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eBay wants me to commit a crime in order to get a refund for a counterfeit item received byu/smittyguy11 inmildlyinfuriating The only way to get a refund according to their help pages (and this support chatbot) is to return the counterfeit item to the seller. But it is a crime in my country to ship …
Order boosts access to 401k and IRA accounts for more workers.. President called participation numbers “incredible”.. Some wonder whether this quietly channels more household money into markets while easing long term pressure on government programs.. President Trump signed an EO on April 30 to launch TrumpIRA.gov in 2027. It utilizes the Saver’s Match (SECURE 2.0) …
A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and entertain diners. Truth be told, the robots don’t look particularly advanced, but a video (below) showing them in action does hint …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Fixing all this doesn’t scale. What scales is the spread of uncontrollably harmful consequences. When something scales faster than it can be absorbed or controlled, the resulting extremes break the system. That’s the problem of asymmetric scaling. Let’s take a current example: the malicious use of AI and the runaway expansion …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a Court of International Trade judge on Friday that it is not able to comply with his order to begin refunding reciprocal tariffs imposed last year by President Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court recently ruled are illegal. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/trump-trade-tariffs-refunds-customs-border-protection.html
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116144552969293195 President Donald Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Trump in a Truth Social post said there would be a six-month phase-out for agencies such as the Defense Department, which “are using Anthropic’s products, at various levels.” Defense Secretary …
Holy shit! @jam_croissant was right! Attorneys have drafted an executive order, urging President Trump to declare a national emergency over voting.pic.twitter.com/xtsLJgml5d https://t.co/Yo3Ey4uHgX — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) February 27, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, reports from WaPo, ABC News & others confirm: pro-Trump attorneys (incl. Peter Ticktin) circulated a 17-page draft EO. It cites unsubstantiated 2020 China interference claims …
PROMOTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE BY ENSURING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS AND GLYPHOSATE-BASED HERBICIDES Executive Orders February 18, 2026 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (the …
Trump Admin Refuses To Comply With Immigration Court Order https://t.co/167h3E48pc — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 8, 2026 The Trump administration has drawn a line in the sand. It will not comply with a federal court order demanding due process for 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last March under the 1798 …
Trump will end the world as we know it.He’s attacking Iran.China will get involved.It’s what I’ve been warning about.Good luck. — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) February 8, 2026 BREAKING: Pizza restaurants near The Pentagon seeing a 250% increase in order activity. — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) February 8, 2026 BREAKING: Squadron of C-17's headed to the Middle …
🚨⚠️JD Vance has now officially stated that Trump's plan is to bring in the New World Order The days of hiding their plans are over… Get ready pic.twitter.com/7DYHCsugEo — Mr. Nobody (@MmisterNobody) February 5, 2026 Vance never said Trump will bring a “new world order.” His comments simply acknowledge that the world stage has changed …
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump signs executive order declaring a national emergency over CUBA, and preparing tariffs on ANY country supplying oil to Cuba Sec. Marco Rubio no doubt has a hand in this. Cuba is about to get utterly choked off. Trump and Marco are coming, Cuba! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PBDeiK3Hxy — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January …
VAN DREW: Trump asked Pelosi for the National Guard– RASKIN: Are you saying Nancy Pelosi controls the National Guard? You know she doesn't VAN DREW: Reclaim my time! pic.twitter.com/M9IbrVv1ti — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 22, 2026 Factcheck: The DC National Guard is controlled by the President via the Defense Secretary, not Congress or Pelosi. On …
JUST IN: 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canadian Prime Minister Carney says the US-led rules-based international order is over and will not return. pic.twitter.com/HCDAaD9fI4 — Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) January 21, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos that: The U.S.-led rules‑based international order is over It “will not return” The old system was …
This is why people who don’t even like Trump still end up voting for him. Years of dems and media attacking law enforcement finally cash out in chaos, and the people paying for it are the ones who just want order. 42% chance the Insurrection Act is invoked this year. https://t.co/YUGKIoRNv2 — Pentagon Pizza Watch …
This executive order finally slams the door on engineered pandemics. If your “research” can create the next global catastrophe, it’s not science. It’s sabotage. And it ends now. MAHA pic.twitter.com/zyqAT02969 — ⁿᵉʷˢ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJc) December 11, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that might follow, will dampen innovation and growth for the technology. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-signs-executive-order-to-override-ai-regulations-by-states
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the attack left grave questions as Congress scrutinizes the campaign that killed two survivors. Adm. …
President Donald Trump appears to be eyeing an executive order that would target individual state efforts to rein in artificial intelligence and initiate several actions aimed at preempting those laws. A draft order viewed by FedScoop includes plans to establish an AI litigation task force to challenge state AI statutes, restrict funding for states with …
NEW YORK TIMES: – US prepares some tariff exemptions to lower food prices, will include beef and citrus products – Trump has not made final decision on exemptions – Exemptions would apply to certain reciprocal tariffs looks like Trump is admitting grocery prices are too high — amit (@amitisinvesting) November 13, 2025 Michigan woman: The …
The Supreme Court extended until Thursday night a pause in a judge’s order that the Trump administration pay full SNAP benefits for November. About 42 million Americans get food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Trump administration originally said it planned not to pay any SNAP benefits as the U.S. government shutdown persisted, …
JUST IN: USDA informs states they will comply with court order and release SNAP funds as court battle drags out. Funds could be available as soon as today. Matching @jacob_fischler who had it first. pic.twitter.com/nLGL8nyN5X — Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) November 7, 2025 A federal appeals court on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request to lift …
Trump has reversed his Administration’s policy and is now saying that SNAP benefits will not go out until the government reopens pic.twitter.com/QRhjxoUs0e — The Take Politics (@TheTakePolitics) November 4, 2025 Washington — The White House clarified Tuesday that the Trump administration is complying with a federal court order that requires it to tap into a …
by Michael Has the stage been set for something really, really big to happen? After I posted my article about the end of the war in Gaza, I started reflecting on what it might mean in the grand scheme of things. Suddenly it dawned on me that in order for peace to be taken away, a …
Stephen Miller: “You have the Mayor of Chicago, he declared a no-go zone for ICE. How is that not insurrection?” pic.twitter.com/cAMgxLCcCP — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 7, 2025 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday blocking federal immigration agents from using city-owned property for immigration enforcement operations – just one day after …
Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be deliberately rejecting a ceasefire deal currently being promoted by Donald Trump because he refuses to deviate from his true goa: to ethnically cleanse Gaza and the West Bank as part of the “Greater Israel” project. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how Netanyahu helped finance Hamas as a means …
🚨 BREAKING — National Fraternal Order of Police condemns Chicago Police commanders for prohibiting rank-and-file officers from aiding ICE agents surrounded by protesters. “…when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.” pic.twitter.com/xsZvKoZrFP — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) October 5, 2025 Washington, DC – Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, …
NEW: The 71-year-old audience member who was arrested at Charlie Kirk’s UVU event says he told cops he shot Kirk to distract police so the real shooter could escape. “I shot him, now shoot me,” George Zinn allegedly said immediately after Kirk was shot. While speaking to… pic.twitter.com/2JiwWXKgR3 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 16, 2025 …
