct 9 (Reuters) – China’s Country Garden (2007.HK) may announce a restructuring plan for its offshore debt soon, local media reported on Monday, as the country’s largest private property developer faced another looming debt deadline. The developer, which missed two dollar interest …
pic.twitter.com/xpDVk7sb0U — Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) October 5, 2023
Olena Zelenska spends $1,100,000 💵 on Cartier jewellery, gets sales employee fired. An article about this story was published by the newspaper The Nation. According to reports, Olena Zelenska visited the boutique during her husband’s visit to New York. After receiving a… pic.twitter.com/S4Sg58Va5d — Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) October 4, …
It's baffling to me that some of y'all see stuff in your mind. You SEE it? The way your eyes see? I always thought "visualize" meant thinking of the words/ideas/feelings associated with a thing, not actual visuals. I am such a total 5 on this scale I didn't know 1-4 existed. pic.twitter.com/BSkXPVrmEq — 🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 …
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by Chris Black This is not a surprise. Most Ukrainians left the country when the war started. https://twitter.com/narrative_hole/status/1708801151087313383 They all know the Maidan revolution was fake but didn’t protest the Hillary Clinton coup d’etat, so they deserve it really. Several more years of war and striking energy infrastructure every winter and it will be possible …
by Martin Armstrong The demand for housing in Canada drastically outweighs the supply. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has confirmed that fewer new builds are expected for 2024. In fact, the agency anticipates that Canada will be short by 3.45 million homes by 2030 – right on time. Better yet, the gap is certain to widen if/when …
In a plan that specifically states it is to “ensure disadvantaged communities” are able to benefit from Joe Biden’s new demands for – and spending on – electric cars, the administration is committing $100 million to repair and replace EV charging stations across the country. A report from government watchdog Judicial Watch explains Biden is …
! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 29, 2023 It's a staggering reflection of how broken our financial system has become. When the Fed has to lose $723 million daily just to prevent a collapse, it's a clear indicator that we're just plastering over deep systemic cracks. It's high time we address the root issues instead …
A jury in Los Angeles convicted three individuals for their roles in laundering proceeds of large-scale consumer fraud schemes through gift card transactions. Blade Bai, Bowen Hu and Tairan Shi were convicted of conspiracy to launder proceeds of wire fraud. Bai was also convicted of a separate money laundering conspiracy count. As part of the …
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday backtracked and said he will keep the $300 million of Ukraine aid in the Pentagon funding bill. On Friday it was reported that the Pentagon will exempt Ukraine funding from a possible government shutdown as House Republicans argue over the stopgap bill. “The Pentagon will exempt its Ukraine operations …
JUST IN – U.S. sends another $325 million in weapons to Ukraine. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 21, 2023
The federal government is clearing the way for a large number of New York City’s asylum seekers to live and work in the country legally. President Joe Biden is granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country. It is a game changer and something Mayor Eric Adams …
I’m talking with #1MillionMarch4Children organizer in Ottawa Kamel El-Cheikh. That march is a huge success and it’s sending a powerful message to the woke far left: Stop sexualizing our children! pic.twitter.com/hccFcgR2qw — Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) September 20, 2023 Live With Kamel El-Cheikh And The Million March 4 Children https://t.co/Vyff0lnOzT — Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson (@LauraLynnTT) September …
by Chris Black I hope he wins and bankrupts Yale. This is just another standard rape hoax. Post Millennial: A former Yale student who was kicked out of the school in 2019 after being accused and acquitted of rape in 2018 can now sue his accuser for defamation over statements she made during a school …
via politico: Backers have launched a new $1 million ad campaign seeking to get Republicans in Congress behind a new push for aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia. The group, Republicans for Ukraine, unveiled a new report card evaluating GOP members on their support for Ukraine, as well as an ad on Fox & Friends and The …
via thenationalpulse: U.S. Census Bureau statistics show the immigrant population in the United States now stands at some 46 million, having increased dramatically since Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as President. “The foreign-born population zoomed up,” said Brookings Institution demographer William Frey of the figures, noting that the “gain in 2022 was as big as …
Washington State has been trying to deal with their homeless problem, but they haven’t had much success. A program designed to close down tent communities and get homeless people into housing has already spent $143 million dollars to house less than a thousand people. That’s a horrible ratio. And now they want more cash, because …
by TonyLiberty 50%-off summer-end sale before the market’s bottom falls off. If you remove the liquidity punchbowl, you will find more housing inventory hiding in plain sight. https://t.co/eKPhzD4nrL — Aaron Layman (@dfwaaronlayman) September 14, 2023
The fight against inflation is still ongoing… OPEC just said that global oil markets will face a massive supply shortfall next quarter. They expect a supply shortfall of more than 3 million barrels per day. If OPEC is correct, it would result in the biggest inventory drawdown since 2007. Voluntary production cuts by OPEC… pic.twitter.com/9I1ZPWrzU8 …
Democrat Chicago mayor wants to push ‘mansion tax’ on homes that sell for more than $1 million – and his team want to tax households earning $100K or more in report named ‘First We Get the Money’ Newly appointed Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to implement a tax on the sales of homes worth more …
There is a civil rights law in NM that allows you to sue the agency AND the officer for arresting you. This is why no cop arrested anyone. Because if they do, they lose qualified immunity and can be personally sued. 6 min video below explains it at 3:50 mark Any public body within the …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1699771572180090967 China dumping its US Treasuries while converting Yellen Bux into gold doesn’t bode well for the dollar’s long run as the world’s reserve currency Estimated Chinese Official Gold Reserves Cross 5,000 Tonnes via Gainesville Coins: My estimate for China’s official gold reserves reached 5,029 tonnes by the end of June 2023. In the first …