Thomas Massie warns if DOJ refuses to release Epstein client names, he will read them publicly in Congress under immunity, putting the entire scandal permanently in the record.

HELLL YEAHH!! 💪🇺🇸Thomas Massie just revealed his nuclear option. If Pam Bondi’s DOJ refuses to unredact the Epstein client names — Massie will walk onto the House floor and read them publicly himself. Under congressional immunity. No prosecution. No injunction. …

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Is this a “canary-in-the-coalmine” moment, similar to August 2007? Blue Owl permanently restricts withdrawals from private retail debt fund. Remember this scene in The Big Short?

Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm Is this a “canary-in-the-coalmine” moment, similar to August 2007? This question will be on the mind of some investors and policymakers this morning as they assess the news that, quoting the FT, the “private credit group …

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Beloved 135-year-old chain permanently closes all 65 stores after blistering bankruptcy: ‘End of an era’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15148559/bartell-drugs-closures-seattle-cvs-rite-aid.html The great American drugstore shakeout has claimed another victim — as yet another regional favorite vanishes from the high street. After 135 years in business, one of Washington’s most iconic pharmacy chains has shut its doors for good, closing …

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Biden trying to cause trouble for Trump is shutting down offshore US oil production permanently

President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections during his final weeks in the White House. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/biden-to-block-more-offshore-oil-drilling-before-trump-arrives

US Special-Forces Troops Permanently Deploying to Taiwan

BREAKING: US Special forces troops will be permanently stationed in #Taiwan, UDN confirms. pic.twitter.com/JxhPAzfEt6 — Go Fund Taiwan (@GoFundTaiwan) March 2, 2024 https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/03/02/us-special-forces-to-be-permanently-stationed-in-taiwan/ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5106211 https://udn.com/news/story/10930/7754972 Update: Along with Marines stationed on the island, US Special Forces are now reportedly permanently …

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