No foreign country spends as much as Qatar on influencing our universities

by delugepro SOURCES https://www.opensecrets.org/fara/countries/143 https://www.opensecrets.org/fara/countries/73 https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/lobbying?cycle=2024&ind=Q05 https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/topics/section-117-foreign-gift-and-contract-reporting/section-117-foreign-gift-and-contract-data FURTHER READING Qatar and China Are Pouring Billions Into Elite American Universities Qatar’s State-of-the-Art Foreign Lobbying Campaign  

We Are Much Closer To A Major War With Iran, And Trump Warns That Anyone That Buys Iranian Oil “Will Not Be Allowed To Do Business With The United States Of America In Any Way, Shape, Or Form”

by Michael 2025 is going to be largely defined by whether there is a major war with Iran or not.  If a verifiable deal with Iran can be reached that prevents Iran from producing nuclear weapons, I will applaud the Trump …

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Is this how it starts? Too much space junk?

🇺🇸🇨🇳 SPACE FORCE CHIEF WARNS: CHINA’S ORBITAL TECH IS A DESTABILIZING FORCE Gen. Chance Saltzman told Congress that China’s anti-satellite weapons and space capabilities are a growing threat, calling them a “powerful destabilizing force.” Saltzman: "We do all training in… …

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Costco, $COST too much

by Euro347 It’s a great company but it’s valuation at 60x earnings makes zeros sense. There seems to be some speculation that they will spit their stock but on the last earnings call in Dec analysts asked CFO Gary Millerchip …

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So much for America First

Vivek Ramaswamy Agrees With Elon Musk: Americans Have a Poor “Mediocre” Work Ethic And Those American Jobs Will Go to Workers From India The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of …

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“We should have free speech, BUT…”

No greater nightmare. This is the window they want to break through into the house. Then they will own it and you'll be in the wilderness, being tracked by drones. https://t.co/ohQXtLh7Ms — Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) December 26, 2024 h/t Glenn