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Fox News’ Bret Baier confirms UAE forces are now conducting direct military strikes inside Iran… Special Report anchor Bret Baier reports the UAE has been “directly engaged” for several days… Operations allegedly include a precision strike on a key oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island… The shift marks a massive escalation from defensive posturing to …
Powell is staying on the board to act as a permanent counter-weight to the new chair.. The 8-4 vote split at the Fed proves the institution is fundamentally broken and divided.. Kemp is betting that the Supreme Court’s move to weaken the Voting Rights Act is his shield.. He is freezing the maps today to …
Now he has that excuse to not try to finish off a 100% defeated foe. He’s going to just claim the blockade is hurting them when it’s the rest of the world suffering more US officials say the conflict with Iran is unlikely to end with a nuclear deal, and a resumption of the war …
BREAKING: President Trump is preparing to invoke Cold War-era powers to renew oil production off the southern California coast, per Bloomberg. Trump is set to invoke the Defense Production Act to preempt state laws and allow Sable Offshore Crop to restart oil production in… — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 11, 2026 The legal basis …
"According to the report, Iran believes the conflict cannot end unless Trump is shown that the economic, political, and military costs are high enough to make repeating such actions not worthwhile.. Instead, Iran is reportedly insisting on a permanent agreement that would… pic.twitter.com/dYdAxdwpbv — • forallbirdsongs • (@forallbirdsongs) March 11, 2026 *IRAN SAYS TRUCE DEPENDS ON …
Several developments appearing together suggest this conflict may be revealing far more than battlefield damage. It may be exposing cracks inside governments, militaries, and alliances that were not supposed to be visible. One of the most striking revelations involves how deeply Iran’s leadership appears to have been penetrated. Analysis circulating in recent reports says Israeli …
Chinese manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has just listed its first commercial PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. The PC550 SSD features a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface along with the NVMe 2.0 protocol, and is being offered in 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities. The SSD features YMTC’s X4-9070 3D NAND chips based on Xtacking 4.0, along …
Watch live from Washington as Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie plans to force a vote this week on a war powers resolution requiring Congressional approval for military action against Iran.
The UK just told you your “private” messages are government property now and if you’re not furious, congratulations, you’ve already been domesticated. 🚨 Starmer is now coming after your end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Whatsapp and iMessage. Things you say in your private conversations are about to become fair game for the government to arrest …
BREAKING: Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff file War Powers Resolution "to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress." pic.twitter.com/HapQN8HXM9 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 3, 2025 Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff File War Powers Resolution on Venezuela Filing of resolution comes after President …
War is inevitable. 5 years, 10 at most. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2025 I agree. China vs West war is inevitable, and likely it will be started by China. Soros feared it 10 years ago: https://www.georgesoros.com/2015/06/16/a-partnership-with-china-to-avoid-world-war/ h/t Warmegatard
In a briefing, the official who leads the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, T. Elliot Gaiser, said the administration did not think the operation rose to the kind of “hostilities” covered by the 60-day limit, a key part of a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution, according to several people familiar with the matter. …
via Oilprice: Chinese automakers have introduced a new solid-state battery technology that offers double the energy density of current market models, potentially powering electric vehicles for 800 miles on a single charge. Solid-state batteries are safer and more stable than traditional lithium-ion batteries due to their solid electrolyte, enabling faster charging and eliminating fire hazards. …
Trump’s second term isn’t a repeat of the first. It’s an expansion of power that moves quietly while the noise of rallies and courtrooms fills the air. Beneath that noise, a new kind of federal force is taking shape — one that operates without oversight, without public transparency, and without restraint. According to ProPublica, Trump’s …
I know it's not this simple but it's crazy to see us all cheering on a potential authoritarian police state. Don't forget, total AI surveillance is just around the corner. Dissent against the government in any way for anything, congratulations, you're "Antifa". — Jero (@J__Oronoz) October 6, 2025 Q: Would you invoke the Insurrection Act? …
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-armed-conflict-cb57804807e55a00ace60ad5f4d4f24d WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean. The memo appears to represent …
The First Amendment protects speech, but only from U.S. government action, not from private companies, not from your boss, and not from foreign governments. It applies to everyone physically in the U.S., citizens, tourists, even undocumented immigrants, but its shield only works against federal, state, and local government attempts to censor, punish, or restrict speech, …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, We’re humoring our self-delusion. How do great powers come undone? We can start with a destructive force without equal: self-delusion. Emperor Norton comes to mind in this context. In 1859, in the Gold Rush-enriched city of San Francisco, Joshua Norton, a bankrupt businessman, declared himself “Emperor of these United States” in …
People don’t seem to realize “warrantless arrest powers” simply means the agent can arrest individuals they witness committing crimes (or have probable cause to believe the individual has done so) It’s not like habeas corpus has been suspended. They’re allowed to be cops now. — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 17, 2025 “Attorney General Pam Bondi …
SPY Closed at 614.91. The index is brushing against its all-time high of 616.39. Short-term momentum is still intact, but breadth is thinning. RSI is hovering near 60, not overbought, but not fresh either. The next two weeks are light on macro data, but earnings season kicks off July 12 with the banks. If the …
DATA BILL – We didn’t stop the Bill. This government now has immense powers of control over you. It will enable mass financial surveillance, a national digital ID framework, AI-led decision-making without appeal, and data sharing without your consent 💣 pic.twitter.com/n76jF0VIZF — Bernie (@Artemisfornow) June 13, 2025
“The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to use a rarely-invoked wartime powers law to rapidly deport alleged gang members – for now.” “”Monday’s ruling said the challenge – brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of five migrants – was raised improperly in a Washington DC …
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China. The executive order, which uses cold war era legislation, instructs government agencies, including the defence department, to prioritise mining projects as well as providing technical and financial …
A federal lawsuit filed Monday against the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission seeks to strike down a state law that gives PFBC officers broad authority to conduct warrantless searches on private land. The lawsuit was filed by Pennsylvania resident Tim Thomas, who accuses a waterways conservation officer of snooping around his lake house, harassing him …
by Michael Anyone that thinks that it is going to be easy to end the war in Ukraine is just being delusional. The Russians do not want to end the war right now because they are winning and they don’t want to stop until they have achieved their goals. The Ukrainian leadership in Kyiv does …
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed an emergency preamble to the state’s sweeping gun control bill, fast-tracking its implementation and halting an ongoing effort by gun rights activists to delay its effects. The law, H.4885, was originally scheduled to take effect on Oct. 23, or 90 days after Healey signed the bill in July, but …
b]Memorandum on Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Sections 1333, 1342, 1352, and 1353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT: Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Sections 1333, …
Fox News reports that Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the House select committee on China, is announcing he’s leaving Congress on April 19, which, Elizabeth Elkind points out, will temporarily leave House Republicans with just a one-seat majority. Causing Chad Pergram to ask: Could the Republicans’ slim House majority slip away before November? Have RINOs and/or NeverTrumpers decided that, instead …
Here are the real gold powers ranked by their ratio of gold to GDP. The ranking shows how much real money each has to support its economy: Russia – 8.3% Switzerland – 7.6% Italy – 7.4% France – 5.3% Germany – 4.9% U.S. – 1.9% India – 1.4% Japan – 1.3% China – 0.80% UK …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden’s terrible economic policies and horrid fiscal managment has put stress on The Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve paid an estimated $76 billion to the Treasury in 2022 while banks’ willingness to lend has plummeted. First, let’s look at Biden’s and The Fed’s Brawndo. One of the key ways central banks absorb liquidity back out of …